Oil prices surge 18.5% after Iran conflict — will the Strait of Hormuz crisis push inflation higher and delay Fed rate cuts? Prep for COVID-era rising gas prices nowOil prices jumped 18.5% this week. Brent crude hit $84. WTI crossed $78. The surge follows the Iran conflict and rising Strait of Hormuz te...
05 Mar, 2026, 09.34 PM IST
America lags global peers as Social Security struggles to cover retirees’ living costsNew global research reveals India's Social Security payments do not stretch as far as those in many other nations. The U.S. ranks thirteent...
12 Jan, 2026, 11.56 PM IST
Euro zone 30-year yields head for biggest weekly rise since AugustGlobal bond markets are experiencing a significant sell-off, particularly in ultra-long debt, driven by persistent worries about government...
05 Dec, 2025, 01.49 PM IST
Germany to reintroduce mandatory military service?Germany is considering reviving military conscription amid recruitment challenges and rising global instability. A draft law proposes volun...
23 Aug, 2025, 11.23 AM IST
Bill Gates on Elon Musk: I admire a lot of what he has doneBill Gates said he is not speaking about EU politics like Musk is, which comes as a surprise to him. Musk has recently used his platform X ...
26 Jan, 2025, 09.08 AM IST
Which German coalition plans will still be implemented?Following the collapse of Germany's coalition government, some laws may still pass before the February election. The former coalition partn...
16 Dec, 2024, 12.05 PM IST
How governments are trying to ease impact of inflationIndia is set to offer 2 million to 3 million tonnes of wheat to bulk consumers such as flour millers and biscuit makers as part of efforts ...
19 Dec, 2022, 10.50 PM IST
India third-largest military spender after the US and ChinaIndia’s annual military expenditure, of course, includes a huge pension bill for 33-lakh million veterans and defence civilians. In the 202...
27 Apr, 2021, 11.17 AM IST
Greek crisis: Threat of exit from euro persuades Greece to capitulate to creditorsThe threat of a one-way ticket from the euro seems to have finally persuaded Greece to capitulate to its international creditors.
14 Jul, 2015, 04.00 AM IST
Government to bring bill in Parliament for vocational trainingIndia & Canada agreed to work for mutual cooperation in labour sector including capacity building & promotion of joint certification for sk...
13 Jan, 2015, 10.49 PM IST
No plan of tapping capital market at moment: Bajaj Allianz Life"This plan also offers death benefit of higher of the total fund value or guaranteed death benefit of 105 per cent of the total premium pai...
28 Nov, 2014, 05.19 PM IST
Non-resident Germans, Britons may have held $175 billion of funds in 2010: Booz & CoGermans who avoided taxes by keeping money in Switzerland are bringing wads of cash home and hiding it in odd places.
07 Sep, 2013, 11.25 AM IST
West finally has to choose: Be Germany or be GreeceThe debt crisis happened because the West wanted to feel rich forever. Minus tough calls, all-round insolvency is a very real prospect.
03 Jun, 2012, 10.27 AM IST
India needs to design proper pension programme to alleviate poverty of elderlyThe government should accept the Pension Parishad’s recommendation to raise the pension amount to improve the well-being of the elderly.
31 May, 2012, 07.50 AM IST
- Greece to tap debt market on Jan 11
Greece will auction euro1.5 billion ($1.96 billion) in 6-month treasury bills next week, testing market sentiment as long-term borrowing ra...
07 Jan, 2011, 08.11 PM IST
- With $88b assets, Indian MF club ranks 24th in the world
India may have recently broken into the elite club of trillion dollar economies, and companies here may have transformed from frogs in the ...
16 May, 2007, 04.13 AM IST
- Retired hurt: Reforms the only way
It’s an issue which has threatened to rock the political fortunes of many governments in the West. Increasingly, pension reforms mooted by ...
23 Dec, 2005, 01.04 AM IST