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Venugopal Dhoot: How a 'loan scam' led to Videocon owner's downfall

Venugopal Dhoot, one of India's best-known business tycoons, was arrested earlier this week - nearly four years after India's federal investigation agency filed a case of criminal conspiracy and fraud against him. ...

How can novice investors understand their risk tolerance?

When it comes to money, most people are uncomfortable with the possibility of losing their hard-earned cash. ...

UK workers are striking back amid rising prices, falling incomes

The season of goodwill is supposed to be in full flow, but it is not only the British weather that is gloomy, but much of the public atmosphere, as well. The rising cost of living is biting hard, especially for those who were struggling even before inflation went wild. More generally, there is a sense that the country is going backwards, and is divided and increasingly unequal, with a realization by much of the public that the captain and crew of this ship are leading us straight to an iceberg. ...

Why car dealers may face a bumpy road ahead

Why do so many of us think we can successfully haggle over the price of a new car with a professional salesman? ...

US-China chip war: How the technology dispute is playing out

The US is rapidly ramping up efforts to try to hobble China's progress in the semiconductor industry - vital for everything from smartphones to weapons of war. ...

Skilled tech workers snapped up despite downturn

Jaydeep Vacchani, a software developer in Toronto, began to hunt for a new job just as the surge of layoffs in the technology sector spread across the world. ...

Strikes: Will the clash between workers and firms ever end?

In all my years covering business, I've never witnessed a collision between workers and employers like this. ...

Taiwan's front-line battle against mobile phone fraud

Telecoms security boss Jeff Kuo says that fighting mobile phone fraud is a constant battle, and that Taiwan is on the front line. ...

Ukraine war: Germany to cover energy bills as gas prices soar

The air is warm and buttery as workers knead mounds of raisin-flecked dough inside the Kexerei bakery in Dresden. This is the busiest time of year but, like every other business and household in the country, the firm's bills are going up, diminishing the festive cheer. ...

The little-known nut that may save at-risk rainforests

Food scientist Marcello Giannuzzi asks an intriguing question. ...

Rwanda's electric vehicle push has a faltering start

Known as the land of a thousand hills, Rwanda might not be the obvious place to launch electric vehicles. ...

Are flying taxis getting closer to lift-off?

Flying taxis appear to be a bit closer to getting off the ground. ...

Is this really the end of Twitter?

Twitter today is awash with people saying goodbye. ...

Small firms have a big role fighting climate change

For the past two years, Nikhil Arora has been working hard to cut his organic gardening company's carbon footprint, taking small steps, like shifting away from plastic packaging, to make his business, Back to the Roots, the most environmentally efficient it has ever been. ...