Moody's cuts VW's credit rating amid emissions scandal
Moody's hit embattled German automaker Volkswagen with a credit downgrade, saying the company's reputation and earnings were at risk from the growing emissions cheating scandal.
VW sales in United States hit by emissions scandal
Volkswagen sales in the US market appeared to take a hit last month from the company's huge emissions scandal.
Samsung unveils $10bn share buyback with Q3 profit surge
South Korea's Samsung Electronics pulled out of an extended earnings dive, reporting a nearly 30 percent surge in third-quarter net profit and announcing a $10 billion share buyback.
VW skids into red in wake of pollution scandal
German auto giant Volkswagen said that the global pollution-cheating scam it is currently embroiled in pushed it deeply into the red in the third quarter and would hurt earnings for the whole of 2015.
Facebook's Zuckerberg in India to get 'next billion online'
Facebook chief executive and founder Mark Zuckerberg said he believes India will be crucial to getting "the next billion online" and helping to alleviate poverty.
Facebook expands smartphone alerts to news, weather
Facebook, making a bigger push to deliver personalized information to its members, said it was expanding its mobile alerts to include sports scores, weather updates and local news updates.
Twitter chief Dorsey gives chunk of stock to workers
Twitter co-founder and chief Jack Dorsey said that he is giving a third of his shares to company employees.
Instagram short 'Boomerang' videos aim to hook users
Instagram unveiled a new feature allowing users to post one-second video "loops" in an effort to keep up with rivals offering animated images.
Italy's Fendi sets up home in fascist folly
Luxury fashion company Fendi unveiled its new headquarters in a long-abandoned, now renovated architectural folly created by the WWII fascist leader Benito Mussolini in Rome.
Raf Simons quits as Dior creative director
Raf Simons has quit as creative director at Christian Dior after more than three years, the fashion house said.
Apple Music boasts 6.5 mn subscribers
Apple chief executive Tim Cook said the technology giant's new music service has some 6.5 million subscribers.
Iran and China to join construction of Kazakhstan's oil refinery
Kazakhstan is to construct its fourth oil refinery in cooperation with Iran and China.
YouTube Gaming adds mobile play streaming
YouTube Gaming ramped up its challenge to Amazon-owned Twitch by adding streamed play of mobile games and a new subscription option.
EU clears chipmaker Intel's $16.7 bn buyout of Altera
EU regulators cleared Intel, the world's biggest chipmaker, to buy US firm Altera for $16.7 billion in one of the largest ever Silicon Valley deals.
Facebook says no to 'dislike' button but tests 'sad' and 'angry' ones
Facebook will begin testing a new feature allowing users in Ireland and Spain to express a range of emotions on posts -- but there will be no "dislike" button, the social network said.
Russia's Gazprom delays pipeline project amid Turkey tensions
Russian gas giant Gazprom said its TurkStream pipeline project with Turkey would be delayed as tensions between Moscow and Ankara peak over Russia's intervention in the Syrian conflict.
91,000 vehicles in Australia affected by VW cheating
Volkswagen said that more than 91,000 of its vehicles in Australia are fitted with emissions-cheating technology, more than two weeks after the global scandal broke.
Crisis-hit Russia toiling to keep factory towns alive
The hulking Soviet-era mineral refinery in Pikalyovo, one of Russia's hundreds of factory towns hit by a crippling economic crisis, has been a blessing, and at times a curse, for a place dependent on a single industry.
Facebook blow as EU court quashes transatlantic data deal
Facebook and other Internet giants could be barred from sending European citizens' personal information to the US.
Modi promises German companies easy ride as Merkel visits
Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged German companies to do business in India and promised tax and other economic reforms, on the final day of Chancellor Angela Merkel's visit.