Singles' Day shopping festival loses its shine under China's lagging economyChina's Singles' Day shopping festival experiences waning consumer enthusiasm amidst economic concerns, prompting e-commerce giants like Al...
12 Nov, 2024, 12.05 AM IST
More worries for China, sales at big e-commerce festival drop for first timeThis year the shopping festival failed to stir up much excitement among shoppers, industry experts said, even as major platforms extended o...
19 Jun, 2024, 03.17 PM IST
Price wars during Chinese shopping fest expose consumer woesThis year's festival is being more closely watched than ever as a gauge of consumer confidence as China flirts with deflation and has ident...
10 Nov, 2023, 05.23 PM IST
Gold hovers near 1-week low as dollar firms after US dataFederal Reserve Bank of Boston President Susan Collins said while there are signs of progress in cooling inflation, the central bank should...
07 Sep, 2023, 07.58 AM IST
Chinese livestreamers set their sights on TikTok sales to shoppers in the US and EuropeSince 2019, western e-commerce platforms like Amazon and Facebook have experimented with livestreaming e-commerce after seeing the success ...
19 Jul, 2023, 10.28 AM IST
Brands focus on stories in refining China livestreaming to boost profitsWhen tech giant Apple joined China's livestreaming frenzy, a major driving force of the e-commerce boom in the world's second biggest econo...
29 Jun, 2023, 07.56 AM IST
In overhaul, Alibaba's boss moves aside and two co-founders step upAlibaba announced Tuesday that Zhang, 51, would relinquish his top job in September. Instead, he would serve only as CEO of Alibaba's cloud...
20 Jun, 2023, 08.56 PM IST
Gold hovers below $1,800-mark on dollar strength, sooner rate-hike betsGold prices edged up on Wednesday, although strength in the U.S. dollar and bets that the Federal Reserve could raise interest rates sooner...
24 Nov, 2021, 08.44 AM IST
Gold rate today: Yellow metal loses sheen; silver slips below Rs 64,000Gold futures on MCX were down 0.25 per cent, or Rs 118, at Rs 46,920 per 10 gram. Silver futures declined 0.39 per cent, or Rs 253, at Rs 6...
09 Sep, 2021, 10.26 AM IST
Gold languishes near 2-week low as firm dollar weighsSpot gold was unchanged at $1,789.39 per ounce by 0054 GMT, after touching its lowest level since Aug. 26 at $1,781.30 in the previous sess...
09 Sep, 2021, 08.30 AM IST
Gold scales 3-1/2 month peak on subdued stocks, US yieldsSpot gold jumped 1% to $1,859.67 per ounce by 10:31 a.m. EDT (1431 GMT), after hitting its highest since Feb. 2 at $1,861.02. US gold futur...
17 May, 2021, 10.03 PM IST
Gold rises on weaker US Treasury yields, dollarLower yields reduce the opportunity cost of holding the non-interest paying gold.
10 Mar, 2021, 07.40 AM IST
Cheap platinum back in vogue as Chinese buyers tap cash hoardsThe WPIC expects China’s platinum jewelry consumption to rise by 13 per cent next year, the first increase since 2013 and climbing above sa...
07 Dec, 2020, 09.24 AM IST