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108-kg gold seized in Ladakh was sourced from Europe, Asia & Middle East, new route used for smuggling
The bricks were collected in China and then smuggled into India through a mountain pass — which is a new route, sources said.
New Delhi: Gold bricks weighing 108 kilograms and seized in eastern Ladakh along the China border on 9 July were from 17 diff…
Expresso Business and Finance News Highlights of the Week on 30 June 2024
Let’s begin with the major update, Foreign portfolio flows are poised to return to India in the second half of the year, according to a note from top brokerage Jefferies. The note indicates that foreign institutional investors are now seeking new inves…
US Employment Seen Moderating Along With Wage Growth
(Bloomberg) — US employers probably tempered their hiring while wage growth moderated in June, another favorable development for Jerome Powell and his Federal Reserve colleagues seeking more confirmation that inflation is slowing.…
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Manish Tewari Balance of power key to leashing China, Russia, Israel
History tells us that geo-strategic transitions are never easy. They are always accompanied by uncertainty, fear, insecurity and bloodshed — not necessarily in that order. However, what every transition brings with itself are certain conceptual constru…
Iran’s supreme leader is terrified of people power
Ahead of the first round of Iran’s presidential election on June 28th, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the country’s supreme leader, said that any vote was a vote for his Islamic Republic. By that test the poll raises deep questions about the decaying regime’s…
Micheál Ó Muircheartaigh was the Michelangelo of Irish broadcasting
IN THEORY, ANYONE can be on radio. Aside from traditional broadcasting, we now all live in an age when the only tool you need to be heard is your phone. There is no barrier to entry into the digital world — podcasts, voice messages, social media, hot t…
As North Korean and Chinese threats rise, US looks to lock in defense partnerships with Asian allies
In this handout photo provided by the U.S. Navy, U.S. Navy Sailors depart en route to the exercises in the East China Sea, June 26, 2024. The newly-inaugurated Freedom Edge exercise is wrapping up in the East China Sea, having brought together Japanese…
These are the world’s most expensive cities
THE GLOBAL cost-of-living crisis that began in 2022 is now so much part of daily life that it is entering the vernacular. “Cozzie livs”, British slang for the crisis, was recently named Australia’s word of the year by the Macquarie Dictionary.…
What international media are saying about the Biden-Trump debate
As with the U.S. media, international media outlets are absorbed by the ghostly figure of President Joe Biden at Thursday’s presidential debate in Atlanta. Here are some snapshots of what different publications around the world are saying.…
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Wall Street just got another sign that investment banking is picking up
Wall Street just got another sign that dealmaking is picking up as Jefferies Financial Group (JEF) reported results that beat expectations and cheered investors.
The stock of Jefferies rose 7% in early Thursday trading after the company reported Wednes…