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US economy gets warning signals of an economic slowdown, veteran strategist Peter Berezin of BCA Research is ringing the alarm bell as he claimed that there is a 75% probability of a recession within the next three months, as per a report.

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Have you ever reached for your phone after hearing a notification, only to realize there wasn’t one? Or felt an odd sense of anxiety when your phone was out of reach? If so, you might be more conditioned than you think. A recent study suggests that our addiction to smartphones mirrors Ivan Pavlov’s famous experiment on dogs—where a simple bell trained them to salivate, much like our brains now respond to the ping of a notification.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. When Donald Trump takes office on January 20th, deportations will be a priority. The president-elect has promised the biggest removals in American history, with workplace raids and the revocation of parole programmes.

Lalit Patidar has become a public figure. The Madhya Pradesh resident entered the Guinness World Record for having the hairiest face on a male. For the unversed, the youngster, who suffers from a rare medical condition, has over 95 per cent of his face covered in hair. Known as hypertrichosis, this condition causes an abnormal amount of hair to grow on the face. In an interview with GWR, Patidar revealed that living with this condition was far from a bed of roses. “They were scared of me but when they started knowing me and talking to me they understood I was not so different from them, and it was just on the outside that I looked different, but I’m not different inside," he explained.

Women are making waves in the world of finance, which is an exciting development of the last few years. While women now account for 22% of India’s stock market investors (a significant 6.8x surge since 2015), many are still letting their hard-earned money sit idle. It's time for more women to take charge of their financial futures. Research by the Association of Mutual Funds in India (AMFI) shows that 17% of female investors across B30 and T30 cities are now regularly contributing to SIPs (Systematic Investment Plans). More women are entering the stock market and their share of mutual fund industry assets has grown significantly in the last few years. This growth is powered by increased financial literacy, rising financial independence, and more women entering the workforce. Thanks to initiatives by SEBI, fund houses are now hosting women-centric educational sessions, making investing more accessible and empowering for women.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. For about half the people alive today, the story of where they came from just became clearer. For centuries, historians and linguists have been searching for the cradle of the Indo-Europeans, an ancient people who shaped history and created the world’s largest language family, now spoken by over 40% of humanity.

H-1B visa policies have raised considerable concern among Indian IT professionals aspiring to work in the United States. However, the impact on Indian engineers and tech specialists may not be as drastic as expected. This is due to two main factors: a shortage of skilled American workers in specialized technical fields and an increasing emphasis by tech giants like Microsoft and Google on tapping into Indian engineering talent to lead the next phase of technological advancement, particularly in Artificial Intelligence (AI) development. Indian professionals have traditionally made up the majority of H-1B visa recipients. Although regulatory changes will impact Indian applicants, various factors indicate that the consequences may not be as severe as expected, resulting in fewer opportunities for Indian engineers, IT experts, and other skilled professionals in critical industries. ALSO READ: H-1B visa registration for FY26 opens today: Key things to know

Building wealth through SIPs requires an understanding of compound growth which is similar to finding the perfect outfit through patience and timing. Consider this: If you invest ₹10,000 monthly in SIPs for 25 years with a 12% return rate you will accumulate ₹1.48 crores. The 2024 Wealth Report from Morgan Stanley indicates that women investors knowledgeable about compounding outperform their counterparts by 42% in long-term returns. Curating your financial wardrobe: Selecting mutual funds Developing a balanced mutual fund portfolio should mirror the process of building a versatile wardrobe. Start with:

A research collaboration among experts from the University of Reading, University College London, and Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine examined cancer prevalence across 263 different species spanning mammals, birds, reptiles, and amphibians. Their results challenge Peto’s paradox—a hypothesis first introduced in 1977, which proposed that an organism’s size had no significant influence on its likelihood of developing cancer. Published on February 24 in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), the study demonstrated a clear pattern: larger species generally show greater rates of tumour occurrence. However, species that evolved to grow rapidly to substantial sizes, such as elephants, simultaneously developed powerful biological mechanisms to counteract cancer.

Donald Trump's tariffs. Despite a gain on Friday, the benchmark S&P 500 marked its worst week in six months. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite on Thursday ended down more than 10% from its December all-time closing high, confirming it has been in a correction for several months. Investors were grappling with dramatic policy change around the world. Trump's back-and-forth implementation of fresh tariffs on Mexico, Canada and China exacerbated broad concerns about the economy. Markets were also shaken by Germany's surprise spending plans, which drove a selloff in the benchmark German Bund.

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on Friday signaled potential changes for the Fed's closely watched «dot plot» interest-rate projections as part of a broad policy framework review underway at the U.S. central bank and expected to wrap up by the end of summer. «On the communications...particularly our post-meeting communications, we're going to take a close look at the SEP and also compare ourselves to what other central banks around the world do,» Powell said at a research conference in New York, referring to the Fed's summary of economic projections.

Ha-Joon Chang is stirring up a heated debate on corporate governance. The South Korean economist, known for challenging conventional capitalist wisdom, has declared that companies should not be run in the interest of their owners — and the reason might surprise you. In a 13-year-old video whose clip recently resurfaced on social media, Chang dismantled the widely accepted belief that prioritizing shareholder profits leads to better business outcomes. Instead, he argues that this model is a ticking time bomb for both companies and the broader economy.

Narendra Modi on Friday sounded alarm over the increasing cases of obesity in India and urged citizens to cut down on their cooking oil consumption to tackle the crisis. Quoting a report by the Lancet journal, Modi said that 44 crore Indians were at the risk of getting obese and called it a 'dangerous' prediction. «A report says by 2050, 44 crore Indians will be obese, which is dangerous,» said PM Modi.

high-quality stocks at a discount, believing in their long-term potential. But what exactly makes certain stocks stand out during downturns? The answer lies in trust and fundamentals. Some investors rely on strong financials, visionary leadership, and robust management when selecting stocks. Others gravitate toward legacy brands that have consistently weathered market turbulence.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Few brands have their image as closely tied to their CEO as Tesla. For most of the electric-car maker’s history, that was good for business.

retaliatory tariffs against US farm produce from corn to chicken are designed to hurt Donald Trump's voter base, but remain restrained enough to allow room for the adversaries to hash out a trade deal, analysts say. Since taking office in January, Trump has unleashed a storm of tariffs against friends and foes alike, this week hiking blanket duties on Chinese products, adding to a plethora of existing levies. Beijing swiftly responded with countermeasures targeting imports of American farm products — many of which are produced in the rural heartlands that voted resoundingly for Trump in the November election.

global economic uncertainty and market volatility, retail investors are being advised to hold some cash reserves rather than deploying all their capital into equities. Pankaj Pandey, Head of Research at ICICIdirect, cautioned that persistent global risks, including policy paralysis and trade tensions, could trigger further corrections in the Indian stock market. Speaking in an ET Now interaction, Pandey emphasized that uncertainty regarding global growth and inflation remains, primarily due to ongoing trade disputes between the world’s two largest economies. He warned that the market might not be fully factoring in the potential risks, making it prudent for investors to maintain some liquidity.

Oil prices were little changed on Friday but were set for their biggest weekly decline since October as the uncertainty around U.S. tariff policy is creating concerns about demand growth at the same time major producers are set to increase output. Brent futures rose 13 cents, or 0.19%, to $69.59 a barrel by 0217 GMT. U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude futures rose 8 cents, or 0.08%, to $66.44 a barrel.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. • Triveni Turbine Ltd: Buy above ₹536 | Stop loss ₹520 | Target ₹575-590 The strong rebound from lower levels combined with some genuine buying in this counter could now fuel some upside. Overall, there has been some steady buying at lower levels as a hammer bottom was formed in January-end highlighting a bottoming formation.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Donald Trump appears determined to end the war in Ukraine—and on terms that are strongly in Russia’s favour. He and his vice-president have harangued Ukraine’s leader, Volodymyr Zelensky, in the Oval Office, warning him that he has no leverage and that he needs a ceasefire or he will have no country left.