Index funds are a kind of mutual fund or exchange-traded fund (ETF) which looks to replicate the performance of a certain market index, such as the Nifty or the S&P 500. Top 10 index funds in India offer a diversified portfolio of stocks or bonds at a low cost because they passively track an index’s … Read more
Getty Images Black Myth: Wukong sold more than 4.5 million more copies within 24 hours An anthropomorphic monkey and a campaign against “feminist propaganda” set the video gaming community alight this week, following the release of the most successful Chinese title of all time. Many players were furious after the company behind Black Myth: Wukong … Read more
A stock exchange serves as a marketplace where individuals can buy and sell shares of companies. And the “timings of stock exchanges” refer to the specific hours these exchanges open, allowing investors to trade shares. With the amount of access all of us, especially traders, now have to markets globally, we now have the opportunity … Read more
Sverdlovsk local history museum While the US and Russia were busy finalising the biggest exchange of prisoners since the Cold War, a gifted but little-known Russian pianist was dying in silence in jail. Pavel Kushnir had protested repeatedly against Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and began a hunger strike soon after his arrest in May, later … Read more
The turmoil reignited concerns about the stability of the global financial system, underscoring critical issues surrounding deposit behavior and interest-rate risks. Image: Shutterstock In March 2023, the U.S. experienced its biggest banking failure since the 2008 global financial crisis. Several banks — including a major lender in the tech industry and a bank of global … Read more
Mateo Brenninkmeijer Until midnight last Sunday, Matteo Cannia was sitting out on a bench overlooking the sea in Porticello. It was too hot to sleep. The 78-year-old, a fisherman since the age of 10, saw the first flashes of lightning. “I heard the thunder and the wind and decided to go home,” he told me. … Read more
Crompton has manufacturing plants in Gujarat (pictured here), Goa, Maharashtra and Himachal Pradesh When Colonel REB Crompton established Crompton in 1878, little did anyone imagine that the brand would survive for 146 years to become a household name in the 21st century. It all began in 1947, when industrialist Karamchand Thapar of the Thapar Group—known for … Read more
AFP Sudan is classed as the world’s biggest humanitarian crisis Famine is ravaging Sudan. The Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) – which claims to be the government of Sudan – took a small step towards alleviating that famine earlier this week by allowing 15 UN aid lorries to cross the border from Chad to bring food … Read more
Since 2022, however, Boeing’s defence and space division has stumbled too, losing $6 billion slightly more than the airplane side of the company in the same period | (Photo: PTI) 5 min read Last Updated : Aug 25 2024 | 7:07 AM IST NASA’s announcement on Saturday that it won’t use a troubled Boeing … Read more
Getty Images Some supermarket chains have said they are refocusing on staffed checkouts After years of encouraging shoppers to scan their own groceries, some supermarkets are checking out a move back to traditional tills. Asda said it would put more staff on checkouts, while Morrisons admitted it might have “gone too far” with self-scan. Northern … Read more