Samsung to produce A9 chips to be used in next Apple iPhone
Samsung's technological edge in using latest manufacturing process prompted Apple to select company.
Greek finance minister: ECB's decision to disqualify Greek bonds as collateral would not affect financial sector
ECB earlier lifted waiver of minimum credit rating requirements for marketable instruments issued or guaranteed by Greek government.
US health insurer Anthem suffers massive hacking attack
Information such as names, birthdays, medical IDs/social security numbers and email addresses accessed.
South Korea looks to ban Uber after rejecting its licensing proposal
South Korea cites oversupply in taxi market and raises concern that unorganised operators would be hit.
China's Xinhua slams Western media bias against Brics, calls it 'zero-sum thinking'
Xinhua says Western media have been prejudiced and short-sighted in their portrayal of the Brics group.
Hurun Global Rich List 2015: India overtakes Russia to claim third spot on billionaires' list
According to the Hurun Global Rich List for 2015, UK was on fifth place with a total of 80 billionaires.
Pimco's Total Return Fund hit by 21st straight month of outflows
In January, investors withdrew $11.6bn from the fund, taking total redemptions between September and January to $91.5bn.
Amazon in talks to buy some RadioShack stores in major push into brick-and-mortar retail
The e-commerce giant has discussed acquiring some of the stores of RadioShack to showcase its hardware products.
BP to cut 2015 spending by up to $6bn as lower oil prices hit profits
Underlying profit for fourth quarter declined by 20% year on year to $2.2bn, while full-year profit declined 10% to $12.1bn.
Google denies report it is preparing ride-hailing service rivalling Uber
Bloomberg earlier reported that Google informed Uber's board of its new plan.
Former IMF head Dominique Strauss-Kahn on trial for pimping
If convicted, he could face up to 10 years in prison and a fine of €1.5m.
China's Dagong undermines Western sanctions on Russia, rates Gazprom's debt at top AAA
Sanctions imposed by US and EU pose little impact on repayment capacity of Gazprom, says Dagong.
India revises fiscal 2013 GDP growth to 6.9% from 4.7%
Country changed way of measuring national income, bringing it closer to international norms.
Lafarge and Holcim to sell assets worth €6.5bn to Ireland's CRH ahead of $40bn mega merger
CRH beat a consortium led by US private equity giant Blackstone, which was also looking to buy assets.
Moody's faces US probe over mortgage deal ratings issued ahead of financial crisis
Probe on to determine if firm compromised standards to get business while issuing ratings..
Nokia threatens to sue London-based Lowdownapp over use of 'HERE'
Nokia owns apps relating to mapping and navigation under registered brand name 'HERE'.
Adobe sues fashion retailer Forever 21 for allegedly pirating Photoshop
Autodesk and Corel join Adobe in lawsuit filed in California claiming illegal use of their software products.
Exxon Mobil bars discrimination against LGBT workers
Move comes after President Barack Obama bans federal contractors who discriminate against LGBT workers.
IBM to create 300 UK tech jobs at new Leicester service centre
New centre would serve its UK-based clients with services including high value application development and maintenance.
Qatar Airways buys 9.99% stake in British Airways owner IAG for £1.2bn
Deal would make Qatar Airways the single biggest shareholder of IAG
China overtakes US as leading recipient of foreign direct investment
FDI inflows to China increased by 3% to $128bn in 2014, while US saw its FDI declining to $86bn.
Google hit by lower ad rates, strong dollar and rising expenses
Google reports higher revenue and profit for fourth quarter, but its revenues fall short of analysts' estimates.
Shanghai free trade zone model to be implemented across China
China's State Council spells out reforms on investment, foreign trade, finance, services and ease of doing business.
McDonald's appoints UK-born Steve Easterbrook as CEO
Easterbrook will replace Don Thompson, who is stepping down as CEO of McDonald's with effect from 1 March.
Apple and Samsung share No.1 smartphone vendor rank with each holding 20% market share
Both Apple and Samsung shipped 74.5 million units in fourth quarter.
Amazon launches corporate email service WorkMail to take on Google and Microsoft
Amazon will charge $4 per month for each inbox with 50GB of storage.
Qatar and Brookfield win battle for Canary Wharf
Three biggest shareholders in Songbird Estates backed £2.6bn offer from Qatar's sovereign wealth fund and Canada's Brookfield.
China: Alibaba criticised by regulator SAIC over sale of fake and shoddy goods online
SAIC says e-commerce giant Alibaba failed to protect consumer rights and did little to tackle unlicensed merchants.
Bitcoin rate falls 2% as mining firm CoinTerra files for bankruptcy
Company said in the filing that it would be unable to pay several of its unsecured investors.
Sony to axe 1,000 mobile phone jobs in UK, Sweden and China
Sony's total workforce in mobile phone division will be reduced by about 30% to 5,000 by fiscal year ending in March 2016
