Lobbyists defending cryptocurrency have been rebuffed on a proposal to fix general tax rules in the U.S. Senate. Politicians argue that the industry needs more money for future legislative battles for its interests, writes Bloomberg. The emerging industry has failed to push for changes to the...

An investment of $144 million will be made in the United States based energy storage company Ambri Inc by Indian oil-to-telecoms conglomerate Reliance Industries Ltd, the Indian firm said on Tuesday.   Other investors in the company include billionaire Bill Gates and investment management...

Despite a string crackdown of Chinese regulators on domestic home grown technology companies, Chinese tech firm and owner of the popular short-video app TikTok - ByteDance, has revived its plans for a public listing and wants to go public in Hong Kong by early next year.   According to a...

A call on India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi to change regulations to allow Indian companies to list overseas for better access to capital was given by a group of leading investors including Tiger Global, Sequoia Capital and Lightspeed, said reports based on a letter sent to the Indian...

Following the imposition of strict and sweeping regulations on the online education sector by Chinese regulators, TikTok owner ByteDance is planning to cut down some jobs and close down some of the tutoring business, said reports quoting sources with knowledge of the matter.     ...

A global shortage of semiconductors caused by the coronavirus pandemic resulted in a crisis in the global automotive market as companies struggle to buy key parts for their products. The Economist says chip shortages will reduce vehicle production in 2021 and 2022, even as demand recovers. In the...

Amazon will pay $10 each to customers who link their palm prints to their accounts. This will allow the company to better target ads and tailor offers. Experts fear that the data collected could be used for surveillance. Amazon has promised to give away $10 worth of coupons to customers who scan...

US oil and gas giant ConocoPhillips posted a net profit of $3.073 billion for the first half of 2021, compared with a loss of $1.479 billion a year earlier, the company said in a press release. Diluted earnings per ordinary share for the half year were $2.31, compared with a loss of $1.37 a year...

Heineken N.V. reported revenues of €11.97 billion in the first six months of the year, up 7.3 percent year-on-year. At the same time, the brewer's net profit rose 448% to €1 billion. The same period in 2020 ended with a loss of €297 million for the company. The company notes that the increase was...