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Bill To Outlaw Trade In Dog Meat Passed By The Parliament Of South Korea

South Korea's parliament passed a bill on Tuesday to ban the consumption and sale of dog meat, outlawing the contentious centuries-old practice amid increased support for animal welfare. ...

The Two Priciest Cities In The World Are Singapore And Zurich

The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) has announced that Singapore and Zurich were tied for the most expensive cities in the world this year, followed by Geneva, New York, and Hong Kong....

Pocket wallets vs. smartphones: Can we replace cash with digital currencies?

The more than a decade-long history of cryptocurrency has clearly demonstrated that the world is keen on the new form of money. The crypto frenzy has even prompted leading central banks to work on...

Amazon Drives Ultra-Low-Cost E-Commerce Global Expansion in Strategic Push

Rivian Stakes Future on CEO With Up to $4.6 Billion Performance Pay Package

Gen Z’s Fragrance Obsession Fuels Windfall for Beauty Giants

Visa and Mastercard Strike $38 Billion Settlement Amid Merchant Backlash

Value Triumphs: How McDonald’s and Chili’s Outpaced Fast-Casual Chains Among Younger Diners

Tesla’s China Reception Plummets Amid Dimming Demand and Home-Court Rivals

ChatGPT Facing Multiple U.S. Lawsuits Alleging “Suicide Coach” Role in Tragic Cases

Wealthy Nations Retreat from Climate Leadership as COP30 Chief Warns of Fading Resolve

M&S Reinvents Fashion Logistics as Automation and Supplier Overhaul Drive the Next Phase of Online Expansion

India’s Inflation Plunge in October Opens Door for RBI Cuts as Food Prices and Tax Reforms Ease Price Pressures

India’s Start-Up IPO Wave Gathers Pace as Markets Wrestle with Sky-High Valuations

China’s Young Adults Pull Back on Spending as Job Insecurity and Housing Woes Drive a Culture of Caution

Markets

India’s Young Wealth Holders Push a Structural Reallocation from Legacy Assets to Startup Capital

There is a quiet seismic shift underway in India’s world of inherited wealth: the new generation of heirs—millennials and Gen Z—are no longer content to simply preserve legacy assets like land, stocks and real-estate. Instead, they are actively reshaping how family fortunes are deployed — and their...

India’s Start-Up IPO Wave Gathers Pace as Markets Wrestle with Sky-High Valuations

India’s booming start-up ecosystem is triggering a surge of initial public offerings (IPOs) as recently fledgling companies aim to tap public markets, but analysts and investors are increasingly scrutinising how and why these listings are being conducted amid mounting concerns over valuation...

China’s Young Adults Pull Back on Spending as Job Insecurity and Housing Woes Drive a Culture of Caution

China’s younger generations are exhibiting a marked retreat from consumer spending, opting instead for heightened savings and minimalist lifestyles. Although once heralded as the engine of domestic consumption, today’s youth in China are facing a confluence of labour-market stress, mounting debt...

India’s Inflation Plunge in October Opens Door for RBI Cuts as Food Prices and Tax Reforms Ease Price Pressures

India’s headline consumer price inflation dropped sharply to a provisional 0.25 per cent in October, significantly below market expectations and setting the stage for renewed calls for monetary easing by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). The drop, from around 1.54 per cent in September, reflects a...

Gen Z’s Fragrance Obsession Fuels Windfall for Beauty Giants

Fragrance has today transcended its traditional place as a luxury add-on to become a central cultural and commercial moment — and none more so than among the younger generation. For Coty Inc., Estée Lauder Companies and other leading beauty firms, the surge in demand for perfumes among Generation Z...

Global Food Prices Slide Amid Record Harvests and Supply Glut

Global food commodity prices fell for the second month in a row in October, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) said, pointing to an easing of inflationary pressures in agriculture markets. The FAO’s Food Price Index (FFPI) averaged 126.4 points in October, down from...

China’s Tactical Easing: How Beijing Balances Global Pressure with Rare Earth Leverage

China is quietly reshaping its rare earth export strategy, beginning work on a streamlined licensing system that may quicken shipments but stops short of the sweeping deregulation Washington expected. The Ministry of Commerce’s move reflects a careful recalibration — an attempt to relieve...

Rare Earth Elements: The Hidden Backbone of Modern Industry and Geopolitics

In the bustling world of high-tech gadgets, electric vehicles, wind turbines, and defence systems, a shadow supply chain hums in the background. The so-called “rare earth elements” (REEs) — 17 metallic elements including the 15 lanthanides along with scandium and yttrium — occupy an outsized role...

China Commits to One-Year Rare Earth Export Flow as Trump Declares Issue “Settled”

In a high-stakes meeting that has reverberated across global supply chains, Donald Trump and Xi Jinping reached an agreement whereby China will maintain exports of rare-earth elements for one year under a new framework, with the U.S. President declaring that the matter is “settled” for now. The...

Trump’s Pardon of Binance Founder CZ Reshapes Crypto & Political Playbook

U.S. President Donald Trump has granted a full and unconditional pardon to Changpeng “CZ” Zhao, the founder of the cryptocurrency exchange Binance, marking a pivotal shift in the interplay of finance, technology and political power. The move not only frees a high-profile crypto executive from a...

U.S. Corporations Struggle with Deepening Income Divide Among Consumers

In boardrooms across multiple industries, corporate executives are grappling with a stark bifurcation: affluent consumers remain relatively resilient, while lower-income households are pulling back decisively. The effect is a two-tier consumer market emerging across the U.S., posing renewed...

Growing Alarm in Banking Sector as Credit Risk Raises Red Flags for Investors

Recent gyrations in bank shares are now less about fleeting market sentiment and more about a fundamental shift in the under-currents of credit risk. What has triggered the renewed unease is not a single event, but a cascade of loan losses, alleged fraud and exposure to weaker borrowers that...

Lifestyle

Bill To Outlaw Trade In Dog Meat Passed By The Parliament Of South Korea

The Two Priciest Cities In The World Are Singapore And Zurich

Pocket wallets vs. smartphones: Can we replace cash with digital currencies?

Amazon Drives Ultra-Low-Cost E-Commerce Global Expansion in Strategic Push

Rivian Stakes Future on CEO With Up to $4.6 Billion Performance Pay Package

Gen Z’s Fragrance Obsession Fuels Windfall for Beauty Giants

Visa and Mastercard Strike $38 Billion Settlement Amid Merchant Backlash

Value Triumphs: How McDonald’s and Chili’s Outpaced Fast-Casual Chains Among Younger Diners

Tesla’s China Reception Plummets Amid Dimming Demand and Home-Court Rivals

ChatGPT Facing Multiple U.S. Lawsuits Alleging “Suicide Coach” Role in Tragic Cases

Wealthy Nations Retreat from Climate Leadership as COP30 Chief Warns of Fading Resolve

M&S Reinvents Fashion Logistics as Automation and Supplier Overhaul Drive the Next Phase of Online Expansion

India’s Inflation Plunge in October Opens Door for RBI Cuts as Food Prices and Tax Reforms Ease Price Pressures

India’s Start-Up IPO Wave Gathers Pace as Markets Wrestle with Sky-High Valuations

China’s Young Adults Pull Back on Spending as Job Insecurity and Housing Woes Drive a Culture of Caution

India’s Young Wealth Holders Push a Structural Reallocation from Legacy Assets to Startup Capital

India’s Start-Up IPO Wave Gathers Pace as Markets Wrestle with Sky-High Valuations

China’s Young Adults Pull Back on Spending as Job Insecurity and Housing Woes Drive a Culture of Caution

India’s Inflation Plunge in October Opens Door for RBI Cuts as Food Prices and Tax Reforms Ease Price Pressures

Gen Z’s Fragrance Obsession Fuels Windfall for Beauty Giants

Global Food Prices Slide Amid Record Harvests and Supply Glut

China’s Tactical Easing: How Beijing Balances Global Pressure with Rare Earth Leverage

Rare Earth Elements: The Hidden Backbone of Modern Industry and Geopolitics

China Commits to One-Year Rare Earth Export Flow as Trump Declares Issue “Settled”

Trump’s Pardon of Binance Founder CZ Reshapes Crypto & Political Playbook

U.S. Corporations Struggle with Deepening Income Divide Among Consumers

Growing Alarm in Banking Sector as Credit Risk Raises Red Flags for Investors

World

Wealthy Nations Retreat from Climate Leadership as COP30 Chief Warns of Fading Resolve

Brazil’s Amazon ‘Time Machine’ Tests the Future of Climate as COP30 Nears

Europe’s Strategic Break-with-China: How the EU Is Rewiring Its Industrial Core to Escape Beijing’s Grip on Rare Earths

Trump Issues Firm Warning to Russia in Lead-Up to High-Stakes Summit

Why the White House Moved to Slash Thousands of Federal Jobs During the Shutdown

People

Reagan’s Enduring Shadow: How an Old Conservative Ideal Still Defines and Challenges Trump’s Presidency

South Korean Workers Recount Ordeal After U.S. Immigration Raid on Hyundai Plant

Federal Judge Likely to Stand Guard Over Fed’s Independence in Cook Dispute

When Allies Turned Adversaries: The Dramatic Implosion of the Trump–Musk Alliance

Trump Declines Further Debates As Harris Emerges As Debate Winner In Polls