To beat the market in recent years, many investors applied a simple strategy: Load up on the biggest US technology stocks. It paid handsomely for a long time. But last year, it didn’t. For the first time since 2022, when the Federal Reserve started raising interest rates, the majority of the Magnificent 7 tech giants-Nvidia,…
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said Sunday the Department of Justice has served the central bank with subpoenas and threatened it with a criminal indictment over his testimony this summer about the Fed’s building renovations. The move represents an unprecedented escalation in President Donald Trump’s battle with the Fed, an independent agency he has repeatedly…
European Commission head Ursula von der Leyen will sign the Mercosur trade deal in Paraguay on January 17, Brussels said Sunday. The EU gave a long-delayed go-ahead Friday to the huge trade pact with the South American bloc — overriding opposition led by key power France.More than 25 years in the making, supporters see the…
NEW DELHI: Days after govt rejected US commerce secretary Howard Lutnick’s claims, commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal Sunday said that stakeholders should have trust in India, instead of relying on statements from overseas. “Trade deal is not negotiated in media. Trust India, don’t trust foreign statements. Have trust in your country, your motherland, India,”…
Greenland’s harsh environment, lack of key infrastructure and difficult geology have so far prevented anyone from building a mine to extract the sought-after rare earth elements that many high-tech products require. Even if President Donald Trump prevails in his effort to take control of the arctic island, those challenges won’t go away.Trump has prioritized breaking…
India sold were at 2.3 million units of electric vehicle in 2025, making up 8 per cent of all new vehicle registrations, according to a new report by the India Energy Storage Alliance, based on Vahan Portal data, cited by ANI. This boost was driven by incentives offered by the government and festive seasons. The…
Gold and silver prices are expected to remain firm next week as traders brace for heightened geopolitical risks and uncertainty around the US Supreme Court’s impending verdict on President Donald Trump’s tariff policy, analysts said.Market participants will also track inflation data from major economies including the US, India and Germany, alongside trade and investment numbers…
Indian equity markets are set for an event-heavy week ahead, with investors closely tracking the onset of the December quarter earnings season, key domestic and global inflation data, and developments on the global macro and geopolitical front, analysts said, PTI reported.Quarterly results from several heavyweight companies across information technology, banking, financial services and energy sectors,…