NOVEMBER 28, 2018
Stocks ripped higher Wednesday after Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said interest rates are close to neutral, a change in tone from remarks the central bank chief made nearly two months ago.
The Dow closed 617 points higher, posting its biggest one-day gain since March 26. The S&P 500 jumped 2.3 percent as traders took the comments to...
NOVEMBER 28, 2018
Indian currency notes and coins on an Indian Flag. Concept of money growth and Indian economic growth.
New Delhi: India’s economic growth under the previous Congress-led coalition government was slower than estimated earlier and , according to the revised GDP numbers released by the government on Wednesday.
The new GDP data, pertaining to the years between...
NOVEMBER 27, 2018
President Trump speaks during an interview Tuesday. - Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post
WASHINGTON, D.C. - President Trump placed responsibility for recent stock market declines and this week’s General Motors plant closures and layoffs on the Federal Reserve during an interview Tuesday, shirking any personal responsibility for cracks in the economy and declaring that he is “not even a...
NOVEMBER 27, 2018
BHUBANESWAR, ODISHA - Bollywood superstars Shah Rukh Khan and Madhuri Dixit and Oscar-winning music composer AR Rahman entertained the crowd at the opening ceremony of Men's Hockey World Cup in Bhubaneswar on Tuesday.
The opening ceremony, which was almost a three-hour long affair, conveyed a powerful message of "oneness of humanity".
The ceremony showcased first-of-its-kind theatrical production...
NOVEMBER 27, 2018
File Shown in February 2016, WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange holds a U.N. report as he speaks on the balcony of the Ecuadorian Embassy in London. - AP Photo/Frank Augstein
Donald Trump’s former campaign manager Paul Manafort held secret talks with Julian Assange inside the Ecuadorian embassy in London, and visited around the time he joined Trump’s campaign,...
NOVEMBER 26, 2018
GM Detroit-Hamtramck Assembly plant is seen in Hamtramck, Michigan. - Reuters/REBECCA COOK
General Motors on Monday pulled the plug on the Chevrolet Volt hybrid and the Detroit-Hamtramck Assembly plant that builds it, both examples of a costly gamble that is not paying off.
GM's widely touted factory of the future, forced on a town desperate for jobs and hailed...
NOVEMBER 26, 2018
U.S. Rep. Mia Love (R-UT) speaks during the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) March 3, 2016 in National Harbor, Maryland. The American Conservative Union hosted its annual Conservative Political Action Conference to discuss conservative issues. - Alex Wong/Getty Images
SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH - Republican Rep. Mia Love sharply criticized President Donald Trump during a concession speech on...
NOVEMBER 26, 2018
U.S. President Donald Trump talks to reporters as he departs the White House for travel to Mississippi in Washington, U.S. November 26, 2018. - REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday he had read parts of a U.S. government report projecting that climate change will cost the country's economy billions of dollars...
NOVEMBER 26, 2018
The government is reviewing a move by private airlines IndiGo and SpiceJet to charge for web check-ins, which has provoked anger among air travelers.
The Civil Aviation Ministry tweeted it had noted that airlines are now charging for web check-ins for all seats. "We are reviewing these fees to see whether they fall within the unbundled pricing network,"...
NOVEMBER 26, 2018
Yasir Shah’s ability to run through opposition batting line-ups in the dust bowls of middle-east are well known and that was on display yet again on Monday as he created a magic web around New Zealand’s batsmen.
The wily leg-spinner picked up 8 wickets in the first innings as the Kiwis went from 50 for no loss to...
