Economy

The Bank of Japan is largely expected to hold interest rates steady at the end of its 2-day meeting ending June 14, 2024. Seen here, the Japanese flag flying high at the BOJ headquarters in Tokyo. Kazuhiro Nogi | Afp | Getty Images The Bank of Japan kept its benchmark interest rate unchanged on Friday […]

A Swiggy delivery agent as seen in Kolkata , India , on 3 July 2023 . Famous food delivery company Swiggy faced a loss over 80% in 2022 according to investor filling. (Photo by Debarchan Chatterjee/NurPhoto via Getty Images) Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images This report is from this week’s CNBC’s “Inside India” newsletter […]

Guests posing for a group photo at the “Let’s Go the Extra Mile” hospitality campaign launch ceremony at the Central Government Office in Hong Kong on June 3, 2024. Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images Hong Kong is asking service workers to be more courteous and smile in a bid to win back tourists. But […]

People filling water in plastic cans from a water supply tanker at Chanakyapuri, Delhi on June 12, 2024. Hindustan Times | Hindustan Times | Getty Images India’s capital Delhi is facing a severe water crisis as the country undergoes its “longest spell” of recorded heatwave. According to India’s Meteorological Department, temperatures in some parts of […]

Maybe we aren’t really that connected. Maybe we’re basing our financial decisions on economic data that is wrong. And just because we are all using the same wrong information doesn’t make it right. As someone who is trying to make sense of it all for Club members, I find myself befuddled — not because the… […]

Turkish flag over a DenizBank building. Turkey is expected to head to the polls on Sunday.Ismail Ferdous | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesThe Turkish lira is already facing some of the most volatile conditions across global currency markets in the run-up to the country’s landmark elections this weekend, with traders predicting a likely collapse if incumbent… […]

Rockaa | E+ | Getty ImagesAlthough the Biden administration’s sweeping student loan forgiveness plan and the legal troubles around it have gotten the most headlines, the U.S. Department of Education has already canceled more than $66 billion in education debt under existing programs.More than 2 million borrowers, including defrauded students and those who work in… […]

S3studio | Getty Images News | Getty ImagesIn 1990, McDonald’s ditched the styrofoam home for the Big Mac, and its signature burger has been served ever since in paper wrap. Reusable packaging may be next. McDonald’s is making some progress on a goal it set in 2018 to use recycled or renewable packaging in 100% of… […]

Solarcycle CTO Pablo Dias and COO Rob Vinje show a solar panel laminate after it’s been cleanly separated from the glass to investors and partners. The laminate is where most of the value is contained in a panel, like silver, silicon, and copper.SolarcycleThe growing importance of wind and solar energy to the U.S. power grid,… […]

A view of Paramount Studios in Los Angeles, Sept. 26, 2023. Mario Anzuoni | Reuters National Amusements stopped merger discussions between Paramount Global and Skydance this week — throwing into question what’s next for the legacy media giant during a tumultuous period for the industry. Paramount, like many of its peers, is grappling with how […]