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This technology will be officially unveiled at the Ethereum annual Devcon conference in London, 9-13 November.

AB InBev and SABMiller are closing in on a £68bn-£70bn deal with the deadline extended to 4 November.

In the long run, hedge fund investors in aggregate have not done well.

Raising the minimum wage mirrors seventies policies where wage settlements were linked to the cost of living.

Survation polls reveals that the British public want more done about the embattled industry.

Just Eat lifts its revenue expectations slightly above £240m, up from the £230m guidance issued in August.

Shire earlier acquired NPS pharmaceuticals and an eyecare treatment business.

Falling sugar prices and unfavourable forex rates caused the company to downgrade its profit guidance for 2016.

The bank reported first quarterly loss in at least 15 years of $139m for the three months to September.

Fitbit told investors it is aiming at a full year revenue of $1.78bn.

Banks are estimated to spend over $1bn on blockchain projects in next two years.

MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan was trading higher by 1.1%.

Project intends to take on Amazon, Walmart and China's Alibaba.

Combined entity will have games such as Candy Crush Saga, Call of Duty and Diablo Destiny.

Maker of Jaguar and Land Rover seeks to raise its 'cool quotient' as it explores global markets.

Both VW and Porsche deny the fresh allegations as EPA orders VW to fix the problem.

Low start up costs and positive public perception has placed Britain on top for starting a business.

TUC general secretary tells IBTimes UK the legislation is 'not fit for purpose'.

Boris Johnson unveils higher London Living Wage as 724 employers back bigger pay.

Children in Halloween costumes help teach autonomous Google cars to drive more carefully around youngsters.

Investec is to expand its operations to the north of England in order to explore under-exploited regions.

Asian giant has orders for 517 aircraft, with the C919 expected to be pressed into service in 2019.

Mira Modi generates passwords using Diceware, which she then sells for a small fee.

HSBC has reported pre-tax profits of $6.1bn (£3.9bn) for the third quarter.

Ryanair reported soaring half-year after tax profits of €1.1bn (£800m, $1.2bn).

Caixin purchasing manager's index showed an eighth straight month of decline in China's manufacturing.

EU member states estimated to lose more than €500m because of undervaluation of goods

The yuan had jumped excessively on Friday by 0.62% even as data showed that manufacturing is still in decline.

Investment will give company a foothold in emerging low-cost space launch and high-speed commercial flights