Sweden's Ericsson on Friday reported second-quarter core earnings below market estimates, as strong sales of 5G equipment in most markets was offset by a decline in sales in mainland China
Japan's exports likely soared in June thanks to robust global demand for machinery and technology-related goods and as shipments rebounded sharply from last year's pandemic-induced slump, a Reuters poll showed on Friday.
Indian state fuel retailers' gasoline sales exceeded pre-pandemic levels in the first fortnight of July, to grow about 3.44per cent over the corresponding 2019 period, preliminary industry data showed on Friday.
Swedish telecoms gear maker Ericsson said on Friday it struck an US$8.3 billion deal with Verizon Communications Inc to accelerate the deployment of 5G network in the United States.
Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi Corp overtook Apple Inc in the second quarter to become the world's No. 2 smartphone maker, market research firm Canalys said in a report on Thursday.
Japan is beefing up its diplomatic efforts to regulate digital currencies globally, three officials told Reuters, a sign of the government's growing alarm that a proliferation of new forms of private money could upend the financial system.
SAN FRANCISCO: Facebook-owned messaging service WhatsApp has announced the launch of a trial aimed at freeing its users from smartphones. In a blog post on Wednesday (Jul 14), Facebook engineers said the new feature would allow for the hugely popular service be used on multiple "non-phone" devices ...
ISLAMABAD: Once a week Ghulam Ahmed, 38, takes time out from his cryptocurrency consulting business to log into a WhatsApp group with hundreds of members eager to learn how to mine and trade cryptocurrency in Pakistan. From housewives looking to earn a side income to wealthy investors ......
The Bank of Japan cut this fiscal year's growth forecast on Friday but maintained its view the economy was headed for a moderate recovery, a sign monetary policy will be in a holding pattern for some time.
BEIJING: China's long-awaited national carbon emission trading scheme (ETS) opened at 48 yuan (US$7.42) per tonne on Friday, according to reports from Chinese media. The scheme started trading at 9:30 a.m. (0130 GMT). (Reporting by Muyu Xu and Ryan Woo; Editing by Tom Hogue)
