India

As the Amazon Burns, These Nations Build Massive Forests and Farms

Posted: September 3, 2019 at 9:58 am

The Amazon rainforests are known as the "lungs of the world." Some scientists believe that fires there will undercut oxygen output from the region, which is thought to be as ...
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McKinsey Warns of Looming Asian Debt Crisis

Posted: August 20, 2019 at 12:10 pm

The Asian financial crisis of 1997 wreaked havoc on the financial systems of Thailand, Indonesia and South Korea particularly, but the effects were felt all around the globe. To staunch ...
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The Promise of Investing Riches From India Returns

Posted: August 13, 2019 at 7:15 am

India has a wonderful future. That's been the ploy and belief of international and emerging market investors for many years. The population is more than 1.3 billion people, and the ...
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What Will Be the World’s Biggest Economies by 2030?

Posted: January 8, 2019 at 11:20 am

Currently, the top economy in the world is that of the United States, but it could be overtaken in the next decade according to forecasts by Standard Chartered. Looking ahead ...
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Air Becomes Unbreathable in Delhi, One of World’s Largest Cities

Posted: January 4, 2019 at 6:25 am

The air quality in one of the world's largest cities became so bad in the past two days that it is not fit to breathe, even for healthy people. Delhi, ...
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Why India Continues to Disappoint Investors in 2018

Posted: October 3, 2018 at 11:45 am

India's great growth potential just is not living up to snuff. Not for investors at least. In late 2017, India's strong growth expectations for 2018 and 2019 were looking like ...
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Will Tinder Work in India?

Posted: September 25, 2018 at 11:40 am

Match Group Inc. (NASDAQ: MTCH) shares made a handy gain on Tuesday after the company announced that it is trying out a few security feature in India before this feature ...
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Why Central Bank Gold Buying Just Isn’t Enough for Gold Bugs in 2018

Posted: September 20, 2018 at 11:05 am

Gold historically has been a major store of value for nations, individuals and other entities. And the reasons that gold is purchased vary wildly from source to source. What is ...
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8 Nations Facing Sky-High Interest Rates and Inflation

Posted: September 5, 2018 at 12:20 pm

The year 2018 has turned out to be both interesting and challenging when it comes to the world's financial markets and economies. The United States has been the world's safe ...
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Meet Facebook’s Newest Plan for India

Posted: August 14, 2018 at 1:35 pm

Early on Tuesday came an announcement that social media giant Facebook Inc. (NASDAQ: FB) would be partnering up to broadcast Spain’s premier soccer league to South Asia. La Liga has ...
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6 Most Important Things in Business Today

Posted: July 10, 2018 at 5:04 am

Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT) will lower prices on a PC to compete with one from Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL). According to MarketWatch: Microsoft Corp. is cutting prices on its Surface ...
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India Is the World’s Most Dangerous Country for Women

Posted: June 27, 2018 at 10:40 am

In 2016, a total of 38,947 rapes were reported in India. That's 106 rapes each day and more than four per hour, every day of every week. Of every 10 ...
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Boeing Set to Win Order From India’s Vistara Airlines

Posted: June 3, 2018 at 7:38 am

Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA) has reportedly won an order from India's Tata SIA Vistara for six 787 Dreamliners along with an option to acquire four more. The report from Bloomberg ...
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Have Walmart, Flipkart Tied the Knot?

Posted: May 4, 2018 at 10:25 am

According to a report at Bloomberg, the board of directors of India's Flipkart e-commerce website has agreed to sell a 75% stake in the company to Walmart Inc. (NYSE: WMT) ...
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India’s Great Long-Term Fundamentals Meet a Rather Poor Investment Start to 2018

Posted: March 20, 2018 at 12:20 pm

Many investors have found the post-January volatility a bit unnerving. Now that the bull market is more than nine years old, and with market valuations high, many of those same ...
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