$50,000 gold watch on Monaco yacht: The 'Iranian rich kid' gifts girlfriend Audemars Piguet as millions back home survive on $3 a dayIranian diplomat's son Sasha Sobhani gifted his girlfriend a luxury Audemars Piguet watch on a yacht in Monaco. The extravagant display spa...
09 Jun, 2026, 06.06 PM IST
AI casts existential shadow over legacy software companies, Bridgewater CIOs warnArtificial intelligence presents a major challenge to established software firms. This mirrors the past disruption caused by online retail....
25 May, 2026, 03.57 PM IST
Wars, Oil and Wealth: The world adapts faster than we think, lessons for equity investorsIndia today is a more than four-trillion-dollar economy with stronger external reserves, wider energy relationships, greater diplomatic rea...
23 May, 2026, 08.00 AM IST
Crude oil prices could hit $200 per barrel if Strait of Hormuz remains closed: ReportA prolonged closure of the Strait of Hormuz could push crude oil prices to as high as $200 per barrel and trigger a global recession, accor...
22 May, 2026, 11.43 AM IST
Weaponised dependency: Chinese mercantilism is more damaging to global trade than Trump tariffsThe recent US-China summit saw improved engagement but little progress on global economic challenges. China's trade practices continue to i...
19 May, 2026, 11.57 PM IST
The Hormuz blockade: Why a fragile ceasefire may not lower global oil pricesBrent crude has surged to $125 per barrel due to escalating West Asia conflict and severe disruption at the Strait of Hormuz, a key global ...
03 May, 2026, 01.27 PM IST
‘Iranians now blame US-Israel, not Tehran, for their economic woes’Iran's economy, known as the 'resistance economy', is facing severe impacts from the ongoing US-Israel war. Economic pressures are mounting...
23 Apr, 2026, 10.39 PM IST
Iran war has revealed Trump's pressure point: the economyIran's actions in the Strait of Hormuz have revealed a key vulnerability for President Trump. The conflict has led to rising energy costs a...
18 Apr, 2026, 10.35 AM IST
Will US naval blockade on Iranian ports successful in ending already-fragile ceasefire? Global oil, Strait of Hormuz, Donald Trump, Iran tensions explainedWill US naval blockade on Iranian ports successful in ending already-fragile ceasefire? The United States has launched a naval blockade tar...
13 Apr, 2026, 10.14 PM IST
Maduro's fall raises Venezuelans' hopes for economic bountyAfter the US raid that deposed Nicolas Maduro as Venezuela's leader, citizens hope the ensuing talks on selling its oil to the United State...
12 Jan, 2026, 07.06 AM IST
Venezuelan Bolivar in freefall: Maduro locks Up economists, blocks Dollar sites to hide the damageVenezuela faces economic turmoil as its currency crashes. President Nicolas Maduro's government is arresting economists and shutting down w...
23 Jun, 2025, 09.11 PM IST
Venezuela's inflation hit 686.4% in 2021, says central bankThe deceleration in prices follows government measures which include the restriction of credit and lower spending in bolivars to maintain t...
08 Jan, 2022, 10.18 PM IST
Venezuela introduces new currency with 6 fewer zerosThis is the third time Venezuela's socialist leaders have lopped zeros off the currency. The bolivar lost three zeros in 2008 under the lat...
01 Oct, 2021, 12.18 PM IST
IMF sees Venezuela inflation at 10 million per cent in 2019Venezuela's economy has steadily deteriorated since the crash of oil prices in 2014 left it unable to sustain a socialist system of subsidi...
09 Oct, 2018, 10.15 PM IST
- Venezuela inflation rises to 32% in June
Venezuelan annual inflation climbed to 32.2 per cent in June in metropolitan Caracas as price controls on food prices were eased.
09 Jul, 2008, 07.06 AM IST
- Despite oil wealth, Venezuela inflation rises
Mirina Kakalanos has been forced to double prices at her family's shoe store in the last year. Customers turn away after browsing the pumps...
08 Jun, 2008, 10.38 PM IST
- Boom times wane even in oil-rich Venezuela
Boom times are waning in oil-rich Venezuela, even as world crude prices soar. Inflation is nearing 30 per cent, the highest in Latin Americ...
08 Jun, 2008, 06.03 AM IST