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Blockchain platform goes live for North Sea crude oil trading
Oil majors and trading firms can start finalising crude oil deals on a live blockchain-based platform for the first time, in a move that...
G20 expected to back trade body reform ahead of Trump, Xi...
Global leaders were expected to back an overhaul of the world body that regulates international trade disputes at a summit on Saturday, delegates said,...
Employees of IL&FS held hostage by Ethiopian staff fear for safety
Employees of Indian company Infrastructure Leasing & Financial Services (IL&FS) taken hostage by local staff in Ethiopia fear for their safety, with some being...
India checking report IL&FS employees held hostage by staff in Ethiopia
India has asked Ethiopian to investigate a report that employees of an Indian company, Infrastructure Leasing and Financial Services (IL&FS), have been taken hostage...
Microsoft's market value overtakes Apple's to close out week
Microsoft Corp's stock market value closed above Apple Inc's for the first time in eight years on Friday as the Windows maker...
GM's CEO to meet U.S. lawmakers next week over job cuts
General Motors Co Chief Executive Mary Barra plans to visit Capitol Hill next week to discuss its plans to halt production at five...
U.S. appeals court upholds Sprint patent verdict against Time Warner Cable
A U.S. appeals court on Friday upheld a roughly $140 million jury verdict in favor of Sprint Corp in its lawsuit accusing Time Warner...
Angry Birds firm Rovio buys strategy game studio PlayRaven
Rovio Entertainment, the maker of the "Angry Birds" mobile games and movie, said on Friday it had acquired Finnish game studio PlayRaven to expand...
Global Markets: Asian shares wobble before Trump-Xi meeting
Asian shares wavered on Friday as investors were on edge before a crucial weekend meeting between the Chinese and U.S. presidents that could determine...
Pentagon looks to exoskeletons to build 'super-soldiers'
The U.S. Army is investing millions of dollars in experimental exoskeleton technology to make soldiers stronger and more resilient, in what experts say is...