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Nasdaq at record high; Dow, S&P 500 lifted by J&J's vaccine result hopes

Analysts now expect investor attention to gradually shift from vaccine approvals to their global distribution

Apple could block apps that don't comply with new privacy feature

The new feature, dubbed App Tracking Transparency, was initially planned to debut this year, but was delayed to give developers more time to make changes to their apps and address privacy issues

Australia to make Facebook, Google pay news outlets for content

The law amounts to the strongest check of the tech giants' market power globally

Tesla launches second $5 billion share sale since September

The interest in its shares got another boost when S&P Dow Jones Indices said in late November that Tesla would be added to the S&P 500 index

Walmart and other retailers battle 'bots' snatching up hot products

The new PlayStation 5 is among the products that resellers are snatching up using 'scalper bots'

Analysis: In Singapore, a very different Davos is taking shape

Neither the WEF or Singapore have yet given specifics on the number of attendees expected at the event.

Australia pushes laws to make Facebook, Google pay news outlets for content

Australia finalised plans to make Facebook and Google pay its media outlets for news content, a world-first move aimed at protecting independent journalism

China removes TripAdvisor, 104 other apps for violating its cyber laws

China removed 105 apps including US travel firm TripAdvisor from app stores in the country, under a new campaign to cleanse stores of apps it deems spread content related to pornography, violence

Uber sells its self-driving car business to Aurora for $4 billion

Uber is selling its autonomous driving unit, Advanced Technologies Group, to self-driving car startup Aurora, in a move that would accelerate the ride-sharing company's goal to achieve profitability

Japan announces $708 bn in economic stimulus to help recovery from Covid-19

Japan will compile a fresh 73.6 trillion yen ($708 billion) economic stimulus package to speed up the country's recovery from its deep coronavirus slump, Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said

US Astra Covid-19 vaccine trial will tell how well it works: Top scientist

A top US scientist overseeing Covid-19 vaccine trials expects a large US study to determine how effective AstraZeneca's experimental inoculation is

UK, EU leaders to meet face-to-face to try to seal Brexit trade deal

British and EU leaders will meet face-to-face to try to seal a post-Brexit trade deal after failing again to narrow their differences recently

Universal Music picks up Bob Dylan's catalogue in blockbuster deal

The price was not disclosed, but is estimated at more than $300 million

Airbnb boosts IPO price range in sign of frenzied investor appetite

Airbnb struggled in the immediate aftermath of the virus outbreak as travel came to a grinding halt. But as lockdowns eased, more travelers opted to book homes instead of hotels.

Time is very short: Britain rules out any more Brexit talks next year

Prepared to negotiate if we think an agreement is still possible: PM's spokesman

Coffee Day appoints late founder V G Siddhartha's wife as new CEO

Bengaluru-based Cafe Coffee Day runs hundreds of coffee shops across India that brew cappuccinos and lattes for India's booming moneyed class.

LG shakes up loss-making phone business, to outsource lower-end models

LG Electronics said it had reorganised its mobile phone division to increase outsourcing of its low to mid-end smartphones, which analysts said represented an attempt to cut costs

India weighing quick emergency review of Pfizer, AstraZeneca vaccines

Serum Institute is making AstraZeneca's Covid-19 vaccine in India and has applied for emergency use authorisation.

Brexit crunch time: EU and Britain remain divided over trade deal

Britain formally left the EU on Jan. 31 but has been in a transition period since then under which rules on trade, travel and business remain unchanged.

France's SocGen to shut 600 branches by 2025 by merging retail networks

France's Societe Generale expects to shut 600 branches in France by 2025 with the merging of its two retail banking networks.