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Qatar is facing one of its sharpest economic shocks in years as the war in West Asia disrupts its vital liquefied natural gas industry. That has forced Doha to cut spending at home and abroad.


Qatar economy hit hard as war chokes LNG

India's space program has long been praised for delivering ambitious missions at comparatively low costs. But as global competition in the space sector intensifies, questions are emerging about the true economics of satellite launches and space exploration. How do Indian launch vehicles compare with those developed in the United States and other major space powers? As commercial space companies expand and governments invest heavily in next-generation capabilities, the debate over cost efficiency, innovation, and competitiveness is gaining momentum. This report examines the numbers behind space launches and whether India's reputation for low-cost space missions still holds true today.


U.S. vs India: What is the cost of space launch?

India is witnessing a significant shift in healthcare behavior as more people embrace preventive wellness over reactive treatment. Rising awareness about lifestyle diseases, including diabetes, hypertension, and heart-related conditions, is encouraging individuals to undergo regular health screenings and diagnostic tests. Industry data shows preventive health checkups are growing rapidly across urban and semi-urban regions, reflecting a broader cultural transformation in healthcare priorities. Experts believe early detection and routine monitoring can reduce long-term medical costs and improve quality of life. What is driving India's wellness revolution, and how could it reshape the country's healthcare landscape in the years ahead?


India shifts from illness to wellness

For millions of young people entering the workforce, landing a first job is becoming increasingly difficult. New data from the International Labour Organization highlights a growing global youth employment crisis, with unemployment among 15-to-24-year-olds remaining alarmingly high. At the same time, artificial intelligence is transforming entry-level roles that traditionally served as the first step into the job market. As automation reshapes industries and employers seek new skills, governments and businesses face mounting pressure to create opportunities for the next generation. Can economies adapt quickly enough to prevent a widening employment gap among young workers?


The global youth job crisis deepens: AI is changing the first rung

Qubo is betting on how smart security will be driven by AI, not just hardware. The company is also expanding into connected cars and smart-home devices. On this edition of Big Business Bet, Wion’s Kanishka Sarkar gets in conversation with Qubo CEO Nikhil Rajpal to find out the strategy behind this expansion.

Qubo’s big smart-tech bet

The United States is planning to pay 725 million dollars toward its debt to the United Nations, a move that could provide some much-needed breathing room to an organisation facing a severe cash crunch. But here's the bigger picture: the U.S. Still owes the UN several billion dollars. The UN says Washington is behind by more than 4 billion dollars, while latest reporting puts the overall figure at around 5 billion dollars, including regular UN operations and peacekeeping.


US plans $725 mn payment toward UN debt

India’s manufacturing sector is growing rapidly, but that growth is creating an unexpected problem: the country is importing even more goods needed to make products at home.


India’s manufacturing boom widens trade gap 

Sugar prices are at record highs across India, and the sharp rise is now forcing the government to take emergency measures. Over two months, domestic sugar prices have risen by nearly 40 percent. The government says ethanol diversion is not responsible for the spike. Instead, the center points to lower production, weather damage, festive demand, and speculation.

 Sugar prices surge nearly 40% in two months

San Francisco is experiencing a powerful housing boom, driven by the rapid growth of the artificial intelligence industry and the wealth it is creating for technology workers.

AI boom sends San Francisco home prices soaring

The 2026 U.S. midterm elections are still months away, but the spending war is already breaking records. A new group of political power brokers is emerging: crypto, artificial intelligence and online betting companies. Together, these industries are pouring hundreds of millions of dollars into U.S. elections, betting that the lawmakers they help elect will shape rules favourable to their businesses. Reuters' report finds corporate spending on House and Senate races has already hit 517 million dollars, and that's before the final stretch of campaigning.


Crypto, AI drive record US election spending

China’s property crisis is showing little sign of ending, five years after the collapse of evergrande exposed the enormous debt problems in the country’s real-estate sector. Home prices are still falling, sales remain weak, and the damage is now weighing on China’s wider economy.

China’s property crisis deepens into year five

China’s youth unemployment rate has climbed sharply to 17.9 percent in July, up from 14.9 percent in June. That is a 3-percentage-point jump in just one month, after the rate had fallen for three consecutive months.

China’s youth jobs crisis deepens

For many mutual fund investors in India, double digit returns may have started to feel normal after several years of strong market performance. But the latest data from the securities and exchange board of India offers a clear reality check.

Indian mutual funds get a reality check

In Gaza, a small seed bank is trying to protect something essential to daily life, the ability to grow food locally. After war destroyed much of the agricultural sector, farmers are turning to heritage seeds to keep producing crops, even as supplies remain scarce and farming costs soar. Take a look at this next report for more.


Gaza seed bank offers a ray of hope

Global wheat supplies are coming under pressure as attacks on grain infrastructure in the Black Sea disrupt shipments from Russia and Ukraine.


Russia-Ukraine war hits wheat flows

Moderna has just delivered a striking example of how medical science can move financial markets. Its shares surged 177 percent in a single session after a personalised mRNA cancer treatment succeeded in a phase 3 trial. But what exactly did investors see, and does every medical breakthrough translate into a stock-market jackpot?


How medical breakthroughs can move markets

China has cut its holdings of U.S. treasury securities to 633.4 billion dollars in June, down nearly 26 billion dollars from May. That is the lowest level since September 2008, nearly 18 years ago.


Global US dollar holdings decline

Cuba is facing a deepening economic and humanitarian crisis, with fuel shortages, prolonged power cuts and shortages of food and basic necessities putting millions under pressure. The crisis has become so severe that some Cubans are reportedly collecting discarded food from streets and rubbish to survive.


Cuba's fuel crisis threatens basic services

What if sports betting is no longer just entertainment for some young Americans, but part of their financial plan? A latest survey finds a significant share of Gen Z investors are moving money away from traditional investing and towards sports betting, with some even viewing bets as a long-term strategy. The trend is raising questions about how younger Americans are thinking about wealth, retirement and financial risk.


Gen Z bets on sports instead of retirement

The Strait of Hormuz remains one of the most critical energy chokepoints in the world, but new developments suggest oil traffic through the waterway may be more active than previously believed. As global markets closely monitor shipping activity, uncertainty surrounding security, trade flows, and geopolitical tensions continues to influence oil prices.

 Any disruption in Hormuz can have far-reaching consequences for energy-importing nations and global inflation. This report examines the latest signals from the Gulf, what they mean for oil markets, and why the Strait of Hormuz remains the biggest unknown for global energy traders.

Hormuz flows: Oil market’s biggest unknown 

America’s national debt is approaching a historic milestone, raising urgent questions about who ultimately bears the cost. When Donald Trump returned to the White House, reducing government waste and cutting the federal deficit became key pillars of his economic agenda. The administration launched DOGE, with ambitious plans to slash spending and improve fiscal discipline. Yet as debt levels continue to climb, economists, investors, and policymakers are debating the long-term consequences for taxpayers, government spending, interest rates, and economic growth.

America’s debt clock is running faster

Peru's economic growth has slowed unexpectedly, with weakness in key sectors such as fishing and agriculture weighing on overall activity. The latest figures highlight how El Niño conditions are increasingly affecting one of South America's major economies, disrupting weather patterns and putting pressure on production. Fishing communities and farmers are among those facing the economic fallout, while weaker output could add to broader concerns over growth and inflation. As El Niño continues to reshape rainfall, temperatures and ocean conditions across the region, Peru's experience offers an early warning of how climate shocks can translate into wider economic consequences.

Peru growth slows as El Nino hits key sectors

War's impact is being felt far beyond battlefields and military targets in Iran, where months of conflict with the United States have deepened economic pressures on ordinary families. Rising prices, disrupted supply chains and growing uncertainty are forcing households to rethink everyday spending, from food and essentials to other basic purchases. As the economic fallout intensifies, Iranian consumers are facing a difficult new reality at the dinner table, with inflation and financial strain becoming part of daily life. This report looks at how the Iran-US conflict is hitting households, reshaping consumer behaviour and adding to the wider economic cost of war.

War is making food unaffordable in Iran

 The rapid depletion of the S.S. Strategic petroleum reserve during the Iran war has triggered fresh concerns about the long term health of the underground caverns that store the country's emergency crude supplies.

U.S. Strategic oil reserve nears danger zone

Europe’s record-breaking summer heat is no longer just a weather story; it is becoming an economic one. A latest analysis by Triodos bank estimates extreme heat and wildfires could cost the European Union around 208 billion dollars this year, roughly one percent of the bloc’s GDP. And that is significant because it is almost exactly the amount of economic growth the EU was expecting in 2026.

Europe’s heatwave comes with a big cost

Ukraine’s steel industry is facing a new challenge, this time from its biggest export market, the European Union. The sector has survived years of Russian attacks, but new EU import quotas and carbon tariffs are now putting further pressure on steelmakers. At the Zaporizhstal plant, workers are already considering major changes to production.

Ukraine steel industry faces new EU curbs