India names Modi demonetization backer as cenbank headEx-finance ministry official Shaktikanta Das took charge of the Reserve Bank of India on Tuesday, in a swift appointment expected to ease a dispute with the government as it pushes for looser credit r...
Brexit Britain’s financial sector faces ‘slow puncture’Life in London's financial district will appear little changed when Britain leaves the European Union on March 29, defying predictions of an exodus of high-flyers to rival centres like Paris, Frankfur...
Google grilled in Congress: What’s ahead for tech companiesUS lawmakers' grilling of Google CEO Sundar Pichai may have sounded like a broken record, but it amplified the prickly issues facing tech companies as Democrats prepare to take control of the House ne...
Alstom, Siemens offer Brussels merger concessionsFrench and German engineering giants Alstom and Siemens said Wednesday they had offered EU regulators concessions they believed would meet concerns over the planned merger of their railway businesses....
Oil producers to review cuts impact in April: UAEOil producers who agreed last week to trim production to boost prices will meet in April to review the impact and sign a long-term pact, the UAE minister said Wednesday. OPEC and some non-OPEC produce...
EU parliament approves huge Japan trade dealThe European Parliament on Wednesday approved an accord with Japan that has been dubbed the world's biggest trade deal, covering economies that represent a third of the world's GDP. The agreement will...
Amazon aims at office workers with compact cashier-less food storeAmazon.com Inc on Wednesday opened a compact version of its cashier-less Amazon Go food stores, broadening its footprint in the bricks-and-mortar world in a move to add shops in places such as office...
Cryptoassets should be ‘outlawed’ — Allianz GI CEOThe head of one of Europe's largest asset managers has called for global regulators to ban cryptoassets, scorning them for wiping out people's savings. After a spectacular boom in 2017, cryptocurrenci...