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...
04 Nov, 2024, 04.02 PM IST
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.
30 Jun, 2024, 10.18 AM IST
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...
30 Nov, 2022, 03.24 PM IST
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...
03 Sep, 2022, 09.59 AM IST
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...
29 Aug, 2022, 09.11 AM IST
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....
06 Apr, 2022, 03.36 PM IST
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...
05 Apr, 2022, 11.41 AM IST
Corn weathers climate swings and trade warThe big number sent prices lower and angered farmers, who thought the figure must have been overstated.
30 Dec, 2019, 08.04 AM IST
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.
14 Jul, 2015, 01.13 PM IST
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.
24 Jul, 2013, 08.10 AM IST
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...
04 Nov, 2012, 09.28 AM IST
- 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.
06 Jul, 2012, 02.21 AM IST
- 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...
19 Apr, 2010, 08.58 AM IST
- 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...
13 Apr, 2010, 12.46 PM IST
- 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...
13 Nov, 2009, 12.21 AM IST
'Himalayan tragedy awaits India, China'Lester Brown, a leading environmental scientist, has warned that shrinking Himalayan glaciers could eventually lead to "politically unmanag...
21 Mar, 2008, 03.20 AM IST
- 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...
13 Sep, 2007, 04.08 AM IST