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BRUSSELS: Mobile apps to track coronavirus cases in Europe should keep as much data as possible on the user's device rather than in a central server, to best maintain individual privacy, an EU document says. European countries hope that rolling out mobile apps to track coronavirus cases will make...

Swiss supervisor FINMA has received cryptocurrency project Libra's application for a payment system licence, it said on Thursday, after the Geneva-based association announced a major revamp of its planned payments system and oversight by global watchdogs.

Peugeot-owner PSA and Renault are planning new safety measures in a push by France's major industrial groups for a breakthrough with workers to reopen some factories before the government lifts its lockdown from mid-May, unions said.

Delivery business DHL is struggling to cope with a flood of parcels from online purchases due to the coronavirus crisis, forcing it to cut back extra collections from retailers in Germany, parent company Deutsche Post said on Thursday.

British insurer Aviva said on Thursday its executive directors and leadership team would not be considered for any bonus for 2020 until dividends are restarted.

Facebook's planned cryptocurrency Libra will be linked to individual national currencies and overseen by global watchdogs in a scaled-back revamp it hopes will win regulatory approval.

Billionaire Paul Singer’s Elliott Management said global stocks could tumble more - ultimately losing half of their value from February's high - as the world braces for the deepest recession since the 1930s-era Great Depression, according to a letter sent to clients on Wednesday and reviewed by ...

The Federal Reserve's program to back emergency government loans to small businesses is "fully operational," the U.S. central bank said on Thursday.

Facebook Inc said on Thursday it would start notifying users who had engaged with false posts about COVID-19 which could cause physical harm, such as drinking bleach to cure the virus, and connect them to accurate information.

Starhub will offer its customers a one-time rebate on their monthly Internet fee, the telco said on Thursday (Apr 16), a day after an hours-long service disruption left customers fuming.