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17.02 / 11:41

markets UPS Aviat Manufacturing economy Boeing reports How jet engines are powering data centers

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. In the battle for AI dominance, every engine of the economy is getting recruited into the fight—including jet engines. Jet engine leasing and repair company FTAI Aviation plans to start selling a modified version of the engine used in the Boeing 737 to power data centers this year.

17.02 / 08:51

Citizens Progressive economy Food poverty show reports Data as our definitive storyteller: Why statistics must lead the narrative of the Indian economy’s emergence

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. In India today, statistics are no longer confined to official reports or technical briefings. Employment numbers trend on TV.

17.02 / 05:57

markets FIVE economy NVIDIA Cycling country patient Next trillion dollars of India’s mcap could create more wealth than the last: Raamdeo Agrawal

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Raamdeo Agrawal, co-founder of Motilal Oswal Financial Services, says the next trillion dollars of India’s market capitalization could create more wealth than the last. Drawing on decades of market cycles, the ace investor, speaking at the Mint Money Festival on 14 February in Mumbai, argued that compounding on a larger base, deeper participation and improving corporate profitability could make the coming decades disproportionately rewarding for patient investors.

17.02 / 02:35

markets Gap economy show information Mint Quick Edit | India’s unemployment edges up—but job quality is the real challenge

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. India’s unemployment rate rose a bit this January to 5.0% from 4.8% in December, as seen in the monthly bulletin of the government’s Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) released on Monday.

17.02 / 02:35

UPS Digital economy wellness Healthcare country inclusion New Delhi’s AI Impact Summit should get more ambitious: Aim for substance beyond the spectacle

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Governments love global summits. They signal ambition, draw CEOs and leaders, and create the impression of shaping the future rather than chasing it.

17.02 / 01:15

Manufacturing economy Enterprise Death Trade War Russia’s economy has entered the death zone

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. AS RUSSIA’S WAR against Ukraine enters its fifth year, the economy that sustains it has been transformed in ways that will be difficult—perhaps impossible—to reverse without another crisis. Westerners keep waiting for the Russian economy to collapse.

16.02 / 09:55

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Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Billionaires are now Public Enemy No. 1 in America.

16.02 / 02:05

UPS economy Food track country Updates India’s revised inflation gauge: Why we can look forward to superior policy outcomes

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. India’s new consumer price index (CPI) series, released last week by the statistics ministry as part of a huge two-year long exercise to revise key macroeconomic variables, is a marked improvement over the one it has replaced. The CPI’s base year, methodology and coverage have been updated to better reflect what Indian households consume.

16.02 / 01:11

Landmark economy Remark Trade country International Manmohan Singh’s calm amid din in Parliament

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Last Thursday, when Rahul Gandhi was railing against the government, I was reminded of Manmohan Singh. Though the Lok Sabha chair scuttled Rahul’s allegations, let me elaborate on this scenario by illustrating incidents related to Singh.

16.02 / 01:11

markets Manufacturing Strategy economy Sustainability Food Trade Brand India was a lost cause. But the FTAs are bringing it back.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. For decades, the 'Made in India' label sat uneasily on global retail shelves, signalling an easy pick for discount-hunter. Now, New Delhi is betting that a flurry of newly minted trade deals can flip that script, repositioning the world’s fastest-growing major economy as a producer of premium, high-margin goods to the world’s wealthiest consumers.

15.02 / 10:15

markets COST UPS economy President show reports The economy may have stuck the soft landing. Nobody wants to jinx it.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. The vital signs of the American economy are pointing in the same, favorable direction more convincingly than at any point since before the pandemic. Inflation is falling.

15.02 / 07:45

markets Provident economy wellness Trade President innovations Ficci president: India can lead in AI—but only with a well crafted strategic plan

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. India AI Impact Summit 2026 comes at a crucial time. Global benchmarks indicate that India is emerging as a relatively well-positioned economy for artificial intelligence (AI) readiness.

15.02 / 01:39

Provident Platform Action economy track information International Mint Interview: MoSPI chief confident new GDP series will resolve data concerns

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. India is in the middle of a significant reset of its official data architecture to better reflect current economic realities. An overhaul of the inflation basket has already been completed; the next major step is recalibrating how economic activity is measured.

14.02 / 15:03

CEO JPMorgan economy Citigroup wellness Trade Here’s what the Big Bank CEOs got paid in 2025

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. The chief executives of the largest U.S. banks together raked in $258 million in compensation for 2025, after a strong economy and buoyant Wall Street propelled their businesses to record levels.

14.02 / 11:01

security economy Election reports A new government in Dhaka, a new equation for India

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. This week’s biggest headline is the elections in Bangladesh, which have brought the centre-right Bangladesh National Party (BNP) to power. The scale of the victory is striking: 212 seats out of the 300 contested directly in parliament, giving the party a clear two-thirds majority.

14.02 / 01:59

markets UPS Provident Software economy Trade information AI was proof of American exceptionalism. Now it’s undermining it.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. “An investment in knowledge pays the best interest," said Benjamin Franklin. But he didn’t have to contend with artificial intelligence.

13.02 / 13:41

UPS Citi Strategy economy Department recommendations Traffic Mint Explainer | Why Niti Aayog recommends congestion pricing to discourage excess usage of private vehicles

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. NEW DELHI: A Niti Aayog study on decarbonizing India's transport sector published earlier this week called for congestion pricing to disincentivize private vehicle ownership. Congestion pricing is a strategy to charge vehicle drivers a fee to enter high-traffic urban areas during peak hours.

13.02 / 09:01

markets economy wellness President show social reports Trump’s demand for the Fed to ease its monetary policy looks harder to justify: What will Kevin Warsh do?

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. The latest Bureau of Labor Statistics report showed that the unemployment rate slipped to 4.3% in January, from a prior 4.4%, as US payrolls expanded at twice the rate that economists had been expecting. While that’s great news for workers, it will make life a lot more challenging for Kevin Warsh, US President Donald Trump’s pick to become the next chair of the Federal Reserve.

12.02 / 15:09

markets UPS Citi economy strain The demand for bonds is insatiable. Even risky borrowers are reaping the benefits.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. A new AI borrowing frenzy and lingering fears about potential defaults haven’t deterred investors hungry for bonds from U.S. companies, states and cities.

12.02 / 11:51

markets Platform economy Gemini students Inside testing Mint Explainer | Why Google’s free JEE mocks matter for coaching firms' profits

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Google’s chatbot Gemini began piloting artificial intelligence (AI)-led joint entrance examination mock tests on 28 January, marking its first clear step into India’s vast test-prep market. Students preparing for the highly competitive JEE exams for entry into top engineering institutions like the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) can now access practice tests directly on the Gemini platform for free as part of that pilot.

12.02 / 08:43

UPS Provident Booking economy wellness country social How Jane Austen revealed the economic basis of society

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. The gemstone is a cool turquoise, not a ruby or emerald. The band in which it is set is only nine carats, the lowest concentration that can advertise itself as gold.

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