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France, Germany oppose Facebook's Libra, back public cryptocurrency

The criticism came as the European Central Bank said it was working on a long-term plan to launch a public digital currency that could make projects such as Libra redundant

Govt had no outstanding loans from RBI in week ended September 6

State governments had loans worth Rs 421 crore from the RBI in the week ended September 6 compared with Rs 606 crore in the previous week

Police probing AB InBev in New Delhi tax evasion case, says report

Delhi government had barred AB InBev in July from selling its beer in the market for evading taxes

Trump favours 'whole deal' with China, two sides prepare for trade talks

China hopes both sides would continue to meet each other half way and adopt concrete actions

RBI-led review could be a painkiller for liquidity-starved shadow banks

The pain is clear in both funding costs and share prices: a handful of shadow banks have lost between 40 per cent and 90 per cent of their market capitalisation over the past year

London Stock Exchange rejects $39 billion Hong Kong takeover offer

LSE said in a statement that it has fundamental concerns about key aspects of the proposal

China exempts US soybean, pork from additional tariffs in trade war thaw

China has "broad prospects" for importing high-quality US agricultural goods, Xinhua reported, citing unnamed authorities

Traders group wants ban on Amazon, Flipkart's festive season sale

Its demand is unlikely to see government action before this year's sales kick off but it could help frame government policy on deep discounts

US House panel asks Boeing to make employees available for 737 Max probe

The committee plans another Boeing hearing in the coming weeks and previously asked whistleblowers to come forward with any information about the plane's development

Spotify buys SoundBetter, will make it part of its Artists feature

SoundBetter's platform allows hiring of musicians, audio engineers, producers and songwriters

Yes Bank nears deal to sell minority stake to global tech firm, says CEO

In addition to the tech investor, smaller investors could pump in about $200 million to $250 million, Gill said

Essar Oil UK aims to lift US oil refining to 40%; eyes asset stake sale

Essar Oil UK plans to increase its retail fuel station network to 500 in 5 years from the current 72

Apple may spark upgrade rush with 200 mn new iPhones, tight pricing

Ppgrade cycle could translate into roughly 180 million iPhone units sold in the next 12 months with roughly 60 million to 70 million consumers due for an upgrade in China

Nissan in turmoil again as CEO admits he was improperly overpaid, quits

Hiroto Saikawa had been tasked with righting Nissan following the arrest and ouster of former chairman Carlos Ghosn.

British Airways pilots strike grounds 1700 flights in blow to airline

The strike is the latest setback for British Airways, which in August suffered its third major computer failure in little more than two years

Qatar shortlists partners for North Field expansion, but may go it alone

Expanding Qatar's liquefied natural gas facilities is one of the energy sector's most lucrative projects.

Hong Kong inseparable from China, secessionism will be crushed: State media

China has accused foreign forces of trying to hurt Beijing by creating chaos in Hong Kong over an extradition bill that would have allowed suspects to be tried in Communist Party-controlled courts

HK police fire tear gas as clashes erupt after thousands appeal to Trump

Riot police dispersed demonstrators in parts of of Central only for them to regather in other districts.

Sticking to Brexit plan, UK PM Boris Johnson will not seek a delay

Johnson's strategy to leave "do or die" by that deadline has been shaken by the events of recent days

Japan braces for Typhoon Faxai, cancels flights, trains as storms likely

Typhoon Faxai could dump as much as 300 millimetres of rain in the next 24 hours