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Hong Kong's securities regulator has laid down guidelines on regulatory standards expected of virtual asset portfolio managers and fund distributors, and said it will explore regulating virtual currency exchanges.

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella called data privacy a "human right" and praised Europe's comprehensive data legislation.

Walmart reduces its 2018 earnings preview after $16 million acquisition of Flipkart.

Your guide to Black Friday sales at Kohl's, Walmart, Target, and Best Buy.

Amazon's second 4-Star store opened Thursday, this time in the Denver area.

Analysts told International Business Times that markets will reflect an expected slowdown in global growth next year.

Tesla CEO Elon Musk said the company's recent electric cars will get some remote driving upgrades soon.

President Donald Trump will rally support for Republican senate candidate Josh Hawley on Thursday night in Missouri.

U.S. stocks rebounded for a second day on Wednesday as investors snapped up beaten-down technology and internet favorites and strong company results lifted spirits, even as the S&P 500 closed out its worst month in seven years.

'Fortnite" is one of the biggest games in the world and its success on Nintendo Switch demonstrates that.

Members of both British and Canadian Parliament invited Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg to speak in the U.K. again.

Google CEO Sundar Pichai offered a bit of support for the planned "women's walk" on Thursday.

Yum Brands Inc beat Wall Street estimates for third-quarter revenue and profit on Wednesday, as strong sales at KFC and Taco Bell more than made up for further weakness at Pizza Hut, sending its shares up more than 4 percent.

Sprint Corp. beat Wall Street’s estimates for quarterly revenue, profit and overall net subscriber additions on Wednesday, driving shares in the No. 4 U.S. wireless carrier 9 percent higher in morning trading.

Its been 10 years since the white paper on bitcoin was published by an unknown person or a group of people using the name Satoshi Nakamoto.

Along with nine Japanese banks, Fujitsu plans to examine the potential of blockchain technology as a "funds transfer settlement system."

In September, Goldman Sachs had dismissed reports of starting trade of bitcoin derivatives, but new reports suggest the company has already taken on clients for its new business.

Samsung Electronics Co Ltd slashed 2018 capex by more than a quarter on Wednesday and warned of lower profit until early next year, calling an end to a two-year boom in memory chips that fueled record third-quarter profit.

Broad gains in the U.S. equity market boosted a measure of global stock markets on Tuesday after President Donald Trump said a "great deal" could be struck with China that would relieve fears of a growing trade war between the world's two largest economies.

Amazon's share price has taken a hit in recent days.

Sony's PlayStation brand continued to perform well for the Japanese firm in Q2.

U.S. consumer confidence rose to an 18-year high in October, driven largely by a robust labor market, bolstering expectations that strong economic growth would continue through early 2019.

Apple showed off three major new devices in Brooklyn on Tuesday.

General Electric Co (GE.N) slashed its quarterly dividend to a penny a share, said it would restructure its power unit and that it faced a deeper accounting probe as new Chief Executive Larry Culp took his first steps to revive the struggling conglomerate.

Nintendo's second quarter earnings report indicated strong software sales and confirmed that the Switch has already sold more lifetime units than the GameCube did.

Coca-Cola Co’s quarterly revenue and profit beat analysts’ estimates on Tuesday, as investments to cater to changing consumer tastes paid off with higher sales of its sugar-free sodas and premium waters.

Despite a lack of clear regulations for the cryptocurrency space, Deloitte, EY, KPMG and PricewaterhouseCoopers are all staffing experts in the field.

An internal document from Lockheed Martin forecasts fewer than 1,000 positions would be created by the defense contractor, which could potentially deliver around $28 billion of goods in the deal.

Nejc Kodrič, CEO of Bitstamp, said the reason to sell the company was the fact that the cryptocurrency industry was at a point where consolidation "makes sense."