Retail inflation eases to four-month low of 5.22% in December 2024
Potato is one of the top five items which showed highest year-on-year inflation at All India level in December 2024 at 68.23%. | Photo Credit: ANI India’s retail inflation eased a bit to a four-month low of 5.22% in December 2024 from 5.5% in November 2024, with food inflation cooling
What do Greenlanders think of being bought?
After landing in Nuuk, the capital of Greenland, Donald Trump junior sought to take stock of local feelings around his father’s plans to take over the Arctic island. A hotel meeting room in the centre of town was the venue for this putative act of spontaneous and popular assembly. Don
Transition Industries and Veolia Partner to Redefine Industrial Water Use at the Pacifico Mexinol Project in Mexico
Los Mochis, Sinaloa, Mexico: Transition Industries LLC, a developer of world-scale, net-zero carbon emissions methanol and hydrogen projects, and Veolia Water Technologies & Solutions, world leader in water technology, have signed an agreement to explore the provision of advanced industrial water technology for the Pacifico
Microsoft confirms global layoffs, but not in India this time: Report
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella this month visited India, where he met with Prime Minister Narendra Modi [File] | Photo Credit: REUTERS Microsoft is carrying out job cuts in offices around the world, but employees in India will not lose their jobs in this round, reported The Hindu Businessline. Microsoft’s job
China’s exports in December up 10.7%, beating estimates as higher U.S. tariffs loom
China’s exports in December grew at a faster pace than expected, as factories rushed to fill orders to beat higher tariffs that U.S. President-elect Donald Trump has threatened to impose once he takes office. Exports rose 10.7% from a year earlier. Economists had forecast they would grow about 7%. Imports
Dubai Culture Launches ‘Creative Dubai – Navigating Tomorrow’s Creative Landscape’ Report
Dubai, United Arab Emirates: Dubai Culture and Arts Authority (Dubai Culture) has launched the ‘Creative Dubai: Navigating Tomorrow’s Creative Landscape’ report developed in collaboration with DinarStandard, a privately owned growth strategy research and advisory firm empowering organisations for responsible global impact. The report highlights Dubai’s
Sensex, Nifty tumble amid weak global peers, foreign fund outflows
Photo used for representation purpose only. | Photo Credit: The Hindu Benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty tanked in early trade on Monday (January 13, 2025) amid weak global trends and unabated foreign fund outflows. Brent crude rising to $81 a barrel and a strong US jobs data that dampened early
Rupee crashes 27 paise to hit record low of 86.31 against U.S. dollar in early trade
Photo used for representation purpose only. | Photo Credit: Reuters The rupee’s slide show went on for the second straight session on Monday (January 13, 2025) as it crashed 27 paise to hit a new lifetime low of 86.31 against the U.S. dollar, dragged down by a robust American currency
Is PPF still attractive? – The Hindu
You can invest ₹1.5 lakh in PPF, but you can claim a maximum of ₹1.5 lakh for all your eligible investments under Section 80C, which includes PF and PPF. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto The new tax regime is the default choice. While tax rates are lower with higher slabs
BSE expects record-breaking IPO run to continue unabated in 2025, CEO says
Image used for representational purpose. | Photo Credit: Reuters India’s record-breaking capital-raising spree will continue in 2025 given the strong pipeline of firms looking to go public, the head of the country’s oldest exchange told Reuters. “There are 90-plus companies that have already filed their draft prospectus with the regulator,