US Market | Wall Street futures dip as tariff doubts hit risk appetiteU.S. stock index futures slipped on Monday as renewed tariff uncertainty unnerved investors after President Donald Trump announced a new 15...
23 Feb, 2026, 04.43 PM IST
Combining SpaceX with xAI may be simple for Musk, but Tesla isn't so easyElon Musk fans and the man himself have long mused about Musk Inc, a merger of companies owned by the world's richest man. But with SpaceX ...
31 Jan, 2026, 07.12 AM IST
Noted economist honored by Trump warns that 25% tariffs risk 'irreparable damage' to US automakersEconomist Arthur Laffer suggests that President Trump's proposed 25% auto import tariffs could significantly increase vehicle costs by $4,7...
28 Mar, 2025, 08.53 AM IST
US bond investors seek safety amid uncertainty about Trump policies, Fed outlookU.S. bond investors stay defensive amid uncertainty about the Trump administration's policies and a likely pause in Fed rate cuts. Portfoli...
29 Jan, 2025, 08.05 AM IST
How bond vigilantes could check Trump's powerThe U.S. debt-to-GDP ratio is pushing 100%, double the level in Clinton's time. Left unchecked, by 2027 it's projected to exceed the record...
17 Jan, 2025, 07.17 AM IST
How bond vigilantes could check Trump's powerConcerns about bond vigilantes resurfaced as Trump faced pressure from high US federal debt and increasing bond yields. Historical bond mar...
16 Jan, 2025, 06.45 PM IST
Amazon shares jump 7% as AI, retail strength power revenue growthThe company joined Microsoft and other tech firms in starting to see results benefiting from their heavy AI investments, while also outlini...
02 Feb, 2024, 10.12 PM IST
Wall St Week Ahead-Epic Treasury rally may be running out of fuel as Fed pivot priced inSome investors, however, believe much of the dovish shift from the Fed may already be reflected in Treasury prices. Deeper cuts, they say, ...
16 Dec, 2023, 09.35 AM IST
'ER' & 'The West Wing' Actor John Aylward dies at 75Actor John Aylward, 75, well known for his character of Dr. Donald Anspaugh on the NBC television series ER, died at his residence in Seatt...
20 May, 2022, 09.20 PM IST
States, take a chance on online gamingHigh courts in Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu have struck down parts of laws that banned online gaming on the grounds that these did not ...
13 May, 2022, 11.21 PM IST
The missing tax trick: What Jaitley needs to do to raise both tax collections and FDI at one goCuts in tax rates have invariably resulted in higher revenues in the past, and there is no reason why they should not generate a similar re...
02 Mar, 2018, 06.09 AM IST
Donald Trump plans aggressive road show to sell tax overhaulWith a make-or-break legislative battle looming on taxes, the White House is moving to clean up a disorganised communications operation.
13 Sep, 2017, 09.39 AM IST
Here is everything you want to know about Laffer Curve and taxIn economics, Laffer Curve is a graphic representation of the relationship between rates of taxation and the resulting levels of government...
23 Feb, 2016, 03.41 AM IST
- Should the super-rich be taxed more?
C Rangarajan, chairman of the Prime Minister’s Economic Advisory Council, has called for higher taxes on persons with incomes beyond a spec...
21 Jan, 2013, 08.58 AM IST
Budget 2012: Government should tax all forms of tobaccoGovernment’s current administration of tobacco taxes neither serves the purpose of revenue generation, nor serves the public good and deter...
03 Mar, 2012, 10.46 AM IST
- ET in a classroom: Laffer curve
In the developed world, it is being debated if tax rates should be increased to cut high deficits. The economic principle that drives the d...
23 Sep, 2010, 03.24 AM IST
- FII in the sky, FDI on hard ground
The FM has for sure impressed the markets again. This time, he came at the issues confronting him from an unexpected angle, at least in ter...
01 Mar, 2005, 12.26 AM IST