US single-family housing starts rebound in January, building permits declineU.S. single-family homebuilding saw a rebound in December, with starts increasing. However, a decline in future construction permits signal...
19 Feb, 2026, 10.50 AM IST
US president Donald Trump says 50% copper tariff to take effect August 1President Donald Trump announced Wednesday that a 50 percent tariff on US imports of copper, a key metal for green energy and other technol...
10 Jul, 2025, 01.44 PM IST
‘Highly Unlikely’ but not impossible? Trump reignites Canada annexation talkPresident Trump stated that annexing Canada is "highly unlikely," yet he persists in advocating for Canada to become the 51st state, allegi...
05 May, 2025, 07.21 AM IST
Big relief for India! Trump spares pharma from harsh tariffsUS President Trump has exempted India's pharmaceuticals from new reciprocal tariffs, benefiting the major export industry. This exemption h...
04 Apr, 2025, 01.44 PM IST
US tariffs on lumber and appliances set stage for higher costs on new homes and remodeling projectsThe Trump administration's tariffs on imported goods from Canada, Mexico, and China are driving up the cost of building materials, impactin...
17 Mar, 2025, 05.11 PM IST
Gold rate today: Gold price drops as US Dollar bounces back. Details hereGold price today went down after the US dollar index slightly pared losses after hitting its lowest in over 4-months on Friday.
10 Mar, 2025, 06.54 PM IST
Gold steady near record highs amid tariff concerns, inflation data awaitedGold prices hovered near a historic peak, driven by U.S. President Trump's tariff plans and attention on an upcoming U.S. inflation report....
24 Feb, 2025, 07.14 AM IST
Trump tariff worries set gold on course for eighth straight weekly gainGold prices remain steady, poised for an eighth consecutive weekly gain due to concerns over U.S. President Trump's tariff plans that could...
21 Feb, 2025, 07.33 AM IST
Iron Ore woes deepen as inventories keep piling upThe steelmaking material has tumbled by around a quarter from a peak in early January as China's real estate and manufacturing activity rem...
12 Mar, 2024, 05.56 AM IST
North Korea preparing for another nuclear test, say UN expertsIn a UN report, experts have said that North Korea is at the final stages of testing nuclear-triggering devices. The Associated Press had o...
06 Aug, 2022, 07.43 PM IST
Firm dollar keeps gold subdued, investors await more US dataSPDR Gold Trust, the world's largest gold-backed exchange-traded fund, said its holdings fell 0.3% to 1,046.65 tonnes on Wednesday.
24 Jun, 2021, 08.39 AM IST
Gold hovers near 4-month high as dollar eases; Fed minutes in focusThe dollar index held close to a near three-month low against its rivals, making gold less expensive for other currency holders.
19 May, 2021, 07.56 AM IST
Oil inches lower as bleaker demand outlook weighsWorries over an increase in global supply after Libyan commander Khalifa Haftar committed to ending a months-long blockade of oil facilitie...
15 Sep, 2020, 07.45 AM IST
Move over gold. Wood is the shelter of choice in the pandemicLumber futures have doubled since early April and are the top-performing major raw material this year.
25 Jul, 2020, 02.17 PM IST
Global risks play bigger part in US Federal Reserves rate outlookYellen and US Treasury Secretary Jacob J. Lew were among the participants at the Group of 20 meeting.
18 Mar, 2016, 02.33 AM IST
People streamed over one trillion songs in the first half of this year - 1,032,225,905,640 to be exactStreaming is the future of music. The streams spanned YouTube, Vimeo, Spotify, Rdio, SoundCloud, and, of course, Pandora.
13 Aug, 2015, 01.39 PM IST
- Key to fact may well lie in archives of fiction
Scientists at CERN have cautiously announced to the world what Trekkies have known for a long time: that objects can travel faster than the...
27 Sep, 2011, 06.50 AM IST