US Says Bitcoin Miners and Investors are not Money Transmitters

Money transmitters are required to register with US FinCEN and has further reporting requirements.



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UK Consumer Confidence Recovers Strongly After Three Straight Monthly Falls

GfK consumer confidence index rose to -7 from -13 in January.



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GCHQ's Andrew French to Head Mike Lynch-Backed Cyber Security Firm Darktrace

Autonomy co-founder Mike Lynch had invested between $10m and $20m in Darktrace.



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Yahoo Warns Against Using Same Password on Multiple Sites After Email-Service Hack

Yahoo said hacking of its email service was likely from third-party database compromise.



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Chinese New Year 2014: China's Oil and Gas Affordability and Efficiency Issues

Providing cheap energy and reducing pollution would be concerns for China in year of the horse.



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China Probes $1.6bn Credit-Card Abuse by Company Executives

PBOC launched probe into abuses of credit card pre-authorisations earlier in January.



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China's ICBC to Bolster London Trading Operations Via $770m Deal with Standard Bank

ICBC agreed to buy 60% stake in Johannesburg-based Standard Bank's global markets business.



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US Fed Likely to Cut Stimulus by Further $10bn Despite Emerging Markets Chaos

Recent asset selloff in emerging markets and weak job growth fuelled speculation that Fed will change decision.



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India's IT Workforce Enters Middle Age as Growth Slows

Reuters reports that Indian IT companies are retaining experienced workers despite higher costs.



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Taiwan Authorities Detain Second Former Foxconn Executive in Bribery Probe

Bribery probe comes as another blow to Foxconn's reputation, following labour and worker safety issues in China.



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Argentina's Central Bank Spends $115m to Control Slide in Peso

Central Bank spends about $115m to rein in foreign exchange black market, according to WSJ.



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China Avoids Major Credit Default with Shadow-Banking Product

China Credit Trust reached deal with investors to repay their investment in $500m investment scheme.



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US Tech Majors Allowed to Detail Government Spying Data Requests

Tech majors made deal with US government in bid to repair their tainted public image amid NSA scandal.



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Large Screens and Low Prices Push Smartphone Shipments Above One Billion

While Samsung retained No. 1 spot, Apple suffered from low-cost offerings of Huawei, Lenovo and LG.



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Samsung Continues to be Market Leader in Smartphone Sales

Samsung sold record 86 million handsets in fourth quarter beating Apple's 51 million, according to Strategy Analytics.



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Bitcoin Price Crosses $1000 Again Amid Emerging Market Sell-Off

Investors consider digital currency as alternative asset like gold.



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Moody's Downgrades Sony to Junk as Profitability Remains Weak

Moody's downgraded the issuer rating and long-term senior unsecured bond rating of Sony to Ba1 from Baa3.



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Japan Trade Deficit at Record Levels Indicates 'Costly Flip Side of Abenomics'

Yen's weakening due to Abenomics has negative impacts attached to it.



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Taiwan's Foxconn Plans Manufacturing Units in US and Indonesia

Foxconn eyes to more than double its annual revenue over next 10 years.



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Coca-Cola Laptops with Personal Data of 74,000 People Stolen from HQ

Laptops were stolen by former employee who was asked to maintain or dispose them.



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WikiLeaks Gets Bulk of Donation Via Bitcoin and LiteCoin

WikiLeaks earlier raised 7.18 bitcoins to support NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden.



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Cypriot Luxury Apartments Up For Sale in Bitcoin

Kensington Development Group selling 500 apartments at its Bitcoin Resort.



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'Google Has No Current Plans Regarding Bitcoin'

Company denied reports it is considering bitcoin integration into Google Wallet.



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China's ICBC to Help Bailout Investors in Shadow-Banking Product

ICBC changed from its earlier stance due to reputation issues.



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China's Official Jobless Measure Accused of Understating Real Situation

Official jobless rate has been remaining at 4.1% since third quarter of 2010.



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US FBI Warns Retailers of Further Cyber Attacks Similar to Target Data Breach

FBI issued confidential report to retailers detailing possible risks of malware affecting point-of-sale systems.



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US Accuses Firm That Vetted Edward Snowden of 'Flushing Background Checks'

US Department of Justice said in court filing that USIS defrauded country of millions of dollars.



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India to Withdraw Pre-2005 Banknotes in Response to Black Money and Fake Notes

RBI will withdraw banknotes printed before 2005 starting from 31 March.



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Activist Investor Carl Icahn Asks eBay to Spin-Off PayPal

Carl Icahn had earlier acquired 0.8% stake in eBay



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Credit Suisse Sued by Chinese Entrepreneur For Unauthorised Security Trades

China Green Agriculture chairman Li Tao said Credit Suisse failed to explain risks on some trades.



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UK Produces One Car Every 20 Seconds Following Strong Demand

Nissan tops list followed by Jaguar Land Rover and Toyota.



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Argentineans Now Require Government Approval to Purchase Items on Foreign Websites

International home delivery for online shoppers banned in Argentina as country looks to control plunge of foreign reserves.



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IBM's Full Year Revenues Hit by NSA Scandal

Sales in China, IBM's growth market, declined due to Edward Snowden's revelations about NSA spying.



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Mexicans Arrested with Fraudulent Credit Cards Suspected to Have Links with Target Data Breach

Mexicans used credit card data stolen from Target to purchase goods worth tens of thousands of dollars.



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Bitcoin Centre NYC Launches Open Source ATM Software

ATM software provided by Cash2BTC would challenge ATM makers such as Robocoin and Lamassu.



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Deepening Political Divide Could Hit India's Economic Reforms

Existing political divide points to unstable government in India.



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Trading in 7 China Stocks Halted on Debut Day as Exchange Urges Investors to Be Rational

Prices of seven Chinese stocks exceeded limits set by Shenzhen stock exchange.



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Peugeot Capital Infusion to Strip Founding Family of Control

Carmaker to raise €3bn via share offer in which China's Dongfeng Motor and French government would participate.



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Ebay UK to Allow Users to Buy and Sell Bitcoins

Owners would be able to list digital currencies on classifieds section starting on 10 February.



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Wealth of 85 Richest Equivalent to That of Half the World's Population

Richest people are rigging rules to increase their wealth, says Oxfam.



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UBS to Outsource Fixed Income Trading Platform in Cost-Cutting Drive

UBS will make use of standardised solutions from French trading software firms Murex and Ion Trading



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SFO Received 'Blockbuster Funding' from UK Treasury to Probe Rolls-Royce's Bribery Abroad

UK Treasury allowed funding "in the low millions" of pounds for SFO's criminal probe of Rolls-Royce.



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China Economic Growth Eases Amid Lower Spending and Tight Credit

China records growth rate of 7.7% in fourth quarter, down from 7.8% in third quarter.



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Porn to Be Bitcoin's 'Killer App' as Sales of Site in Digital Currency Soar

Porn industry expected to widely adopt digital currency due to its anonymity feature.



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Online Storage Provider Dropbox Valued at $10bn

Dropbox secures $250m funding from venture capitalists.



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Russian Teenager Authored Malware Used in Target Data Breach

Cyber security firm IntelCrawler said new breaches at US retailers could appear very soon.



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Bitcoin Trades Above $900 Despite Silk Road Forfeiture

Forfeiture is largest ever in US involving cryptocurrency.



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Sales of Gaming Consoles Rise But New Game Sales Decline

Sales of video-game hardware rose 28% year over year to $1.37bn in December, according to NPD Group.



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NSA Accused of Collecting 200 Million Text Messages Per Day

GCHQ also found to have used Dishfire program to tap Britons' communications.



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US Senate Approves $1.1tn Spending Bill to Avert Shutdown

Bill also eases pains of America's automatic budget cuts known as sequester.



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China's Luxury Spending Falls Again as More Millionaires Look to Emigrate

Overall luxury spending fell by 15% while spending on gifts declined 25%.



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Citibank to Replace Debit Cards Involved in Target Data Breach

Citi is second major bank in US to do so after JP Morgan Chase.



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Defence Firm Altegrity That Vetted Snowden Faces $1.8bn Debt

US defence contractor Altegrity is holding company for USIS that vetted Edward Snowden and Aaron Alexis.



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China Defends Blocking Facebook, Twitter and Bloomberg

China's ambassador to UK Liu Xiaoming says websites have to abide by country's law.



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Top 10 Acquisitions by Google Including Nest

Google recently announced its acquisition of Nest Labs for $3.2bn – its second largest purchase after Motorola Mobility.



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Emerging Markets Help China's Huawei Post Strong Profit Growth

Huawei's revenues in US and Australia slowed down due to security concerns.



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Boeing Dreamliner Grounded After Battery Vents White Smoke

Japan Airlines-operated 787 Dreamliner was grounded in Tokyo after apparent problems with battery.



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Japan's Toshiba to Buy Controlling Stake in British Nuclear Firm for £102m

Toshiba has been looking for outside opportunities after Fukushima disaster in 2011



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Target's Payment Processors Could Face Hefty Fines Due to Data Breach

Payment networks Visa and MasterCard often levy fines on payment processors for cyber security breach.



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China Bans Foreign Cars in Military

Xi Jinping ordered that army should use domestic car brands rather than foreign brands.



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'More Agile' Airbus Beats Boeing in Commercial Market Share

Airbus commanded 51% gross market share in aircraft category above 100 seats at year end.



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Apple Fails to Block Probe of Top Execs Over E-Book Price Fixing

US District Judge denied Apple's plea to block antitrust monitor from probing its top officials Tim Cook and Al Gore.



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Japan's Suntory to Become World's No.3 Liquor Company with $16bn Beam Acquisition

US-based Beam owns premium liquor brands including Maker's Mark, Jim Beam and Canadian Club.



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India Looks to Recover €270m from UK's AgustaWestland Over Scrapped Chopper Deal

India paid over 43% of €560m contract for 12 AW101 choppers.



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Overstock.com Becomes First Major E-tailer to Accept Bitcoins

Overstock.com struck a deal with Coinbase to process bitcoin payments on its site.



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'One in Five Non-Food Items Purchased Online in UK During Christmas'

Online sales of non-food items rose 19.2% in December, according to BRC.



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China Trade Crosses $4tn in 2013 Surpassing US as Largest Trade Country

Growing business ties with emerging markets have helped world's second largest economy.



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Singapore Taxes Certain Bitcoin Transactions

Gains from long-term investment in Bitcoins are not taxable, according to Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore (IRAS).



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India Lifts Gold Loan Values to Cash in on Jewellery

RBI raised LTV ratio for gold loan companies to 75% from 60%.



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Novartis Faces Criminal Complaint in Japan Over Exaggerated Advertising of Hypertension Drug

Japan's health ministry sued Novartis for using manipulated data in marketing Diovan.



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New Zealand's Fonterra to "Vigorously Defend" Danone's Court Proceedings

French food giant Danone initiated court proceedings against Fonterra over lost sales due to unnecessary recalls.



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Facebook to Strengthen Mobile Presence with Indian Start-Up Buy

Facebook acquired India-based Little Eye Labs that provides mobile app optimisation tool.



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Domino's Pizza Projects Above-Forecast Full Year UK Profits and Wider German Losses

Company generated total fourth-quarter sales of £170m from UK.



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Ex-Goldman VP Fabrice Tourre's Plea for New Trial in SEC Case Rejected

US District Judge Katherine Forrest upheld earlier ruling against Fabrice Tourre.



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Wall Street Banks Face New Probe Over Mortgage Bond Mispricing

Banks allegedly exploited pricing around residential mortgage-backed securities from around 2009 through 2011, says WSJ.



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New York Real Estate Broker Accepts Bitcoin Payments

Bitcoin value has crossed $1,000 mark again as gaming company Zynga said it would test bitcoin payments.



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Big UK Businesses Set for Further Expansion and Hiring with Revived Risk Appetite

Deloitte CFO survey said most CFOs feel now is good time to take risk onto their balance sheets.



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World's Second Bitcoin ATM to be Installed in Hong Kong as Taiwan Blocks Launch

Robocoin, which builds bitcoin ATMs, had earlier said it would launch ATMs in Hong Kong and Taiwan.



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Bitcoin Value Tops $1,000 Again on Zynga Adoption

Social gaming firm Zynga said it would start accepting bitcoin as payment option.



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India's TCS to Build World's Largest Corporate Learning Centre

Proposed TCS Learning Campus would train 50,000 technology professionals per year.



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NSA Gets Nod to Continue Phone Tapping from US Secret Court

US Foreign Intelligence Surveillance (FISA) court renewed the NSA phone collection programme on 3 January.



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'US Defence Department Allowed China-Made Components in F-35 Fighter Jet Programme'

Reuters reports that Pentagon waived federal laws to avoid delays in F-35 programme.



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Hong Kong and Taiwan Await Bitcoin ATMs

TechCrunch reported that Robocoin that builds bitcoin ATMs is planning further launches in Europe, Canada and US.



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Vodafone Could Become No. 1 in India With Possible Tata Teleservices Acquisition

Vodafone is in early talks with Tata Group to acquire controlling stake in Tata Teleservices, according to Economic Times.



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Top Billionaires Add More Than $500bn to Collective Wealth in 2013

Microsoft founder Bill Gates gained most in 2013 with his fortunes increasing by $15.8bn.



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FireEye to Offer Enhanced Cyber Protection with $1bn Mandiant Acquisition

Mandiant became popular after it exposed Chinese hackers last year.



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Ikea to Double German Market Share with New Stores and Online Sales

Ikea Germany head Peter Betzel said the company would increase its market share to 25% from current 13%.



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John Lewis Plans Domestic and Foreign Expansion as 'Bricks and Clicks' Break Records During Christmas

John Lewis recorded 7.2% increase in total sales in five weeks to 28 December.



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Italy's Fiat to Become Seventh Largest Automaker After $4.35bn Chrysler Deal

Fiat agreed to buy remaining stake in Chrysler from United Auto Workers (UAW) retiree health-care trust.



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India Scraps £465m Contract For AgustaWestland Choppers

AgustaWestland and parent Finmeccanica face separate probes in India and Italy.



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Photo Messaging App Snapchat Hacked and 4.6M Usernames With Phone Numbers Leaked

Hacker called Lightcontact posts database on Reddit and SnapchatDB.info, but was taken down later.



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