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Chinese investment in Australia plummets 61% 2021-02-28 23:33:24The drop reflects tougher foreign investment laws and the effects of Covid-19.

Teen entrepreneurs: 'My friend's pug inspired my business' 2021-02-28 19:07:30Meet three teenagers who decided to set up their own businesses in lockdown.

Waste food: What do you do with 86 2021-02-28 19:04:46With hospitality closed during lockdown, charities and apps are stepping in to help cut food waste.

Jobless rate around UK airports above average, say 2021-02-28 19:01:42A report by MPs found the number of people claiming jobless benefits was much higher near the top 20 UK airports.

Budget 2021: The challenge facing Rishi Sunak 2021-02-27 20:22:28The BBC looks at the state of the UK economy ahead of the spring Budget.

Maids in Lebanon: 'My employer treats me like 2021-02-27 19:29:46Lucy's dream of working in the Middle East turned into a nightmare of abuse. She's not the only one.

Cryptocurrencies: Why Nigeria is a global leader in 2021-02-27 19:12:56A devaluing currency and hard economic conditions make cryptocurrencies attractive despite the risks.

Covid: How this Indian firm is vaccinating the 2021-02-27 19:10:20The Serum Institute of India isn't a household name, but it's the world's largest vaccine maker.

Six million accidental savers 'created by Covid crisis' 2021-02-27 19:04:27Lower commuting costs, cancelled holidays and fewer meals out boost some bank accounts, a report says.

Coronavirus: Biden's $1.9tn Covid relief bill passes House 2021-02-27 11:18:03The coronavirus aid bill passes despite total Republican opposition, but must now go to the Senate.

Budget 2021: Rishi Sunak to inject £126m to 2021-02-26 22:51:20The chancellor also launches a "flexi-job" scheme so people can work for several firms at once.

Amanda Staveley loses High Court fight with Barclays 2021-02-26 11:24:24A businesswoman who sued Barclays for hundreds of millions loses court case, but judge accuses bank of "deceit".

Business

Duty-free retail is finding new ways to grow 2021-02-20 19:00:00The pandemic is pushing the industry further away from cigarettes, booze and airports, and towards China

How to design CEO pay to punish iniquity, 2021-02-19 19:00:00Firms are increasingly trying to make badly behaved bosses hand their earnings back

Why China’s Didi can succeed where Uber has 2021-02-19 19:00:00To glimpse the future of the ride-hailing business, look east

Can Pat Gelsinger turn Intel around? 2021-02-19 19:00:00The giant chipmaker’s new boss has his work cut out

Glencore’s new boss takes the reins at a 2021-02-19 19:00:00He looks a lot like his predecessor

Volkswagen’s boss lays out his electric plans 2021-02-19 19:00:00But he will not kill the internal combustion engine

When will office workers return? 2021-02-19 19:00:00Getting back to normal will involve a host of challenges

Can Anglo-Saxon activist investors whip Danone into shape? 2021-02-19 19:00:00Anglo-Saxon shareholders appear to have the backing of the yogurt-maker’s French patriarch

As Vivendi lists Universal Music, the streaming boom’s 2021-02-18 11:01:18As subscriptions approach saturation level, label-owners decide it’s time to sell

Coupang hopes to be the next successful baby 2021-02-18 11:01:18South Korea’s tech darling is the latest second-generation e-commerce group to set investors’ pulses racing

Facebook walks as Google caves in Australia 2021-02-17 19:00:00Why two tech giants have different answers to the question of who should pay for news

Can Intel’s new boss turn the chipmaker around? 2021-02-14 19:00:00Pat Gelsinger has his work cut out

Economy

Biden targets smallest businesses with exclusive aid window 2021-02-22 09:34:40Only businesses with fewer than 20 employees will be able to apply for aid through the massive Paycheck Protection Program.

Biden's economic point man draws praise — and 2021-02-14 07:00:15Allies laud Brian Deese's leadership on the stimulus negotiations, but he's rubbed some the wrong way.

Biden aims to isolate China on coal — 2021-02-13 07:00:54The U.S. wants to stop new coal projects, but risks losing poor countries to Beijing’s "Belt and Road" agenda.

‘Clearly not healthy’: Markets are giddy about reopening 2021-02-11 04:30:41Investors are pumping up bubbles across markets, with excitement growing about more stimulus and widespread vaccinations.

‘The Democratic version of John McCain’ 2021-02-07 07:00:58As the critical swing vote in a 50-50 Senate, Joe Manchin has emerged as the most powerful man in Washington.

U.S. backs Okonjo-Iweala, first woman and African, to 2021-02-05 17:59:13The decision breaks with the Trump administration's opposition to Okonjo-Iweala and brings the U.S. in line with much of the rest of the world.

The Financial Express

SC ruling: Payments to non-resident firms for software 2021-03-02 18:00:00This means tax liability of foreign software seller without a permanent establishment in India would reduce to the 2% equalisation levy introduced via

Telecom spectrum auction: 63% unsold; sale fetches Centre 2021-03-02 17:30:00The government will receive an upfront amount of around Rs 27,000 crore from the operators — Rs 20,000 crore in FY21 and the remaining Rs 7,000

Slight fall: Export recovery hits a bump in 2021-03-02 17:15:00Exports dropped by 0.3% year on year in February to $27.67 billion against a 6.2% rise in the previous month, showed the preliminary data released on

Piyush Goyal asks warehousing corp to fast-track capacity 2021-03-02 17:00:00He has also asked the CWC, whose main business is storage of food grains, to modernise its facilities and increase the storage capacity by manifold at

Electricity demand rises for the sixth straight month 2021-03-02 16:50:00On an absolute basis, the 104.7 BU of electricity consumption in February was 0.1% lower than last year, mainly because 2020 was a leap year with an a

Tur (Arhar) prices firm up above MSP on 2021-03-02 16:41:00Nafed has not been able to procure tur (arhar) from Maharashtra due to the rally in prices.

American whiskey category is gaining rapid acceptance in 2021-03-02 16:30:00While India has traditionally been a Scotch market, we are witnessing healthy double-digit growth over the past few years, says Siddharth Wadia, direc

Materials engineering solutions for the AI era is 2021-03-02 16:20:00Among all the emerging technology megatrends, AI, in particular, has major implications for the electronics and semiconductor ecosystem. AI will move

Non-food credit growth rises to 6.61% in February 2021-03-02 16:10:00As on February 12, outstanding non-food credit stood at Rs 106.28 lakh crore, showed data released by the Reserve Bank of India.

Cox & Kings may head for liquidation 2021-03-02 16:02:00“In this 14th meeting of the committee of creditors, the resolution for liquidation of the company was put to vote through e-voting as resolutio

VC & PE funds infused $41 billion in 2021-03-02 16:00:00The bulk of the funding was cornered by the telecom, retail and consumer platforms. These three sectors collectively garnered over 50% of the capital.

Flying high: IIT Roorkee opens centre for drone 2021-03-02 15:50:00This facility will undertake advanced research on several aspects of drone technology, including development, applications and anti-drone technology