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23.01 / 13:53

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geo-economic fragmentation can decrease global GDP by up to USD 5.7 trillion, giving it a bigger blow than the financial crisis of 2008 or the COVID-19 pandemic, a new study showed on Thursday. India and some other emerging economies can bear the biggest burden in the most extreme fragmentation scenario, it cautioned.

22.01 / 18:39

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World Health Organisation. The White House issued a statement on Monday announcing this decision.

22.01 / 06:55

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Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. In March 2020, about five years ago, schools were shut because of covid. Thereafter, school operations remained unstable, opening and shutting periodically.

21.01 / 13:29

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unemployment rate, the US labor market would appear to be thriving. Most any economist would say this is about as good as it gets, implying the economy is at or near or near full employment. Well, that’s one way to look at it. Another is via the hiring rate, which is sending a very concerning signal — and one that suggests a reversal of recent fortunes for the American worker.

21.01 / 08:39

COST Target FIVE economy pandemic country shock India needs a new fiscal policy framework: Here’s why

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. The world came to a standstill five years ago. The pandemic that began in China has since receded.

20.01 / 11:11

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The independent Italian fashion brand Simon Cracker denounced the luxury fashion system with an upcycled collection previewed during Milan Fashion Week

18.01 / 03:13

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Moderna to develop mRNA vaccines against influenza, including advancing the company's bird flu vaccine, as fears of a new pandemic grow.

17.01 / 17:11

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Remember the “new normal” after the great financial crisis? One analyst thinks it’s over and we’re heading back to the “old normal,” which ultimately means a world with more volatility and higher interest rates and a lower Canadian dollar, but with some silver linings, suggests Karl Schamotta, chief market strategist at Corpay Inc.

17.01 / 08:35

UPS Death pandemic trends show country China sees a fresh decline in population, despite a rise in births

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. China’s population continued to decline last year—though births edged up for the first time in eight years—falling for a third straight year as deaths outpaced births. China had seen birth numbers plummet since 2017, the year after it ended the one-child policy, despite Beijing’s encouragement of couples to have three children.

17.01 / 05:57

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17.01 / 03:01

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17.01 / 00:31

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The Bank of Canada expects to end quantitative tightening during the first half of this year and will return to more normal levels of asset purchasing.

16.01 / 22:45

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The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits rose last week, but layoffs remain historically low and the job market broadly healthy

16.01 / 13:47

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LONDON — Freetrade, a British rival to popular stock trading app Robinhood, said Thursday that it's been acquired by online investing platform IG Group.

16.01 / 02:09

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Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. The Federal Reserve first blamed high inflation on the Covid-19 pandemic. Then the war in Ukraine became the accepted contrivance.

16.01 / 01:15

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Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. The Union budget may peg Indian Railways' operating ratio at the best in five years in FY26 on higher freight revenue and increased central funds, two people aware of the matter said. Operating ratio, a measure of operational efficiency, is the ratio of amount spent to earn every ₹100.

15.01 / 18:39

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Home prices soared during the pandemic housing boom, but it could be another four years before they return to those levels, say economists.

13.01 / 09:01

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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.

13.01 / 00:09

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Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. The instant commerce avalanche has caught Avenue Supermarts Ltd's DMart Ready stores off-guard, forcing India's largest listed retailer to shutter many of these pick-up points and shift focus to the home delivery space. Avenue Supermarts rolled out the DMart Ready model following the covid pandemic outbreak in 2020, where customers could order online and collect groceries from a pick-up point.

12.01 / 14:55

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Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Mumbai: In 2016, Amitabh K., a senior marketing executive working at a multinational technology company in Mumbai, raised what he thought was a pertinent question: “Where are the non-whites in the senior management team?" He brought up the issue with the company’s human resources (HR) department while discussing the possibility of a promotion. He noticed that while a substantial chunk of the company’s employees were from across the globe, there was little diversity at the top.

12.01 / 04:05

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Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. In 2022, Shampa Kabi, a graphic designer based in Mumbai, left her job with an art gallery and decided to start a small business. It was the last stretch of the covid-19 pandemic and most of the world was reeling from the aftermath of the lockdowns.

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