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Brexit a boon for Lithuania's 'fintech' drive 15 Feb 2018 - 12:37 am
People arrive for a presentation at the blockchain centre, which aims at boosting start-ups, on February 7, 2018 in Lithuania's capital Vilnius.  AFP / Petras Malukas
$1.8 billion fraud may spread from one of India's biggest banks 14 Feb 2018 - 01:01 pm
Punjab National Bank
As Boeing weighs new `797,' Delta wants to fly the jet first 13 Feb 2018 - 11:59 pm
The Airbus A321 LR neo (long range) test plane lands at Le Bourget airport, near Paris after its first transatlantic flight on February 13, 2018. AFP / Eric Piermont
France is said to back Carlos Ghosn's renewal as CEO of Renault 13 Feb 2018 - 11:59 pm
Peninsula
New raids on Japan crypto exchanges after Coincheck hack 13 Feb 2018 - 11:51 pm
oincheck Inc Chief Operating Officer Yusuke Otsuka speaks to the media in Tokyo, Japan February 13, 2018. Reuters/Toru Hanai
Sale of Harvey Weinstein's company up in air after lawsuit 12 Feb 2018 - 10:53 pm
New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman speaks during a news conference to discuss the civil rights lawsuit filed against The Weinstein Companies and Harvey Weinstein in New York, February 12, 2018. Reuters/Brendan McDermid
Amazon threat has Maersk racing to stop clients becoming rivals 12 Feb 2018 - 07:54 pm
Empty Maersk shipping containers are seen stacked at Peel Ports container terminal in Liverpool northern England, December 9, 2016. Reuters/Phil Noble
Uber tests cheaper "Hurry Hurry" service for errands in Nairobi 12 Feb 2018 - 07:07 pm
A photo illustration shows the Uber app logo displayed on a mobile telephone as it is held up for a posed photograph in central London, Britain, October 28, 2016. Reuters/Toby Melville
Market swings aren’t worrying: Lagarde 12 Feb 2018 - 01:13 am
Peninsula
This mall is only for the rich, and it’s doing just fine 11 Feb 2018 - 11:51 pm
Bal Harbour Shops looks like a posh resort compared with the 1,100 or so indoor malls sprinkled throughout America’s suburbs. (Image courtesy: balharbourshops.com)
IndiGo says has made 69 Pratt engine replacements in 18 months 11 Feb 2018 - 03:31 pm
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New engine glitch prompts Airbus A320neo delivery delays 10 Feb 2018 - 07:31 pm
File photo showing an Airbus A380 during a flying display at the International Paris Air Show in Le Bourget outside Paris. (AFP / CHRISTOPHE ARCHAMBAULT)
Amazon is turning these four cities into grocery battlegrounds: Dallas, Austin, Virginia Beach, and Cincinnati 09 Feb 2018 - 09:52 pm
In this file photo taken on June 16, 2017 the Whole Foods Market in Midtown New York is seen. US online giant Amazon on February 8, 2018 unveiled plans to launch grocery delivery to a number of US cities for its Prime subscriber using its recently acquire
Airbus pays $99-million fine to end Eurofighter bribery case 09 Feb 2018 - 09:23 pm
Tom Enders, Chief Executive Officer of Airbus Group, attends the Airbus Group 2013 annual results presentation in Toulouse, February 26,  2014 (Reuters / Regis Duvignau)
Waymo accepts $245 mln and Uber's 'regret' to settle self-driving car dispute 09 Feb 2018 - 09:23 pm

Former Uber Chief Executive Officer Travis Kalanick arrives at the San Francisco federal court for Waymo-Uber autonomous car secrets trial in San Francisco, California, February 7, 2018 in this still image from video. Reuters/Jane Lee
There aren't enough truckers, and that's pinching US profits 09 Feb 2018 - 08:42 pm
Surging transportation demand is spurring trucking companies to charge as much as 30 percent more for long-distance routes compared with prices a year ago, and they’re hard pressed to add capacity because of a long-standing shortage of drivers.  (AFP file
Russian tycoons say US 'oligarch list' may cause problems with banks 09 Feb 2018 - 08:38 pm
Russian tycoons Alexei Mordashov (R) and Vladimir Lisin attend a session during the Week of Russian Business, organized by the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs (RSPP), in Moscow, Russia February 9, 2018. Reuters/Sergei Karpukhin
Waymo, Uber settle trade secrets theft trial 09 Feb 2018 - 08:14 pm
Uber attorney Bill Carmody (R) and Waymo attorney Charles Verhoeven (L) pose for a photo outside of the Phillip Burton Federal Building after the Waymo-Uber technology theft trial was dismissed on February 9, 2018 in San Francisco, California.  Justin Sul