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US’ Golden Gate move signals a likely shift in India strategyThe US has granted India a six-month sanctions waiver for its operations at Iran's Chabahar Port, a move seen as a strategic concession ami...
Soy Wars: Trump takes on Xi as China’s ban leaves US farmers stuck with mountains of beansChina's sudden halt in soybean imports, a key U.S. export, is causing alarm among American farmers as prices collapse and storage overflows...
Farmers put plans, investments on hold under Trump USDA spending freezeUSDA's grant freeze under the Trump administration has left farmers across the U.S. facing financial instability, halting projects and risk...
Can Milei defuse Argentina's economic time bomb?Argentina's new president is turning the economy around. He cut spending and inflation. The currency and stock market are up. Dollars are r...
Charting the global economy: Inflation ebbs in US, France, SpainWith inflation settling down in many European economies, there are signs that central banks in the areas could reduce interest rates.
Thinking of studying overseas? First calculate your ROI!Last year, nearly 4.6 lakh study visas were issued for Indian students by US, UK, Canada, and Australia. Experts, too, are bullish on the g...
What to watch as commodities markets brace for hits to supplyTraders of coffee, sugar and cotton are closely tracking forecasts of weather developments across the Gulf of Mexico, as the Atlantic hurri...
Dried-out farms from China to Iowa will pressure food pricesIndia’s rice planting has shrunk 8% this season due to a lack of rainfall in some areas. The government is discussing curbs on exports of s...
The $120 billion global grain trade is being redrawn by Russia's war in UkraineDisruptions in the flows of grains and oilseeds — staples for billions of people and animals across the world — are sending prices soaring....
The $120 billion global grain trade is being redrawn by Russia's war in UkraineAlready gummed up by supply-chain bottlenecks, skyrocketing freight rates and weather events, markets are bracing for more upheavals as del...
Corn weathers climate swings and trade warThe big number sent prices lower and angered farmers, who thought the figure must have been overstated.
11 facts about NASA's epic nuclear-powered mission to PlutoOn July 14, an epic once-in-a-lifetime event will take place: NASA will fly their spacecraft, New Horizons, by Pluto.
Policy sanity for a recovering worldFinal communiqué issued by the finance ministers and c. bank heads of the G20 nations commits their govts to growth, rather than austerity.
Gujarat's model of economic development is not impressive on a closer look at figuresNarendra Modi says Gujarat's model of economic development can be implemented in the rest of the country but a closer look shows that the m...
- Wheat firms up on global rally, export hopes
Wheat prices have firmed up on futures and spot markets after export prospects have improved.Prices have rallied globally.
- Monsoon likely to start on erratic note: ET survey
India may be on course this year for normal monsoon rains after last year’s drought, but early trends portend an erratic start to the seaso...
- PepsiCo to triple health drink biz in 10 years
Global cola major PepsiCo aims to triple its USD 10 billion health drink business over the next 10 years as it sees "huge growth areas" for...
- Know your booze!
Experts say eating food before drinking retains alcohol in the system where it is absorbed slowly into the blood stream. This gives the liv...
'Himalayan tragedy awaits India, China'Lester Brown, a leading environmental scientist, has warned that shrinking Himalayan glaciers could eventually lead to "politically unmanag...
- Absurd US farm subsidies
The farm legislation now proceeding through Congress symbolises much of what’s wrong with Washington.politicians draw their power from dist...