European jetmaker Airbus is taking its fight for a bigger market share to rival Boeing's backyard on Monday, as it inaugurates its first production plant in the United States.

With a three-year government rescue package coming to a close, the highly indebted state of Rajasthan is getting tough - it's demanding farmers start paying for their electricity.

Toshiba on Monday reported a first-quarter loss of $102 million after sales fell to a two-and-half-year low, in a fresh blow to the Japanese conglomerate after a huge accounting scandal.

Rich nations are stubbornly divided ahead of talks in Paris on Thursday to seek a deal to phase out coal subsidies in a foretaste of the difficulty of agreeing on action to curb global warming at a UN summit later this year.

Japanese videogame giant Nintendo said on Monday it has appointed Tatsumi Kimishima as its new president.

Three years ago India was the weakling of the emerging markets clan, politically stagnant and struggling to grow -- but as gloom engulfs other developing economies, the subcontinent is enjoying a moment in the sun.

Flush with cash and confidence after years of rising sales, German carmakers are used to reaping industry-leading returns. But with Chinese demand abruptly slowing, the profit engine has begun to sputter, overshadowing the glitz of the Frankfurt auto show which

The global economy faces a financial bubble from central banks pumping cash into economies, Germany's finance minister warns.

The price of international food commodities registered their largest monthly drop in seven years in August, the UN food agency said on Thursday.

Facebook pages moved closer to replacing small business websites Tuesday, announcing features designed to make it easier for shops to hawk their wares.

India on Wednesday allowed telecom carriers to trade unused mobile airwaves, a move aimed at improving services in the world's second-biggest market by number of mobile customers.

The tech world on Wednesday will have its eyes on Apple, expecting new versions of the company's coveted iPhone but hoping for magic in the form of unexpected innovation.

China will adopt "stronger" fiscal policies to support growth, Beijing said as it seeks to sooth increasing fears about the world's second-largest economy following turmoil in domestic and overseas markets.

Tokyo stocks rocketed 7.71 percent Wednesday, leading an Asian equities rally as investors scooped up shares on the cheap, while a weak yen and hopes that China's wild market volatility was ending also boosted buying.

China's giant foreign exchange hoard just got a bit smaller. A $94 billion decline in August – the biggest absolute drop on record –

Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holding Ltd said on Tuesday it expected its total value of transactions in the second-quarter to be lower than previously thought, a fresh signal that China's slowdown is taking a bite out of consumer spending.

A leap in onion prices has left a bitter taste for Surinder Anand, owner of a New Delhi restaurant that sweats its way through a hundred kilos a day, but it could pose even bigger problems for India's leader.

STORYTELLING is an essential leadership skill. It allows leaders to communicate, build engagement and drive changes in an organisation, said Indranil Chakraborty, founder of StoryWorks, a communications consulting firm based in India.

Uber -- the app-based car service -- has raised $1.2 billion to keep expanding Uber China, a source close to the efforts said.

A year ago, India's diamond capital hit the headlines when one of the largest polishing companies in the western city of Surat treated