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China's economic growth slows amid sputtering domestic demand
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Calm technology and its competitive advantage
Technology is pervading every sphere and technological advancements are rapidly impacting our lives. Today, we spend a good amount of time dabbling with technology – be it while using apps on our smart phones or for that matter, playing games.
12 June 2019, 18:00 PM
India defends methodology to measure economic growth
The Indian government on Tuesday defended its methodology of calculating the country’s economic growth, countering the argument of a former top economic advisor who said that Asia’s third-largest economy might be overestimating its growth rate.
12 June 2019, 18:00 PM
China inflation hits highest level in 15 months
Inflation in China rose to its highest level in more than a year in May driven by surges in pork and fruit prices caused by the African swine fever epidemic and bad weather, official data showed Wednesday.
12 June 2019, 18:00 PM
Motorbike taxi firms rev up for race into West Africa
Motorcycle taxi companies are expanding in West Africa with backing from investors betting that the meteoric rise of two-wheeled taxi firms in Asia can be replicated in some of the fastest growing countries in the world.
12 June 2019, 18:00 PM
Reliance, BP to start work on third gas project in India’s Bay of Bengal
India’s Reliance Industries Ltd and partner BP said on Tuesday they would start developing a third gas field off India’s east coast.
12 June 2019, 18:00 PM
Ten US states sue to stop Sprint-T-Mobile deal
Ten states led by New York and California filed a lawsuit on Tuesday to stop T-Mobile US Inc’s $26 billion purchase of Sprint Corp, warning that consumer prices will jump due to reduced competition.
12 June 2019, 18:00 PM
G20 won’t produce ‘definitive’ US-China deal: official
The Group of 20 summit later this month could lead to progress towards a trade deal with China but is not the venue for a “definitive agreement,” US Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross said Tuesday.
12 June 2019, 18:00 PM
UK jobless rate holds at 45-year low
British unemployment has held at a 45-year low, official data showed Tuesday, despite headwinds from Brexit and the slowing global economy.
11 June 2019, 18:00 PM
European banking mergers needed: German bank body
The head of Germany’s BdB banking association said that cross-border mergers in the European banking industry were becoming more of a necessity, given the risks of weakened financial institutions for the euro zone.
11 June 2019, 18:00 PM
Pakistan to present austerity-centred budget following IMF deal
Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan’s government was set to present an austerity-focused budget Tuesday, weeks after the country reached an agreement with the International Monetary Fund for a $6 billion bailout.
11 June 2019, 18:00 PM
Japanese chip gear supplier to honour US blacklist of China firms
Japan’s Tokyo Electron, the world’s No.3 supplier of semiconductor manufacturing equipment, will not supply to Chinese clients blacklisted by Washington, a senior company executive told Reuters.
11 June 2019, 18:00 PM
Amazon embraces US govt business, despite occasional controversy
The head of Amazon.com Inc’s cloud computing division on Monday said the company would work with any government agency that followed the law, in contrast with rival Microsoft Corp, which has touted its rejection of controversial sales.
11 June 2019, 18:00 PM
Trump delivers hard line on new China tariffs threat
President Donald Trump warned Monday he will slap huge new tariffs on China if his counterpart Xi Jinping doesn’t show up for a planned face-to-face meeting later this month and insisted the Chinese economy will never overtake the United States.
11 June 2019, 18:00 PM
BP raises Saudi oil reserves 12pc in first big change in 30 years
BP has raised estimates for Saudi Arabia’s crude oil reserves by 12 percent, marking the first major change to the country’s estimated reserves since 1989.
11 June 2019, 18:00 PM
Fear and fervour propel Shanghai’s tech board
Chinese companies and investors are lining up in spades to take part in Shanghai’s new Nasdaq-style tech board, with a groundswell of patriotic support surging further after the US blacklisting of telecom firm Huawei inflamed trade tensions.
11 June 2019, 18:00 PM
Trump renews Mexico tariff threat amid row over migration deal
US President Donald Trump renewed his threat Monday to slap tariffs on Mexico as controversy erupted over what exactly is in the countries’ new migration deal, which the Mexican government admitted would be reviewed in 45 days.
11 June 2019, 18:00 PM
Amazon dethrones Google as top global brand: survey
US retail giant Amazon has moved past hi-tech titans Apple and Google to become the world’s most valuable brand, a key survey showed Tuesday.
11 June 2019, 18:00 PM
Fed faces an outlook clouded by trade wars and signs of weakness
US President Donald Trump’s attacks on the Federal Reserve have broken one set of precedents, his talk of stacking the central bank with political allies has strained another, and his on-again off-again tariff threats have made the economic outlook harder than ever to predict.
11 June 2019, 18:00 PM
Indian farm group says it planted unapproved GM cotton seeds
An Indian farm group said its members had planted a variety of genetically modified cotton seeds which have not been approved by the country’s government, an offence that could result in five years imprisonment.
11 June 2019, 18:00 PM
Apple cancels plans for second data centre in Denmark
Apple Inc said on Tuesday it had decided to cancel plans for a second data centre in Denmark and the company will expand its other site in the country instead.
11 June 2019, 18:00 PM