Economic Toll of Los Angeles Fires Goes Far Beyond Destroyed Homes
After decades of mounting damage from climate-fueled natural disasters, researchers have compiled many misery-filled data sets that trace the economic fallout over weeks, months and years. The fires still burning in Los Angeles are sure to rank among America’s most expensive — but there is no perfect analogue for them,
Stocks to buy: Top stock recommendations for January 16, 2025
Top Stock Picks For Today (AI image) Stock market recommendations: According to Sagar Doshi, Senior Vice President- Research, Nuvama Professional Clients Group, ICICI Lombard General Insurance, Eicher Motors, and Navin Fluorine are the top stock picks for today. Here’s his view on Nifty, Bank Nifty and the top stock picks
Jeffrey Epstein’s Associates Could Reap Benefit of a Big Tax Refund
Jeffrey Epstein’s once vast estate — art, jewelry, lavish properties and investments — was meant to be drained by settlements to his many sexual abuse victims and payments to resolve other legal claims. But now it appears that two of his most loyal business associates, who are serving as executors
Re up 27p, logs best single-day gain in 7 months
MUMBAI: The rupee rebounded on Wed, recovering from its all-time low in the previous session to log its best single-day gain in over seven months. It closed at Rs 86.36 against the US dollar, gaining 27 paise from Rs 86.63. This marked its strongest percentage rise since Jun 3, 2024.The
Small town gaming spends rise 16x in 5 years
MUMBAI: Spending on online gaming in smaller towns has surged 16 times between 2019 and 2024, according to a white paper on payments by Visa.The trend points to rising influence of digital consumption across India’s non-metropolitan areas. Consumers in smaller towns are increasingly spending on digital services, including gaming, online
Albania Gives Jared Kushner Hotel Project a Nod as Trump Returns
The government of Albania has given preliminary approval to a plan proposed by Jared Kushner, Donald J. Trump’s son-in-law, to build a $1.4 billion luxury hotel complex on a small abandoned military base off the coast of Albania. The project is one of several involving Mr. Trump and his extended
‘Electrics to be 50% of scooter market in 5 years’
NEW DELHI: Hero Moto, the country’s largest two-wheeler maker, has said that electrics will become 50% of the scooter market by 2030 even though leadership in the category will be like “Russian roulette” in the short-term as newer and older players fight for market share.Niranjan Gupta, CEO of the company,
We’re Sharing the Data Behind Our Detailed 2024 Election Map
We’ve published a new interactive map of the 2024 election that shows results by precinct, the most detailed vote data available. The New York Times is also releasing this data set for others to use. The map allows most Americans to look up how their city, neighborhood and even their
Dubai Duty Free to accept UPI payments
MUMBAI: The international arm of NPCI has partnered with Magnati, a payment solutions provider in West Asia, to expand the acceptance of UPI payments in the UAE. The collaboration aims to enable UPI-based QR payments at Magnati’s POS terminals, offering Indian travellers in the UAE seamless payment options. Source link
ShareChat lays off 30 employees
BENGALURU: Google-backed regional content platform ShareChat sacked 30 employees after a recent performance review, reducing the employee count to about 550 people, sources told TOI. The company gradually reduced its workforce over the years. At its peak, it had about 2,700 employees. Source link