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Europe’s trade relationships are set to suffer as global conflicts and protectionism open a chillier chapter in international commerce, hitting growth on the continent. Trade is now growing at a slower pace than the world economy, marking a fundamental shift away from the trade-centric globalism prevalent since the end of the Cold War, Boston Consulting Group said in a report published this month. The slowdown is due to rising protectionism, including in China, and increased disruptions from conflict, BCG said.

Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse has revealed that the company explored IPO options outside the United States, attributing this decision to a challenging relationship with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Canada to set a cap on international students amid housing crisis, fix 'out of control' system In October, Canada was forced to pull 41 diplomats, or two-thirds of its staff, out of India on orders from New Delhi. In addition, the dispute has prompted Indian students to seek to study in other countries, a spokeswoman for the minister said. Those factors led to an 86% drop in study permits issued to Indians in the fourth quarter of last year from the previous quarter, to 14,910 from 108,940, according to official data that have not been previously reported.

Canada issued to Indian students fell sharply late last year after India ejected Canadian diplomats who would process the permits and fewer Indian students applied due to a diplomatic dispute over the murder of a Sikh separatist leader in Canada, a top Canadian official told Reuters. Immigration Minister Marc Miller added in an interview that he believes the number of study permits to Indians is unlikely to rebound soon. Diplomatic tensions erupted after Canada Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in June said there was evidence connecting Indian government agents to the murder of Hardeep Singh Nijjar in British Columbia. Click & check your eligibility for immigration Find out The tensions are likely to weigh on the numbers going forward, Miller said. «Our relationship with India has really halved our ability to process a lot of applications from India,» Miller said. In October, Canada was forced to pull 41 diplomats, or two-thirds of its staff, out of India on orders from New Delhi. In addition, the dispute has prompted Indian students to seek to study in other countries, a spokeswoman for the minister said.

As we noted yesterday, Citi still has quite a few of its 5,000 managerial job cuts still to go. It wants to complete these by the end of the first quarter. And it hasn't even started the 15,000 supplementary job cuts that will take it to its 20,000 target. 

Netflix has officially announced the renewal of 'Sweet Magnolias' for a fourth season, set to continue its production in Atlanta, Georgia. As of January 2024, here's a straightforward rundown of what we know.

Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi and RSS-BJP of turning the Ayodhya Ram temple consecration ceremony on January 22 into a «complete political Narendra Modi function» and said that is why it was not possible for Congress leaders to attend it. Gandhi also indicated — at a press conference at Chiephobozour, near Kohima, the constituency of Nagaland CM Neiphiu Rio, a BJP ally — that he has no plans to visit the Ayodhya temple during his ongoing yatra, even after January 22, as he intends to «follow the fixed route of the Bharat Jodo Nyaya Yatra» throughout till March end.

Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's love story has recently been intertwined with the revelation of an unlikely cupid: Taylor's second cousin, Danny Frye III. The surprising disclosure adds a new layer to the narrative of the Grammy-winning singer and the Super Bowl champion.

The recent passing of legendary MIT economist and Nobel laureate Robert Solow at the age of 99 has triggered a wave of tributes honouring his pioneering research, which deepened our understanding of the relationship between investment, technology and economic growth. His monumental contributions to the field are widely acknowledged, but for me his passing creates a profound and unexpected sense of personal loss.

Rapper and entrepreneur Sean “Diddy” Combs has withdrawn his lawsuit against Diageo as part of a settlement with the London-based spirits giant

—Name withheld on request Succession may be broadly bifurcated into intestate succession, or succession in case the deceased has not left behind a will, and testamentary succession, or succession by operation of will. In India, The Indian Succession Act, 1925, governs testamentary succession. Among Hindus, the Hindu Succession Act, 1956, deals with intestate succession.

The niece and nephew of murdered billionaire Barry Sherman are suing his other heirs over a trust they say may be worth more than $500 million, the latest twist in a bitter family drama that’s erupted in the six years since the crime.

₹336.2 crore for the third quarter of FY24, registering a growth of 13.3% from ₹296.8 crore in the corresponding quarter of last year, the firm said in a regulatory filing. L&T Technology’s revenue in Q3FY24 increased 12.3% to ₹2,421.8 crore, from ₹2,157 crore, YoY. Among other details, the firm said that the EBITDA of ₹487.7 crore for the quarter was registered up 11.9 percent, from ₹435.6 crore in the corresponding quarter of last year.

Former U.S. President Donald Trump would be a «transactional president» if he returns to power, but is unlikely to blow up the Biden administration's rebuilding of relations with China, according to Standard Chartered CEO Bill Winters.

Ram Mandir Pran Pratishtha that is scheduled to take place on January 22 in Ayodhya. They expressed their displeasure that the consecration ceremony didn't follow the rules of Sanatan Dharma. Union Minister Narayan Rane reacted to Shankaracharyas' decision saying they should bless the Ram Temple instead of criticizing some aspects and accused them of looking at Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the BJP through a "political prism".

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to give some relief to mainstream banks and development financiers on downstream loan-linked Alternative Investment Fund (AIF) exposures, which they were required to either liquidate by later this week or totally provide for in compliance with the central bank’s December 19 prudential directive. Non-banking financial companies (NBFC), however, are unlikely to be provided any relief by the RBI, with industry sources saying the primary goal of the original directive was to de-risk AIF exposures of NBFCs with downstream loan relationships with AIF beneficiaries, and prevent potential evergreening of doubtful advances to struggling corporates. “The RBI is unlikely to provide NBFCs exemptions on compliance, but banks and other financial institutions are likely to get relief,” said a banking industry source close to the development. January 18 is the liquidation deadline for under-scanner AIF exposures by banks, NBFCs, and development financial institutions (DFI), which primarily advance funds to MSMEs. A spokesperson at the RBI did not respond to ET’s requests for comment. Data compiled by the capital-markets regulator, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi), showed that funds raised by AIFs have risen to Rs 3.74 lakh crore by the end of FY23, from Rs 2.30 lakh crore in FY20.

Male sets deadline for Indian troops' withdrawal, EAM says ‘cannot guarantee…' India's government has traditionally considered the Maldives, home to around half a million people, to be within its sphere of influence. China and the Maldives upgraded their relationship during Muizzu's first state visit to Beijing last week by agreeing to a "comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership" that sets the stage for the Asian giant to up its investments in the Maldives.

Mint, the soft-spoken Krithivasan came across as guarded. Under his watch, TCS has done better than smaller rival Infosys Ltd for two straight quarters, with the boss sharing that the company is now focusing more on growth and expects the next financial year to be better than the current one. Edited excerpts: I can talk only about TCS and not about other companies.

Former New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern is the antipodal opposite of today's leaders — especially the hyper-masculine, mentally muscular, alpha presidents and PMs — who not only pull out all the stops to retain or regain power but also do it in a monomaniacal way where any other relationship, let alone of a romantic kind like marriage, is seen as a pointless, harmful distraction. Well, Ardern got married last weekend to her partner of a decade, with dinner and dancing and some 50-75 guests. The bride and groom had put on hold their nuptial plans during the onset of Covid, when Ardern was PM and masterfully handled the crisis.

presidential candidate Nikki Haley said on Sunday that the Republican contest to choose the presidential nominee is going to be a two-person race between her and former president Donald Trump. Haley's remarks came on the eve of the Iowa caucuses on Monday, that formally kicks off the beginning of the long process by which the Republicans and Democrats choose their nominees for the presidential election. Trump, 77, served as the US president from 2017 to 2021 and is seeking his second term.

Milind Deora ended his “family's 55 year relationship with the party" on Sunday before joining the Shiv Sena. Reports quoting sources indicate that several supporters within the party are also likely to follow Deora to the ruling Shiv Sena. The former South Mumbai Lok Sabha MP joined the ruling party during a function in Varsha, the official residence of the chief minister, in the afternoon.