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Warren Buffett: Why ‘risk’ doesn't mean what Wall Street says it meansIn a letter to shareholders, Warren Buffett declared war on one of finance's most sacred concepts: Beta. The academics had it backwards, he...- Word of the Day: ArcaneArcane means secret and mysterious, making it hard to grasp. It refers to knowledge only a few understand due to its specialized or hidden ...
- Word of the Day: ReconditeWord of the day: Recondite entered the English language in the early 17th century, originally referring to something physically hidden or c...
- Why Trump's Liberation Day tariffs increasingly look like a costly mistakePresident Trump's "Liberation Day" tariffs, implemented under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA), face legal challenge...
- NYT Mini Crossword Hints, July 29: Answers revealed for Tuesday’s mental challenge | SpoilersThough “The Crossword” remains The New York Times’ flagship puzzle for subscribers, the free-to-play NYT Mini has cultivated a loyal fanbas...
- Are you a tourist or traveller?In Tangier, the author reflects on Paul Bowles's "The Sheltering Sky" and the nature of travel. Bowles's characters, like many travelers, g...
- Joker 2 actor Tim Dillon's unbelievable remarks on his movie is now viral, leaves audience confusedJoker 2 actor Tim Billon has made unbelievable remarks about the movie when he appeared in on The Joe Rogan Experience. In the film, Tim pl...
- Will the RBI follow the Fed's rate cuts or stick to its guns?Shaktikanta Das reiterates the difficulty in achieving the target of 4% inflation and emphasizes that the RBI will focus on domestic factor...
- 'Kamala the cop' vs. 'Gish Galloper' Trump: A debate of contrastsKamala Harris and Donald Trump are set to face off in a historic debate, marking the first time a prosecutor and convicted felon will meet ...
- Why government should expand its sarkari papers beyond printed wordsIndia’s vast trove of sarkari papers — circulars, surveys, office memoranda and reports — are still written in the most convoluted manner a...
- 'Very much not racist'? UK royals barred hiring 'coloured' office staff till late 1960s, shows report"Coloured applicants" were considered only for "ordinary domestic posts."
- Alchemy in the time of Covid: How a potential cure is the latter-day ‘elixir of life’There are reportedly over 140 formulations currently undergoing trials at various levels. Governments and foundations have ploughed in bill...
- Catchy acronyms & their masters: How PM Modi communicatesPrime Minister Modi is a great communicator. In his speeches he uses acronyms to simplify and as mnemonics for an audience whose language s...
- View: Beside credibility, performance should also define RBI's autonomyCredibility is not a function of autonomy alone. The performance of a regulator is equally important.
- Feynman: A practical joking physicist, a paradigm of science (May 11 is Richard P. Feynman's 100th birth anniversary)In physics, Richard P. Feynman is feted for his path-breaking contribution to quantum theory -- especially its electrodynamics, which won h...
- Dictators would love 66A: Law in a civilised society curbs the state, and not the individualOn one occasion, even the Chandigarh traffic police took offence for a Facebook comment.
- Life in the Lexicon for the Scrabble generationOnly those with a passion for the arcane or a penchant for Scrabble would lament the obsolescence of words such as wittol or think there is...
- Pet dogs are dumbA brilliantly pointless experiment has thrown up the startling factoid.
- Sebi moulds MF rules, but they matter little to investorsDhirendra Kumar, CEO, Value Research asseses the reaction of the market to the SEBI changes in MF norms.
- Bonus-driven compensation structure triggered crisisEveryone identifies the bonus-driven compensation structure as the driver that brought the world to its economic knees.
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