This refers to ‘We withdrew stimulus last year!’ (ET, Mar 4). TT Ram Mohan has rightly suggested that the tax-GDP ratio measures structural improvement. The FM must rethink his medium-term debtto-GDP target. Losing substantial revenues by cutting I-T rates seems odd. If oil breaches $75-80, the FM will have to hike petroproduct prices and borrow […]
Wire payments are starting to look less like back-office plumbing and more like a competitive tool for banks. That shift anchors “Rewiring Wires: Modernizing CHIPS and Fedwire for a New Era of Demand,” a May report from PYMNTS Intelligence and Volante Technologies. The report finds that financial institutions are upgrading the systems that move large, […]
Personal Finance Updated: Tuesday, July 28, 2026, 15:10 [IST] The Kerala State Lottery Department has officially declared the results of the Sthree Sakthi SS-530 weekly lottery draw conducted on Tuesday, July 28, 2026. Held under the supervision of the Directorate of Kerala State Lotteries in Thiruvananthapuram, the government-run draw continues to attract lakhs of participants […]
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For the Class of 2026, launching a life in New York City comes with serious sticker shock as local rents hit a seven-year high, promising an uphill financial battle even for graduates entering high-paying industries. This spring, the median asking rent in the Big Apple reached $3,707, up 4.6%, or $164, compared to a year […]
BEIJING, July 28, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — China’s GDP grew 5.0 percent year-on-year in the first quarter, 4.3 percent in the second quarter, bringing growth for the first half of 2026 to 4.7 percent. The release of China’s mid-year economic report has drawn close attention to the country’s growth performance. Yet some foreign media outlets have […]
QatarEnergy is reported to have extended force majeure for its European buyers until the end of September at least, further reaffirming that the energy disruption from the Strait of Hormuz is having a prolonged impact. As a reminder, the company is one of the world’s largest LNG exporters and while Europe is not their biggest […]
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Good morning. We published the 2026 Fortune Global 500 list this morning, ranking the world’s largest corporations by revenue for the 2025 fiscal year. The list, now in its 37th year, shows an unprecedented consolidation of power at the top. In total, the Fortune Global 500 companies represent two-thirds of the world’s GDP with $43.1 […]
Shares of Coforge surged 6.64% to Rs 1,630.20 in Tuesday’s trading session after the IT services firm reported a strong Q1FY27 performance. Net profit jumped 63% YoY, while revenue grew 49%, reflecting strong business momentum and improved operational efficiency. However, profit declined 15% sequentially compared with the previous quarter due to quarterly fluctuations. Coforge reported […]