Meet Japan’s Original Decluttering Guru (No, Not That One)
Before Marie Kondo captured the world’s attention with her exhortations to rid ourselves of items that did not “spark joy,” there was another Japanese guru of decluttering. Her name is Hideko Yamashita. And while Ms. Yamashita, 70, has never reached Ms. Kondo’s level of Netflix-induced fame, she is widely credited
Stock market today: BSE Sensex rises 450 points; Nifty50 above 23,300
Market experts indicate that upcoming US CPI and retail sales data, alongside Q3 earnings reports, will influence market direction. (AI image) Stock market today: Indian equity benchmark indices, BSE Sensex and Nifty50, opened in green on Thursday. While BSE Sensex rose 450 points, Nifty50 was above 23,300. At 9:25 AM,
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,
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
JPMorgan Chase, Wells Fargo and Goldman Sachs Report Big Profits
Worried about the economy? You must not run a major bank. A swath of the nation’s largest lenders, including JPMorgan Chase, Wells Fargo and Goldman Sachs, reported quarterly and annual financial results on Wednesday that beat analysts’ expectations, and largely expressed a go-go attitude about what’s ahead after President-elect Donald
Jio Finance in talks for maiden debt sale
Jio Finance, a shadow lender owned by Asia’s richest businessman Mukesh Ambani, is in talks with several lenders to make its first foray into the local currency debt market, according to people familiar with the matter.The company is expected to tap the market – either through a loan or bond
CPI Rose in December, a Sign the Fed’s Inflation Fight Has Stalled
Consumer prices rose more quickly in December, the latest sign that the Federal Reserve’s fight against inflation may have stalled. The Consumer Price Index rose 0.4 percent from November, and was up 2.9 percent from a year earlier, the Labor Department said on Wednesday. It was the fastest one-month increase
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
TikTok Says U.S. Employees Will Have Jobs Even if the App Is Banned
TikTok sought to assure its U.S. employees on Tuesday that they will still have jobs next week even if the Supreme Court upholds a law that would see the video app banned in the United States on Sunday. The message is a shift in tone from TikTok, which has otherwise
India Energy Week to start from Feb 11
NEW DELHI: The third edition of India Energy Week (IEW) will be held from Feb 11 to 14 at the Yashobhoomi Convention Centre, New Delhi. It will see participation of over 20 foreign energy ministers and deputy ministers from advanced economies, 90 CEOs from some of the world’s largest Fortune