Diversity of consumers and range of price points make India a terrific laboratory for testing brands & new products: Anthony Capuano, president and CEO, Marriott InternationalMarriott International, the world’s largest hotel chain, is expanding aggressively beyond India’s biggest cities, aiming to nearly double i...
25 Aug, 2026, 09.49 PM IST
In 1772, Benjamin Franklin sent Chinese tallow seeds to Savannah, Georgia; the government planted more along the Gulf in 1900, and the tree now covers 185,000 hectaresIn the late 1700s, a shipment of 1772 seeds sparked a significant invasion of non-native trees across southern U.S. forests. The federal pl...
25 Aug, 2026, 02.00 PM IST
Conflict-hit oil supply crisis deepens as nearly half of global output comes from affected countriesNearly half of the world’s oil supply now comes from countries affected by conflict, highlighting the growing vulnerability of global energ...
25 Aug, 2026, 01.19 PM IST
India opens ports, airports to foreign-bound cargo impacted by Strait of Hormuz disruptionsIndia's ports will temporarily accept foreign-bound cargo diverted from the Strait of Hormuz. Under this measure, unloading, storage, and t...
25 Aug, 2026, 09.50 AM IST
Asian buyers snap up US crude, adding stress to tight marketAsian refiners are set to nearly double purchases of US crude for September as Middle Eastern oil prices surge amid the Iran war and Strait...
25 Aug, 2026, 09.16 AM IST
Markets brace for more hawkish ECB as energy risks threaten to keep inflation elevatedMarkets are increasingly pricing in a more hawkish European Central Bank as geopolitical tensions, elevated energy costs and depleted gas i...
24 Aug, 2026, 01.23 PM IST
Hindustan Copper shares jump 4%. What’s driving the rally?Hindustan Copper shares rose on Friday as global copper prices gained on a weaker US dollar, while technical indicators pointed to improvin...
21 Aug, 2026, 11.36 AM IST
Home sales cool, prices climb: Is India's housing market getting too expensive?India's residential housing market saw sales decline by 6.1% YoY in Q2 2026, while average prices rose 1% QoQ to Rs 10,153 per sq ft. Led b...
21 Aug, 2026, 09.26 AM IST
Walmart shares fall 8% as Q2 results flag risks of rising inventoryWalmart shares fell 8% despite strong second-quarter results, with revenue rising 5.9%, e-commerce sales jumping 23% and operating income i...
20 Aug, 2026, 07.37 PM IST
Oil rises to 3-week high as Iran war impasse fuels Middle East supply concernsOil prices climbed to three-week highs as uncertainty over the Iran conflict and Strait of Hormuz disruptions raised supply concerns. Brent...
20 Aug, 2026, 07.34 PM IST
The Iran war energy crisis is just getting startedThe Iran war has severely impacted global oil refining, causing diesel and gasoline prices to remain elevated. Refined product prices have ...
20 Aug, 2026, 12.48 PM IST
Red Sea blockade threat: Why India’s trade faces a wider supply-chain shockA prolonged disruption could force ships to reroute around the Cape of Good Hope, raising logistics costs while squeezing exporters and add...
20 Aug, 2026, 10.22 AM IST
Oil prices steady as investors assess US-Iran war outlookOil prices stabilized as market participants evaluated the potential implications of the ongoing U.S.-Iran conflict. Shipping activity in t...
20 Aug, 2026, 07.26 AM IST
Indian, US fuel exporters reaping bonanza amid oil supply uncertainty due to warsIndia and U.S. oil refiners are benefiting from global fuel supply disruptions caused by wars in Iran and Ukraine, boosting refined fuel ex...
19 Aug, 2026, 03.58 PM IST
Oil edges up on uncertainty over exports through HormuzOil prices climbed for a fourth day due to supply uncertainty. Investors weighed conflicting messages from Tehran and Washington on the Str...
19 Aug, 2026, 07.24 AM IST
US single-family housing starts slide in JulyThe U.S. witnessed a notable decline in single-family homebuilding last month, primarily due to elevated mortgage rates. An increase in uns...
18 Aug, 2026, 09.31 PM IST
Copper hits over six-month high as LME supply concerns mountCopper prices reached their highest level in over six months on Monday. This surge occurred as London Metal Exchange inventories dropped si...
17 Aug, 2026, 10.15 PM IST