US vs China over South China Sea: Washington backs Philippines, Beijing hits back

Bigg Boss 20: Isha Rikhi evicted after three weeks in Salman Khan’s show

Musk plans to more than double xAI's chips to over 1.2 million Nvidia GPUs by year-end

After JU, clash erupts at SRFTI: BJP’s ‘Dimagi Naxal’ jibe sparks political firestorm after students protest RSS-linked event

‘Anti-social elements spreading false rumours’: LPU issues statement amid massive unrest over alleged rape

LPU students go on rampage, vandalise campus amid widespread protest: What's happening

Trump asked Xi to pressure Iran. China did not say yes — here’s what Beijing wants

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent hails global crackdown on Iranian banks and airlines

An OpenAI agent escaped its locked test cage again, by hiding questions in DNS lookups

'Our video was trimmed': LPU girls who featured in rape-denial video make U-turn

3 males killed, four others injured in shooting after fight at strip club in Detroit

'Victory for low-budget consumers': Raghav Chadha hails 30-day telecom recharge rules

Claude rebuilt the 1989 game 'Prince of Persia' by reusing the original's own code

Beyond metros: How Tier-2 and Tier-3 cities could drive India’s next AI wave

Tesla builds first Cybertruck with its own refined lithium: Elon Musk's $1 billion Texas bet pays off

IndiGo flight suffers tail strike in Bengaluru while landing; DGCA to probe incident

The US and China set up an AI 'red telephone', but skipped the rulebook

‘Terror suspects arrested near UK air base were looking to do big damage’: Trump

Russian envoy claims US tactics to contain India were revealed in ‘Freudian slip’

IND vs WI 1st ODI: Kohli breaks Sachin's most runs in one country record with unbeaten 139 as India thump West Indies by 8 wickets

Researchers rebuilt exactly how 700 AI agents hacked Hugging Face: a 900-link chain trick

‘Olympic inclusion is our major target’: WPA President Ishaun Singh on pool’s global ambitions

Nations League: Spain sink England at Wembley; Modric shines for Croatia

Why has Iran released no proof of life of Mojtaba Khamenei? Araghchi reveals...

'What kind of confession is this?': Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif’s 'terrorists would be roaming New York' remark goes viral, raises alarm online. Watch

South Korea demands apology from Ukraine over North Korean prisoners' transfer

Beyond BrahMos: India targets Rs 50,000 crore in defence exports with unmatched price edge

Sri Lankan Tamil migrant worker gets death sentence in Saudi Arabia, help sought from India

Muslim marriage cannot shield sex with minor wife from prosecution under POCSO: Delhi HC

'Can't help but draw painful parallels to Nirbhaya case': SC on latest incidents of rape cases in Delhi-NCR

99.9% more powerful - Scientists find boy who can recall memories from just 3 months of age

'FIRST LOOK from inside Noah’s Ark': Researchers share video from inside mysterious mound in Turkey

UNSC reform momentum grows: Russia, Portugal, Mauritius push for India's permanent seat bid

8 US marines injured in Iranian missile attack on vessel in Strait of Hormuz: Report

New OTT releases this week (September 28-October 4, 2026): Dupahiya 2, Pooja Meri Jaan, Ohh My Dog- 5 titles coming on Netflix, Prime Video and more

Afghanistan says 28 fighters killed in clash near Pakistan border, Islamabad denies

Ceuta migrant crisis: Protesters take to streets as Spain grapples with migrant challenge

LPU suspend classes, postpones exams as violence escalates over rape claims: What's happening

New York City wants a 'kill switch' on every AI, and will pay whistleblowers who report violations

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

And now, it's time for some news in numbers. As India completes 79 years of Independence, one asset has been a constant in the country's financial journey, gold. So, what would have happened if you had invested just Rs 1,000 in gold back in 1947? The answer may surprise you. Here's a look at gold's extraordinary journey over nearly eight decades.

 India at 80: gold’s 79-year journey

Wildberries, Russia’s largest online retailer, is facing a sharp pullback in advertising after a series of Ukrainian drone strikes on its logistics infrastructure.

Russia-Ukraine war: drone strikes hit Wildberries’ ad business 

The Iran war is creating a sharp divide in the U.S. energy market. As disruptions through the Strait of Hormuz tighten global fuel supplies, American refiners are reporting a surge in profits and shareholder payouts. For American consumers, the picture is very different, gasoline prices are still higher than they were before the war started, adding to household costs. So, who is benefiting from the supply shock, and who is paying the price? Take a look at this next report for more.

US refiners’ gain vs consumer pain

Gen Z is often seen as a generation that prioritises experiences and lifestyle spending. But a new report by Salary-Se paints a more nuanced picture. Analysis of millions of UPI transactions across more than 520 thousand salaried Gen Z users shows that everyday essentials, bills and financial services take up a large chunk of their monthly spending.


Where does Gen Z spend its salary?

India's retail inflation ticked higher in July as food prices surged across categories.


India's retail inflation ticks higher

On the surface, the latest US inflation report looks reassuring. Prices barely moved in July, helped by falling gasoline costs, while underlying price pressures remained relatively contained.


US inflation cools but oil risk builds

The International Energy Agency is warning of a sharp drop in global oil demand this year, as the closure of the Strait of Hormuz disrupts supplies and high fuel prices force consumers to cut back. The IEA now expects global oil demand to fall by 1.6 million barrels a day, significantly worse than its previous forecast.


IEA cuts oil demand forecast on war impact

This week in Asia, Japan's stock market is riding an extraordinary AI wave. But behind the surge in AI and semiconductor stocks, there is another powerful market force, the weak Yen.


Weak yen fuels Japan's AI stock rally

For investors looking across Asia, the choice is increasingly between high-growth exposure to the AI and semiconductor boom and the relative stability of a more diversified market like India.


The AI trade has a volatility problem

Singapore’s elite Overseas Networks and Expertise (ONE) Pass targets top-tier professionals earning a fixed monthly salary of at least S$30,000 (roughly US$23,000 to $23,400). The scheme has seen massive uptake, with total pass holders reaching 8,500, driven heavily by high-earning corporate, financial, and tech talent flocking from global hubs like India.

Visa targets professionals earning $23,000 per month

The exponential growth of artificial intelligence is colliding with a hard physical limit: the electrical grid. As large language models, massive GPU training clusters, and complex inference workloads scale up, they are introducing massive and erratic power demand swings that are heavily straining national electrical systems.


AI power demand swings stress electrical systems

Britain’s high streets are discovering an uncomfortable truth: when the weather heats up, shopping cools down. An unusually intense spell of summer heatwaves in July didn’t just push up temperatures, it reshaped consumer behavior in ways retailers couldn’t ignore. Instead of strolling through bustling town centres, shoppers chose to shop online.


Heatwaves are reshaping UK retail