Topics: United States

IMF Chief Kristalina Georgieva says, “Global debt surges record-high to $188 trillion”

The global debt load has surged to a new all-time record equivalent to more than double the world's economic output, IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva...

US Job growth for October shows less than expected: Reports

US job growth slowed less than expected in October as the drag from a strike at General Motors was offset by gains elsewhere, while...

US carried out secret cyber operation on Iran: US Officials

The United States carried out a secret cyber operation against Iran in the wake of the September 14 attacks on Saudi Arabia's oil facilities,...

Dharmendra Pradhan: India to see $118 billion investment in Oil and Gas sector in the next five years

India will see a massive investment of USD 118 billion in oil and gas exploration as well as in setting up of natural gas...

Experts: OECD proposal on taxing MNEs will benefit countries like India

The OECD's proposal for taxing multinational enterprises (MNEs), including digital companies, based on consumer-facing activities or markets instead of their physical presence, would benefit...

U.S. Tech awakening, hundreds of Google, Amazon workers join climate change marches

SAN FRANCISCO: Hundreds of workers from Google, Amazon and other technology companies on Friday joined climate-change marches in San Francisco and Seattle, saying their...

Donald Trump says, “China is a threat to world”

Expressing concern over China's growing military might, US President Donald Trump has said the Communist nation is a threat to the world and blamed...

InstaReM starts digital money transfer service in Canada

Solidifying the company’s presence in North America. Singapore -based cross-border digital payment company, InstaReM has announced the launch of cost-effective digital cross-border payments transfer...

United States unveils plans to extend scrutiny of foreign investments

The US government outlined more detail on September 17 on its plans to beef up foreign investment oversight, including a proposal to permit the...

Trade deal with China in the offing, says President Donald Trump

A trade agreement between the US and China is likely to happen either before or immediately after the American elections, President Donald Trump has...

Apple takes EU’s €13 billion tax order to court

Apple will launch a legal challenge to a European Commission order to pay 13 billion euros ($14.4 billion) in Irish back taxes in a...

BIF: 5G spectrum auction quantum is inadequate and costly

NEW DELHI: The quantum of 5G spectrum on auction in the country is inadequate and pegged at a very high reserve price which is...

Apple’s gaming service Arcade arrives in iOS 13 public beta

New Delhi: Apple's subscription-based gaming service Arcade is available now in iOS 13 public beta -- three days before its official launch on September...

United States may agree for “No tariffs rise on Japanese Cars”

The United States will agree not to raise tariffs or introduce curbs to import quotas on Japanese cars when the country’s leaders meet next...

US Govt fines Japan Airlines with $300,000 over five hours flight delays

The US government is fining Japan Airlines USD 300,000 for delays that trapped passengers on two grounded planes for hours. Under an agreement with the...

Zydus Cadila launches Insomnia drug for US market

Zydus Cadila, one of the leading pharmaceutical company on Tuesday, announced the launch of its insomnia drug called Ramelteon tablets, in the US market. In...

US House of Representatives present bills, to restrict Trump’s ease on Huawei and other Chinese firms

Members of the US Senate and House of Representatives introduced bills on July 16 to keep tight restrictions on Huawei Technologies Co Ltd, amid...

16 million Indian Influencer accounts on Instagram are fake: Reports

A whopping 16 million accounts of Indian influencers on Facebook-owned Instagram are fake, revealed a new study, suggesting such people are artificially boosting "vanity...

Samsung Venture funds $8.5 million in 4 Indian startups, plans to support 100 more startups in next 3-5 years

Samsung Venture Investment Corporation (SVIC), the investment arm of the South Korean tech giant, on July 10 said it has made its maiden investment...

Wall Street wraps up its best June in decades as G20 meets

Wall Street advanced in heavy trading on Friday, with the S&P 500 and the Dow closing the book on their best June in generations,...

China increases anti-dumping duties on the US, EU steel tubes and pipes

China said on Friday that it was raising anti-dumping duties on certain alloy-steel seamless tubes and pipes used at utilities and imported from the...

Donald Trump warns to increase tariffs on $300 billion worth of Chinese goods

President Donald Trump warned on June 10 he will slap huge new tariffs on China if his counterpart Xi Jinping doesn't show up for...

United Technologies, Raytheon partnered for $120 billion aerospace and defense business

United Technologies Corp agreed on June 9 to combine its aerospace business with US contractor Raytheon Co and create a new company worth about...

China: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Xi Jinping may discuss US trade protectionism in SCO summit

Describing Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Xi Jinping as "good friends", China on Monday hoped that the two leaders would discuss their respective...

G20 heads agree to fix loopholes used by Facebook, Amazon, Google, and others to reduce corporate taxes

Group of 20 finance ministers agreed on June 8 to compile standard rules to close loopholes used by global tech giants such as Facebook...

Asian shares up on policy easing hopes, Yuan slips on PBOC signals: Global Markets

Asian shares were slightly higher on June 7 on expectations global central banks will soon embark on an easing cycle in the face of...

Sino-US trade war offers Europe’s chance to bank more Chinese reserves: Analysis

Should European countries want the euro to replace the dollar as the world's dominant reserve currency, the Sino-US trade war may offer a window...

Reports: Global smartphone shipments to decline by 3.1% in 2019

Shanghai: Slashing its forecast for the global smartphone market by over 3 percent amid the US government's decision to ban businesses from working with...

Google gets in another controversy, claims of storing the passwords of G-Suite users in plain text for 14 years

After Facebook and Instagram, the U.S. leading search engine giant Google Inc has now joined the controversy by stating that its company too was...

US to scale back Huawei trade restrictions to help its existing customers

The US Commerce Department said on Friday it may soon scale back restrictions on Huawei Technologies after this week's blacklisting would have made it...

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