Pandemic Financial News

Not so long ago, environmental, social and governance (ESG) jobs were all the rage in banking and finance. In the years after the pandemic, they carried a 20% pay premium and there was talk of a skills gap: in 2020, CFA Institute found that 18% of portfolio manager jobs wanted ESG skills, but that only 1.5% of portfolio managers had them. Buffing a CV with ESG seemed like a no-brainer. 

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. NEW DELHI : Last week, Nvidia Corp., the world's largest artificial intelligence (AI) chipmaker, replaced Intel Corp., best known for computer processors, in the 30-share American benchmark share index. This movement in the Dow Jones Industrial Average reflects the big changes in the industry over the past few years, as AI took centre stage and the fortunes of top players reversed.

Goa's tourism numbers being circulated on social media platforms is a cause of 'significant concern' among local communities and investors and stakeholders of Goa, and the state government has registered a formal complaint to take cognizance of the matter, said Rohan A Khaunte, minister for tourism, information technology, electronics and communications and printing and stationary for Goa, in an interview with ET. Khaunte said an influx of tourism in any destination brings with it a set of issues and concerns and the state is working with trade bodies to address issues around high rates in the year end season besides allaying concerns around public transportation. The state is also working on boosting connectivity from Southeast Asian markets and other European countries, he said.

Former B.C. premier John Horgan has died following a battle with cancer, his family confirmed on Tuesday.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. In her preface to the book, Three Women in a Single-Room House, K. Srilata says, “I think of poetry as a continuous struggle against amnesia, a mode of bearing mindful witness to and remembering the lives of those we love.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Stock markets like clean and crisp stories: This happened, so that happened. Like in early November, we were told that stock prices fell in October because foreign institutional investors (FIIs) sold Indian stocks worth ₹94,017 crore during the month.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. New Delhi: The Union government is likely to release ₹50,000 crore to ₹70,000 crore to states as part of its ‘special assistance for capital investment’ scheme in the three months to December (Q3, FY25), to be used for ramping up capital expenditure, two people aware of the matter said.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. The US has been the largest market for India’s IT services industry for decades, with companies like HCL, Infosys and TCS providing outsourced services to American firms across sectors. About 55% of India’s IT sector revenues come from that region.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Most companies are starting to figure out how artificial intelligence will change the way they do business. Chegg is trying to avoid becoming its first major victim.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. The moment he realised he’d called it wrong and Donald Trump was going to be the next US President, the “Nostradamus of US elections" Allan Lichtman held his head in his hands and declared that “democracy is gone". He’d got nine elections right in the past based on a model of reading historical patterns, but it’s certainly telling that so many people placed so much stock in his placid belief (despite the misogyny of the average American) that Kamala Harris would win.

Canada’sunemployment rate held at 6.5 per cent in October as the economy added 15,000 jobs, Statistics Canada said on Friday.

Most employed Canadians are happy in their roles, Statistics Canada’s October employment survey showed, even as a growing number give up on the job hunt amid a softening labour market.

China has announced a 6 trillion yuan ($839 billion) plan to help local governments refinance their mountains of debt in the latest push to rev up growth in the world's second largest economy

Joe Biden's name wasn't on the ballot, but history will likely remember Kamala Harris' resounding defeat as his loss too.

Joe Biden's name wasn't on the ballot, but history will likely remember Kamala Harris' resounding defeat as his loss too. As Democrats pick up the pieces after President-elect Donald Trump's decisive victory, some of the vice president's backers are expressing frustration that Biden's decision to seek reelection until this summer — despite long-standing voter concerns about his age and unease about post-pandemic inflation as well as the U.S.-Mexico border — all but sealed his party's surrender of the White House, as per an AP report.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. The experts said the economy was doing great. Everyday Americans disagreed.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. There are worse ways to spend a lazy Saturday than to take a trip to one of IKEA’s giant furniture stores. Young children can be swiftly deposited at Småland, the supervised play area, leaving you to navigate the maze of flat-pack furniture and bric-a-brac at your leisure; you might even stop at the restaurant for a plate of Swedish meatballs.

The Bank of England is set to cut interest rates for the second time in three months as inflation has fallen to its lowest level in more than three years

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Norfolk Southern sparked renewed concerns about flaws being missed during railcar inspections when it told employees this week they should spend no more than a minute looking at each car