File image | (Photo: Bloomberg) The National Stock Exchange (NSE) and Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) will remain closed for trading on Friday on account of Good Friday. Multi-Commodity Exchange of India (MCX), the country’s largest commodity market, will also remain shut for trading today. The holiday-shortened week witnessed only three days of trading […]
Indian consumers are increasingly frustrated with airline practices related to seat selection, according to a new survey by LocalCircles, a consumer advocacy group. The survey reveals the widespread use of “dark patterns” by airlines and online travel portals, manipulating customers into paying extra fees for seat selection during flight bookings. A significant portion […]
But even though the event is slated to give his campaign a massive infusion of cash, it doesn’t alter the fact that Trump still faces considerable financial headwinds | (Photo: Reuters) Former President Donald Trump’s campaign is seeking to outraise President Joe Biden next week, aiming to take in $33 million to top a […]
Harvard University (Photo: Bloomberg) By Janet Lorin Applications to Harvard College dropped 5 per cent from a year ago, a symbolic blow to the school after a period of turmoil that included the resignation of its president and a defeat at the Supreme Court. The school said 54,008 students sought admission for […]
America’s Career Coach Ken Coleman sheds light on the cost of college and why companies are removing degree requirements, and reacts to a Gen-Z TikToker going viral for expressing concern over finding a job. Several private colleges and universities in New England will cost more than $90,000 to attend this fall as inflation continues to […]
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An uptick in consumer spending helped boost U.S. economic growth in the fourth quarter. (iStock) The third and final estimate for real gross domestic product (GDP) in the fourth quarter of 2023 was revised upwards, showing that the U.S. economy grew at an annual rate of 3.4%, according to the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA). The reading […]
Kotak Mahindra Bank on Thursday informed exchanges that it had acquired 100 per cent stake in Sonata Finance Private Limited – a microfinance institution — for Rs 537 crore. With this acquisition, Sonata has become a wholly-owned subsidiary of the private sector bank. Sonata operates in 10 states through 549 branches and has assets […]
Union minister Piyush Goyal on the second and concluding day of Business Standard Manthan, in New Delhi on Thursday (Photo: Priyanka Parashar) Dismissing concerns around protectionism, Union Minister of Commerce and Industry, Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, and Textiles Piyush Goyal said India’s trade policy was a calibrated one and that it was […]