The Trump administration has quietly expanded the scope for government-backed mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to buy far more mortgage bonds than previously allowed, a move aimed at lowering home loan rates but one that has revived concerns about financial risk and policy overreach.According to an internal email obtained by the Associated Press,…
Kyiv and other Ukrainian regions came under a massive Russian drone and missile attack overnight as talks continue between US, Russian and Ukrainian officials in the United Arab Emirates aimed at finding a path to end to the war. Kremlin forces launched more than 370 drones and 21 missiles, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said in…
NEW DELHI: Chief election commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, while describing pure electoral rolls as bedrock of democracy, on Saturday said the success of special intensive revision (SIR) process in Bihar was evident from the zero appeals filed against the final roll and the record-breaking 67% turnout recorded in the state assembly election held thereafter.In a televised…
Global mining stocks have shot to the top of fund managers’ must-have list, as soaring metals demand and tight supplies of key minerals hint at a new supercycle in the sector. With a nearly 90% gain since the start of 2025, MSCI’s Metals and Mining Index has beaten semiconductors, global banks and the Magnificent Seven…
WWE is all set to host its first major event of the year this weekend. The Saturday Night’s Main Event will be held at the Bell Centre in Montreal, a city in Canada’s Quebec. Barring any major update from Friday’s WWE SmackDown episode, the card currently features three announced matches. This includes one championship match,…
State governments’ tourism-related infrastructure is still in need of further improvement as per a ‘National Tourism Day’ report by LocalCircles which stated that only 22% of the respondents reported safety, security and crowd management was effective at tourism sites over the last three years. National Tourism Day is celebrated every year on Jan. 25, with…
Trump and Carney (File photo) US President Donald Trump on Saturday warned Canada and its Prime Minister Mark Carney over making any deals with China. Refering to Carney as “governor”, he said that US will impose 100 per cent tariffs if Canada makes any such deals.“If Governor Carney thinks he is going to make Canada…
Strategy (MSTR) introduced its first non-U.S. perpetual preferred product, Stream (STRE), in November, aiming to tap demand across the European Economic Area (EEA). However, it didn’t pan out the way Michael Saylor’s firm intended. The preferred share was issued with a stated value of EUR100 ($115) per share, pays a 10% annual dividend, and sits…
NEW DELHI: AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami (EPS) on Saturday targeted the DMK government and Tamil Nadu chief minister MK Stalin” calling him a “puppet”, and further alleging that “law and order has been reduced to a laughing stock” in the state, after a country-made bomb was hurled at a police vehicle on the…
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen arrived in New Delhi on Friday, beginning a four-day visit aimed at firming up a series of big-ticket initiatives to expand India–European Union ties, PTI reported.Von der Leyen’s visit comes ahead of summit talks between India and the EU, with President of the European Council Antonio Costa and…
