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03.02 / 15:05

Remark President War information Courts Investigations Hundreds of Swiss bank accounts with suspected Nazi links found by investigators

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. UBS has said it wants to bring greater transparency to Switzerland’s dark chapter helping the Nazis in World War II. In Brooklyn federal court, UBS has a different message for the Jewish organization that asked for the Credit Suisse probe in 2020, the Simon Wiesenthal Center.

26.01 / 11:33

markets UPS Porsche Cartier Rolex show The wait list for a Birkin or Rolex is getting shorter

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. A handful of brands have what all luxury bosses want: a wait list to tide them over in quiet times. But resale values suggest that even rare goods such as Hermès Birkin bags and Rolex watches aren’t pulling in crowds like they used to.

26.01 / 01:35

COST Booking Strategy Metro Interviews IRFC explores some Swiss franc swap to cut dollar risk

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. New Delhi: Indian Railway Finance Corp (IRFC) is reworking its foreign-currency borrowing mix, exploring a plan to swap part of its dollar-denominated loans into Swiss francs to limit foreign exchange losses and lower funding costs amid a free fall in the rupee against the greenback. The move reflects how the government's rail financier, which has nearly $8 billion in overseas exposure, is responding to currency volatility even as it reshapes its business beyond funding the Indian Railways.

25.01 / 13:27

security Trade President country innovations medicines Interviews Can Trump and Big Pharma get the world to pay more for drugs?

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Americans pay about three times what other wealthy nations do for branded prescription drugs. For years, policymakers have tried to fix this by cutting U.S.

25.01 / 10:27

security pandemic President Experts country Department Mint Explainer | US exits WHO: What it means for global health and America

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. The US has formally withdrawn from the World Health Organization (WHO), a year after President Donald Trump signed an executive order to begin the process.

25.01 / 02:45

UPS economy President War country Ukraine will be the business opportunity of the decade

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. President Donald Trump and his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky met in Davos, Switzerland on Thursday to discuss an end to Russia’s war. No concrete plans were drawn up, but both leaders emerged optimistic about their progress.

24.01 / 13:23

markets Provident security President performer country International After a week of global turmoil and talk, nothing was solved

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. In the year commemorating the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, it is supremely ironic that 2026 could also mark a similar declaration by America’s historically staunchest allies. “We are in the midst of a rupture, not a transition," Mark Carney, Canada’s prime minister, starkly told the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, this past week.

24.01 / 07:19

markets Provident Digital Google security Software President Europe prepares for a nightmare scenario: The US blocking access to tech

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. DAVOS, Switzerland—Rising tensions with the U.S. are spurring new plans in Europe to do something that has long seemed impossible: break with American technology in favor of homegrown alternatives.

24.01 / 02:45

UPS Fighting economy Trade President War Team Trump is livid after Canada’s Carney calls out US coercion

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. OTTAWA–Canada and the Trump administration are locked in a war of words over Prime Minister Mark Carney’s bid to chart a new model for smaller powers to fight back against the U.S.’s aggressive use of its economic and military might. In the past week, Carney has resolved a trade dispute with America’s biggest strategic competitor, China, and delivered a speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland urging smaller powers to unite against economic coercion from the world’s great powers.

23.01 / 07:37

security President Celebrity country Interviews International The West stepped back from the brink. But Europe’s distrust of America lingers.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. DAVOS, Switzerland—The West avoided an open rupture this week. But, instead of celebrating, European leaders are bracing for more serious shocks to the trans-Atlantic relationship in the months ahead.

22.01 / 14:49

security President War country peace International Trump wants peace board to rewrite global order—but major powers aren’t sold

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. President Trump touts his Board of Peace as an organization of accomplished leaders that will displace the United Nations, with him as permanent chairman. But so far it is a group of countries more interested in currying favor with him than in solving pressing conflicts.

22.01 / 14:49

markets UPS President information testing rights Alarm over Trump’s Greenland threat gives way to uncertainty around ‘future deal’

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. President Trump has stepped back from the brink on Greenland. Now the question is what happens next.

22.01 / 10:03

FIVE security President students War International In Greenland, anxiety over US ambitions puts normal life on pause

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. NUUK, Greenland—As President Trump spoke Wednesday, Rikke Østergaard was anxiously refreshing news coverage at her desk, trying to understand whether the president had categorically ruled out an invasion. “My nerves are in flight or fight….

20.01 / 02:33

CEO Bill Trade War country gatherings International WEF at Davos in a fractured world: Will the spirit of dialogue be exorcized or exercised?

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. The London-based Economist describes it as the “ultimate networking event"; The Guardian, a British daily, as the “last-chance saloon to save the old world order." The World Economic Forum (WEF) is an international advocacy non-governmental organization and think-tank founded in 1971 by German engineer Klaus Schwab, and its annual gathering at Davos, Switzerland, was once billed as the biggest talk-show-cum-photo op in the post-Bretton Woods world.

19.01 / 07:55

markets Analysis Research Trade President country Relationships Precious metals climb as Trump plans tariff on European countries over Greenland

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Precious metals climbed Monday after President Trump threatened 10% tariffs on imports from eight European countries starting February. “Trump’s latest tariff announcement has escalated trade tensions into an entirely new dimension—one driven less by economic logic and more by political motive," two members of ING’s economic and financial analysis division said in a research note.

19.01 / 06:49

UPS CEO security President Celebrity gatherings Features Trump’s realpolitik takes over Davos

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. DAVOS, Switzerland—President Trump video-conferenced into the World Economic Forum a year ago demanding lower interest rates from the global elites gathered and threatening tariffs against those making products anywhere but America. This year, he is heading in person to the Alpine summit with an entourage of U.S.

15.01 / 03:49

UPS Citizens country blues travelers Destinations As India’s passport steadily ascends global power ranking charts, let’s do all we can to strengthen it

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. This year’s Henley Passport Index is out and India has some reason to cheer. The country’s passport now ranks 80th on this annual chart published by Henley & Partners, a London-based global citizenship and advisory firm, up from its 85th rank in 2025.

10.01 / 00:29

Target Research Healthcare patient medicines symptoms Mint explainer: Dr ChatGPT is here. What does it mean for users and healthtech?

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. On 7-8 January, OpenAI rolled out two healthcare products: ChatGPT Health for users and ChatGPT for Healthcare, for organizations in the industry. While ChatGPT Health is an extension of the existing chatbot, offering a space dedicated for health, the latter aims to automate workflows for healthcare organizations, a niche where Indian healthtech firms have attracted investor interest.

06.01 / 02:05

markets Manufacturing Trade show electronic Updates How China’s silver export controls could turn into strategic concerns for India

artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure and electronics to solar power equipment, medical devices and defence systems.China’s dominance in the silver market does not stem from mining strength but from its overwhelming control over refining. According to the London Bullion Market Association’s (LBMA) list of accredited refiners for global over-the-counter trading, China hosts 27 silver refineries, followed by Japan with 13.

13.12 / 08:21

Digital economy Bill show country reports rights Does India need a ‘right to disconnect’ law for better work-life balance?

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Indians work some of the longest hours in a week globally. Unsurprisingly, therefore, Indian employees also report high levels of burnout.

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