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Some lending apps thrive on India's Google Play despite policy violations

At least 10 Indian lending apps on Google's Play Store, which have been downloaded millions of times, breached Google rules on loan repayment lengths aimed at protecting vulnerable borrowers

Tesla searching for design chief to create cars for China: Report

Tesla Inc is searching for a design director in China, part of efforts to open a "full-function" studio in Shanghai or Beijing and design electric cars tailored to Chinese consumer tastes

Marriott, BlueCross stop donations to lawmakers who voted against Biden win

Marriott International, the world's largest hotel company, and the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association said they will suspend donations to US lawmakers who voted against certifying Biden's victory

Apple, Hyundai set to sign deal on electric car by March, says report

Hyundai Motor and Apple Inc plan to sign a partnership deal on autonomous electric cars by March and start production around 2024 in the United States, local newspaper Korea IT News reported

New coronavirus variant found in travellers from Brazil: Japan govt

A ministry official said studies were underway into the efficacy of vaccines against the new variant, which differs from highly-infectious variants first found in Britain and South Africa

Biyani sees quick approval of Future's $3.4 bn deal despite Amazon dispute

Future and Amazon are at loggerheads over the Indian group's August deal with Reliance Industries Ltd

HSBC set to face shareholder heat on fossil fuels in annual general meeting

Major HSBC shareholders are calling on Europe's biggest bank to toughen its commitment to cut lending linked to fossil fuels and to turn its climate "ambitions" into targets

Biden to announce trillions of dollars in coronavirus relief next week

US President-elect calls for raising the minimum wage to $15 and for sending out $2,000 in direct cash payments.

Indonesian airliner feared to have crashed with 62 people aboard

Indonesian television channels showed pictures of suspected wreckage

India's December fuel demand scales 11-month peak as recovery gathers pace

On an annual basis, demand slipped by 1.8%, indicating that consumption in Asia's third-largest economy hasn't yet reached pre-pandemic levels

Oil rises to 11-month high, logs weekly gain on Saudi output cut

Brent crude settled at $55.99 a barrel, climbing $1.61, or 3%, on the day and 8.1% on the week

Boeing to pay $2.5 billion to settle US criminal probe into 737 MAX crashes

Boeing admitted in court documents that two of its 737 MAX technical pilots had deceived the FAA about a safety system called MCAS, whose gyrations have been tied to crashes

Joe Biden says Donald Trump's impeachment is for Congress to decide

Biden told reporters that he was focused on containing the Covid-19 pandemic, ensuring rapid vaccination and bolstering the economy

US House Democrats to introduce impeachment charges against Trump on Monday

The articles also cite Trump's hour-long phone call with Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger

S&P, Nasdaq hit record highs as stimulus hopes outweigh dire jobs report

Seven of the 11 major S&P sectors rose in early trading with healthcare, consumer discretionary and real estate leading gains.

Tesla market capitalisation crosses $800 billion for the first time

Shares of Tesla Inc jumped 4.9% on Friday

Wall Street sets new highs as stimulus hopes outweigh dire jobs report

The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 28.5 points, or 0.09 per cent

US economy sheds jobs in December; unemployment rate at 6.7%

Despite the labor market weakness, the economy is unlikely to fall back into recession, with a backstop of nearly $900 billion in additional pandemic relief approved by the government last week

Volkswagen's Audi to phase out combustion engines in 10-15 years: Report

Volkswagen's premium carmaker Audi aims to phase out combustion engines and offer only electric cars in 10 to 15 years, at the latest, German weekly WirtschaftsWoche reported

UK's competition watchdog to probe Google's ad changes in Chrome browser

UK to probe Google's proposals to remove third-party cookies and other functions from its Chrome browser