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How Asia-Pacific is fighting a fuel shock that could get worseAsian nations are grappling with prolonged energy supply strains due to the Middle East conflict, prompting governments to implement costly...
28 Apr, 2026, 07.52 AM IST
Africa’s Croesus Aliko Dangote inspired by Reliance; now seeks to rival Jamnagar refineryNigerian multi billionaire businessman, also the richest in Africa is hero to some and monopolist to others. He is seeking India Inc’s help...
05 Dec, 2025, 05.30 AM IST
Australian PM Anthony Albanese lures voters with supermarket crackdownPrime Minister Anthony Albanese vows to crack down on supermarket price gouging, introducing legislation with heavy fines. The government a...
30 Mar, 2025, 07.20 AM IST
US election: Kamala Harris to detail plans to cut costs in key policy speech in North CarolinaHarris' North Carolina stop shows increasing confidence in her campaign's momentum fewer than three months before the Nov. 5 election in wh...
13 Aug, 2024, 06.50 PM IST
US House passes bill to fight gasoline price gougingUS House passed a bill on Thursday in an attempt to curb the soaring gas price and also crackdown on the fuel price gouging, and bring reli...
20 May, 2022, 08.34 PM IST
An oil shock is coming, but the U.S. may have already paid for itHouseholds "have accumulated about $2.6 trillion of 'excess saving' in recent years relative to the pre-pandemic trend, which all else equa...
10 Mar, 2022, 04.54 PM IST
US to release 50 million barrels of oil to ease energy costsThe move is an effort to bring down rising gas prices. Gasoline prices nationwide are averaging about $3.40 a gallon, more than double thei...
23 Nov, 2021, 07.02 PM IST
Surging gasoline, food prices fan U.S. inflation; labour market tighteningInflation pressures are also brewing in the labor market, where an acute shortage of workers is driving wages higher. The consumer price in...
11 Nov, 2021, 11.04 AM IST
How hidden inflation is changing everything around usMany businesses facing supply disruptions and labor shortages are dealing with problems not by raising prices, but by taking steps that cou...
11 Oct, 2021, 11.02 AM IST
- Bush declares Texas a disaster area after Ike
President George W Bush on Saturday declared a major disaster in Texas and Louisiana after Hurricane Ike flooded homes, knocked out power a...
14 Sep, 2008, 05.22 AM IST
- Either cheaper or cleaner fuel; US can't have both
It’s one of those delicious moments when Washington’s hypocrisy is on full and unembarrassed display. On the one hand, some of America’s le...
01 Jun, 2007, 02.09 AM IST