The stock market showed little reaction to President Donald Trump‘s extraordinary action in Venezuela as investors bet the attack, as well as the capture of leader Nicolas Maduro, would not lead to a bigger geopolitical conflict. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rallied 343 points, or 0.7%. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite rose Monday, up…
NEW DELHI: From retooling classrooms to future-proofing jobs, India’s artificial intelligence strategy is decisively shifting towards people-first reform. Senior policymakers, academic leaders and industry experts on Monday flagged lifelong learning, human augmentation and inclusive skilling as central to India’s AI journey at a high-level Human Capital Working Group meeting hosted at IIT Guwahati.The two-day meeting…
US Wall Street opened higher on Monday as tech stocks bounced back and energy shares climbed after the US captured Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro in a military operation over the weekend. The Monday session, marks the opening for the first full week of trading in 2026. US markets opened for the first time in the…
Crypto traders can now bet on housing market prices after Polymarket and real estate data provider Parcl announced a partnership to build a new suite of housing price prediction markets. The partnership will be powered by Parcl’s daily home-price indices, according to a press release. Under the agreement, Parcl will supply independent daily housing indices…
The traditional role of an investment banker is to provide advice on deals and financings. But JPMorgan’s bankers recently began noticing that clients were asking for more from the firm – like how the nation’s largest bank was navigating artificial intelligence or what cybersecurity practices it used. Chairman and CEO Jamie Dimon had an idea:…
MUMBAI: Avanse Financial Services on Jan 5 in Mumbai said it raised around Rs 1,200 crore through a rights issue from existing shareholders to fund the next phase of growth by expanding education lending, strengthening products and improving balance sheet capacity.The education-focused NBFC said the capital was raised from Warburg Pincus through its affiliate Olive…
Prithviraj Chavan (File photo) NEW DELHI: Senior Congress leader and former Maharashtra chief minister Prithviraj Chavan on Monday came out in support of New York City mayor Zohran Mamdani for writing a letter to 2020 Delhi riots co-accused Umar Khalid.Chavan said that, as a person of Indian origin, Mamdani had “every right to intervene.”Also Read:…
Donald Trump (File photo) US President Donald Trump, once again boasted about collections from tariffs he has imposed since last year on various countries after his return to White House.“We have taken in, and will soon be receiving, more than 600 Billion Dollars in Tariffs,” he said in a post on Truth Social, while taking…
Mallikarjun Kharge (File photo) NEW DELHI: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Monday likened US President Donald Trump to dictators Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini over the United States’ actions in Venezuela. He also criticised Prime Minister Narendra Modi for allegedly yielding to Trump’s demand to cut India’s purchase of oil from Russia, which has been…
Wall Street bank Goldman Sachs said it is “selectively constructive” on brokers and crypto companies heading into 2026, arguing that a resilient retail trading environment and continued regulatory progress should underpin growth. “We expect the meeting of traditional retail brokerage and crypto trading to continue in 2026, driving increasing competition, potentially impacting market share and…
