The right-wing extremists in Congress would rather torpedo the government than run it. And in voting out McCarthy, House Democrats helped them. Now not only is Congress failing to do the people’s business, but aid to Ukraine has been indefinitely paused, helping Russia’s war effort and costing people their lives
India has won a record number of medals at the Hangzhou Asian Games but the real test awaits us at the Paris Olympics. Almost every new medal-winning athlete like Parul Chaudhary has a backstory which basically says that no odds are insurmountable and nothing is impossible
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The Congress hasn’t come out in support of the AAP leader, a stark contrast from the solidarity that Rahul Gandhi expressed for BSP leader Danish Ali and NCP chief Sharad Pawar following his party split. The arrest of Congress leaders in Punjab by the Bhagwant Mann government could be behind the chill
Any significant changes in China’s real estate sector will affect not only real estate companies, millions of Chinese households, investors, and banks, but will also have a direct impact on the resources of local governments, which have long relied on land bank monetisation to fund not only investments but also budget expenditure for its social sector commitments like pensions, hospitals, and education to citizens
Markets are challenging Janet Yellen’s policies by raising bond yields to levels that threaten to create a debt crunch
The signal from the PMI data to the MPC is of very strong growth with muted inflationary pressures, which will reinforce the widely expected decision to keep the status quo on the policy rate
The economy is likely to weaken as markets internalise the significant likelihood that rates will stay higher for longer
By sifting through sewage, scientists can study unusual cases and even the origin of the virus
Companies are accepting the reality that borrowing costs are likely to stay high for the foreseeable future
Russia’s decision to curb diesel exports in the peak winter stocking period provides Indian refiners an opportunity to step up the export of petroleum products and lower the trade deficit
Will a slowdown in US and Europe, the deepening property market crisis in China and high interest rates take investors away from Indian REITs?
Getting more women into asset management is going nowhere. Large investors, such as pensions, can spearhead change
Lithium prices, once expected to rise and rise as demand for Li-ion batteries increases, have crashed not only due to the discovery of new reserves, but also because of the recognition that mining it is far from environment-friendly
Healthcare sector saw higher upgrades in the last 18 months helped by the rise in hospital bed occupancy and realisations
The RBI cannot be seen raising rates and tamping down on demand during the festival season, especially on the eve of a critical general election that is likely to be held in the next 6-8 months
How can an investor not be worried about his pension if one stock Apple has a weightage that is nearly 900 times the weightage of NWS, one of the smallest stock in the S&P 500 portfolio?
A number of celebrities are investors in start-ups, with many success stories and some flameouts as well. What value do they bring to the table?
The Opposition hopes it will divide the attempt by the BJP to consolidate Hindu votes
Until the Federal Reserve finally calls time on its 18-month rate-hiking cycle, the bond-market beatings will continue.
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Bailing out banks with taxpayers’ money is acceptable up to a point when failures happen after adverse economic or business circumstances or to avert a larger systemic collapse. But when ‘bailouts’ attempt to mollify public anger over malfeasance, it becomes a perverse incentive, especially when those piloting the escape route are themselves in the dock
Dominant firms have rapidly set up embedded behavioural insights units or contracted external behavioural consultants to better influence consumer behaviour. A behavioural lens is imperative for regulators to understand and evaluate digital antitrust
Let’s hope the treatment for the ailment won’t kill the patient
As things stand, a declining population is set to slow the growth of the economy
