Bloomberg Alphabet Inc’s Google agreed to pay $118 million to settle a gender discrimination lawsuit with about 15,500 female employees, lawfirms representing the women said in a statement. In addition, an independent expert will analyse Google’s hiring practices and and independent labour economist will review the company’s pay equity studies, reports said. . The settlement couldn’t be confirmed on ...

  Bloomberg Chart patterns indicate that a revival in China’s technology stocks is running into key technical tests.The Hang Seng Tech Index has rallied 39% since mid-March through June 10 on bets that Beijing is drawing the curtain down on a regulatory clampdown on the sector. That’s added $441 billion in market value across the 30-member gauge. The index lost ...

  Bloomberg The Indian rupee declined to a new record low and stocks slid as global risk-off sentiment spurred by expectations of aggressive Federal Reserve tightening weighed on emerging-market assets and stoked fears of more equity outflows. The local currency slid as much as 0.6% to 78.2825 per dollar on Monday, after having hit a series of lows in recent ...