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Bitcoin for payments: Why critics' view is wrong and will become more so

In the last 3 months of 2017, almost $150 bn was processed in transactions - nearly 10 times more than a year earlier and seven times higher than what Western Union moves among consumers in a quarter

Davos warning from global leaders: Don't party too hard as growth picks up

Booming stock markets and the best global economic growth in seven years are fueling record levels of optimism among chief executives, according to a survey released by PwC on Monday

Foreign exchange traders do $100-million deals on their mobile phones

The world's biggest financial market is embracing the iPhone era as investors find new ways to work when they're not on the trading floor

Emerging-market scorecard supports Mexico and Turkey over India

Turkey's five-year government bond yield is about 13%, while Mexico's is 7.5%

How Snapchat is helping one doctor transform medical training

The British colorectal surgeon used Snap's high-tech spectacles a year ago to walk rookie physicians and millions of curious viewers through a hernia operation using the Snapchat photo-sharing app

India Inc's deal hunt will drive offshore bonds rush in 2018: Citi

India remains a small player in the G3 bonds market that's dominated by Chinese firms, which raised an equivalent of $215 billion last year

Hop on to Eicher Motors' shares -best performing stock on Nifty 50: Goldman

Network expansion and new models will lead to Eicher's revenue and operating profit compounding at 25 per cent and 30 per cent respectively, over the fiscal 2017-2020 period

Inequality rose with one billlionaire emerging every 2 days in 2017: Oxfam

Oxfam published the report as global leaders, chief executives and bankers arrive in Davos, Switzerland, for the World Economic Forum's annual meeting

After climbing 188%, one of the world's hottest stocks tumbles in S Korea

Celltrion fell 9.9 per cent on Friday after its fourth-quarter revenue and earnings missed estimates

2018 likely to see high inflation due to rising global growth, US tax cuts

The yield on the US 10-year Treasury note climbed in the past week to the highest levels since 2014

As hydro power becomes uncompetitive, India looks for ways to lower tariffs

Nearly 100 gigawatts of electricity potential in India's rivers is lying untapped because of high tariffs

Twitter's Anthony Noto likely to become the CEO of online lending SoFi

Noto has yet to accept an offer, and talks could still fall apart, according to people familiar with the matter

Amazon HQ2 cities list: Utterly predictable game of musical chairs

Why didn't it turn the process of choosing a new head office into a free-publicity gig?

Norwegian Airlines sets record for fastest transatlantic flight

The time is nothing compared to what was possible on the Concorde, the sky-high-priced supersonic plane that could cross the Atlantic in a sprightly 3.5 hours and ceased operation in 2003

Angela Merkel coalition on the line as German SPD votes to talk or walk

Investors are bracing for the outcome, with the euro forecast to drop if the SPD bows out.

Chinese electric-car maker Byton set up by BMW alums seeks $400 million

Byton, formerly known as Future Mobility, this month unveiled an electric SUV that uses facial recognition to unlock doors, Amazon's Alexa to entertain and a 49-inch screen across the dashboard

Alphabet chiefs pledge to scour more content as elections loom

'It's fair to be worried about AI,' Pichai said. 'I don't think any single company should control it.'

As bitcoin sinks, crypto brothers party hard on a blockchain cruise

The cruise's eclectic list of speakers included Jose Gomez, a former aide to the late Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez

US govt shutdown: How the logjam affects different departments, services

The shutdown that began at midnight Friday could touch almost every aspect of American life

Cryptocurrency market rattled on South Korea's plan to ban trading

Bitcoin dropped as much as 12 per cent to $12,801, Ripple fell 13 per cent and ethereum slumped 5 per cent