NOVEMBER 27, 2022
OPEC and its allies are due to make a big call on oil production next week, a day before expanded sanctions are set to strike Russia’s energy industry.
The potential impact of these moves is helping shroud the oil market in uncertainty at a time when coronavirus outbreaks are hammering demand in China.
Brent-crude futures have risen or fallen...
Asia
I’m a 56-year-old IT worker who got laid off last year and have been unemployed ever since. I have a hunch I’m not finding work due to ageism. How...
NOVEMBER 24, 2022
Research indicates that after the Great Recession, it took older workers who were displaced about twice as long to find a new job as younger workers. - skynesher/Getty Images
Workers ages 50 and over have a harder time finding work than younger workers, research shows.
Meanwhile, surveys suggest that people in this group believe they face age...
NOVEMBER 24, 2022
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Wife Akshata Murty
Rishi Sunak, the current Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, and his wife, Akshata Murty, have made their debut on the 'Asian Rich List 2022' of the United Kingdom, which the Hinduja family tops.
Rishi Sunak and his wife, whose father N. R. Narayana Murthy co-founded the Indian information...
Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Families drug hungry children to sleep, sell organs and their daughters in second year of Taliban rule
NOVEMBER 24, 2022
Kabul: A shocking report has brought to light the plight of the starving citizens of Afghanistan under Taliban rule. Afghans are giving their hungry children medicines to sedate them while others have sold their daughters and organs to survive. Millions across the nation are a step away from famine.
Abdul Wahab, speaking to the BBC, said "Our children...
NOVEMBER 24, 2022
The bankruptcy of the FTX cryptocurrency exchange is exposing a number of odd assets.
Among the many surprising assets uncovered in the bankruptcy of the cryptocurrency exchange FTX is a relatively tiny one that could raise big concerns: a stake in one of the country’s smallest banks.
The bank, Farmington State Bank in Washington State, has a single branch...
Business
Reality TV Stars Todd and Julie Chrisley Will Serve Majority of Prison Sentences in ‘Camp Environment’: Expert
NOVEMBER 23, 2022
Danielle Del Valle/Getty for E3 Chophouse Nashville Julie and Todd Chrisley
Reality TV stars Todd and Julie Chrisley will likely serve the majority of the years-long prison sentences handed down to them by a judge, according to a legal expert.
On Monday, Todd, 54, was sentenced to 12 years in prison for bank fraud and tax evasion, while his wife Julie,...
NOVEMBER 22, 2022
The Supreme Court issued an order on Tuesday that clears the way for a House committee to obtain Donald Trump’s tax returns, seemingly putting an end to a years-long saga in which the former president fought the release of his returns.
Trump broke with recent tradition for presidents and presidential candidates by refusing to release his past tax...
Agriculture
Australian PM Albanese announces free trade agreement with India: What the India-Australia FTA means for both nations?
NOVEMBER 22, 2022
New Delhi: Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Tuesday announced that his country's Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with India has been passed in their Parliament. According to Australia, the agreement will help secure them a foothold in the world's fastest-growing economy and enable Australian businesses to unlock or expand their operations in a market of nearly one...
NOVEMBER 22, 2022
THE recent spree of layoffs by some of the biggest tech companies in America came as an 'unpleasant' surprise for Indian employees, who are living and working in the US on H-1B visas. The firings by tech giants including Meta, Twitter, Salesforce, Stripe, Lyft and Amazon have shocked their Indian employees even more as they now have...
NOVEMBER 22, 2022
New Delhi: UPI payment apps like Google Pay, PhonePe, Paytm, and others may soon impose a limit on the transaction.
Soon users may not be able to make unlimited payments via UPI payment apps.
The National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI), which operates the UPI digital pipeline, is in discussions with the Reserve Bank about implementing its proposed December...