Will the US unemployment rate continue at historic lows? | Business and Economy News
All eyes will be on Friday’s US unemployment numbers to see how many jobs were added in March and whether the unemployment rate continues to…
The UK’s new minimum wage ‘badly needed’ but many calling for more | Business and Economy News
Keerthi Subramanian, a shop clerk in South London, earns 10.42 pounds ($13.15) an hour. From Monday that will go up by 1.02 pounds ($1.29) to…
US stock market hits record high after three-day lull | Financial Markets
S&P 500 rises 0.9 percent as major players including Apple and Tesla see gains. The US stock market has hit a record high after a…
Is the US media layoffs phenomenon the next housing crisis? | Media
In the past few months, the media sector in the United States has gone through one of its worst rounds of layoffs in decades, with…
Fitch Ratings upgrades Qatar to third-highest on back of gas expansion | Oil and Gas News
Revenues from Qatar’s LNG fields will provide budget surpluses until the 2030s, Fitch said. Fitch Ratings has upgraded Qatar to AA, its third-highest rating, on…
Japan’s benchmark Nikkei index passes 40,000 for first time in history | Financial Markets
Nikkei 225 gains 1 percent to set a new high after last month beating 1989 record. Japan’s benchmark stock market index has smashed the 40,000…
Why is the US economy so resilient? | Business and Economy
The US economy is on a tear, and it has pulled far ahead of the rest of the world. Geopolitical tensions, the pandemic’s lingering aftershocks,…
In Pakistan, old hopefuls jostle to turn around struggling economy | Business and Economy News
Pakistani voters head to the polls on Thursday amid a deep-seated economic crisis. Inflation is hovering at 30 percent, close to 40 percent of people…
India’s 2024 budget: What does it say about the economy, elections? | Business and Economy News
With national elections around the corner, the Indian government on Thursday announced an interim budget mostly along expected lines, with a few surprises rolled in…
How escalating Red Sea crisis poses billions of dollars of risk for India | Shipping News
New Delhi, India – Demand for India’s Basmati, the long-grain aromatic rice, from traditional buyers in the Middle East, the US and Europe has dropped…
Has the war on Gaza hurt Israel’s economy? | Business and Economy News
Israel’s war on Gaza, now well into its fourth month, has taken a toll on its own economy with many industries pausing business even as…
Poor quality control, race for profits behind Boeing’s troubles | Aviation News
When an Alaska Airlines Boeing 737-9 made an emergency landing in Portland on January 5 following a door plug blowing out shortly after departure, alarm…