Economy

Can Saudi Arabia pump much more oil?   LONDON(Reuters) - The leader of Saudi Arabia has assured U.S. President Donald Trump that the Kingdom can raise oil production if needed and the country has 2 million...

Google appeals against EU's €2.4bn fine over search engine results Daniel Boffey in Brussels   Brussels said tech giant abused dominance by manipulating search results to favour its own comparison shopping service. Google is appealing against the...

Sunseeker shows how to sail upstream in a sluggish market Author: Phil Popham, CEO, Sunseeker International   Bucking the downward trend in the luxury goods industry, Sunseeker International has risen to profitability on the back of innovative...

Wells Fargo fake accounts scandal escalates   About half a million of the newly discovered accounts were missed during the original review in 2016, when it emerged that bank employees had opened accounts that customers might...

Google to stop scanning Gmail for creating targeted ads   Google's practice of analysing incoming and outgoing emails of its free consumer Gmail users has been criticised on privacy concerns. Google said on Friday it would stop...

How Foreign Brands Court Indian Consumers   Blessed and plagued with its own eccentricities, India is proof that products that are successes elsewhere may need a new twist. An estimated 1,700 new products hit the shelves in...

Wine continues to strengthen as an investment asset   Author: Enzo Giannotta   The fine wine market is enjoying its first bull run in a number of years, prompting a flurry of purchasing activity among seasoned investors and...

Major Chinese bitcoin exchange stops trading By Kim Darrah   One of China’s top three bitcoin exchanges has announced that it will stop trading amid crackdown from authorities. Having hit record highs just weeks ago, bitcoin’s boom has...

Top five ways to target Generation Z Author: Rob Straathof, CEO, Liberis   Generation Z are tech savvy, impatient and always on the look out for the best service or product. We explore five ways financial services...

Wal-Mart to enter voice-shopping market via Google platform    Wal-Mart has teamed up with Google to enter the voice-shopping market, which is dominated by Amazon. Wal-Mart Stores Inc is teaming up with Alphabet Inc's Google to enter...