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The amount of renewable energy installed around the world last year grew at its fastest rate in the past 25 years

The average long-term U.S. mortgage rate rose for the second time in as many weeks, climbing to its highest level in four weeks

The Biden administration says 20 million people have enrolled for health insurance through the Affordable Care Act marketplaces, with still a few days left for signing up

Google says it has laid off hundreds of employees working on its hardware, voice assistance and engineering teams as part of cost-cutting measures

Higher energy and housing prices boosted overall U.S. inflation in December, a sign that the Federal Reserve’s drive to slow inflation to its 2% target will likely remain a bumpy one

Chesapeake Energy and Southwestern Energy are combining in a $7.4 billion all-stock deal to form one of the biggest natural gas producers in the U.S. The announcement is just the latest tieup in the energy sector, following a nearly $60 billion deal be...

Red Sea crisis on India's trade and thrash out a strategy to minimise impact. Officials are looking at the possibility of diverting some inventories to Australia and other countries to minimise this impact.

Car rental company, Hertz Global Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:HTZ) revealed Thursday that they have decided to sell approximately 20,000 electric vehicles from its U.S. fleet, one-third of the global EV fleet.

Former Reagan economist Art Laffer discusses inflation, recession concerns and the impact of the election on the economy.

Piper Sandler Chief Global Economist Nancy Lazar details her economic expectations for the second half of the fiscal year on ‘Mornings with Maria.’

DeBianchi Real Estate President and realtor Sam DeBianchi gives advice to millennials who are struggling to buy homes on Making Money.

FOX Business’ Grady Trimble speaks with manufacturers in Iowa about their economic concerns less than a week away from the state’s caucuses.

M2M/IoT) registration to all entities across segments will enable standardisation of IoT services as everyone will follow a single standard that will address key issues around know your customer (KYC), security and encryption, say experts. Going forward, artificial intelligence (AI) will also play a crucial role in amplifying capabilities of M2M systems, including prediction of security breaches. Currently, the M2M/IoT industry is operating with several separate standards and with growing types of devices, interoperability is becoming an issue. The telcos, however, are still waiting for the government to define critical M2M/IoT services, which, they say should only be given through licensed spectrum. «With explosive growth from about 2-3 billion devices currently to 25 billion or so, interoperability will become a key issue. Hence, basic discipline and conformance to standards becomes very important and that would be achieved through this measure,» TV Ramachandran, Broadband India Forum (BIF) president, told ET. He added that the government's measures would boost investor confidence.

₹6,106 crore in the third quarter of FY24. Despite a significant decline in its net profit, the Infosys shares, listed on the US stock market, jumped as much as 4.9% during the opening trade on Thursday, January 11. India's second-largest IT firm fell below market expectations and reported 1.7% sequential fall in its net profit to ₹6,106 crore on sluggish demand from clients and cut its annual sales forecast.

NEW DELHI : Data center and IT infrastructure provider NTT is massively expanding its presence in India, which it considers to be both geopolitically stable and the world’s fastest growing data center market. The company has eight new data centres under construction in India, which would add to its 14 existing centres in the country. India also offers a large pool of talent and revenue growth opportunity, which will further expand with the advent of AI and GenAI, NTT Global Data Centers chief executive and president Doug Adams said while launching the company’s first data centre in Noida, Uttar Pradesh on Thursday.

Atal Bihari Vajpayee Sewri-Nhava Sheva Atal Setu, built at a cost of about ₹17,840 crore. Atal Setu is the longest bridge and also the longest sea bridge in the country. Prime Minister’s vision is to improve ‘ease of mobility’ of citizens by strengthening urban transport infrastructure and connectivity.

Investing.com -- Headline U.S. inflation accelerated in December, while an annual underlying reading slowed marginally, as Federal Reserve officials search for signs of easing price gains before rolling out possible interest rate cuts this year.

(Reuters) — Chesapeake Energy (NYSE:CHK) said on Thursday it would buy smaller rival Southwestern Energy (NYSE:SWN) in an all-stock transaction valued at $7.4 billion, a deal that would enable the second-largest U.S. natural gas producer to take the top spot.

Not making a budget: The most common mistake people make is that they don’t closely track their inflows and outflows. Often, this can lead to mismanaged finances. So, establishing a realistic budget that includes all your income, expenses, and savings goals, should be the first key step for your financial plan.

Infosys Ltd on Thursday reported earnings for the third quarter ended December 31, 2023. The attrition rate in the third quarter of FY24 declined to 12.9 per cent, Infosys said in an exchange filing on Thursday. The voluntary attrition for IT services was reported at 14.6 per cent in the September quarter of FY24.

The annual inflation rate edged higher in December following two months of declines. However, that reversal likely isn't cause for concern — and may be somewhat misleading, economists said.