Are Wealth Taxes the Best Way to Tax the Ultra Rich?
Plans for a wealth tax, which is dividing France, have gotten popular around the world as inequality has widened and government debt has risen. Source link
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The rush for iPhones sees Apple register all-time revenue record in India: CEO Tim Cook
File photo: Apple CEO Tim Cook (Picture credit: AP) NEW DELHI: Apple’s operations in India shone once again for the US tech and electronics major, which set an all-time revenue record in the country just as it recorded an eight per cent growth in global revenues, at $102.5 billion, led by “a tremendous response” to…
A.I. Is Making Death Threats Way More Realistic
Online harassers are generating images and sounds that simulate their victims in violent situations. Source link
Bank lending trends: Credit growth to industry slows to 7.3% in September; personal loans, NBFC funding also lose pace
Growth in bank credit to industry eased to 7.3 per cent in September 2025, compared with 8.9 per cent in the same period a year earlier, according to Reserve Bank of India (RBI) data released on Friday.On a year-on-year basis, non-food bank credit rose 10.2 per cent as of the fortnight ended September 19, 2025,…
Federal Court to Rule on Fate of Food Stamps During the Shutdown
States have sued to spare millions of low-income Americans from losing benefits starting on Saturday, after the Trump administration said it would not fund them. Source link
India-US trade deal: Piyush Goyal says in ‘advanced stages’ of talks; what to expect
Currently, Indian exports face a huge 50 per cent additional import duty in the US. (AI image) India-US trade deal soon? Commerce minister Piyush Goyal has said that India is in advanced stages of talks with the US for a bilateral trade agreement. Goyal’s statement assumes significance as it comes on the back of American…
Coal Jobs or Climate? Trump’s Push Revives a Debate on the Navajo Nation.
As the economic engine for the region, coal offered solid work. But it has also used up water, polluted the air and raised health concerns. Source link
US markets today: Amazon’s blockbuster earnings lift Wall Street toward record highs; Big Tech results keep rally on track
Wall Street moved higher on Friday, powered by a sharp rise in Amazon shares that helped push the S&P 500 near record levels and positioned it for another strong week and month. The S&P 500 climbed 0.6%, recouping most of Thursday’s losses and nearing its all-time high set earlier in the week. The index is…
Trump Administration Seeks to Return Medical Debt to Credit Reports
A federal rule restricting the debt’s inclusion has been canceled. Now, the consumer bureau is trying to overturn state restrictions. Source link
Forex update: India’s reserves fall $6.9 bn to $695.35 bn; gold and foreign currency assets decline
India’s foreign exchange reserves fell by $6.93 billion to $695.35 billion during the week ended October 24, according to data released by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Friday.In the previous reporting week, overall reserves had risen by $4.50 billion to reach $702.28 billion, PTI reported.The RBI data showed that foreign currency assets (FCA),…