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In the name of consumer protection, a slew of U.S. federal agencies are working to make it easier for Americans to click the unsubscribe button for unwanted memberships and recurring payment services

Vodafone Idea (Vi) CEO Akshaya Moondra has signalled that the telco may keep its 5G base pricing lower than bigger rivals Reliance Jio and Bharti Airtel to attract customers as it will be a new entrant in the space. «A decision on 5G pricing will be taken closer to launch, but when you are just starting with a (5G) network which is not yet mature, one will have to look at pricing in that fashion,» Moondra said at Vi's fiscal first quarter earnings call Tuesday. He was responding to an analyst query on Vi's likely approach to 5G monetisation, and whether it is likely to emulate Jio and Airtel, who have both sharply hiked entry-level 5G pricing thresholds to boost average revenue per user (ARPU).

Tesla CEO Elon Musk wrote on Twitter in 2016 inviting Indians to preorder Tesla Model 3s

The great inflation spike of the past three years is nearly spent — and economists credit American consumers for helping slay it

Home Depot’s second quarter sales rose slightly as the nation’s biggest home improvement retailer booked gains from a recent acquisition, but customers reined in spending because of broadly higher costs and elevated interest rates

Mint. His statement came on the sidelines of the global unveiling of Google's latest smartphones—the Pixel 9 series. This is the first time that the company launched its entire portfolio of new smartphones, as well as accessories such as the Pixel Watch 3 smartwatch and and Pixel Buds Pro 2 pair of earphones, in India.

If nothing else, former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris agree on one thing, at least: Both say they want to eliminate federal taxes on workers’ tips

The Conference Board chief economist Dana Peterson analyzes the job market and consumer confidence on 'Making Money.'

Unexpectedly high medical bills are common in the United States, but there are ways to get relief

Paramount Global will begin laying off 15% of its workforce in the United States starting Tuesday as part of its planned job cuts, the media giant said in an internal memo. Paramount, which owns networks like CBS, MTV and Comedy Central, aims to reduce annual costs by $500 million and return to profitable growth ahead of its merger with David Ellison's Skydance Media. In an internal memo, Paramount's co-CEOs stated that the company is at an «inflection point» where changes are necessary to strengthen the business.

Americans are showing more interest in owning miniature cows, miniature goats, miniature donkeys and other diminutive farm animals

Traditionally summer isn't a strong quarter for children's hospitals. Hyderabad-based Rainbow is India's largest pediatric and maternity multi-specialty hospital.

Stocks rose and bond yields fell after the latest US inflation data reinforced speculation the Federal Reserve will be able to deploy its widely anticipated interest-rate cut in September.

For the six months ending 30 June 2024, the firm generated £3.5bn in gross inflows, with net flows remaining positive. The company's cost management and growth in operating income also contributed to a rise in adjusted EBITDA, which amounted to £103.9m. Evelyn Partners private equity owner Permira mulls sale of majority stake — reports Evelyn Partners said its AUM increased 13.3% year-on-year, marking a 5.2% rise since December 31, 2023. The company said positive market movements, and a strong investment performance contributed £2.6bn to the increase in AUM, compared to £100m in H1...

Tamil Nadu Cabinet on Tuesday gave its approval for 15 investment proposals of a total value of Rs 44,125 crore that are expected to generate over 24,700 jobs in the state. The 16th cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister M K Stalin at the secretariat here also granted its nod to three renewable energy policies as part of a goal to achieve 20,000 MW power generation by 2030, according to Finance Minister Thangam Thennarasu here.

Mint. Fresh from a trip to London and dressed in his usual crisp white BluSmart shirt and blue turban, Jaggi has other concerns now. While he maintains demand for rides is strong and growing, scaling up would require more charging points.

₹3,00,000 to ₹5,00,000 2. Bypass surgery: ₹2,50,000 to ₹7,50,000 3. Angioplasty: ₹2,00,000 and ₹6,50,000 4.

A planned community for about 55,000 residents in Toronto will include the usual playgrounds, bike paths and shops. It will also feature 11 airplane hangars and more than a mile of airport runway. That is because the C$30 billion, equivalent to about $22 billion, development will be located at the Canadian city’s former Downsview Airport.

Air India Express has launched six new daily direct flights in a single day, said a press release on Tuesday. The Tata-owned Air India subsidiary airlines will be flying five new routes as a part of this launch which include Guwahati-Jaipur, exclusive to Air India Express. The new flights are operating on the Chennai-Bhubaneswar, Chennai-Bagdogra, Chennai-Thiruvananthapuram, Kolkata-Varanasi, Kolkata-Guwahati, and Guwahati-Jaipur routes. Moreover, to accommodate growing demand on the Chennai-Thiruvananthapuram route, which was previously served by two weekly flights, the airline has now added an extra daily service, increasing the total to nine flights per week. Air India Express now connects Chennai directly to 10 destinations which include Bagdogra, Bengaluru, Bhubaneswar, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Kolkata, and Thiruvananthapuram domestically, and Dammam, Kuwait, and Singapore internationally.

critical minerals industry. The funding illustrates the efforts India is making to get the critical mineral industry off the ground and cut the country's near-total reliance on imports of lithium and rare earths mineral that are key to energy transition technologies. So far, India's attempts to create a critical minerals mining industry have faltered. The country awarded development rights in June to a lithium block in Chhattisgarh state but a separate attempt to auction lithium blocks in Jammu and Kashmir found no takers because of low mineral concentration and high extraction costs.

Siemens Ltd’s consolidated Ebitda for the quarter ended June was sharply below analysts’ estimates despite growing 22% year-on-year. Growth was aided by lower raw material cost and ‘other expenses’, but fell short of estimates due to a sharp drop in revenue growth. The Indian unit of Siemens AG, a German industrial technology conglomerate, seems to be facing headwinds in project execution and could see lower growth in the near-term.