Canadian start-up allows credit card bill payment using bitcoins
YesToBitcoins allows payment of American Express, MasterCard and VISA credit cards via bitcoins.
France to ban Uber services from 1 January, 2015
French interior ministry cited insufficient insurance for Uber drivers among other reasons for the ban.
China opposes $1.1bn US spending bill that discriminates against its companies
China says spending bill has clauses that discriminate against Chinese companies, violate principles of fair trade and send wrong signal.
Japan manufacturing sentiment deteriorates further
Sentiment among big manufacturers in Japan slipped by one point to +12.
Sony Pictures hack: Company fears further cyberattacks after The Interview release
Company's representatives have advised US authorities on the possibility of further hacking attacks, Re/code reports.
Bitcoin: Stateless man Glen Roberts uses digital currency for almost all daily expenses
Glen Roberts said bitcoin can make lives of stateless people easier.
Millions of Britons to get fee-free basic accounts under Treasury's 'landmark deal' with lenders
Participating lenders include Barclays, RBS, HSBC, Lloyds, Santander UK and TSB.
China's Baidu plans up to $600m investment in Uber to rival Tencent and Alibaba
Alibaba and Tencent have invested in local taxi-hailing apps Kuaidi Dache and Didi Dache, respectively.
Google to pull out engineering operations from Russia due to legal hurdles
Company's move comes after Russia adopted new rules requiring more data to be stored in the country.
US passes $1.1tn spending bill to avert shutdown until September 2015
House passes $1.1tn budget with 219 representatives voting in favour and 206 voting against it.
Jack Ma replaces Li Ka-shing as Asia's richest person
Ma currently has a net worth of $28.6bn, more than Li's $28.3bn, according to Bloomberg Billionaires Index.
Russia to supply 12 nuclear reactors to India as countries cherish friendship of 'unmatched mutual confidence'
Both countries have signed a total of 16 agreements as President Putin visits the Indian capital for a one-day summit.
Bank of America: US shale industry to suffer if oil prices decline to $50 per barrel
At least 15% of US shale producers are losing money at current prices, and more than half will be under water if US crude falls below $55, says BoA.
eBay may cut 3,000 jobs ahead of PayPal spin-off
Affected division includes eBay.com and StubHub amid stiff, is competition from Amazon and Alibaba.
FX fixing: New York regulators to probe Barclays and Deutsche Bank's use of algorithms to rig rates
New York regulators are probing the banks' use of algorithms on their trading platforms to manipulate foreign-exchange rates.
UK tax avoidance: New tax rule to target double Irish strategy used by Google
Proposed 'Google Tax' in UK will target inter-company fees, which have been frequently used by multinational companies in their tax strategies.
Sony Pictures hack: Pirate Bay, EZTV and more torrent sites offline after copyright police raid
Swedish police seized servers, computers and other equipment in raid on one of the The Pirate Bay's hosting locations
Two more ex-Madoff employees get prison terms in connection with $17bn ponzi scheme
Bernard Madoff's longtime assistant, Annette Bongiorno, and his former computer programmer, Jerome O'Hara, received six year 2.5 years in jail, respectively.
Cost of Sony Pictures hacking estimated to be less than that of 2011 Playstation Network attack
Experts put the cost of the recent attack at $100m, while the estimated cost of the Playstation hacking in 2011 was $171m.
Thailand orders Uber to stop services after finding operations illegal
Uber has been banned from operating in the Indian capital of New Delhi.
Merck to acquire antibiotic resistance specialist Cubist Pharmaceuticals for $9.5bn
Cubist specialises on developing medicines against antibiotic-resistant bacteria, generally known as super bugs.
Uber faces lawsuit in US city of Portland after New Delhi ban
Uber started services in Portland on 5 December without consent from local authorities, city accuses.
Hacking group GOP says it is not responsible for threatening mail received by Sony staff
Group calling itself GOP wants movie on North Korean leader, Kin Jong-Un, to be taken off.
Spy Anna Chapman ordered to seduce fugitive Edward Snowden to lock him in Russia
Snowden defended the attempt as he became concerned about the possible consequences, former KGB agency Boris Karpichkov revealed.
Founders of India's Infosys seek to raise $1.1bn from share sale
Founders who are selling shares are Narayana Murthy, Nandan Nilekani, S.D. Shibulal and K. Dinesh.
China's trade surplus rises to record level casting shadow over growth prospects
China registers another record monthly trade surplus of $54.5bn for November, up from $45.4bn in October.
US petrol prices fall to four-year low on increased supply and strengthening dollar
Average price of a gallon of gasoline in the US has dropped one dollar since early May, according to the latest Lundberg survey.
BP set to cut hundreds of UK and US jobs as spill costs and oil price plunge hurt profitability
Headcounts will come down across all upstream and downstream activities and corporate centres.
Graduates form more than half of London's workforce
About 53% of London's workforce are college graduates.
UN set to create framework for global bankruptcy process in wake of Argentina debt crisis
Many EU nations, US, Australia and Japan vote against move saying talks must be held at IMF or Paris Club.
