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12.02 / 01:49

Election Death country stars Will Bangladesh’s elections produce a ‘basket case’?

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Henry Kissinger famously called Bangladesh a “basket case." As the nation goes to the polls Thursday—the first election since then-Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina fled the country in 2024 for India amid student protests—a question mark hangs over its future. Will Bangladesh become a basket case again? The country’s fate matters beyond its borders.

12.02 / 01:49

UPS Action wellness President Pentagon prepares second aircraft carrier to deploy to the Middle East

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. The Pentagon has told a second aircraft carrier strike group to prepare to deploy to the Middle East as the U.S. military prepares for a potential attack on Iran, according to three U.S.

12.02 / 00:35

COST security Trade President love Diversity reports From Caracas, with love: How Venezuela's reopening helps India's energy agenda

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. New Delhi is positioning for an oil windfall from Venezuela, as the South American nation prepares to re-route hundreds of thousands of crude oil barrels currently shipped to China. As American sanctions on Venezuela end, Caracas may dispatch to India and the US 400,000 barrels per day that it now sends to Beijing, three people aware of the matter said.

11.02 / 18:03

UPS security economy Food wellness Trade country 'Budget addresses global challenges for business: Nirmala Sitharaman

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. The Union budget for FY27 has squarely addressed the challenges faced by Indian businesses due to higher tariffs and other global challenges, finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman told the Parliament on Wednesday, enumerating specific budget measures and countering charges made by Opposition leader Rahul Gandhi that the budget acknowledged these challenges but failed to tackle them.

11.02 / 16:35

UPS Provident Art Booking Strategy Justice Inside Inside a $5 billion fortune: One family’s ledger in the Epstein files

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. What do personal finances look like for someone worth billions? The Epstein files provide a rare look. The complex finances of former Apollo Global Management Chief Executive Officer Leon Black are laid out in several documents in the Justice Department’s recent releases, down to the exact balances in each of his 69 bank accounts and the details of a $484 million loan backed by his extensive art collection.

11.02 / 13:39

markets COST Manufacturing Research show International Pharmaceuticals Five CDMO stocks to add to your watchlist

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. In the pharmaceutical world, a CDMO (contract development and manufacturing organization) is essentially the “powerhouse behind the brand". Instead of a pharma company building its own factories and labs, which costs a lo, they hire a CDMO to handle everything from the initial drug chemistry to mass-producing the final pills or injections.

11.02 / 12:09

COST Digital Platform Instagram social reports Destinations AI rules: 2-hour deepfake takedown timeline lands Big Tech in compliance furore

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. NEW DELHI: India’s first-ever artificial intelligence (AI) law, notified on Tuesday, may set Big Tech scrambling to put in place adequate content moderation teams after New Delhi drastically shortened timelines for taking down deepfake posts with nudity, defamatory and other illicit content. The Centre has maintained that most technology firms are well-equipped to automate scanning and curb harmful content online.

11.02 / 09:55

markets Digital Trade President show reports International Andy Mukherjee: Is China’s interest-paying e-CNY going to challenge the almighty US dollar?

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. The highest US tariffs in almost a century have had a muted impact so far on global growth, but Asian policymakers aren’t lulled by the calm. They’re taking their cues from jumpy markets and plotting what appears to be a mutiny against King Dollar.

11.02 / 07:49

markets Remark Election Opinion President Relationships Meiji Restoration 2.0? Japan looks set to reinvent itself under the bold leadership of Sanae Takaichi

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. A photo last month of Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi wearing a bright electric blue outfit and playing the drums alongside Korean President Lee Jae Myung is only one of many of Japan’s prime minister to go viral. The image is also remarkable because Korea and Japan have long had a strained relationship.

11.02 / 00:49

Provident FIVE Aware Trade country India likely to maintain Chabahar presence even as US sanctions loom

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. New Delhi: India is working on a playbook to operate the Chabahar port in Iran after the US waiver on sanctions against Tehran ends in March, said two people aware of New Delhi’s stance to balance its ties with its longtime Persian Gulf trade partner and the world’s largest economy. As the geopolitical situation eases and if sanctions on infrastructure are lifted, India would look at ways to remain engaged and operate the terminal given its strategic significance, said the first person quoted earlier, speaking on the condition of anonymity.

10.02 / 03:11

markets UPS Remark President country reports China urged banks to cut US treasury exposure. Why it didn’t spook the bond market.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. The U.S. debt market shrugged off a report Monday that China urged its banks to cut their exposure to U.S.

09.02 / 07:03

UPS Provident Manufacturing security economy show Investigations The Chinese factory that opened in the US and clobbered its rivals

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. MORAINE, Ohio—President Trump spent much of last year courting foreign investment in U.S. factories, promising to replace jobs lost to the global economy.

09.02 / 04:25

markets Target Manufacturing security Trade country recommendations Stocks to buy: Raja Venkatraman recommends textiles stocks for 9 February following EU-India FTA

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. After years of stop-start talks, India’s push for a free-trade agreement (FTA) with the European Union has finally delivered a potential economic tailwind. The deal, billed as one of India’s most ambitious trade pacts, promises to bolster labour-intensive industries, correct tariff asymmetries and unlock billions of dollars in market access.

09.02 / 04:25

UPS security wellness President 2020 Courts Hong Kong’s Jimmy Lai given 20-year sentence, adding friction to US-China ties

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. HONG KONG—A Hong Kong court sentenced former tycoon Jimmy Lai, an outspoken 78-year-old critic of China’s Communist Party, to 20 years in prison, a ruling that adds further friction in U.S. relations with China.

09.02 / 02:25

markets Target Manufacturing Trade President Geo-economics: Why India’s interim trade deal with the US matters more than its tariff math

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. In a world of trade roiled by US President Donald Trump, it is good news that choppy seas promise to settle for shipments between Indian and American ports. Only a framework for an interim trade deal has been decided so far, but it lets us look farther over the horizon with anticipation.

09.02 / 01:55

markets UPS economy Parke Trade International The Chinese ‘auntie’ investors behind the gold and silver frenzy

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Rose Tian is worried about the economy and global instability. So she does what millions of people in China do: buys gold.

09.02 / 01:25

security BURST Election Trade President show Takaichi rolls to a landslide victory in Japan

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Who says every political leader in the free world is unpopular? Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi defied that stereotype on Sunday by leading her Liberal Democratic Party to a sweeping victory in the lower house of Parliament. Returns show the LDP on a path to win a comfortable majority on its own, which amounts to a landslide.

09.02 / 00:11

markets UPS Booking Trade country electronic Pharmaceuticals US tariff cuts set to revive summer bookings, exports to double in 4-5 years

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. NEW DELHI : With US tariffs sharply reduced and policy uncertainty easing, Indian exporters are gearing up to resume exports at the revised duty rates. Industry executives say the move could double India’s exports to the US over the next four to five years.

09.02 / 00:11

markets COST UPS economy wellness Trade performer Gold and silver may settle in a range, equity to outperform commodities: Samco MF CEO Viraj Gandhi

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. After the announcement of the India-US trade deal on 2 February, foreign flows are set to reverse, as other global markets have already performed well and become expensive too, said Viraj Gandhi, chief executive officer at Samco Mutual Fund. A 20% rise in gold prices in a month is a statistical rarity, which happened in 1971, after which prices fell.

08.02 / 11:15

UPS Manufacturing Paxful country reports Mint Explainer: Can Pax Silica, with India's backing, break China’s dominance in critical minerals?

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. NEW DELHI : US officials are increasingly pushing India to join the Pax Silica initiative aimed at challenging China's dominance in the critical minerals supply chain. On 6 February, Jacob Helberg, under secretary of state for economic affairs, told reporters that the US is excited to invite India to join the initiative, as it is perhaps the only country in the world that can challenge China's dominance in terms of the volume of human talent.

08.02 / 09:43

markets UPS Aviat Manufacturing Airlines Strategy Boeing China’s Comac wants to challenge Airbus and Boeing globally: Can it break their duopoly?

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Making passenger planes is an exceptionally daunting task. There are safety requirements and complex systems, not to mention sky-high costs.

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