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LONDON: Crypto analysts are split on whether bitcoin's rise this year is driven by unique factors or is just its latest bout of volatility. But many agree on one factor: an upcoming cut to the supply of bitcoin. Bitcoin has soared by almost half this year, to more than...

U.S. underlying consumer prices picked up in January, while the number of Americans filing claims for unemployment benefits rose slightly last week, suggesting the economy was stable enough for the Federal Reserve to keep interest rates on hold this year.

Apple will reopen some stores in Beijing from Feb. 14 with reduced opening hours, it said on its website, while many of its other stores in mainland China will remain shut as the country continues to battle a coronavirus outbreak.

Apple will reopen some stores in Beijing from Feb. 14 with reduced opening hours, it said on its website, while many of its other stores in mainland China will remain shut as the country continues to battle a coronavirus outbreak.

A Russian court fined social media company Facebook 4 million roubles (US$62,922) on Thursday for its failure to comply with a Russian data law, the RIA news agency reported.

A Russian court on Thursday fined social media company Twitter 4 million roubles (US$62,845) for its failure to comply with a Russian data law, the RIA news agency reported.

TEL AVIV: Intuition Robotics, a developer of digital companion technologies, said on Thursday it raised US$36 million in a funding round led by Sparx Group and OurCrowd, bringing the company's total financing to US$58 million. ​Additional investors in the round include: Toyota AI Ventures, Sompo ...

American Airlines Group Inc said on Thursday it would launch its first direct U.S. flight to Bangalore from Seattle, a new route meant to meet corporate customers' demand for travel to the center of India's high-tech industry.

Companies that have spent money on a major telecoms conference in Barcelona that has been cancelled after mass withdrawals due to the coronavirus outbreak cannot expect compensation under the organisers' standard insurance, they said on Thursday.

Credit Suisse Chief Executive Tidjane Thiam, ousted over a spying scandal, stands to collect as much as 30 million Swiss francs (US$30 million) after resigning this month, two people familiar with the matter said.