Crude oil prices drop to their lowest in nearly six years
Oversupply and weak demand continue to plague global crude oil market.
India to implement GST by 2016, says finance minister Arun Jaitley
The planned goods and services tax (GST) is a destination-based tax regime, while the prevailing regime is origin-based.
Rio Tinto to invest $500m in Indian diamond project
Rio Tinto has waited patiently for over a decade to begin mining at Bunder, in the Madhya Pradesh state.
Shares in Li Ka-shing's firms surge on re-structuring plan
Revamp will create a property firm and a globally diversified conglomerate.
Roche to acquire Foundation Medicine for up to $1.18bn
Deal will strengthen Basel-based Roche's personalised cancer treatments.
Crude oil drops as Goldman Sachs slashes price forecast
Crude oil prices have ended down for the past seven consecutive weeks on oversupply concerns.
Tesco could shut 13 stores in Hungary in February
Tesco is Hungary's biggest supermarket chain and the nation's third-biggest employer.
Crude oil prices log their seventh straight weekly loss
Oil rout continues as key producers show no signs of slashing output amid global glut.
Gold set to rise on geopolitical tensions in Europe
US gold futures for delivery in February have added 2.7% from the 2 January opening price.
India: Apex court permits Sahara group to remortgage London and New York hotels
Jailed Sahara India Pariwar boss Subrata Roy can use a makeshift office inside New Delhi's Tihar jail for negotiations.
US fines Honda $70m for under-reporting deaths and injuries
Penalty is the largest amount ever paid by an automaker as a result of a US NHTSA probe.
Weak oil prices good for US economy, says Minneapolis Fed chief
A drop in oil prices has put money in consumers' pockets, says Minneapolis Federal Reserve boss Narayana Kocherlakota.
Macquarie could buy jets from Dublin's AWAS for over $4bn
Macquarie is working to seal the deal for about 100 jets before the end of the month.
IMF talks resume in Ukraine as Soros urges $50bn aid package
Billionaire financier George Soros says $50bn package should be viewed as a safeguard against an aggressive Russia.
Oil could trade at $40, says renowned trader Andrew Hall
Low prices also raise the risk of geopolitical instability, warns commodity hedge fund manager Andrew J Hall.
KKR partners Singapore's GIC to float India realty lending firm
Since 2011, KKR has committed over $1.8bn of equity to 29 real estate transactions in the US, Europe and in Asia.
China to invest $250bn in Latin America over 10 years
President Xi expects two-way trade between China and Latin America to rise to $500bn within 10 years.
Goldman Sachs buys near 20% stake in Germany's Mister Spex
US investment bank seen betting on speedy growth of online sales of spectacles.
Rocket Internet's Westwing valued at €449m in new funding round
Munich-based Westwing sells furniture and homeware products online in 15 markets.
EnBW sells stake in offshore wind farm to Macquarie Capital for €720m
EnBW's Baltic 2 offshore wind farm could power 340,000 households when fully commissioned.
Royal Dutch Shell to pay £55m over Nigerian oil spills
Shell Petroleum Company of Nigeria (SPDC) will make the payout to 15,600 fishermen in the southern town of Bodo.
UAE oil minister says global crude glut may last years
Suhail bin Mohammed al-Mazrouei says crude prices could recover if non-Opec producers "act rationally".
L&G and Dutch fund PGGM buy UK property fund for £370m
The Bishopsgate Long Term Property Fund Unit Trust generates an annual rent of about £22m.
Asian markets outside mainland China drop on oil fears
Danske Bank expects oil prices to fall further in the short term.
Silver Eagle Acquisition to invest in Indian pay-TV firm Videocon d2h
The deal will result in first US-listed Indian pay-TV operator.
Hyundai Motor Group plans to invest $73bn by 2018
Shares in Hyundai Motor and Kia Motors end 2.08% and1.54% lower respectively
Japan's DoCoMo seeks arbitration with Tata over Indian JV stake
Tata Sons has failed to find a buyer for the Japanese company's holding.
UK insurer Bupa to raise stake in Indian joint venture
Both firms did not disclose the financial terms of the planned deal.
BMW to pay $820m in subsidies to China dealers amid slowdown
Subsidies are the largest by an automaker to its retailers in China.
Japan: December PMI points to sustained factory growth
New export orders rose for a sixth successive month in December 2014.
