World economy
Japan becomes largest foreign government buyer of US debt
17 Apr 2015
China, which earlier was the largest buyer of US government debt, used the bonds to subsidise its export industries, a central element to the "currency manipulation” US officials often complained about
China registers 6-year low in GDP growth
15 Apr 2015
Hilary Clinton’s stature seen as both asset and liability
13 Apr 2015
Hilary Clinton’s prominence, and lack of serious rivals in the Democratic Party, may help her presidential bid; but at the same time her well-publicised past will provide fodder for the Republicans
Households in UK use 7.4 internet devices: study
11 Apr 2015
French court orders HSBC to pay $1.1-bn bail over Swiss tax scandal
10 Apr 2015
French authorities have started a formal criminal probe on British banking giant HSBC Holdings Plc over alleged tax evasion by its subsidiary Swiss private bank in 2006-2007
Consumer spending expected to rise in UK
09 Apr 2015
Scandals cost UK banks £39 bn
09 Apr 2015
The global oil price drop may last for the next couple decades, says Stanford economist
08 Apr 2015
Stanford economist Frank Wolak says the drop in oil prices and demand reflects heightened energy production in North America, better technologies and the declining market power of the OPEC countries
Russia offers Greece cash in return for assets
07 Apr 2015
Western powers should now shift focus to Pak: NYT
07 Apr 2015
Describing nuclear-armed Pakistan as "unquestionably the biggest concern" to stability in South Asia, The New York Times today said the world powers that worked on the Iran deal should now turn their attention to the sub-continental region
Fighting unabated as Yemen falls apart
07 Apr 2015
26 countries ask for Indian help to rescue citizens from Yemen
07 Apr 2015
Following the India’s success in pulling out its citizens from strife-torn Yemen – a triumph for minister of state for external affairs Gen V K Singh — powers like the US and France are lining up for help
US incomes fall across the board except for the rich in 2014
07 Apr 2015
Even as the majority of incomes fell, consumer spending, which accounted for about two-thirds of US economic activity, was up 1 per cent on average
Israel, Jordan in historic gas deal
04 Apr 2015
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By Kiron Kasbekar | 03 Jan 2024
In March 2013 Chinese scientists pulled off a remarkable feat. They created the world’s lightest aerogel. Tipping the scales at a mere 0.16 milligrams per cubic centimeter – that’s a sixth of the weight of air!
COP28 explained: A closer look at COP28's climate change solutions
By Aniket Gupta | 27 Dec 2023
The 28th United Nations Climate Change Conference, also known as COP28, took place from 30th November 2023, to 13th December 2023, at Expo City in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
What is a Ponzi scheme?
By Aniket Gupta | 06 Dec 2023
Ponzi schemes have long captivated the public imagination, drawing unsuspecting investors into a web of illusion and deception.
The Rise and Rise of HDFC Bank
03 Jul 2023
HDFC, which surged ahead of global majors like HSBC Holdings Plc and Citigroup Inc and left Indian peers like State Bank of India and ICICI Bank in market capitalisation, now ranks fourth largest among the world’s most valuable banks, after JPMorgan Chase & Co, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Ltd and Bank of America Corp
India’s Millet Revolution To Enrich Global Food Basket
02 Apr 2023
Millets, a healthier and cheaper substitute to wheat and rice, are indigenous to many parts of the world, especially in the semiarid tropics of Asia and Africa, and offers a big scope for expanding production and consumption in the foodgrain deficient African continent
Market predator Hindenburg preys on Adani stock
06 Mar 2023
Almost a month after the damning report of short-seller Hindenburg Research on the Adani Group that claimed that the seven stocks within the group were about 85 per cent overvalued, one of the group's stocks, Adani Total Gas, closed at Rs835 on the BSE, down nearly 79 per cent from its 24 January level, almost close to reaching that valuation
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