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Wall Street pointed modestly higher ahead of this week’s latest U.S. inflation reports and the unofficial start of earnings season

14.01 / 14:33

markets UPS FIVE Strategy economy reports India to lead G20 with average 7.3% insurance premium growth over 2025-29: Report

insurance market is projected to be the G20's fastest-growing economy over the next five years, with total premium volumes — life and non-life — up 7.3 per cent in real terms on average each year aided by macroeconomic stability and the conducive regulatory environment, a report said on Tuesday. Life insurance, the mainstay of India's insurance market, accounts for 74 per cent of total premium volumes, according to a Swiss Re report on the insurance market outlook for India.

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'Kudlow' panelists EJ Antoni and Jim McLaughlin unpack the push to prioritize the Trump tax cuts.

14.01 / 13:01

Aware security economy Enterprise wellness electronic reports Govt considers industry status for waste management and recycling sector

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. New Delhi: The government may accord industry status to waste management and recycling businesses, two people aware of the development said, amid a push for circular economy. This has been a long-standing demand of the waste management sector, as an industry status helps businesses get easier access to cheaper bank loans.

14.01 / 13:01

markets UPS Target economy Trade War China’s central bank reiterates easing pledges amid policy dilemmas

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. China’s central bank again vowed to help the economy grow this year, firming expectations of more monetary easing as it walks a fine line between conflicting policy targets complicated by a possible trade war with the U.S.

14.01 / 09:23

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Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Which countries should shell out more to save the planet? That is one of the big questions being asked at COP29, the UN’s climate summit in Baku this month. A common answer is China, which Westerners accuse of contributing too little to efforts aimed at helping poor countries cope with climate change.

14.01 / 07:19

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Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. TEL AVIV—As the war against Hamas dragged into 2024, there were worries here that investment would dry up in Israel’s globally important technology sector, as much of the world became angry against the casualties in Gaza and recoiled at the unstable security situation. In fact, a new survey found investment into Israeli technology startups grew 28% last year to $10.6 billion.

14.01 / 07:19

Booking economy Opinion Workday social 2020 inequality We should be looking forward to a 90-hour work schedule—per month

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Is Thursday becoming the new Friday in Britain? Under Keir Starmer’s Labour government, UK workers can request a four-day compressed week. More than 90% of participating businesses in the UK decided to stick with a four-day workweek after a successful trial in 2022; some even made the change permanent.

14.01 / 04:23

UPS Provident Aware economy BASF country AM Green and DP World join hands to develop global green hydrogen supply chain

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. NEW DELHI : Greenko founders-backed AM Green has partnered with global logistics giant DP World to establish advanced logistics and storage infrastructure in India and overseas, aiming to accelerate exports of green hydrogen and green ammonia.

14.01 / 04:23

markets economy Trade Updates union budget 2025 budget 2025 Union Budget 2025 Expectations Live Updates: Is a date for FM Nirmala Sitharaman's Budget speech announced?

Union Budget 2025 Expectations Live Updates: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman's Budget speech is being anticipated as stakeholders and sectors await announcements such as tax breaks, GST updates are expected to revive the economy and boost consumer sections.The finance minister concluded her eighth Pre-Budget Consultation with the stakeholders and representatives from the trade unions ahead of the upcoming Union Budget 2025-26, in New Delhi on January 6. When is the Union Budget 2025 Speech?While there has been no official confirmation from the Centre or Finance Ministry yet, as per recent convention, Sitharaman is expected to present the Union Budget 2025 on February 1, at 11 am.

14.01 / 02:19

Target Fighting economy Trade War country Canada knows Trump would win a trade fight. It is preparing to retaliate anyway.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. The leader of Canada’s energy-rich province of Alberta, Danielle Smith, met with President-elect Donald Trump and his team at Mar-a-Lago, Fla., this past weekend to try to convince them that a trade war would be bad for both countries. She came home resigned to a fight.

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UPS security economy Election War It’s time for the world to consign expansionism, like war, to history

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. A little over 85 years ago, on 1 September 1939, the Wehrmacht attacked Poland under orders from Adolf Hitler, sparking off World War II. At the end of a conflict whose body count from military and civilian casualties is estimated at around 70-85 million, a global world order emerged in which the sanctity of territorial boundaries, democracy and liberal values were enshrined as non-negotiable.

14.01 / 02:07

Target economy Food show exclusive Mint Quick Edit | Inflation is down: Will interest rates follow?

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. With inflation a bugbear for policymakers, it’ll be a relief that the year-end saw price pressures ease, even if only a bit. Government data released on Monday showed that India’s consumer price index rose 5.2% from a year earlier in December, slower than the 5.5% rise in November.

13.01 / 20:19

Racing economy Sustainability Boxing Bill country reports Thailand's Cabinet approves a draft bill to legalize casinos to boost tourism and economy

Thailand’s Cabinet approved a draft bill legalizing casinos with the aim of boosting tourism and a sluggish economy Some forms of gambling, such as betting on boxing and horse racing, are allowed but casinos remain illegal in the Southeast Asian country

13.01 / 16:53

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The Canadian dollar has taken a beating lately, pummelled by the growing policy gap between the Federal Reserve and Bank of Canada, upheaval in Canadian politics and the tariff threats of incoming U.S. president Donald Trump.

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COST UPS Compilation economy Boxing electronic Why you may be paying to help make the mattress industry more eco-friendly

Consumers in a handful of states are paying to help make the mattress industry more eco-friendly — and more states may follow suit?

13.01 / 14:19

markets Digital Strategy economy Experts PAM Why is there a worldwide bond market selloff? Here are 5 reasons you need to know

higher bond yields.

13.01 / 11:17

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As we enter 2025, the general consensus is that stocks are set to deliver another year of decent returns. Most strategists contend that we will be in a goldilocks environment characterized by positive readings on economic growth, profits, inflation, and rates. This sentiment is particularly evident in the current valuation level of the S&P 500 Index.

13.01 / 11:17

markets UPS Strategy economy country A cut in January, then a pause: What jobs data mean for Bank of Canada and interest rates

The Canadian economy generated 91,000 jobs in December, beating economist estimates and pushing down the unemployment rate to 6.7 per cent from 6.8 per cent the month before.

13.01 / 09:01

markets Cooper security economy Opinion community Trade What do Greenlanders think of being bought?

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. After landing in Nuuk, the capital of Greenland, Donald Trump junior sought to take stock of local feelings around his father’s plans to take over the Arctic island. A hotel meeting room in the centre of town was the venue for this putative act of spontaneous and popular assembly.

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Target Digital economy pandemic information 2020 inequality A tale of two Indias: Inequality alleviation is a challenge we must tackle head-on

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Over the past seven decades, India’s income inequality has transformed significantly, with stark divergences between rural and urban areas. These changes highlight contrasting socio-economic trajectories and reflect the successes and shortcomings of policy efforts to address disparities.

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