IMF chief hopes for easing of US, China tensions to avoid hit to global economyAnnual IMF and World Bank meetings were overshadowed by trade tensions between the U.S. and China, with IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva warn...
18 Oct, 2025, 07.08 AM IST
Content studios launch Madlab Alpha with Rs 250 crore investment planBodhitree Multimedia, Madlab Films, and Universe of Ideas have launched Madlab Alpha, investing Rs 250 crore in disruptive content for cine...
30 Apr, 2025, 12.47 PM IST
Japan’s birthrate hits new low: Expert warns only one teenager will be left by THIS year in world's 4th biggest economyJapan faces a severe demographic crisis with a record low birthrate, a shrinking workforce, and rising social security costs. Government me...
27 Feb, 2025, 07.43 PM IST
Not just Singapore. Elon Musk has also warned three other countries are in danger of becoming extinct from EarthElon Musk has voiced concerns about declining birth rates, in Singapore, where the fertility rate has dropped to a historic low of 0.97. He...
09 Dec, 2024, 03.11 PM IST
Market capitalisation to GDP: Is the Buffett ratio giving us any signal?The Buffet Ratio measures whether stock markets are overvalued or undervalued. Many countries, including the USA and Japan, have experience...
23 Nov, 2024, 02.05 PM IST
New Multipolitan report reveals how millennials are reshaping global wealthA new report predicts a major wealth shift to millennials. The report examines how this generation will invest and manage their wealth. It ...
21 Nov, 2024, 02.11 PM IST
China's demographic time bomb: Preschools turn into nursing homes as retirement age risesChina will raise its retirement age starting January 1, 2025, in a bid to combat an escalating demographic and economic crisis. The reform,...
14 Sep, 2024, 04.20 PM IST
Kamala Harris way ahead of Donald Trump in new poll after DNCThe targeted appeals at the Democratic National Convention boosted Harris’ standing and facilitated momentum. Harris has gained strong supp...
30 Aug, 2024, 10.53 PM IST
India starts preparing for a China-like population problemFalling fertility rates have left India staring at the spectre of looming demographic challenges that have caused big problems for other As...
24 Jun, 2024, 04.21 PM IST
How the world is changing after its population hit 8 billionAnnual population growth is now at its slowest level since 1950. While it took 12 years for the world’s population to jump by a billion, it...
15 Nov, 2022, 07.27 PM IST
How Covid-19 could change India’s job market and cities“Low-wage occupations may decline by 2030 for the first time... and the STEM professions continue to expand,” McKinsey report said. As for ...
13 Mar, 2021, 11.42 AM IST
Qnet brings Swiss watch brand Mugnier of King Napoleon’s fame to India; timepieces to be assembled in Maharashtra“We have seen a shift in the Indian consumer in the last decade or so. As disposable incomes have grown for the upper-middle class, the wat...
22 Feb, 2021, 06.30 PM IST
Retirement age set to rise due to higher life expectancy: Economic SurveyIndia's population is expected to grow under 0.5 per cent due to dip in fertility rate & increase in life expectancy.
04 Jul, 2019, 03.16 PM IST
Indian companies optimistic about their growth prospects: HSBCThe survey on more than 2,500 companies across 14 markets in the world showed that businesses in India are very optimistic about their grow...
26 Jun, 2019, 01.20 PM IST
A stealth eurozone integration will hurt members and Germany will bear disproportionate painStealth integration will have big costs. Adherence to austerity policies could mire the peripheral nations in recession.
29 Jan, 2013, 01.29 AM IST
Public services to cost govt Rs 3.2 tn by 2025The demand for public services will cost the Indian government an additional Rs 3.2 trillion by the year 2025, according to an Accenture re...
05 Nov, 2012, 05.20 PM IST
FDI in retail- Made in India, with a little help from abroadRetailers, local and global, as well as private equity (PE) investors are closely tracking the new government's moves on foreign direct inv...
25 May, 2009, 01.32 AM IST