600 million barrels gone, gas +47%, jet fuel +100%: is the global energy crisis 2026 from US– Iran war about to trigger inflation shock and global recession?The global energy crisis 2026 is intensifying fast. Over 600 million barrels of oil supply are now lost, triggering a historic oil shock. T...
21 Apr, 2026, 12.00 AM IST
Quote of the day by Barack Obama: 'A change is brought about because ordinary people do extraordinary things.' – A powerful lesson on how everyday individuals create real progress by the 44th U.S. PresidentNo great transformation in history has ever come solely from leaders or elites. True change happens when ordinary people rise with courage,...
07 Apr, 2026, 10.41 AM IST
US stock market crashes today: Why Dow Jones, S&P 500 and Nasdaq are down - Bitcoin falls 2.19% and Gold drops 3.21%US stock market crashes today as the Dow Jones falls 114 points to 49,386. The S&P 500 drops 0.25%. The Nasdaq slips 0.35%. Bitcoin tumbles...
18 Feb, 2026, 12.00 AM IST
The $108 Oil War: Can the Middle East crash the world economy?Middle East tensions could pose risks to the global economy. Analysts outline three potential scenarios for oil markets, ranging from limit...
11 Feb, 2026, 11.54 AM IST
Inequality and unease are rising as elite Davos event opens with pro-business Trump set to attendThe World Economic Forum, the think tank whose four-day annual meeting opens Tuesday, has a stated motto of "improving the state of the wor...
19 Jan, 2026, 09.25 PM IST
What are ‘Trump Accounts’? How the new investment idea could affect low-income familiesTrump Accounts are tax-advantaged savings accounts for children under 18, established under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. They launch for...
16 Jan, 2026, 06.36 PM IST
Countries dialling down their dollar dependence is good for the world, average American includedIn a bid to secure its financial hegemony, the US is contemplating actions in Venezuela and Greenland. These decisions stem from the pressi...
13 Jan, 2026, 11.09 PM IST
Wealth quote of the day by Peter Thiel, “Brilliant thinking is rare, but courage is in even shorter supply than genius.” From PayPal to Palantir: How Thiel’s theory of making money puts bravery over brainsWealth quote of the day by Peter Thiel, “Brilliant thinking is rare, but courage is in even shorter supply than genius.” In American financ...
09 Jan, 2026, 10.40 PM IST
Wealth quote of the day by America’s steel king Andrew Carnegie, “The man who dies rich dies disgraced” — why one of history’s richest individuals believed dying wealthy meant failureWealth quote of the day by Andrew Carnegie, “The man who dies rich dies disgraced.” Andrew Carnegie rose from a $1.20-a-week factory hand t...
08 Jan, 2026, 07.44 PM IST
'Reglobalisation' to the rescue?For much of the time since, globalisation enthusiasts believed that economic interdependence would deepen as technology evolved and improve...
08 Apr, 2024, 10.09 AM IST
List of 2023 Pulitzer winners in journalism, arts & lettersThe Pulitzer Prizes recognizing the best of journalism and the arts in 2022 were announced Monday.
09 May, 2023, 01.16 PM IST
Sam Bankman-Fried discussing bail deal with prosecutorsThe terms of the deal remain fluid, the people said, and any agreement would require approval from the federal judge overseeing Bankman-Fri...
21 Dec, 2022, 10.58 AM IST
Why super-rich class traitors aren't having it easy on the tax frontWhile this 'patriotic' group is growing, not every super-rich person, of course, agrees with their Robin Hood line of thinking. For example...
11 Jun, 2022, 10.53 PM IST
Hours before Modi's Davos pitch, WEF rates India below Pak & China in inclusive developmentThe index takes into account "living standards, environmental sustainability and protection of future generations from further indebtedness...
22 Jan, 2018, 02.32 PM IST
1914 revisited: Open world order is breaking apartIt is not clear how Trump, who has called for protectionist measures and tighter borders, will govern. But it is clear that the open world ...
17 Nov, 2016, 11.43 AM IST
Hillary Clinton dominates first Democratic presidential debateHillary Clinton has strongly defended her front-runner status in the US presidential race as she took to the the podium along with four oth...
14 Oct, 2015, 01.37 PM IST
- Davos adopts the caring face of capitalism
Corporate responsibility rather than profit was set to take centre stage in Davos on Friday, as the annual get-together of business chiefs ...
25 Jan, 2008, 08.00 AM IST