Economy

Google launches Tez to target India’s mobile payment industry By Barclay Ballard   Tez, meaning ‘fast’ in Hindi, will need to become an industry leader in the digital payments space if India’s demonetisation policy is to be...

Angry Birds maker Rovio plans IPO By Kim Darrah   The company behind the smash hit phone game Angry Birds is seeking funds to make new titles. Rovio Entertainment, the Finnish start-up behind the hit smartphone game Angry...

Apple and Dell bid to acquire Toshiba’s memory chip business By Luján Scarpinelli   The US tech companies are part of a consortium led by Bain Capital hoping to purchase the Japanese heavyweight’s memory chip business. In a...

Branding Sailo   How Sailo grew its fleet from 100 to 5,000 boats in just one year by leveraging the power of a compelling brand story. A Q&A with Delphine Braas '14 of Sailo, the online boat...

Bitcoin value plummets after China orders trading in currency to cease Rupert Neate   Beijing orders exchanges to stop trading in bitcoin amid fears increasing number of consumers in market could spark wider financial problems. The value of...

Learning from Hurricane Harvey Joseph E. Stiglitz   Government investment and strong regulation are needed to protect people, the environment, and infrastructure — regardless of the prevailing political culture. Hurricane Harvey has left in its wake upended lives...

3 Work-Arounds for Your Business   Learn from these Latin American entrepreneurs who found innovative ways to grow their companies while keeping budgets lean. Fortune favors the ingenious. When profits sink or a competitor upends the market,...

European leaders seek greater taxes for digital giants Author: Luján Scarpinelli   A number of European countries – led by France – are pushing to introduce a new reform that will tax companies like Google and Amazon...

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...

Heads roll at Australia's biggest lender bank amid money-laundering scandal   The Commonwealth Bank of Australia says two directors are to step down, with a third to leave in a year. The board changes come a...