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Feminist dating app Bumble wins Wall Street’s heart

Markets value company at US$13 billion on first day it goes public

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Maryland is first US state to tax digital ad revenue

It targets internet titans that make over US$100 million a year from online advertising

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AmEx sales practices under probe

Credit card company allegedly uses questionable tactics to sign up small businesses

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Major Wall St indices end at record highs

Solid showing on back of expectations for more US stimulus, economic rebound fuelled by Covid-19 vaccines

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Twitter boss, Jay-Z team up to make bitcoin ‘internet’s currency’

Cryptocurrency further boosted by Canada regulator’s nod for launch of world’s first exchange-traded bitcoin fund

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EU countries urged to speed up ratifications for virus rescue

Bloc head perpetuates shared aim of disbursing first funds by mid-year

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Europe stocks struggle as investors await US stimulus, vaccine news

Asian trade thinned by holiday, markets take wait-and-see approach

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Norway economy shrinks only 2.5% in 2020 despite pandemic

Other European countries see much larger contractions

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2020 net profit down 48% for Dutch lender ING

Bank says pandemic and lockdowns resulted in softening of lending demand, which affected net core lending

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Pandemic shrinks UK economy by record 9.9% in 2020

Fall is more than twice as much as previous largest annual drop on record, says Office for National Statistics

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‘Allow hotels to take guests, rescind interstate travel ban’

Malaysian Association of Hotel Owners says local inns now wholly dependent on domestic tourists to generate revenue

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Online sales keep L’Oreal balance sheet pretty

French cosmetics titan says digital transactions shoot up 62%, accounting for record 26.6% of total sales last year

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Asian markets fall in holiday season, bitcoin hits new high

Cryptocurrency creeps towards US$50,000, but former top US regulator cautions on its volatility