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Screen-shunning parents turn to audio toysParents are increasingly choosing audio-only gadgets for their children, moving away from excessive screen time. Devices like Yoto and Toni...
Is China's 'Nostradamus' right? Is a global depression and an escalation in the Strait of Hormuz looming? Here's what happened during the heated Piers Morgan debateChina's 'Nostradamus,' Professor Xueqin Jiang, warns of an impending global depression, a process he believes could span decades. He also h...
Wars, recessions, political crises, market crashes. Warren Buffett’s advice on each of themWarren Buffett made a prediction in the mid-1990s he knew would come true: Berkshire Hathaway's future returns would fall short compared to...
Spicier than jhalmuri: The Rs 1.7 lakh crore fiscal bite hidden in state election resultsWhat looked like a light-hearted campaign moment during PM Narendra Modi’s West Bengal trail has now turned into a major fiscal concern aft...
Warren Buffett: Why ‘risk’ doesn't mean what Wall Street says it meansIn a letter to shareholders, Warren Buffett declared war on one of finance's most sacred concepts: Beta. The academics had it backwards, he...
When The Simpsons 'accurately' predicted US President, Nobel Prize winner, and even disasters: 8 times reality matched the cartoonThe Simpsons, known for its humor, has surprisingly mirrored real-life events. The show joked about Donald Trump's presidency years before ...
The Simpsons' most shocking predictions: 5 times the cartoon strangely got the future rightFor over three decades, The Simpsons has entertained audiences with its humor and satire, but it's also gained notoriety for predicting rea...
Trump reportedly fuming after being left in the dark about TACO — sources say he felt blindsided by teamTrump got angry after hearing the term "TACO" for the first time during a press event. The phrase, made by a finance writer, jokes about hi...
Will Home Depot really charge a parking fee? Here’s all you should knowSocial media was ablaze with outrage after reports on Friday that Home Depot would start charging customers for parking, however it came ou...
Tickle-down economicsAn economist, a banker, and a factory worker encounter a bar tab of ₹950, illustrating different approaches to making payments. The banker ...
- Politics and daily living
The author questions the blind faith placed in political leaders across the globe. They critique the herd mentality that allows politicians...
Is your investment working for you? What Ratan Tata's legacy can teach you about wealth creationWhat is wealth, really? What do we mean when we say the economy is growing? These questions go beyond mere numbers and statistics, touching...
'Can't be a CEO in America if you aren't an Indian,' quips US Ambassador GarcettiUS Ambassador to India, Eric Garcetti, highlighted that over 10% of CEOs in Fortune 500 companies are Indian immigrants who studied in the ...
ECB's Lagarde says inflation hasn't peaked, may surpriseHer comments, along with remarks by Dutch central bank chief Klaas Knot earlier, were likely to dampen speculation that the ECB was about t...
British humour charms Anand Mahindra after UK Prime Minister Liz Truss resignsTruss's political career wilted faster than the leafy lettuce, thanks to a tabloid stunt.
Economists weigh in on the merits of net-zero climate goals: SurveyFailing to do so could cost the world some $1.7 trillion a year by the middle of this decade, escalating to about $30 trillion a year by 20...
Amid job losses, climate change & corona-related blues, millennials find refuge in dark humour, crack self-referential jokesThe tone of the humor isn't to everyone's taste, some may find it a little on the nail.
Ahead of 2019 polls, government slashes UPA era GDP growth rateAs per the data released, the economy in 2010-11 grew by 8.5% and not 10.3% as estimated earlier.
ET Global Business Summit 2015: India definitely a country of the future, says Paul KrugmanYou can no longer dismiss India as a minor player, feels Krugman. He also sees a silver lining in infra deficit—all the more to build and g...
- 12 commandments for economists to improve their reputation
2011 was another year that did little to improve the reputation of economists. But that can change — if they follow these 12 tenets in 2012.