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10.01 / 12:49

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Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Think 15% vacancy rates are only a problem for owners of office towers? America has a serious housing shortage, but not for the type of apartments that real-estate investors have been building in record numbers. The national vacancy rate for multifamily apartments reached 8% in the last quarter of 2024—higher than it was before the pandemic.

09.01 / 18:03

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09.01 / 00:39

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Canada’s retail industry is starting the year with several brands seeking creditor protection and closing stores.

08.01 / 16:45

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New research indicates students are paying significantly less to attend public universities than they were a decade ago

08.01 / 08:01

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Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. For stock market bulls, 2025 hasn’t started on a promising note. After a strong rally in the first two trading days of the year, the market has faced significant volatility, eroding positive sentiment and casting doubts over a stable year ahead.

07.01 / 13:01

Waves economy Election pandemic country Updates What Trudeau's resignation will mean for Canada's economy

Justin Trudeau says he will step down as prime minister once a new leader of the Liberal Party is selected, ending months of speculation.

07.01 / 12:47

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Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. As terrible as the pandemic was for the world, one positive outcome was that stock markets piqued the interest of the youth in India. As work-from-home ensued and stock markets rallied, retail investor participation in Indian equities skyrocketed.

07.01 / 11:51

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Chow Tai Fook and De Beers has failed to enthuse Chinese consumers to buy the rock. The trade had raised Rs 15 crore through crowdfunding for the generic promotion of natural diamonds across the key international markets.

05.01 / 13:53

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Delhi Assembly Polls, Alka Lamba, slammed former Aam Aadmi Party national convenor Arvind Kejriwal, over the alleged use of Rs 33 crores of taxpayers' money for the renovation of the Chief Minister's official residence during the pandemic.

05.01 / 05:59

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Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Neil Warburton was finishing up his breakfast of porridge and local honey when the armed soldiers converged. The Australian veteran mining executive had flown to southern Ethiopia in 2023 to check on progress at his lithium mine.

04.01 / 06:41

Target Manufacturing economy pandemic country budget 2025 Budget 2025 preview — Part 1: Fiscal deficit, FDI, disinvestment, energy issues

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows into India—investments by foreign entities in domestic businesses—hold the potential to transform the economy. They act as a catalyst for enhancing competitiveness and channel much-needed capital into underinvested sectors, such as semiconductors, where domestic companies have been hesitant to venture.

03.01 / 09:21

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Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. America is getting better at getting things done. Take Vic Viktorov, a gym owner who increased revenue at his Boston business in 2024 by 30% without adding a single salesperson to the two already on staff.

02.01 / 11:17

COST Analysis Research Verisk pandemic Trade Relationships Businesses preparing for another year of Geopolitical tumult

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Businesses are bracing for another year of geopolitical uncertainty, with large question marks looming over President-elect Donald Trump’s foreign policy strategy and broader global tumult, despite some executives’ optimism about the year ahead. Geopolitical concerns remain top of mind amid general global uncertainty and, in particular, a continued reordering of the U.S.-China relationship.

02.01 / 09:57

markets UPS Strategy pandemic reports Uttar Pradesh tops list of domestic violence cases in 2024: NCW

domestic violence accounting for 24% (6,237) of the 25,743 complaints received by the National Commission for Women (NCW) in 2024. Complaints related to the «right to live with dignity» continued to top the list, making up nearly 28% of the total cases, followed by domestic violence and dowry harassment.

01.01 / 21:05

markets COST Strategy pandemic Experts reports Bad news if you are in the UK: Over 200,000 employees are to lose their jobs in 2025 and Keir Starmer may have to take the blame

01.01 / 06:41

markets UPS Food wellness pandemic 2020 Vivek Kaul: The Union budget should focus on reviving private consumption

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) recently released figures for net household financial savings (flow) during 2023-24. These savings stood at 5.3% of gross domestic product (GDP), up slightly from 5% in 2022-23.

31.12 / 06:27

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Kim Jong Un oversaw the launch of plans for a new beachside tourist resort, state media said on Tuesday, a «first big step» in a potentially wider border reopening.

29.12 / 08:21

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Athos Salomé, known to his followers as the "Living Nostradamus," has issued a stark warning about the impending risk of World War III. Salomé, who has gained notoriety for predicting events like the coronavirus pandemic, Elon Musk’s acquisition of Twitter, and the passing of Queen Elizabeth II, believes cyber warfare and advanced technology will drive the next major conflict.

28.12 / 06:51

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A genetic analysis suggests the bird flu virus mutated inside a Louisiana patient who contracted the nation’s first severe case of the illness, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said this week.

28.12 / 02:01

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Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Omaha: Darul Ifta, an Islamic website that publishes religious rulings on everyday life by scholars at the Darul Uloom seminary in Deoband, Uttar Pradesh, had to field this unusual question: “Is the use of Google Pay, PhonePe and bank associated payments apps halal (permissible in Islam)? If halal, can we use the rewards of these apps in the light of the Quran (the words of Allah) and the Hadith (the words of Prophet Mohammed)?" The questioner was concerned that accepting cashbacks and discounts might be haram (impermissible) as Islam has rules against accepting interest payouts.

27.12 / 11:37

UPS CEO Food pandemic show 2020 Courts The epic mess at TGI Fridays

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. This fall, the TGI Fridays chief financial officer, operations chief, general counsel and head of procurement quit. “We can no longer, in good faith, continue to be employed by the company and risk our own personal liability for the company’s further operations and obligations," the four executives wrote in a letter to the board, a copy of which was viewed by The Wall Street Journal.

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