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30.01 / 16:35

markets Digital Strategy Experts PAM country Govt likely to introduce bill for services related to immigration, foreigners

Union Home Minister Amit Shah.

30.01 / 01:11

markets COST Progressive Analysis Trade Experts Asian stocks stall after Fed meeting, tech earnings

Asian stocks fluctuated on Thursday after the Federal Reserve held rates unchanged, with Chair Jerome Powell saying officials were not in a hurry to lower borrowing costs. Shares in Japan opened slightly lower, weighing down a gauge of Asian equities despite a small gain for shares in Australia. Many of the region’s equity markets including China, South Korea and Taiwan remained closed for the Lunar New Year holiday.

29.01 / 17:33

markets Strategy Experts Celebrity travelers gatherings Year of the Snake: Customs, predictions, and everything else you need to know about Lunar Year 2025

Year of the Snake with vibrant celebrations, cultural traditions, and hopes for prosperity. From temple rituals in Hong Kong to grand festivities in Moscow, the occasion was observed on a global scale.

28.01 / 10:49

markets Digital Manufacturing Strategy PAM electronic Pharmaceuticals trump tariffs Trump tariffs on chips and drugs would hit U.S. allies in Asia

Donald Trump plans to impose tariffs on imported computer chips, pharmaceuticals and steel, he said on Monday, to push companies to manufacture more in the United States.

28.01 / 04:53

markets UPS DOW NVIDIA Trade rock reports Asia shares are mixed after a US tech selloff as a Chinese rival joins the global AI frenzy

Asian shares are trading mixed after Wall Street’s tech superstars tumbled as a competitor from China raised doubts over the recent artificial-intelligence market frenzy

28.01 / 01:25

markets Apple Analysis NVIDIA Trade President Experts Asian stocks drop after AI jitters hit US equities

A selloff was triggered after a cheap AI model from Chinese startup DeepSeek climbed to the top of Apple’s appstore, sparking concerns that valuations of the technology may be tough to justify. Japanese stocks fell, with chip-related shares extending Monday’s declines. That was after the S&P 500 dropped 1.5% and the Nasdaq 100 sank 3%. Nvidia Corp., the poster child of the AI boom, suffered the biggest market-cap loss for a single stock in market history.

27.01 / 21:03

markets Digital Strategy Netflix PAM show The Recruit Season 2: See release date, where to watch, episode schedule, plot and cast

Netflix on January 30, 2025. The show continues Owen Hendricks' transformation from a CIA lawyer to a skilled special operative.

27.01 / 18:49

markets Digital Strategy Celebrity PAM reports Schools Lunar New Year 2025: Date as per Chinese calendar, when are the celebrations in the U.S, is it a holiday? Here's all you need to know

26.01 / 11:03

markets Strategy President PAM recommendations Investigations South Korea's prosecutors indict President Yoon for insurrection

Yoon Suk Yeol on Sunday on charges of leading an insurrection with his short-lived imposition of martial law on Dec. 3, the main opposition party said.

26.01 / 09:59

markets Strategy President stage country hospital Destinations budget 2025 Budget 2025: Hospitality sector seeks infra status, rationalisation of tax rates

infrastructure status, rationalisation of tax rates, easier visa processes and more incentives by state governments to promote investments are some of the key issues that need to be addressed for India's hospitality sector to realise its full potential, Hotel Association of India President K B Kachru said ahead of the Budget. In an interview to PTI, Kachru, emphasised upon the need for India to be marketed in a better fashion, and noted that countries like Japan, South Korea and Thailand have been able to grow their GDP by giving importance to the tourism sector.

26.01 / 05:33

markets COST economy Food show stage reports Charting the global economy: Bank of Japan raises interest rates

26.01 / 02:29

markets Strategy Experts PAM country testing North Korea says it tested cruise missile system and vows 'toughest' response to US

Kim Jong Un.

23.01 / 14:15

markets CEO Strategy economy Trade country Schools 'Economic nationalism not bad but tariffs not the answer': Panellists at WEF

Economic nationalism has its roots in policy makers ignoring citizens’ quest for stability, and it has even helped countries such as South Korea and China build their economies though resorting to tariffs by the Trump administration to address those issues may be a mistake, panellists at the World Economic Forum (WEF) debating ‘Rise of Economic Nationalism’ said.

23.01 / 13:53

markets UPS Google Mobile Gemini innovations Features Samsung mobile biz head says India key market for AI; firm to scale up R&D investments

Samsung will raise investments in Indian R&D centres at Bengaluru and Noida that have played a key role in development of AI features for its latest smartphone Galaxy S25, the company's President and Head of Mobile eXperience (MX) Business T M Roh said on Thursday and added that the firm expects a larger role from these research facilities in future.

23.01 / 13:01

markets UPS Mobile NVIDIA electronic reports Nvidia impact: World's second-biggest memory chipmaker from South Korea reports over 8 trillion won profit

SK Hynix on Thursday posted a record quarterly profit as the Nvidia supplier saw strong sales of advanced chips such as high-bandwidth memory (HBM) used in generative artificial intelligence chipsets, as per a report.

23.01 / 09:25

markets Compilation Analysis Hyundai Trade Experts reports Hyundai Motor Q4 Results: Profit falls 17% as discounts weigh

promotions in a slowing car market. Hyundai, which together with affiliate Kia is the world's third-biggest automaker by sales, reported operating profit of 2.8 trillion won ($1.95 billion) for October-December, compared with 3.4 trillion won in the same period a year earlier.

22.01 / 15:47

markets FIVE Digital Strategy Mobile PAM Department Bharat Mobility Expo sees 90+ launches, 8 lakh visitors

auto components were launched at the Bharat Mobility Global Expo 2025, held from January 17-22, the department of commerce, additional secretary Rajesh Agrawal said on Wednesday.

22.01 / 03:47

Sustainability Trade Experts country song reports International South Korea to shrink biomass energy subsidies after criticism over link to deforestation

The South Korean government has announced it will reduce indirect subsidies for biomass energy

21.01 / 13:59

Fox Manufacturing CEO Apple President electronic reports trump tariffs Samsung weighs relocating dryer production to US in response to Trump tariffs

Pimco head of U.S public policy Libby Cantrill shares what she expects President-elect Trump to accomplish on his first day back in office on ‘Barron’s Roundtable.'

21.01 / 13:29

markets MET Strategy President PAM techno Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma discusses enhanced startup collaboration with South Korean minister in Seoul

21.01 / 07:59

markets Strategy Analysis Trade Experts Cycling country Strategies for balancing portfolios to reduce exposure to market volatility in 2025

Globalization and disappearing trade boundaries are things of the past, with countries turning inwards, while wars are taking on an economic avatar with trade barriers and tariffs.

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