Why you shouldn't buy that Picasso
You'd have thought negative interest rates would fuel a boom in diamonds, antiques and fine wine. But you'd be wrong.
The toxic sex affair rocking Silicon Valley
Michael Goguen, partner at a venture capital firm backing Apple and Google, and exotic dancer Amber Baptiste met at a Dallas strip club in the early 2000s and started spending time together. That's about all they agree on.
'Apple helped me crack iPhones like clockwork'
For years, cops who wanted to break into iPhones knew the drill. What's different in Apple's standoff with the US government this time?
BOJ's Kuroda holds fire on stimulus
The Bank of Japan refrained from bolstering its record monetary stimulus as policy makers gauge the impact of the negative interest-rate strategy they adopted in January.
Ex-employee accuses VW of destroying evidence
A fired Volkswagen Group of America employee has filed a whistleblower lawsuit against the German automaker, accusing it of deleting documents and obstructing justice in the ongoing diesel emissions investigations.
Radical economic theory winning friends
In an American election season that's turned into a bonfire of the orthodoxies, one taboo survives pretty much intact.
How Google is banking on Artificial Intelligence
Alphabet chairman Eric Schmidt says he's been waiting for the magic of artificial intelligence since the 1970s. "Now there's a sense that AI has finally arrived," he says.
South Sudan forces raped and killed civilians, UN report says
Forces loyal to South Sudan's government enacted a "scorched earth" policy that included rape, abuse and killings of civilians during more than two years of civil war, according to a United Nations report.
GM buys self-driving car startup
General Motors Co announced Friday it is buying Cruise Automation, a San Francisco self-driving vehicle startup, the latest move by the auto company as it competes with Silicon Valley to develop self-driving cars that could be used in ride-sharing fleets.
Meet the megabillionaire in hand-me-downs
He's one of ten richest people on the planet - and one of its most frugal, buying his clothes at flea markets and recycling tea bags.
Tycoons battle over Aman luxury resorts
A battle over 27 of the world's most luxurious resorts spilled over into a Manhattan bankruptcy court the day after a UK court approved a settlement involving two former business partners.
The stock to buy if Trump wins White House
Investors are starting to ponder what a Trump presidency could mean for the Australian sharemarket.
China wants migrant workers to end housing glut
Migrant workers are the unsung heroes of China's economic miracle. Now, as China's economy slows, the country's leaders have a new mission for them: Buy homes.
Death of a shale man: McClendon's final days
Aubrey McClendon died last week when his SUV hit a wall at high speed. This is what happened beforehand.
Volkswagen's top US exec steps down
Volkswagen AG's top US executive is stepping down nearly six months after the German automaker admitted to installing software to allow 580,000 diesel US vehicles to emit excess emissions, the company said on Wednesday.
Square's revenue beats estimates
Mobile payments company Square Inc's revenue beat analysts' estimates in its first quarterly results since going public in November.
Inside China's $445b startup splurge
China is getting into the venture capital business in a big way. A really, really big way.
Like Willy Wonka in space
Jeff Bezos had been obsessed with rockets since he was five years old. Now his space company is readying itself to offer its first tourist trips into space.
Why this city is rooting for a tech slowdown
Feel Sydney is getting crowded? In San Francisco, the boom of tech companies such as Google, Facebook, Airbnb made things so tight many are hoping for their demise.
Nike drops Sharapova after positive drug test
Sportswear company Nike has suspended its sponsorship of Maria Sharapova after she admitted testing positive to a banned drug.
Goldman readies Bloomberg-killer message system
Google, Goldman Sachs and more than a dozen big banks are ready to start their messaging system to keep trading information secret and to displace Bloomberg's near monopoly.
Nike in Kenya bribery probe
When a Chinese clothing company swooped in and offered to sponsor Kenya's famed runners, Nike panicked
The world's youngest billionaire and her pony
Alexandra is 19 years old and horse-mad - and she's amassed a $1.6 billion fortune.
Indonesia looks to kick-start trade
Minister's visit reveals free-trade talks a priority.
How to fly like an Asian tycoon
Hermes tea sets, Mahjong tables, disco lights and Swarovski-jewelled ceilings: Asia's growing number of moguls is spurring a buying spree for luxury jets.
US shale gas baron dies in crash a day after indictment
Aubrey McClendon, once dubbed "America's most reckless billionaire", died a day after he was indicted on conspiracy charges.
Islamic State 'earning millions by playing the stock market'
Terrorist group uses cash looted from banks in Mosul to speculate on international currency markets.
Zuckerberg climbs up Forbes rich list
Mark Zuckerberg made more money than anyone else in the world last year - and Donald Trump is still exaggerating his own wealth, according to Forbes magazine's annual list of global billionaires.
Whisky fund distills its first dividend
Investors are betting on rising prices for old and rare whiskies, or in the worst case, having "a damn good party."
Wall Street's big short: President Donald J. Trump
Add the juggernaut that is the unpredictable New York real estate developer to the list of what-ifs that is worrying Wall Street.