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28.02 / 15:23

COST UPS economy Election Trade War country David Rosenberg: It may not seem obvious today, but Trump has done Canada a big favour when it comes to the future

The United States sends tremendous support to its allies around the world, but the payback has typically been a more stable world — it doesn’t always work, mind you, as we have seen these past three years. But no country benefits more from a tranquil world than the U.S.

28.02 / 15:01

markets Cooper security Sustainability peace International India, EU eyeing defence and security partnership; agree to work towards free, open Indo-Pacific

In an address at a think-tank ahead of the talks, the European Commission chief said proposed security and defence partnership will help the two sides to tackle common threats such as cross-border terrorism and attacks on critical infrastructure. Security should be a core part of our new strategic partnership with India, she said.

28.02 / 14:51

markets Ball Action Align Netflix RAI country Dragon Ball Daima Finale: Release date, time, where to watch online, and what to expect

Dragon Ball Daima finale is here! Fans worldwide are eager to witness the conclusion of this epic anime series, which serves as the last project from legendary creator Akira Toriyama. If you don’t want to miss a second of the action, here’s everything you need to know about when and where to watch the final episode.

28.02 / 08:15

markets Analysis Sustainability Trade President Experts War Stock market crash: TCS, 9 other Nifty stocks hit 52-week lows as global jitters, domestic headwinds deepen sell-off

Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), State Bank of India (SBI), and Tata Motors among the ten Nifty 50 stocks hitting fresh 52-week lows as a broad-based sell-off rattled investors. A sharp decline in IT and financial stocks, coupled with renewed global trade war concerns and sustained foreign investor outflows, dragged the benchmark indices down by over 1%. The Nifty 50 tumbled 1.2% to 22,271.40, while the BSE Sensex sank over 1,000 points, or 1.34%, to 73,602 in early trade.

28.02 / 07:51

markets Williams Software Boeing SpaceX Department International NASA astronaut Sunita Williams is coming home soon! Check date, time & landing details

NASA has confirmed that astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore will return to Earth in late March 2025. Originally scheduled for an earlier return, their departure was delayed due to mission rescheduling and technical challenges. Crew-10, which will replace them aboard the International Space Station (ISS), is set to launch on 12 March 2025 at 7:48 PM EDT. Williams and Wilmore, part of Crew-9, are expected to begin their journey home around a week later, barring unforeseen weather or operational delays.

28.02 / 07:51

markets Analysis NVIDIA Nikkei Trade track reports Japan's Nikkei ends at 5-month low as chip stocks track Nvidia slump

Advantest tanking nearly 9%. The Nikkei index fell below 37,000 for the first time since September 19 and hit a low of 36,840.12 in intraday trade.

28.02 / 06:49

markets Trade President War country International The US is shutting a door to the world

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Archimedes pledged to move the world, if only he had a lever long enough and a place to stand. The challenge for businesses, investors, and households is that there is no place to put our feet.

28.02 / 05:01

Target Sustainability hiv country patient prevention infection This time for Africa: With USAID slashed, India and Japan must step in to support development

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. It is most welcome that external affairs minister S Jaishankar has said that India and Japan are well-positioned to support Africa’s sustainable development, even as the US government has frozen the funds its aid agency, USAID, used to disburse, including for anti-retroviral drugs that prevent patients infected by the HIV virus from developing full-blown AIDS, demining operations and immunisation.

28.02 / 04:25

markets Exodus Trade President Experts show stars Star appeal fading: Can Indian markets retain their investment edge?

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. A perfect storm of domestic and global challenges is battering India's financial markets. The rupee’s freefall, dismal corporate earnings, spiking bond yields, and a relentless foreign portfolio investors (FPI) exodus have struck India harder than its Asian counterparts.

28.02 / 02:19

Analysis economy NVIDIA Nikkei Trade track reports Japan's Nikkei falls 2% as chip shares track Nvidia declines

Advantest tanking more than 9%. The Nikkei fell to 37,501.24 as of 0017 GMT, while the broader Topix was down 1.2% at 2,703.57.

28.02 / 02:07

markets UPS FIVE Analysis Trade performer track Dollar firms as Trump's tariffs loom, yen set for monthly gain

The yen was meanwhile set to end the month with a gain of more than 3.6%, its best since last July, on heightened bets of more Bank of Japan (BOJ) rate hikes this year.

28.02 / 01:13

markets COST UPS FIVE Strategy Trade reports Mint Explainer: Warren Buffett’s record cash reserve and his unique Japan strategy

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Annual reports are generally not known to be candid. It’s a different story when you’re reading Warren Buffett’s annual letter to shareholders of his company Berkshire Hathaway.

28.02 / 00:03

COST economy President prevention Schools International Mint Primer | Trump’s $5 million card: Will there be a gold rush?

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. US President Donald Trump has floated the idea of a ‘gold card’, which could replace the EB-5 visa programme and the green card, coveted by wealthy immigrants. It could be a passport to the prized US citizenship, but the cost is eye-watering.

27.02 / 15:47

markets UPS Extreme Trade President country reports Canada would suffer smallest hit in reciprocal tariffs scenario, Yale study suggests

Canada fares the best if United States President Donald Trump ends up imposing reciprocal tariffs, according to a new report by Yale University.

27.02 / 09:07

Target economy wellness Trade country isolate Sudipto Mundle: On balance, India could gain from Trump’s policy blitzkrieg

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. From the very day of his second appointment as US President, Donald Trump has unleashed a blitzkrieg of executive orders which have turned many US policies on their head, sacked large numbers of government staff and disrupted governance systems. These disruptions are severely impacting the US, but are also reverberating throughout the world.

27.02 / 06:51

markets UPS Analysis NVIDIA Nikkei Trade reports Japan's Nikkei rebounds; Advantest drops as Nvidia's strong growth forecast fails to cheer

Nikkei share average edged up on Thursday, rebounding from its declines in previous sessions, but gains were limited as chip company Advantest fell despite a strong growth forecast by its client Nvidia. The Nikkei was up 0.15% at 38,198.96 by the midday break, while the broader Topix rose 0.49% to 2,729.63.

27.02 / 00:15

markets Mobile awards Hyundai wellness RAI innovations Want to make Made in India synonymous with quality: Venu Srinivasan

Venu Srinivasan made early on was to strike out on his own, establishing TVS Motor as a quality-driven global brand.

26.02 / 20:17

markets Action Entertainment awards concert reports Kanye West risks losing $20-million Japan concert deal after controversial Grammys stunt with Bianca Censori

Kanye West is reportedly at risk of a significant financial setback following a controversial stunt he and his wife, Bianca Censori, pulled at the Grammy Awards.

25.02 / 12:57

film War audience stars Relationships boating What a 70-year-old firebreathing lizard reveals about humanity

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Tanaka Tomoyuki gazed down at the ocean, and the ocean spoke back to him. A star producer at Toho, a Japanese film studio, Tanaka was flying home over the Pacific, pondering a slot that needed to be filled in the release schedule for 1954.

25.02 / 12:21

markets Digital security Software Experts RAI India, Japan kickstart two-week mega wargame

25.02 / 01:41

markets Analysis NVIDIA Research Trade President Asian stocks decline at open as US pressures China

Asian stocks started on a risk-off mood Tuesday after US President Donald Trump’s move to curb Chinese investments and proceed with tariffs on Canada and Mexico prompted investors to trim positions. A decline in US stocks at the end of trading also hurt sentiment. Shares in Australia and Japan opened lower while futures pointed to a 2% drop in Hong Kong. A gauge of Chinese shares in the US had its biggest drop in more than four months after Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.’s American depositary receipts closed down 10%, the biggest decline since October 2022. The yield on 10-year Treasuries slid 1 basis point to 4.4% in early Asian trading while gold touched a record Monday.

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