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12.01 / 01:31

COST UPS War show voice peace The US could make 2026 even worse for Putin than 2025

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. The year has started badly for Vladimir Putin. As of Sunday, the war in Ukraine has lasted as long as the Great Patriotic War, as Moscow refers to the Soviet involvement in World War II: 1,418 days.

12.01 / 01:25

COST economy Sustainability President show country politician Pessimism is the world’s main economic problem

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. POSITIVE THINKING can help people who are feeling down. Politicians, too, have long understood that gloomy expectations can become self-fulfilling.

12.01 / 01:25

markets COST Target FIVE Platform wellness performer Government spending crucial, hope it does not pursue aggressive tightening, says Canara Robeco AMC’s equity CIO

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. The key hope from the Union Budget is that the government does not pursue aggressive fiscal tightening, according to the head of equity investments at Canara Robeco Asset Management Co. With demand weak, private capex subdued, and household incomes seeing limited growth, the government spending remains crucial, said Shridatta Bhandwaldar, chief investment officer-equities at the company.

11.01 / 13:45

COST Provident security Mobile Metro rights International Why are Mumbai's new airport and metro signal-starved?

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Imagine walking into a world-class facility such as the Navi Mumbai International Airport or commuting through the Mumbai Metro Aqua line. The architecture is futuristic, the lighting is perfect, but the moment you pull out your phone, the signal bars drop to zero.

11.01 / 13:45

markets COST UPS security Parke community Golf The dream of a Florida retirement is fading for the middle class

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. SARASOTA, Fla.—Michele Butler and Wells Chapin moved to the west coast of Florida from Michigan in 2023 in anticipation of her plan to exit the restaurant business and join her partner in retirement. They bought a $950,000 home at a new resort-style development in Lakewood Ranch, just outside Sarasota, that draws many new, well-heeled retirees.

11.01 / 13:45

markets COST Strategy economy Bill President reports Trump’s new housing strategy is all about boosting buyers now

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. President Trump is taking aim at solving the housing affordability crisis, a problem so entrenched in the economy that it has put home buying in a deep freeze for three years. Trump’s new housing proposals, unveiled this past week on his social-media account, are concentrated on helping home buyers and lowering mortgage rates.

11.01 / 08:11

markets COST Waters Manufacturing wellness country Springboard 2026: Why India's 100GW nuclear dream hinges on small modular reactors.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Dear reader, as 2025, a year of global tumult and volatility, rolls by, Mint's reporters and columnists look around the corner at what is coming in 2026—to help you know what to expect and prepare for it. Tell us what you think at [email protected]. India’s nuclear energy sector has ushered in the new year with a new commitment, resolve, and imagination.

11.01 / 06:05

COST Aware Research track testing prevention Indian Railways to test galvanized rails for humid, coastal zones

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. The Indian Railways plans to use galvanised steel rails in coastal and high-humidity regions to reduce corrosion and quadruple track life, two people aware of the development said. The move is being examined as an alternative to the nickel copper chromium (NCC) rails being produced by state-owned steel maker Steel Authority of India Ltd (SAIL).

11.01 / 06:05

COST UPS Citi Target Inside testing Inside Ukraine’s quest to build a missile to strike deep in Russian territory

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Inside a sprawling, brightly lit factory in central Ukraine, a pair of launchers held up two massive cruise missiles with an unusual nickname: “the Flamingo." Longer than a city bus and weighing nearly 7 tons, the Flamingo is at the center of Ukraine’s quest to build missiles domestically that can strike deep inside Russian territory. Doing so successfully would lessen the country’s reliance on its Western backers for its most powerful weapons.

11.01 / 02:19

markets COST Analysis Research Trade show Waiting for a market crash may cost you more than investing at record highs

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. MUMBAI : With equity markets hovering near record highs, many investors are choosing to wait, hoping for a correction before committing fresh money. The instinct is understandable: buying at lower levels should, in theory, boost long-term returns.

10.01 / 14:09

COST Manufacturing Analysis Discover Research innovations AI Tool of the Week: Uncover hidden patent gems effortlessly

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. The AI capability we unlocked this week is based on Perplexity AI's Patent Search.

10.01 / 13:19

markets COST UPS Target security cover Retiring early is looking more difficult. The new game plans.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. The dream of working hard to retire early is eroding as higher costs of living cut into savings and frothy valuations leaves portfolios vulnerable to market dives. The concept of saving to retire early, or FIRE, an acronym for “Financially Independent, Retire Early," has evolved as a result, as adherents salt away more money and prepare for volatility in future markets.

10.01 / 13:19

COST security economy wellness President country International Can Trump make Venezuela an oil giant again?

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. “No one was paying any attention to Venezuelan oil two weeks ago," a longtime oilman said to me the other day, “but now everyone is." Donald Trump made that happen. Following the dramatic seizure of dictator Nicolás Maduro by American forces on Jan.

10.01 / 02:07

markets COST Manufacturing Trade War International Destinations The Aluminium War: Why Ashapura Minechem is dominating the global bauxite shift

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Global mining is entering a phase where growth is no longer just about volume, but about access, reliability, and control. However, geopolitical tensions, tariff wars, and shifting trade policies are reshaping global supply chains, underscoring the need for resource security.

10.01 / 00:35

markets COST Target Trade show country reports Discoms selling green power at lower than cost price on exchanges; growing crisis threatens green energy trajectory

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. New Delhi: A deluge of solar power and rules binding electricity distributors to purchase it are prompting distress sales on India's electricity exchanges, trade data showed. Discoms sitting on excess power often sell it on exchanges at a loss, as the alternative would be to receive nothing, given the weak demand during solar hours.

09.01 / 13:37

markets COST UPS Citi security President reports Trump’s grand plan for housing relies on his Fed pick. Here’s why.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. So much for a quiet first week of the new year. President Donald Trump is looking to micromanage various sectors of the market, but his pick for Federal Reserve chair remains the most important economic intervention the president can make.

09.01 / 09:17

COST security President International Why America shouldn’t intervene in Iran like it did in Venezuela

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. You know Iran’s leaders are worried about the implications of last weekend’s US raid in Venezuela when the editor of the hardline Javan newspaper feels he has to write a polemic, headlined Iran Is Not Comparable—Don’t Waste Your Time, saying there aren’t any.

09.01 / 07:21

COST security Software Cycling reports International Deals, data centres, AI: Can TCS sell its future-ready story to investors?

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. BENGALURU : Tata Consultancy Services Ltd (TCS) is attempting to shake off its reputation as a staid IT outsourcer. In the last three months alone, the company has announced its largest acquisition since going public, committed billions of dollars to data centre infrastructure, and moved closer to securing a rare billion-dollar contract.

09.01 / 03:49

COST Citi Aviat Gap Airlines Bill rights Small-town airports, big bill: ₹900 crore spent on non-operational UDAN hubs

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. New Delhi: India’s plan to connect its interior areas by air has run into heavy weather, with expensive infrastructure and commercial viability playing spoilsport while hundreds of crores are being spent to maintain airports where no planes are landing. The total expense of the government is nearly ₹900 crore on 15 regional airports that are currently non-operational.

08.01 / 10:41

markets COST economy wellness Trade President Updates The rupee’s decline and what it means for your investment portfolio

rupee stood at about 10 to the dollar. From then to now, the average annual depreciation works out to roughly 4.5%. At independence, when the rupee was on a par with the dollar, the long-term annual depreciation is closer to 6%.The faster pace in earlier decades is largely a matter of arithmetic.

08.01 / 10:41

markets COST UPS track Updates NHPC’s bond push lifts stock, but debt and execution risks linger

₹2,000 crore through a private placement of bonds—part of a broader ₹10,000 crore fundraising programme for FY26. Investors cheered the move, pushing the stock up 8% since the fundraising announcement on 1 September.The rally, however, comes after a choppy stretch, even as industry tailwinds promise potential. Its long operating track record and market leadership position NHPC as a key beneficiary of the government’s ambition to build 55 GW of hydropower capacity by 2030.

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