How BlackRock, world’s largest fund manager, is shifting market bets

BlackRock came into 2026 with a clear investment plan built around three pillars: artificial intelligence, income, and diversification. Jay Jacobs, BlackRock’s head of equity exchange-traded funds, laid out ways in which ETFs fit into the shifting market bets from the world’s largest asset manager, which oversees more than $13 trillion from investors. Investors should remain…

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‘Pal me tola pal mei masha’: BJP slams opposition over SIR flips, calls it ‘Yaksha parashna’ | India News

NEW DELHI: The Bharatiya Janata Party on Saturday stepped up its attack on the INDIA bloc over the special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls. It accused opposition parties of shifting positions and turning a constitutional exercise into what it called a “spectacle”, after the Samajwadi Party questioned the credibility of the Election Commission over…

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Service charge row: CCPA cracks down on 27 restaurants for mandatory levy; refunds, penalties ordered

The Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) on Saturday said it has taken suo motu action against 27 restaurants across the country for mandatorily levying service charges on customers, holding the practice to be a violation of consumer law.The restaurants have been fined up to Rs 50,000, directed to refund the service charge collected from consumers,…

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‘PM will always be a Hindu’: Assam CM counters Owaisi’s Muslim PM remark; BJP challenges AIMIM to appoint Pasmanda president | India News

NEW DELHI: Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma countered AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi‘s remarks of India’s potential to see a “hijab-clad” daughter as the Prime Minister. He said that India is a Hindu nation and the Prime Minister of India shall always be a Hindu person.Responding to Owaisi’s remark, Sarma said, “Constitutionally, there is no…

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EU–Mercosur trade deal row: Why are Irish farmers protesting against the pact; what’s at stake

File photo- Protestors burn tires during a demonstration of European farmers outside the EU Summit meeting in Brussels. (Photo credit- AP) Several thousand Irish farmers took to the streets of central Ireland on Saturday to protest the European Union’s trade agreement with the South American bloc Mercosur, a day after EU member states approved the…

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Oil Not Well: Why ExxonMobil and others think Venezuela’s current environment is ‘uninvestable’ | Business

President Donald Trump speaks with Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of ExxonMobil Darren Woods, left, while Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Marathon Petroleum Maryann Mannen, right, and Tallgrass Energy President and Chief Executive Officer Matt Sheehy, far right, look on during a meeting with oil executives in the East Room of the White…

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‘They were like brothers’: Tej Pratap Yadav pitches Bharat Ratna for Lalu, Nitish; watch | India News

NEW DELHI: Janshakti Janta Dal chief Tej Pratap Yadav has called for former Bihar chief minister Lalu Prasad Yadav to be awarded the Bharat Ratna along with Nitish Kumar.Speaking to reporters on Saturday, Tej Pratap Yadav said, “Lalu Prasad Yadav should also be awarded the Bharat Ratna. If people are saying that Nitish Kumar should…

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Betterment Warns Users After Fake Crypto Promotion Promised Triple Returns

Betterment has warned users to disregard a crypto promotion message that circulated on Friday, describing it as an unauthorized notification that was sent through a third-party system. The incident surfaced after multiple users reported receiving a message that appeared to promote a limited-time cryptocurrency offer. Screenshots shared on Reddit showed the notification urging recipients to…

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Infra push: Andhra Pradesh Cabinet clears Dagadarthi greenfield airport in Nellore; to become state’s 8th airport

The Andhra Pradesh Cabinet has approved the Dagadarthi greenfield airport project in Nellore district, giving a major push to the state’s aviation and industrial infrastructure, PTI reported citing officials.With this approval, Dagadarthi will become Andhra Pradesh’s eighth airport, strengthening the state’s plans to build a multimodal logistics and industrial network, they added.Strategically located, the proposed…

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