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US, China seeks new site to sign tentative trade agreement, says President Donald Trump

President Donald Trump said that the US and China are working to secure a new site to sign a tentative trade truce and the...

Walmart Chief Doug McMillon seeks a stable business environment in India

Walmart Inc’s chief executive has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking certainty and predictability in India’s business environment, the Economic Times newspaper reported...

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,...

Mohammad Barkindo says, “OPEC and its allies are committed to maintain oil market stability beyond 2020”

The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and its allies are committed to maintaining oil market stability beyond 2020, with physical supplies relatively tight...

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...

IDC: Consumer spending on technology to hit $1.69 trillion in 2019

NEW YORK: Driven by emerging technologies including AR/VR headsets, drones, on-demand services, robotic systems, smart home devices and wearables, consumer spending on technology is...

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...

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...

Germany, France poses ‘RISK’ of Facebook’s Libra, backs other public cryptocurrencies

France and Germany has said that Facebook Inc's Libra currency posed risks to the financial sector that could block its authorisation in Europe, and...

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...

The United States shows concern over trade deficit with India

The US on Friday expressed concern over the trade deficit with India and the challenges being faced by American companies to invest here. Addressing the...

NASA hails ISRO’s Chandrayaan-2 mission, express interest to jointly explore the solar system with ISRO

NASA has lauded India's historic Chandrayaan-2 mission, saying the Indian Space Research Organisation's attempt to soft-land Vikram module on the lunar South Pole has...

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...

Nirmala Sitharaman to attend G20 Finance Ministers meeting in Japan

Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman will attend the two-day meeting of G-20 finance ministers and central bank governors in Japan beginning June 8, said a...

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...

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...

UAE, Saudi Arabia commits $3 billion as financial aid to Sudan

Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates said they had agreed to send Sudan $3 billion worth of aid, throwing a lifeline to the...

SoftBank is picking its battles with US national security board

SoftBank Group Corp has agreed to give up board seats and access to sensitive information, take a more passive role in startups and make...

NASA’s twins’ study reveals the effect of the human body in space

NASA's landmark twins study has revealed surprising and reassuring data about how one human body adapted to -- and recovered from -- the extreme...

Mike Pompeo defends sanctions, says the US won’t quit fight in Venezuela

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Friday defended sanctions on Venezuela and said the United States would not "quit the fight" in the...

Crude oil falls 0.87 percent amid weakens in overseas trend

Crude oil prices plunged 0.87 percent to Rs 4,435 per barrel on April 11 as speculators reduced bets amid a weakening trend overseas. On...

Yahoo to pay $117.5 million in latest data breach settlement

Nearly 200 million people who had sensitive information snatched from their Yahoo accounts will receive two years of free credit-monitoring services and other potential...

“Absolutely not,” says Saudi on changes in oil trading policy in dollars.

Saudi Arabia's Energy Minister Khalid al-Falih said that "there is no change in the Kingdom's long-standing policy." Speaking with the media on Monday, Khalid al-Falih...

Snap launches ‘Snap game’ a multiplayer gaming platform for Snapchat app

Messaging app Snapchat, which is widely popular among younger users but has struggled to turn a profit since its creation in 2011, on April...

Over waste, violation cost $86,000 to Tesla in a settlement with EPA

Reaching a settlement with US-based Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) over waste violation has cost electric vehicle maker Tesla $86,000. Tesla will have to shell out...

HCL Technologies completes acquisition of Strong-Bridge Envision

IT major HCL Technologies said on Tuesday that its acquisition of US-based Strong-Bridge Envision has been completed. HCL had recently agreed to acquire the Seattle-based...

Google to sign MoU with Cuba for connectivity improvement

Alphabet Inc's Google plans to announce a memorandum of understanding with Cuban telecoms monopoly ETECSA on Thursday to explore ways of improving connectivity on...

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