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How heart rate and sleep data from Fitbits can help predict flu outbreaks

The World Health Organization estimates that as many as 6,50,000 people worldwide die of respiratory diseases linked to seasonal flu each year

Drugmakers slash prices to be eligible for China's bulk-buy program

Sale prices of over 100 types of commonly used drugs are on average about 17 to 18 times of their manufacturing costs, the statement said

To boost production, Toyota puts billions into US plants post shift to SUVs

The investment in Princeton boosts the plant's annual capacity by almost 10% to 420,000 vehicles and focuses production on the conventional mid-size Highlander and a gas-electric hybrid version

Myanmar, China ink deals to accelerate BRI as Xi courts an isolated Suu Kyi

Xi and Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi signed 33 agreements shoring up key projects that are part of the flagship Belt and Road Initiative

SpaceX delays simulated rocket failure test due to strong winds, rough seas

The test, the company's final milestone test before flying NASA astronauts from U.S. soil, had been planned to take place on Saturday

Trump, EU chief to meet in Davos as US tariffs loom on digital tax: Report

Just days after Trump scored big victories by inking a partial trade deal with China and passing a revamp of the North American Free Trade Agreement, he will travel to the World Economic Forum

Iran sending black boxes of downed plane to Ukraine, says news agency

Iranian authorities prepared for experts from France, Canada and the United States to examine the data from boxes.

Need to focus on reducing inequality, IMF cites risks to global economy

Georgieva, who served as the World Bank's chief executive officer before moving to the IMF in October, has made reversing inequalities one of her top priorities

Facebook must disclose app records for Massachusetts probe, judge rules

Cambridge's clients had included U.S. President Donald Trump's 2016 election campaign

US job openings post biggest drop in more than four years in November

Economists said the decline in vacancies and moderate hiring were potentially signaling that employers were throttling back demand for workers

Davos diplomacy likely between India, Malaysia amid palm oil row

India has repeatedly objected to Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad speaking out against recent policies which critics say discriminate against Muslims

Stock up: Google-parent Alphabet joins $1 trillion valuation club

Shares of the Internet search giant are up nearly 17% over the last three months, outpacing a broader rally in the S&P 500 index over the same period by 6 percentage points.

Controversy sells? Why ban on hi-tech Vaporfly shoe may benefit Nike

Debate has raged among athletes and commentators about whether the shoes should be allowed and if a ban could be implemented effectively

China's Great Wall to buy GM's Talegaon plant for about $300 mn: Report

The deal will give a jumpstart to Great Wall's plans to build and sell cars in India

China posts weakest growth in 29 years as trade war with US bites

China's manufacturing is improving and it recently signed a trade agreement with the US, but analysts are not sure if the gains can be sustained.

VW CEO says carmaker faces same fate as Nokia without urgent reforms

Volkswagen is shifting from being a manufacturer of traditional vehicles to making self-driving and connected cars, a step which requires cost cuts and efficiency gains, he said

Amazon hasn't done India any big favours by investing $1 bn: Piyush Goyal

Ahead of Bezos' visit, the Competition Commission of India launched a probe into Amazon and Flipkart to look at allegations of deep discounts and whether the firms discriminate against small sellers

Rising sea levels pose long-term risk to sovereign credit ratings: Moody's

'Vulnerability to extreme events related to sea level rise can also undermine investment'

How Putin's shake-up of Russian govt could keep him in power for life

'Constitutional coups like this occur and are completely legal,' wrote Gudkov

Will engage with India, says Malaysia as Modi govt curbs palm oil import

This year, we foresee more challenges in some of our major markets, said Teresa Kok, Malaysia's minister of primary industries