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British and US Banks at loggerheads over ties with EU ahead of Brexit

While US banks want Britain to maintain the closest possible ties with the EU after Brexit, UK banks and insurers are anxious they don't become beholden to new laws made by Brussels

Ultimate flight nearer as Qantas Airways refines plan for London direct

Australian carrier working to clear pilot, regulatory hurdles

How a mysterious Turkish firm helped Nicolas Maduro move $900 mn in gold

It's unclear what underpins Turkey's support for Maduro beyond a general opposition to US meddling and efforts to overthrow nominally-democratic governments

Finland's universal basic income test: More happiness, but few jobs created

An experiment with a state-sponsored basic income didn't encourage the unemployed to look for work. But it did increase their sense of well-being

After $4-bn write-down, Jaguar-Land Rover considering financing options

Britain's biggest carmaker is slashing 4,500 jobs, or about 10% of the workforce, as it responds to slowing sales

Bezos has several options if he wants to 'Gawker' the National Enquirer

If Bezos sues, his lawyers will have several legal theories to choose from

JLR to revamp Chinese retail network after 35% sales slump hits Tata Motors

Things haven't gone well in the world's biggest automobile market, based on an investor presentation posted to the JLR website

Bill allowing US to sue Opec for inflating oil prices clears key hurdle

The law would amend the Sherman Antitrust Act of 1890, the law used more than a century ago to break up the oil empire of John Rockefeller

New RBI chief delivers election cut for PM Modi in a surprise move

The surprise 25-bps rate cut came almost a week after the Centre unveiled an expansionary budget, which included $13 billion of help for consumers ahead of the poll that's due by May

RBI rate cut fails to enliven bond yields after $100-billion G-sec blues

The yield on the most-traded 2028 sovereign bonds fell just seven basis points, the rupee eked out a gain and the main stocks gauge closed flat after the 25 bps rate cut

Monetary policy: Sovereign bonds gain as RBI surprises with rate cut

Shorter-end bonds outperformed while the drop in yields on longer-tenor paper was limited on supply concerns

Amazon cuts deal with Cloudtail to return products to India website

Lawyers representing Amazon and Walmart have been toiling without pause to stitch together new deals

SoftBank's Son turns $5.5 bn to $17 bn via buyback: Here's what's at play

The buyback will be funded by the proceeds from the 2.4-trn-yen initial public offering of the company's telecom unit in Dec

China hit by trade war? Jimmy Choo and Versace still sell like hot cakes

But if history is any guide, the wealthy are often the last to feel an economic downturn

Beware of cars with minds of their own that get too creative for human good

Self-driving vehicles powered by artificial intelligence might not have the same priorities as their human owners

673,000 unsold homes hold the key to India's next shadow-banking crisis

Lenders suddenly find themselves uncomfortably exposed to India's struggling property developers

NITI V-C Rajiv Kumar calls on RBI to cut interest rates to fire up economy

'If you say there are job losses where is this growth coming from,' Kumar said in response to criticism about lack of generation of employment

Air purifiers in Bangkok run 'out of stock' as toxic smog grips Thailand

Purifiers by firms such as Sharp, masks by 3M in high demand

Lost cause? Afghanistan's future never looked more uncertain, thanks to US

The problem isn't that the US seeks to end its 17-year war in Afghanistan. The problem is that it seeks to end the fighting purely on its own terms

Anil Ambani's bankruptcy filing may have a clear winner, his elder brother

After inheriting the Reliance group, the rival siblings in 2005 divided the group in a peace pact brokered by their mother Kokilaben Ambani