BUSINESS

Kinder Morgan is betting on drilling and fracking in North Dakota, despite the current slump in crude oil prices.

The draft law will see Scots being able to determine tax and welfare rates.

Workforce reduction will be across eBay marketplaces, PayPal and eBay Enterprise divisions.

The world's largest credit card issuer reported fourth-quarter earnings on 21 January that beat expectations.

Barclays said Eric Schneiderman was overreaching with his lawsuit.

IMF estimates that oil and gas export losses in Gulf Cooperation Council will amount to around $300bn in 2015.

Google expected to reach deals with mobile carriers Sprint and T-Mobile to buy wholesale access to their mobile and data networks.

James Dimon received 73% hike in 2013, following drastic pay cut in 2012.

Bitcoin has continued its recent run of stability, while darkcoin rises.

A report from Wrap and the Green Alliance has detailed how recycling could create upwards of 200,000 jobs.

Kuwait the worst affected while Morocco the most gained.

A list of the 25 worst passwords has been published showing people still use weak and easily crackable passwords.

Oman first non-Opec member to criticise the oil cartel's output policy.

Resourceful people in Venezuela have hit upon a profitable job opportunity – standing in queues.

Technology editor David Gilbert examines in the wake of the Sony Pictures hack if businesses are preparing themselves better against cyber attacks.

Obama tells nation that US and not China must set trade rules in Asia.

Direct Line promises a 7% dividend yield - more than double the 3.4% on offer from the FTSE 100 index as a whole.

New Delhi could cut India's record high gold import duty in the budget to be presented on 28 February.

Tag Heuer CEO admits Switzerland will need help from Silicon Valley if it is to rival Apple in the smartwatch market.

Despite well publicised cybersecurity breaches, Vormetric says the enemy is likely to come from within a company.

Investment in UK shopping centres rose by a third in 2014.

Energy giant's CEO sees low prices persisting in first half of 2015.

Andrew Fisher tells IBTimes UK about continued hopes to make company public.

Ian McCafferty and Martin Weale have retreated from their demand for a hike.

Thai nationals face low pay, excessive hours and unsafe conditions in Israel's agricultural sector.

Shares fell by as much as 5% in early morning trading.

New mothers get full-year leave with pay in UK, ranked among top 10 countries for maternity leave.

Mortgage Advice Bureau say the new system is saving homebuyers thousands, in some cases.

Demand slump in Japan, China and Indonesia hits Toyota and subsidiaries Daihatsu Motor and Hino Motors.