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Covid: UK closes all travel corridors until at 2021-01-18 05:54:52Passengers must also quarantine for up to 10 days following the closure of all UK travel corridors.

BBC World News business headlines 2021-01-18 02:07:52The latest international business headlines from BBC World News.

Lee Jae Yong: Samsung heir gets prison term 2021-01-18 01:53:52A South Korean court sentenced Lee Jae Yong to two and a half years in prison.

Covid-19: China's economy picks up, bucking global trend 2021-01-17 22:39:08Annual growth of 2.3% puts China on course to be the only major economy to have expanded in 2020.

Brexit: 'Putting UK, not GB, delayed my fish 2021-01-17 20:10:37New trading rules are causing problems for some firms, creating backlogs and uncertainty.

BT faces £600m lawsuit over 'overcharging' 2021-01-17 19:39:30A group of pensioners seek compensation for what they say was the excessive pricing of landlines.

Eurostar: Government urged to 'safeguard' rail firm's future 2021-01-17 13:15:29A group of London firms has written to ministers calling for financial support for the rail firm.

Will the Trump corporate backlash make a difference? 2021-01-16 19:23:50After the storming of the US Capitol, Donald Trump is facing "a very different set of calculations".

Joanna Lumley 'shocked' at claims disabled workers unpaid 2021-01-15 17:01:56Sir Iain Duncan Smith and Joanna Lumley speak out about employees allegedly owed a total of £200,000.

Can supermarket security guards help with mask rules? 2021-01-15 16:55:49Supermarkets around the UK are stepping up enforcement of mask-wearing rules.

WhatsApp extends 'confusing' update deadline 2021-01-15 14:29:29The Facebook-owned platform still says its users must accept the update or stop using the service.

Scottish fishermen 'sailing to Denmark to land catch' 2021-01-15 12:56:11Red tape plus a "poor" Brexit deal mean fishermen fear for the future, says an industry body.

Business

A tech CEO’s guide to taxes 2021-01-08 19:00:00Silicon Valley v the tax man

Energy companies give the Arctic the cold shoulder 2021-01-08 19:00:00To Donald Trump, Alaska is a promising source of oil wealth and energy security. To energy companies, it is a risk not worth taking

Corporate nuptials are back on 2021-01-08 19:00:00The year got off to a scorching start with the announcement of two mega-deals in less than a week

What happens when firms have to stump up 2021-01-08 19:00:00An Indian experiment in corporate social responsibility

Deutschland AG continues to pour billions into China 2021-01-07 10:59:54Never mind the growing geopolitical rift between Beijing and the West

The Fiat Chrysler-PSA mega-merger may give rise to 2021-01-07 10:59:54The new firm’s boss, Carlos Tavares, has work to do to maintain his stellar track record

The science of networking 2021-01-04 19:00:00The modern economy depends on how well people connect with others

NYSE boots out Chinese telecoms firms—then it doesn’t, 2021-01-04 19:00:00A pall of uncertainty hangs over Chinese shares in America

Why American telecoms firms are splurging on 5G 2021-01-01 19:00:00An auction of mobile frequencies is turning a blockbuster

Chinese trustbusters’ pursuit of Alibaba is only the 2021-01-01 19:00:00Beijing has put online giants on notice

The next big thing in retail comes with 2021-01-01 19:00:00Chinese apps are to 21st-century shopping what American malls were to last century’s

The podcasting battle to be the Netflix of 2021-01-01 19:00:00Audio streamers see podcasts as a way to differentiate themselves from their competitors

Economy

Trump backs down, signs stimulus package 2020-12-27 17:30:07A government shutdown was averted after the president approved the Covid relief package and annual spending bill.

Congress sends Covid package and spending measure to 2020-12-24 14:02:31The president has thrown the fate of the bill into jeopardy.

Fed enters Biden era with clipped wings and 2020-12-22 13:15:19Congress curbed the central bank's emergency lending despite the economy's continuing struggles.

Biden adds former Obama budget official, onetime Warren 2020-12-21 10:45:58Biden added that the appointees have “broad viewpoints on how to build a stronger and more inclusive middle class.”

The Financial Express

Six shut Franklin Templeton MF schemes get Rs 2021-01-19 18:10:00Even Franklin India Short Term Income Plan turned cash positive recently, taking the total number of cash positive schemes to five. The five cash posi

Govt should find ways to encourage more Indians 2021-01-19 18:00:00Kamath, however, acknowledged that there has been a palpable change in the broader mindset and believes that the emerging crop of new investors will b

BoM Q3 net up 14% to Rs 154 2021-01-19 17:50:00In addition to growth in retail demand, investment in infrastructure and new projects had started pouring in, adding to the optimism, he said.

Welspun One Logistics Park launches AIF 2021-01-19 17:45:00Welspun One Logistics Park is a pan-India integrated fund, development and asset management platform backed by the $2.7 billion Welspun Group.

CSB Bank reports 89% y-o-y rise in Q3 2021-01-19 17:40:00The Thrissur-based lender had reported a net profit of Rs 28.1 crore in Q3 FY20 and Rs 68.9 crore in the second quarter of the current fiscal year.

India to start supply of Covid vaccines to 2021-01-19 17:30:00This is in keeping with India’s stated commitment to using indigenous vaccine production and delivery capacity to help humanity fight the Covid-

Merely producing engineers not enough, says Niti Aayog 2021-01-19 17:15:00He said India can actually create up to $1 trillion of economic value from the digital economy by 2025, up from around $200 billion currently, and the

Sensex soars 834 points on US stimulus hopes 2021-01-19 17:00:00European markets in countries such as France, Germany and the United Kingdom up between 0.10% to 0.14%. Additionally, the Dow Jones mini futures was u

Farm laws: SC panel to submit ‘unbiased’ report 2021-01-19 16:45:00“Our views may be different. When a responsibility like this is given by the court, we have to work in an unbiased and transparent way. In the r

SC upholds threshold for home-buyers to move NCLT 2021-01-19 16:30:00“We aim to file a review in order to seek certain clarifications as well as modifications,” Sinha, who appeared for Association of Karvy I

Aluminium companies seek hike in customs duty 2021-01-19 16:15:00They also want to eliminate GST compensation cess on coal, around Rs 400 per tonne, to support the power-intensive aluminium industry.

Kerala looking into the possibility of setting up 2021-01-19 16:00:00This will be done beside opening up the government market for startup consortiums and hiking the special fund for startup development, the state said.