House of Cards and Bloodline help boost Netflix subscriber base
Company added 4.9 million subscribers across globe in its first quarter ended on 31 March.
BP oil spill settlement: Patrick Juneau pays over $5bn to claimants
Juneau is managing fund to compensate victims of Gulf of Mexico oil spill.
Star Wars, Harry Potter, Marvel, Fast & Furious: Most successful movie franchises ever
Vin Diesel's Fast & Furious film series have so far grossed just under $1.2bn in US.
Target to reimburse banks $20m under imminent deal with MasterCard over data breach
Target is close to reaching a settlement with MasterCard to reimburse banks.
Chinese online retailer JD.com launches platform for international sellers
JD Worldwide will help consumers purchase authentic imported products and lower entry barriers for global brands.
Nokia and Alcatel-Lucent agree €15.6bn all-stock merger
Nokia will offer 0.55 of new Nokia share for every Alcatel-Lucent share.
China economic growth falls to 6-year low on weak property investment
China's gross domestic (GDP) growth slowed to 7.0% year on year in first quarter.
Net neutrality: Flipkart drops partnership with Airtel as debate gets hotter in India
Flipkart said it will not partner with Airtel Zero following customer protests.
Bitcoin blamed as paedophiles use digital currency to obtain child porn outside Tor network
Child sexual abuse websites accepting bitcoins appeared as separate folders on legitimate websites, says Internet Watch Foundation.
Japan: Court halts restart of Kansai Electric's Takahama nuclear facility
Blow to Shinzo Abe's nuclear plans as court blocks restart of Takahama reactors over safety issues.
Toyota to create 2,400 jobs at planned $1bn Mexican facility
New factory in central state of Guanajuato will roll out 200,000 cars a year.
Google is not bothered about its stock performance, claims author
John Straw says 'underperforming' Google stock allows company to deflect criticism by simply stating that market reflects its performance, not government.
GM plans $1bn revamp at Michigan facility
Buildings to come up to house 2,500 new workers in electrical engineering and information technology.
World Bank: China's growth slowdown to hit Australia and New Zealand significantly
Australia and New Zealand depend largely on commodity exports to world's second largest economy, where growth is slowing down.
China first-quarter growth to fall below 7% as exports decline unexpectedly
Exports fell by 14.6% in March, reversing from a 48.9% growth in the previous month.
China threatens to shut down Sina Corp's entire news services
Sina owns Sina Weibo, a popular Twitter variant used by more than 300 million Chinese.
Monaco most expensive for luxury property followed by Hong Kong and London
London third costliest where one can buy 21 square metres with $1m.
Apple in talks with Florence and the Machine for exclusive music streaming rights
Apple reckons owning exclusive rights will force music lovers who dislike subscription pay for content.
PayPal allows merchants to accept bitcoin payments
Bitcoin payments have been enabled in partnership with Braintree.
LinkedIn to acquire online education firm lynda.com for $1.5bn
lynda.com serves individuals as well as corporate, government and educational organisations with a wide range of online courses.
China's rising labour costs could make India attractive for investors
PM Narendra Modi, now visiting Europe, to woo investors to India.
US bitcoin trader accepts digital currency at 11% premium to Blockchain rates
BTCGaw has started marketing campaign, claiming its deal for bitcoin trade is best on market at present.
Greece to pay €450m loan instalment to IMF as eurozone gives reforms deadline
Athens has been in talks with its eurozone partners and IMF on package of reforms for receiving further aid.
Satyam scandal: Ramalinga Raju and 9 others found guilty in India's biggest accounting fraud
Court found Raju and others guilty of cheating, forgery and criminal breach of trust.
Class action suit against Facebook over privacy violations in Europe set to begin in Vienna
Austrian law graduate Max Schrems is spearheading a class action suit with support of about 25,000 Facebook users.
Argentina suing Citibank for signing 'deal with devil'
Economy Minister Axel Kicillof said Citibank's deal with NML violated local laws over public debt.
Al-Qaeda linked terror groups drop online communication after Edward Snowden leaks
At least three Al Qaeda affiliates altered their communications, using human couriers instead of email and mobile phones, according to think-tank Henry Jackson Society.
World Bank calls on China's AIIB and Brics' NDB to help eradicate extreme poverty
Both AIIB and NDB could be World Bank's strong allies in economic development of poor countries and emerging markets, says World Bank boss Jim Yong Kim.
Boards of Shell and BG Group agree £47bn mega deal
Companies' boards have reached an agreement on the terms of the cash and share offer made by Shell.
Oil prices down more than 1% as US and Saudi output poised to remain intact
Brent crude price, the global benchmark, is down 1.42% at $58.26 per barrel as at 12.30am ET.
