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Virginia Rometty steps down, IBM elevates Arvind Krishna as CEO

Krishna will take charge on April 6, while Rometty, who has been at the helm since 2012, will continue as executive chairman until the end of the year

31 Jan 17:46 Business-Standard 1502508925416952145.html
Economic Survey 2020: Need to address rising food bill, revisit PDS rates

The food subsidy bill has increased from Rs 1,13,171.2 crore in 2014-15 to Rs 1,71,127.5 crore in 2018-19, it said adding that the reasons for widening of the food subsidy have been many

31 Jan 10:00 Business-Standard 1502508925419662764.html
Pvt sector share in National Infra Pipeline to hit 30% by 2025: Eco Survey

Two-thirds of the pipeline is already firmed up; projects of certain states likely to be added to in due course

31 Jan 11:30 Business-Standard 1502508925359727923.html
Bold reforms needed to achieve 6-6.5% growth in FY21: Experts, industry

Leader Economic Advisory Services at PwC India Ranen Banerjee said attaining the projected growth rate of 6-6.5 per cent will be challenging

31 Jan 12:21 Business-Standard 1502508924757413865.html
Markets welcome WHO virus declaration

Markets rose in Asia on Friday after the World Health Organization declared a global health emergency over the deadly new virus sweeping China.

31 Jan 11:49 CNA 5644198863439182199.html
Q&A: The plant-based battle is in your supply chain 

For the food industry, whether it's seafood, meat or produce, plant-based alternatives are offering a unique challenge for supply chains to operate in a complex market. Joe Scioscia looks at the issues.

31 Jan 10:10 Digital Journal 4566489171823572843.html
We will replace one district, one factory with staple processing zones - Mahama

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31 Jan 13:37 ghananewsagency.org 5074937610613342167.html
Economic Survey: Need to address challenges in farm sector to double income

The food processing sector is growing at an average annual growth rate of more than 5 per cent over the last six years ended 2017-18, it added

31 Jan 10:28 Business-Standard 1502508925624999817.html
Swiping their way higher: Visa, Mastercard could be the next US$1 trillion companies

Tech and internet titans were the first to reach US$1 trillion in stock market value, but the next U.S. companies that could do so are better ...

31 Jan 14:17 CNA 5644198863055383633.html
NLA gets new office complex in Volta Region

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31 Jan 15:17 ghananewsagency.org 5074937609956996220.html
Pvt sector to get 70% of upcoming space projects worth up to $1.6 bn: Isro

In the last 25 years, the space agency has launched more than 50 PSLV rockets, and wants to launch another 50 in the next five years

31 Jan 08:59 Business-Standard 1502508924740481011.html
Billionaire Lawrence Stroll takes stake in ailing carmaker Aston Martin

Canadian billionaire Lawrence Stroll will take a roughly 20per cent stake in Aston Martin for nearly 200 million pounds (US$263 million) as the ...

31 Jan 15:25 CNA 5644198863726835818.html
1% Bitcoin No Longer ‘Crazy’ for Portfolios, Says Morgan Creek CEO

Morgan Creek founder and CEO Mark Yusko says Bitcoin is one of the most asymmetric assets he has ever seen in his career as a fund manager.

31 Jan 10:41 Cointelegraph 3050247240912268859.html
Govt must support pro-business policies to be a $5-trn economy: Eco Survey

The survey said the exponential rise in India's GDP and GDP per capita post liberalisation coincides with wealth generation in the stock market

31 Jan 11:00 Business-Standard 1502508925697524219.html
Foreign exchange reserves reach life-time high of $466.69 billion

In the previous week, the reserves had increased by USD 943 million to USD 462.16 billion

31 Jan 13:20 Business-Standard 1502508925904817235.html
US Prez election: Twitter, Pinterest crackdown on voter misinformation

The platform said the tool would be available at "key moments" throughout the election

31 Jan 11:50 Business-Standard 1502508925970028612.html
Cloudwalker 4K UHD Smart screen review: Feature-rich, yet incomplete

Its USP is that it works both as a smart TV and a computer; and while it has a decent price tag, the big let-down is sound quality

31 Jan 09:27 Business-Standard 1502508926556897436.html
ITC Q3 net profit rises 29% to Rs 4,047.87 cr; net sales up 5.71%

The company had posted a net profit of Rs 3,136.95 crore in the October-December quarter of the previous fiscal

31 Jan 14:45 Business-Standard 1502508926022950894.html
HUL volume growth surprises, profit before tax up 14% in December quarter

The company's volume growth is also ahead of the overall FMCG sector's

31 Jan 17:12 Business-Standard 1502508926377821563.html
Pace of road construction less than half that of 2018-19: Economic Survey

Per-day construction drops from 29.7 km in FY19 to 12.7 km in first six months of current fiscal

31 Jan 14:12 Business-Standard 1502508926561515062.html
Does Algorand 2.0 Prove an Appealing Option for Developers?

Government agencies, sports franchises and mainstream exchanges are first real-world adopters of the popular “pure proof-of-stake” Algorand blockchain.

31 Jan 11:18 Cointelegraph 3050247239857986037.html
Economic Survey backs Temasek-like model proposed for divestment

Survey recommends transferring stake of listed govt firms to a corporate entity

31 Jan 16:10 Business-Standard 1502508925522825268.html
U.K.'s health chief slams Gwyneth Paltrow's lifestyle brand

The chief executive of Britain's National Health Service has criticized Gwyneth Paltrow's lifestyle brand Goop and her new Netflix series, warning it carries 'considerable risks to health.'

31 Jan 13:22 CTVNews 2422791598599350008.html
SC agrees to hear Centre's plea for 'victim-centric' death penalty norms

The guidelines were laid down in Shatrughan Chauhan versus Union of India case in 2014

31 Jan 13:20 Business-Standard 1502508924878492581.html
Trezor Wallets Can Be Hacked, Kraken Reveals

Kraken’s security division revealed that the entire family of Trezor wallets can be hacked to steal private keys, though the method requires specialized hardware.

31 Jan 17:59 Cointelegraph 3050247241076628276.html
Work at state-owned banks affected as employee unions go on 3-day strike

Private sector lenders like ICICI Bank and HDFC Bank were working as usual.

31 Jan 09:32 Business-Standard 1502508925040804973.html
Mobvoi Ticpods Free review: Impressive, but not the perfect set of earbuds

They're aesthetically appealing, versatile and easy to use; the trouble is the sound output

31 Jan 09:38 Business-Standard 1502508925493560146.html
Bitcoin Price Pulls Back to $9.2K, BTC Realized Cap Hits All-Time High

Bitcoin price hitting a 3-month high on rising volume hints at a bullish trend that puts $10K within reach.

31 Jan 14:05 Cointelegraph 3050247239756263028.html
Indiabulls to exit realty biz, merge with entity led by Embassy, Blackstone

In the past two years, IBREL has sold commercial assets to Blackstone for around Rs 12,250 crore

31 Jan 13:55 Business-Standard 1502508926439706674.html
Dec core sector growth recovers to 1.3% on higher coal, fertiliser output

Production of crude oil, natural gas, and electricity contracted in the month under review

31 Jan 12:12 Business-Standard 1502508924573976232.html
The revitalisation of Limerick's O'Connell street takes a step forward

Plans to revitalise Limerick's main thoroughfare took a step forward this week.

31 Jan 15:48 Irishexaminer 8196011178554518148.html
Revival in sight: Economic Survey pegs FY21 GDP growth at 6-6.5%

Fiscal targets may have to be relaxed for the current year

31 Jan 16:00 Business-Standard 1502508925782296586.html
US SEC Commissioner defends proposal on shareholder voting rules

A top official at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Thursday defended an agency shareholder voting proposal amid "misconception" ...

31 Jan 08:20 CNA 5644198862598456659.html
Consequential train accidents decreased to 59 in 2018-19: Economic Survey

The Indian Railways with over 68,000 route-kilometres is the third-largest network in the world under single management

31 Jan 11:50 Business-Standard 1502508925000048969.html
Air India flight with Indians from Wuhan to leave for home on Saturday

While Friday's flight is scheduled to take mostly those stranded in Wuhan, Saturday's flight is expected to take those held up in Hubei province

31 Jan 14:40 Business-Standard 1502508926689435083.html
The Return of the King: Jeff Bezos Tops World's Billionaires List After Amazon Sales Went up 21%

On Wednesday, the fortune of billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk grew by $2.3 billion within an hour following an increase in the total market value of electric vehicle maker Tesla.

31 Jan 11:51 Sputniknews 967333868486625521.html
Wealth creation to Thalinomics: All you must know about Economic Survey '20

The overarching theme of the Economic Survey 2019-20 is creation of wealth over time and the implementation of policies that act as enablers in creation of this wealth

31 Jan 09:07 Business-Standard 1502508925064944142.html
Economic Survey: Sales of over 1.7k mfg firms contracted by 7.7% in Q2

Net profit for the manufacturing sector contracted in Q1 (June quarter) of 2019-20, mainly due to a production slowdown, it added

31 Jan 11:10 Business-Standard 1502508924814796848.html
Trade body at variance with ISMA over sugar production estimate

All India Sugar Trade Association sees sugar output falling to 27 million tonnes; This is higher than ISMA's estimate of 26 million tonnes for 2019-20

31 Jan 12:38 Business-Standard 1502508925864452660.html
Economic survey: Slowdown bottomed out, uptick from here onwards, says CEA

The Economic Survey 2019-20, prepared by a team lead by Subramanian, has projected the GDP to expand in the range of 6-6.5 per cent during 2020-21

31 Jan 10:30 Business-Standard 1502508926481144756.html
Privatised CPSEs reported better profit, sales after transition: Eco Survey

The survey, tabled in Parliament on Friday, examined the change in performance for each individual central public sector enterprises (CPSE)

31 Jan 11:50 Business-Standard 1502508926248841746.html
Economic Survey: Building blocks for 'wealth creation' and $5-trn economy

Here is a snapshot of some of the 'new ideas' for the economy that the Survey focuses on

31 Jan 15:49 Business-Standard 1502508925842335898.html
China banks borrow from SARS playbook in preparation for market reopening

SHANGHAI: Chinese financial firms will deploy measures used during the SARS outbreak nearly two decades ago to combat the new virus when markets ...

31 Jan 14:26 CNA 5644198863200451977.html
Stubble burning, construction waste still a major concern: Economic Survey

About 178 million tonnes of surplus crop residues are available in the country. Burning of these residues leads to rise in pollutant levels and deterioration of air quality

31 Jan 11:05 Business-Standard 1502508926489220336.html
I would have classified the banks into three Tiers - Mahama

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31 Jan 14:22 ghananewsagency.org 5074937610000015597.html
Nintendo says no new Switch in 2020

Japanese gaming giant Nintendo said Friday there would be no fresh model of its hot-selling Switch console this year, dashing the hopes of fans ...

31 Jan 14:31 CNA 5644198862772717669.html
HBC board unanimously backs Baker offer in amended and stated circular

The board of directors of Hudson's Bay Co. has unanimously recommended shareholders support a sweetened offer to take the retailer private.

31 Jan 15:59 CTVNews 2422791598105071244.html
Cut in housing prices can clean up banks' balance sheets: Economic Survey

Pitching for correction in property prices, the survey said that housing prices are ruling at a high level, even as the growth in rates has been muted since 2015-16

31 Jan 12:25 Business-Standard 1502508925013904994.html
Ledger Wallet Co-Opts Controversial Pro-Brexit Slogan for Cryptocurrencies

On the eve of the U.K.’s exit from the EU, French crypto hardware wallet firm Ledger has attempted to co-opt the notorious pro-Brexit “Take Back Control” mantra for crypto.

31 Jan 09:44 Cointelegraph 3050247239493380234.html
Railway allows armed escorts in cargo trains to secure goods prone to theft

Armed escorts have been initially approved in the Eastern Railway zone and will be reviewed after a period of six months

31 Jan 10:25 Business-Standard 1502508925861692114.html
30 years later, Economic Survey lays down the ground for Liberalisation 2.0

Embracing capitalism in a new avatar

31 Jan 16:38 Business-Standard 1502508925444790724.html
Mining sector's GDP share sees decline due to disruptions in Goa, Karnataka

Closure of mines and disruptions due to changes in legislations has thrown the sector out of gear, curtailing production and endangering jobs

31 Jan 13:50 Business-Standard 1502508925109393465.html
Economic Survey sources data from Wikipedia, other private entities

Wikipedia is a free online encyclopedia, created and edited by volunteers around the world and hosted by the Wikimedia Foundation

31 Jan 15:55 Business-Standard 1502508925686518966.html
HUL reshuffles top management team

Narasimhan would replace Priya Nair, currently Executive Director - Home Care who moved as Executive Director - Beauty and Personal Care

31 Jan 12:45 Business-Standard 1502508925888810490.html
Eco Survey flags disproportionate dwarfism of banks, calls to be efficient

The Economic Survey 2019-20 tabled in Parliament by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman noted that despite nationalisation a significant portion of the poor remained unbanked till 2014

31 Jan 11:05 Business-Standard 1502508926432730541.html
President Kovind makes pitch for swadeshi to build 'a better tomorrow'

Protests in parliament against CAA, NRC mar his address

31 Jan 17:40 Business-Standard 1502508926681794467.html
Pricing Your Apartment in a Slow Market

For sellers with high hopes, the reality of the current market can be deflating.

31 Jan 14:00 NY Times 1961078288225308979.html
Govt dropped initial plan on GSTAT set-up, proposal flagged, shows RTI

Madras High Court had LATER declared bench composition unconstitutional due to non-inclusion of even a single judicial member; No appeal filed yet

31 Jan 11:36 Business-Standard 1502508925038033987.html
ITC Q3 pre-tax profit rises 4.5% to Rs 5049 cr on hotels, agro businesses

The company said that the macro-economic environment continues to be adversely impacted as reflected in GDP growth, and persistent weakness in consumption demand and investments

31 Jan 16:42 Business-Standard 1502508924981295456.html
Ride-hailing firm Ola to start in London on Feb 10 with over 20,000 drivers

Will be fully operational from day one, firm aims to offer a differentiated experience with features such as 24/7 helplines for drivers and customers and in-app emergency button

31 Jan 14:33 Business-Standard 1502508926402433951.html
Vedanta Q3 PBT at Rs 3,806 cr, up 9.4% on lower costs, exceptional gain

Sales down 10% to Rs 21,126 cr mainly due to lower commodity prices, muted volumes in zinc, oil & gas and copper

31 Jan 14:02 Business-Standard 1502508926251456841.html
Bank of Ghana keeps policy rate unchanged at 16 percent

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31 Jan 17:18 ghananewsagency.org 5074937610159797592.html
Crisil upgrades Jindal Steel's NCD ratings to positive on restart of plant

Upgrade reflects improvement in JSPL's business risk profile over medium term

31 Jan 08:12 Business-Standard 1502508924792980688.html
GST collection crosses Rs 1.1 trn mark in January; in line with the target

In January, domestic GST collection was around Rs 86,453 cr. Around Rs 23,597 cr was collected through IGST and cess

31 Jan 16:41 Business-Standard 1502508924836181341.html
Notable turnaround in mineral production due to policy reforms: Survey

The production of major minerals during 2018-19 has recorded a growth of 25 per cent over previous year in terms of value, it said

31 Jan 09:35 Business-Standard 1502508926665350701.html
Eco Survey sees growth at 6.5% in FY21, calls for easing of deficit target

For the current fiscal, it projected a GDP growth of 5 per cent, the lowest in 11 years, and worsening job prospects

31 Jan 11:00 Business-Standard 1502508925404306538.html
On a wing mirror and a prayer? Don't look back in anger in Sunday's Well home with parking

An elegant, Victorian house in Sunday’s Well with oodles of space has a key ingredient — parking, says Tommy Barker

31 Jan 13:20 Irishexaminer 8196011178476797002.html
Market Wrap, Jan 31: Sensex tanks 190 pts, Nifty below 12K ahead of Budget

State Bank of India posted a 41 per cent year-on-year growth in the standalone net profit at Rs 5,583 crore - its highest ever quarterly net profit-- for the December quarter of FY20

31 Jan 10:30 Business-Standard 1502508924661080753.html
Coronavirus-hit girl better; report if you have returned from China: Govt

She was initially admitted and kept under isolation at the Thrissur General Hospital

31 Jan 15:10 Business-Standard 1502508925168192286.html
Asia shares try to rally after gut-wrenching week

Asian share markets were praying for a reprieve at the end of a punishing week as investors snatched at hopes the coronavirus could be contained, ...

31 Jan 08:36 CNA 5644198862701599993.html
Delhi court revives Aircel-Maxis matter against Chidambaram, Karti

Additional Solicitor General Sanjay Jain, appearing for the agencies sought time to file the report, which was allowed

31 Jan 14:40 Business-Standard 1502508926166352181.html
Brexit: European Union chiefs hail 'new dawn for Europe' as UK quits

Britain's 47-year membership of the bloc will end on the stroke of 2300 GMT -- midnight Brussels time, three and a half years after a shock referendum vote to leave

31 Jan 12:10 Business-Standard 1502508925872267272.html
Vedanta implements resolution plan to bag Ferro Alloys via NCLT route

Company's foray into ferro alloy business to strengthen its steel business portfolio

31 Jan 08:40 Business-Standard 1502508924994273410.html
ISRO readying low-cost satellite launch vehicles worth Rs 30-35 cr

ISRO has planned some 500 Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle launches in the next five years, a press release quoting Haridas said

31 Jan 12:50 Business-Standard 1502508925800011143.html
HUL reports 12.95% rise in consolidated net profit at Rs 1,631 cr

The company had posted a net profit of Rs 1,444 crore in the October-December period of the previous fiscal

31 Jan 11:03 Business-Standard 1502508924696775894.html
'Feel good' Budget may see cut in tax rate, sops for social sectors

To cushion the impact on collections, these tweaks might be accompanied by rationalisation in tax rebates

31 Jan 15:45 Business-Standard 1502508924930422564.html
Royal Enfield to stop selling 500cc bikes in India, exports to continue

Royal Enfield Classic, Bullet and Thunderbird 500cc motorcycles will be available for retail in India only till March 31

31 Jan 09:19 Business-Standard 1502508925359668365.html
Uptick in retail prices in FY20 mainly on veggies, pulses: Survey

The Economic Survey 2019-20, presented in Parliament by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman stated that inflation has been witnessing moderation since 2014, however, recently there has been an "uptick

31 Jan 09:45 Business-Standard 1502508926001661537.html
Economic Survey: New firm creation higher in services sector than mfg, agri

The survey also said that there is a need to invest in ramping up India's statistical infrastructure. It also said that India has made impressive improvements in several social development indicators

31 Jan 11:40 Business-Standard 1502508926642581750.html
Crystal gazing the budget announcements from Economic Survey

Here's what to expect in the budget on Saturday or by way of policy pronouncements subsequent to the budget

31 Jan 15:15 Business-Standard 1502508925768884041.html
China's factory activity falls in January as Wuhan coronavirus fears grow

BEIJING: China's manufacturing activity slipped in January, official data showed on Friday (Jan 31), as the country grapples with a new virus that ...

31 Jan 11:57 CNA 5644198863190919241.html
SBI Q3 result: Lender logs 41% YoY rise in profit at Rs 5,583 cr; NPAs dip

During the quarter under review, the bank's credit book grew 6.79% YoY to Rs 23.01 trillion, up from Rs 21.55 trillion. The retail loans have jumped 17.49% YoY, while corporate loans slipped 0.48%

31 Jan 08:23 Business-Standard 1502508926044612577.html
Economic Survey launches 'Health Score' to detect liquidity issues in NBFCs

A sudden payment default without any prior warning by Infrastructure Leasing and Financial Services (IL&FS) in August 2018 had triggered panic and caused liquidity crisis in the NBFC sector

31 Jan 10:55 Business-Standard 1502508925385703701.html
HUAWEI to introduce its trendy Nova Series in Ghana

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31 Jan 15:24 ghananewsagency.org 5074937610709929649.html
Citizen suffers as wilful defaults take toll on welfare schemes: Eco Survey

According to the Survey, promoters at the helm of defaulting firms pledge almost 50 per cent of their shareholding to lenders on average

31 Jan 13:50 Business-Standard 1502508925106841839.html
Here are a few nuggets from Economic Survey in order to prevent frauds

Financial services exports have remained stagnant, averaging about $5 billion in recent years

31 Jan 16:22 Business-Standard 1502508925530589973.html
Tech Mahindra Q3 net profit slips 5% YoY to Rs 1,146 crore, revenue up 8%

In constant currency terms, revenue grew 4.3 per cent. In US dollar terms, revenue rose 5.1 per cent to $ 1,353 million.

31 Jan 10:02 Business-Standard 1502508924991219969.html
Phone Hacks Can Happen to Anyone. Here’s How to Protect Yourself.

Start by knowing what could expose you to an attack, like vacation clues, hotel Wi-Fi and inadequate verification procedures.

31 Jan 14:00 NY Times 1961078289177110412.html
Neemuchwala resigns after 4 years as Wipro CEO citing 'family commitments'

The board of directors has begun the process of looking for the next CEO, the company told the stock exchanges

31 Jan 17:53 Business-Standard 1502508925636935893.html
Marico slips 6%, hits 52-week low on disappointing December quarter results

In Q3FY20, consolidated revenue from operations declined 2 per cent YoY at Rs 1,824 crore.

31 Jan 08:51 Business-Standard 1502508926572070594.html
Genesis Crypto Lending Firm Hits New Record in Loan Originations in Q4 2019

Over-the-counter digital currency trading and lending firm Genesis has closed the fourth quarter of 2019 with record high loan originations since its inception.

31 Jan 11:36 Cointelegraph 3050247240025843308.html
Statistics Canada says GDP edged up 0.1 per cent in November

The Canadian economy edged higher in November, reversing most the decline seen in October, as cold weather helped boost the utilities sector and the construction and retail sectors also gained ground.

31 Jan 14:57 CTVNews 2422791598136792696.html
India must focus on network products to export like China: Economic Survey

Among the major Asian countries, India and Indonesia are the only ones with a trade deficit in such products

31 Jan 10:30 Business-Standard 1502508925489510349.html
Fiscal deficit hits 132% of estimate till Dec on slow revenue collection

The government aims to restrict the gap at 3.3 per cent of the GDP or Rs 7,03,760 crore in the year ending March 2020

31 Jan 12:50 Business-Standard 1502508924919916457.html
Corporation tax cut to benefit 1% firms, SMEs paying lower tax: Eco Survey

With economic slowdown resulting in slippages in direct and indirect tax collections, the Survey said the next financial year is expected to pose challenges on the fiscal front

31 Jan 13:50 Business-Standard 1502508925903849140.html
Govt should lean on growth instead of focusing on fiscal deficit: CEA

It is time to focus on growth and, therefore, cutting expenditure is not an option, probably because at a time like this, growth needs to be taken care of, he added

31 Jan 15:55 Business-Standard 1502508926466575586.html
Rural students spend more in books, uniform, stationery than urban: Survey

Among those who were enrolled, drop-out rate was as high as 10 per cent at primary level, 17.5 per cent at upper primary/middle, and 19.8 per cent at secondary level, the survey added.

31 Jan 09:40 Business-Standard 1502508925871389180.html
Economic Survey calls for $1.4 trillion infra spending during FY2020-2025

Investment in infrastructure is necessary for the economy, as power shortages, inadequate transport and poor connectivity affects overall growth performance, as per the Survey

31 Jan 08:50 Business-Standard 1502508925202264767.html
Nintendo CEO says no plans to launch new Switch model in 2020

Nintendo Co Ltd CEO Shuntaro Furukawa said the gaming company has no plans to launch a new Switch model this year.

31 Jan 10:20 CNA 5644198862980228119.html
Eurozone economy records worst year since 2013

The eurozone economy, which is made up of the 19 countries that use the euro currency, ended 2019 with a whimper and recorded its worst year of growth since it was mired in a debt crisis in 2013.

31 Jan 11:54 CTVNews 2422791597760163488.html
Amazon's Q4 revenue takes a 300 bps hit due to Diwali timing, Japanese tax

Firms says large part of impact was felt as Diwali season moved more into third quarter, boosting Q3 sales at the cost of Q4

31 Jan 12:18 Business-Standard 1502508926047441760.html
IBM-Backed Hyperledger Fabric Releases Version 2.0

Hyperledger Fabric had a major release with version 2.0, which significantly improves performance while adding some decentralization aspects for data sharing.

31 Jan 11:54 Cointelegraph 3050247239734414338.html
Too soon to tell economic impact of Wuhan coronavirus on China: IMF chief

It is still too soon to gauge the economic impact of the virus outbreak on China's economy, beyond the first three months of the year, ...

31 Jan 10:30 CNA 5644198863509430485.html
Coronavirus: Spurt in fertiliser import costs seen due to plant closure

Exporters not to worried for now, say concerns may kick in only if virus spread isn't controlled; leather sector stand to gain.

31 Jan 09:02 Business-Standard 1502508926492789129.html
Cork's Montenotte is on the move, boy

With a sunroom, a C3 energy rating, and a price drop in the order of €30,000, No 6 Montenotte Grove sounds like an healthy option for anyone looking for a fine family home, in a settled suburb on the up and up - with the Montenotte Hotel now a standard bearer.

31 Jan 16:00 Irishexaminer 8196011179470830466.html
Hitachi makes US$5 billion offer for full control of industrial gear unit

Hitachi Ltd said on Friday it would spend 531.1 billion yen (US$4.84 billion) to take full control of industrial equipment unit Hitachi ...

31 Jan 14:40 CNA 5644198864297867298.html
India forecasts faster economic growth, warns of fiscal challenge

The government estimates GDP will grow 5% this fiscal year, which ends on March 31. That would be the slowest growth since the global financial crisis of 2008-09

31 Jan 10:06 Business-Standard 1502508926339335639.html
Coronavirus Outbreak Sends European Stock Markets Into Tailspin

On Monday, US stocks posted their biggest downturn since October 2019 due to fears of the economic impacts of the new SARS-related virus that recently emerged in central China.

31 Jan 14:24 Sputniknews 967333868300674200.html
Space sector can hit $50 bn by 2024, needs policy support: Antrix-PwC study

Calls for unhindered access to capital for start-ups, govt support in the form of buyback arrangements or schemes to incentivise investors

31 Jan 13:02 Business-Standard 1502508926681251797.html
Bitfinex Users Can Now Trade Tether Gold Stablecoin Against Bitcoin

After launching trading of gold-pegged stablecoin Tether Gold last week, Bitfinex cryptocurrency exchange now allows users to trade Tether Gold against Bitcoin.

31 Jan 12:54 Cointelegraph 3050247241260945652.html
American Airlines, mechanics union reach tentative US$4.2 billion contract deal

American Airlines Holdings Inc and its mechanics union announced tentative joint collective bargaining agreements on Thursday covering five ...

31 Jan 10:56 CNA 5644198863103864948.html
Economic Survey highlights: FY20 fiscal deficit target may need relaxation

GDP growth pegged at 6-6.5 per cent in financial year starting April 1, up from 5 per cent in current fisca

31 Jan 08:39 Business-Standard 1502508925180612971.html
GDP growth neither over nor underestimated, data woes baseless: Eco Survey

The Economic Survey tabled in Parliament on Friday said the level and growth of a country's GDP informs several critical policy initiatives as it is a barometer of the economy's size and health

31 Jan 09:25 Business-Standard 1502508925641821989.html
Q&A: Why AI is going to become more mainstream for business 

The CEO of Yellowfin (BI analytics company) explains that although the adoption of analytics is still low amongst businesses, companies like Yellowfin are helping leaders think differently and make transformational value and change through data.

31 Jan 16:29 Digital Journal 4566489171421684310.html
Non-food credit growth slides to 7% in Dec 19 from 12.8% a year ago

All four categories - agriculture, industry, services and retail - segments showed deceleration in credit growth

31 Jan 14:41 Business-Standard 1502508926452107986.html
Economic Survey: Take a cue from China to create 40 million jobs by 2025

Economic Survey: Take a cue from China to create 40 million jobs by 2025 Survey suggests integration of Assembling in India into Make in India

31 Jan 16:05 Business-Standard 1502508925354441366.html
Fused entity to have enough cash to loan private players: PFC on REC merger

PFC and REC can separately lend up to 25 per cent of their net worth to a single borrower/ project, and lending to a group borrower could be 40 per cent, PFC informed the BSE

31 Jan 13:50 Business-Standard 1502508925879893097.html
Top headlines: Eco Survey 2019-20, Wipro's Abidali Neemuchwala steps down

Economic Survey for 2019-20 was tabled in Parliament on Friday and projected the country's gross domestic product (GDP) to grow between 6 - 6.5 per cent in financial 2020-21 (FY21)

31 Jan 11:49 Business-Standard 1502508926150695071.html
Facebook working to curb fake cures on coronavirus outbreak, misinformation

Kang-Xing Jin, Facebook's head of health, said in a post that the social media platform's third-party fact-checkers are reviewing content and debunking false claims related to the coronavirus

31 Jan 14:35 Business-Standard 1502508924809267767.html
Silk Road Marketplace Senior Adviser Pleads Guilty in US Federal Court

The senior adviser to Silk Road operator Ross Ulbricht had pled guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute narcotics in a Manhattan Federal Court.

31 Jan 12:31 Cointelegraph 3050247240847677863.html
Economic Survey: 'Counter-cyclical fiscal policy' to boost demand justified

The Survey places primary blame for the slowdown on global factors, saying 'the deceleration of India's GDP growth since 2017 has tracked the decline in world output'

31 Jan 17:34 Business-Standard 1502508925423452418.html
Delhi polls: BJP releases manifesto, promises to invest Rs 10K cr in infra

The manifesto said if it forms the government, the party will give wheat flour to the poor at Rs 2 per kg.

31 Jan 09:58 Business-Standard 1502508925741692484.html
Economic Survey: 5,151 smart city projects at various levels of execution

On Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojna-Urban (PMAY-U) programme, the Survey said the scheme was launched in June, 2015 to provide "pucca" house with basic amenities to all eligible urban poor

31 Jan 10:05 Business-Standard 1502508925267081650.html
GDP growth for FY19 revised downwards to 6.1% from 6.8% estimated earlier

"Real GDP or GDP at constant (2011-12) prices for the years 2018-19 and 2017-18 stand at Rs 139.81 trillion and Rs 131.75 trillion, respectively

31 Jan 12:42 Business-Standard 1502508924778836073.html
Companies' Sensex tenure pared by 80% post liberalisation: Economic Survey

Higher dynamism has helped the emergence of new firms which have challenged the old order, survey notes

31 Jan 10:30 Business-Standard 1502508926405948484.html
Panic in markets: If Coronavirus is not tamed, trade with China may slump

The real impact of trade can be gauged after February 8 when the Chinese New Year holidays end

31 Jan 16:51 Business-Standard 1502508924594745251.html
Facebook to remove Coronavirus fake news after WHO flags global emergency

The move is unusually aggressive for Facebook, which generally limits the distribution of content containing health misinformation through restrictions on search results and advertising

31 Jan 09:37 Business-Standard 1502508925941954241.html
Mater Private report reveals need to boost wellbeing in workplace

Promoting good diet and exercise habits in the workplace can go a long way to boosting well-being among Irish adults, according to a new report conducted by Mater Private.

31 Jan 09:46 Irishexaminer 8196011179740474199.html
SK Hynix to make deep capex cut as virus spread threatens chip output

South Korea's SK Hynix , the worlds' No.2 memory chip maker, warned a new virus outbreak in China could pose a threat to chip production and said ...

31 Jan 12:12 CNA 5644198862741177826.html
Bitcoin Price Pulls Back to $9.2K, BTC Realized Cap Hits All-Time High

Bitcoin price hitting a 3-month high on rising volume hints at a bullish trend that puts $10K within reach.

31 Jan 14:05 Cointelegraph 3050247241172666611.html
Markets cheerful despite slump in GDP growth, Sensex up 7%: Economic Survey

Benchmark indices Nifty50 and S&P BSE Sensex reached record highs during 2019-20 (up to January 16, 2020).

31 Jan 09:55 Business-Standard 1502508925252338412.html
Investigators Bust €6 Million Bitcoin and Gold Fraud Scheme

An international task force of French, Belgian and Israeli investigators brought down a fraud scheme responsible for stealing €6 million from French and Belgian citizens.

31 Jan 16:11 Cointelegraph 3050247239345240025.html
Eco Survey gives positive outlook for steel, oil and gas sectors: Pradhan

The sector achieved a growth of 5.2 per cent during April-November period of the ongoing financial year as compared to 3.6 per cent in the year-ago period, it added

31 Jan 13:45 Business-Standard 1502508925486473183.html
Economic Survey: IBC reduces resolution time to 340 days from 4.3 years

The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC), which came into force in 2016, provides for market-linked and time-bound resolution of stressed assets

31 Jan 13:15 Business-Standard 1502508925322955522.html
BOJ warns of cyber-attack vulnerability ahead of Olympic Games

Japan's financial institutions must guard against cyber-attacks ahead of the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games, with nearly 40per cent of banks and other ...

31 Jan 15:06 CNA 5644198863112378265.html
Nirbhaya rape case: Delhi court postpones hanging of death row convicts

Mukesh Kumar Singh (32), Pawan Gupta (25), Vinay Kumar Sharma (26) and Akshay Kumar (31) were scheduled to be hanged on February 1 at 6 am

31 Jan 13:20 Business-Standard 1502508925457900941.html
Anne Cox Chambers, wealthy newspaper heiress, dies at 100

Anne Cox Chambers, a newspaper heiress, diplomat and philanthropist who was one of the country's richest women, has died at the age of 100.

31 Jan 13:43 CTVNews 2422791597872917181.html
Economic Survey links infrastructure with social reforms to boost growth

The Survey suggested interlinking electricity supply with health and education

31 Jan 14:35 Business-Standard 1502508925897024102.html
China car sector to take hefty first-quarter hit from virus but 2020 outlook not necessarily grim

The new coronavirus epidemic is likely to wreak havoc on China auto sales and production in the first quarter, but it is too early to push panic ...

31 Jan 13:26 CNA 5644198862273862166.html
Vedanta profit rises 49% to Rs 2,348 cr in Q3 on the back of lower expenses

In a statement, the company said "attributable PAT (was) at Rs 2,348 crore, up 49 per cent y-o-y (year-on-year)"

31 Jan 12:20 Business-Standard 1502508925476575843.html
Overstock’s tZERO to Launch Broker Dealer in First Half of 2020

Overstock’s blockchain arm tZERO aims to launch a cryptocurrency market broker dealer service in the first half of 2020.

31 Jan 13:28 Cointelegraph 3050247240884361639.html
Economic Survey's GDP growth forecast for FY20 wide off projection

It is for the second consecutive time that NSO's GDP estimate is significantly lower than the projection made in the survey prepared by the finance ministry

31 Jan 14:10 Business-Standard 1502508925222908766.html
Johnson & Johnson ordered to pay US$344 million over pelvic mesh claims

A US judge on Thursday ordered Johnson & Johnson to pay $344 million for false and deceptive marketing of pelvic mesh products used by tens of ...

31 Jan 10:05 CNA 5644198863070641883.html
Ease of doing business: How India moved up the ranks and the road ahead

Economic survey 2019-20: The new blueprint

31 Jan 17:04 Business-Standard 1502508926012332986.html
Realtors expect debt restructuring up to Rs 1 trn, tax sops for homebuyers

He said loans up to Rs 1 trillion are required to be restructured in view of liquidity crunch faced by builders

31 Jan 14:55 Business-Standard 1502508924657008770.html
Cybercriminals Hide Crypto Mining Script Behind Kobe Bryant Wallpaper

Microsoft’s Security Intelligence team has found a malicious coin mining script in html code buried in Kobe Bryant desktop wallpaper.

31 Jan 10:22 Cointelegraph 3050247241089530935.html
Shares struggle for footing after virus-battered week

World share markets fought to regain their footing on Friday as investors clutched at hopes that China could contain the coronavirus, even as ...

31 Jan 08:36 CNA 5644198863768602214.html
Crisis-hit Thyssenkrupp mulls sale of elevators units worth 15 billion euro

According to the Financial Times, Thyssenkrupp has attracted at least four bids for its crown jewel, including from Finnish lift maker Kone

31 Jan 15:15 Business-Standard 1502508926368744285.html