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High debt levels is the major problem in China, which may create a situation similar to that of 2008, says Jan Lambregts of Rabobank.

Five reasons why 2016 stock market is no 2008

Most experts believe that while equities may see heightened volatility this year, it will be a far cry from the year when shares halved in value.

Is China about to plunge the world into recession?

China has to realize that a transition from an investment-led economic model to a consumption-led one, as it is trying to do, won't be easy. But for the good of the world, it has to let it happen.

Cabinet approves Insurance Bill; RS may take up next week

The Rajya Sabha is likely to take up the Bill for consideration and passage next week.

Rajan warns of abrupt reversal of global low interest rates

He was also worried that altering the price of capital for substantial period of time distorts investment decision and the nature of the economies.

Making sense of bubble talk: The bull vs bear case

Carl Icahn, Jeremy Grantham, John Hussman. This is not a list of one of the top money managers of the world. These are investors who have recently warned of an impending stock collapse, predicated upon their expectations of a major economic downturn.

Current situation worse than that in 2008: Marc Faber

Marc Faber, editor and publisher of The Gloom, Boom & Doom Report referred to a recent report by former Bank for International Settlements chief economist William White which said that total credit in advanced economies is now 30 percent higher as a share of gross domestic product (GDP) than it was in 2007.

Batla House case: Suspected IM man convicted

The court will pronounce its order on sentence on Monday. "He (Shahzad Ahmad) is held guilty of attempting to cause death of Head Constables Balwant Singh and Rajbir Singh and causing death of Inspector M C Sharma by firing on them," Additional Sessions Judge Rajender Kumar Shastri said.

Global body pitches for hike in FDI cap in insurance

Pitching for higher FDI limit in India's insurance sector to 49 per cent, a global body of insurers has said the hike will generate more jobs and enhance the country's standing in global financial markets.

Pak bringing to justice guilty in 26/11 case biggest CBM

India today made it clear to Pakistan that bringing those guilty in the 2008 Mumbai attacks to justice is the biggest confidence building measure that Islamabad could do.

Dragon tail risk: The cost of a China crash

The China hard-landing debate is a classic tail risk story -- an unlikely scenario, but if it materializes the consequences could be catastrophic.

Slow growth period likely but not recession: Rabobank

Rabobank's Adrian Foster believes that we could get stuck in a slow growth period, but definitely not a recession.

Vote-for-cash scam: Kulkarni fails to appear in court again

Senior BJP leader L K Advani's former aide Sudheendra Kulkarni, summoned by a Delhi court for his alleged role in the 2008 cash-for-vote scam, on Monday failed to appear before it and pleaded that he be exempted from personal appearance for the day.

Crisis-weary rich held nerve in market selloff

Memories of the panic that engulfed the world after the collapse of Lehman Brothers in 2008 have hardened rich investors who have held their nerve and resisted the impulse to dash for cash during August's market falls, private bankers said.

Saxena names Amar Singh in cash-for-votes scam

Sanjeev Saxena, arrested in the 2008 cash-for-votes scam, has claimed that former Samajwadi Party MP Amar Singh gave him the money to bribe some MPs to abstain during the trust vote in 2008, police sources say.