Lenovo Shares Plunge Amid Sony Vaio Takeover Report
Shares fell as much as 15% in Hong Kong.
US Politicians Set to Restart Debate on Debt-Ceiling Increase
US treasury secretary Jack Lew warned country would be unable to meet obligations by end-February.
Tampa Man Arrested for Importing Illegal Drug From China Using Bitcoin
Regulators worry that criminals are making use of new technologies like bitcoin to avoid law enforcement.
Bank of America's $8.5bn Mortgage Bond Settlement Partially Approved
Investors will still be able to pursue loan modification claims under new judgement.
Porsche Board Members from Founding Family Face €1.8bn Lawsuit
Seven hedge funds sued chairman Wolfgang Porsche and his cousin Ferdinand Piech, both grandsons of founder Ferdinand Porsche.
China's Service Sector Growth Eases in Continuing Woes for Emerging Markets
US Fed tapering and slower growth in China to result in increased capital outflow from emerging markets.
Bitcoin Could Turn into Ponzi Scheme: Estonian Central Bank
Estonian central bank urges consumers to avoid digital currency.
Sony Denies Talks with Lenovo For PC JV to Sell Vaio Business
Japanese broadcaster NHK reported companies in talks for JV in PC business.
India's Rajasthan State Bars FDI in Multi-Brand Retail in Setback to Tesco and Wal-Mart
Earlier, capital state New Delhi had barred foreign retail players.
Guardian Releases Footage of Editors Destroying Edward Snowden Hard Drives [VIDEO]
Newspaper destroyed its copy of leaked material in July, under supervision of GCHQ spooks.
US Says Bitcoin Miners and Investors are not Money Transmitters
Money transmitters are required to register with US FinCEN and has further reporting requirements.
UK Consumer Confidence Recovers Strongly After Three Straight Monthly Falls
GfK consumer confidence index rose to -7 from -13 in January.
GCHQ's Andrew France to Head Mike Lynch-Backed Cyber Security Firm Darktrace
Autonomy co-founder Mike Lynch had invested between $10m and $20m in Darktrace.
Yahoo Warns Against Using Same Password on Multiple Sites After Email-Service Hack
Yahoo said hacking of its email service was likely from third-party database compromise.
Chinese New Year 2014: China's Oil and Gas Affordability and Efficiency Issues
Providing cheap energy and reducing pollution would be concerns for China in year of the horse.
AstraZeneca to Close India R&D Unit in Global Cost-Cutting Move
Move would result in 168 job cuts and end research on tuberculosis and malaria.
China Probes $1.6bn Credit-Card Abuse by Company Executives
PBOC launched probe into abuses of credit card pre-authorisations earlier in January.
China's ICBC to Bolster London Trading Operations Via $770m Deal with Standard Bank
ICBC agreed to buy 60% stake in Johannesburg-based Standard Bank's global markets business.
US Fed Likely to Cut Stimulus by Further $10bn Despite Emerging Markets Chaos
Recent asset selloff in emerging markets and weak job growth fuelled speculation that Fed will change decision.
India's IT Workforce Enters Middle Age as Growth Slows
Reuters reports that Indian IT companies are retaining experienced workers despite higher costs.
Taiwan Authorities Detain Second Former Foxconn Executive in Bribery Probe
Bribery probe comes as another blow to Foxconn's reputation, following labour and worker safety issues in China.
Argentina's Central Bank Spends $115m to Control Slide in Peso
Central Bank spends about $115m to rein in foreign exchange black market, according to WSJ.
China Avoids Major Credit Default with Shadow-Banking Product
China Credit Trust reached deal with investors to repay their investment in $500m investment scheme.
US Tech Majors Allowed to Detail Government Spying Data Requests
Tech majors made deal with US government in bid to repair their tainted public image amid NSA scandal.
Large Screens and Low Prices Push Smartphone Shipments Above One Billion
While Samsung retained No. 1 spot, Apple suffered from low-cost offerings of Huawei, Lenovo and LG.
Samsung Continues to be Market Leader in Smartphone Sales
Samsung sold record 86 million handsets in fourth quarter beating Apple's 51 million, according to Strategy Analytics.
Bitcoin Price Crosses $1000 Again Amid Emerging Market Sell-Off
Investors consider digital currency as alternative asset like gold.
Moody's Downgrades Sony to Junk as Profitability Remains Weak
Moody's downgraded the issuer rating and long-term senior unsecured bond rating of Sony to Ba1 from Baa3.
Japan Trade Deficit at Record Levels Indicates 'Costly Flip Side of Abenomics'
Yen's weakening due to Abenomics has negative impacts attached to it.
Taiwan's Foxconn Plans Manufacturing Units in US and Indonesia
Foxconn eyes to more than double its annual revenue over next 10 years.