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All indicators point to a crisis of a magnitude greater than the 2008 global recession. (Representataional Image/AP)

Manish Tewari | Is the world heading into another recession?

Macroeconomic instability is bound to impact living standards and increase poverty

09 Oct 2022 12:05 AM

Asia shares, oil rally on vaccine hopes. (AP Photo)

Asia shares, oil rally on hopes for coronavirus vaccine

Oil prices jumped to their highest in over two months, as the easing of global lockdowns boosted

19 May 2020 9:15 AM

A man wearing a protective face mask walks by statues of bulls on display outside a bank in Beijing (AP)

Despite gains on Wall Street, Asian stocks lower

The White House press briefing had raised hopes of recovering from a Covid-19 affected economy

11 Mar 2020 4:37 PM

The US House of Representatives will launch a formal impeachment inquiry over whether Donald Trump sought help from the Ukraine to smear former Vice President Joe Biden, a front-runner for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination. Trump has denied the claims. (Photo: File | ANI)

Global stock markets rattled as Trump impeachment bid raises new risks

The dramatic move by House of Representatives Democrats compounded investors’ anxieties.

25 Sep 2019 12:55 PM

The critical Model 3 cost structure appears to be improving with both scale and manufacturing experience.

Musk not worried about Tesla Model 3 demand, Wall Street thinks otherwise

The company estimated that Model 3 production at its Freemont plant will rise to 7,000 cars.

01 Feb 2019 1:54 PM

Facebook shares rose nearly 12 percent to USD 168.20 after the bell.

Facebook profit beats Wall St, shares jump after hours

The world’s largest online social media network has pledged to invest heavily in the privacy and security of its users.

31 Jan 2019 4:11 PM

EBay said consumer spending in December, a normally busy shopping period, was slow despite more buyers using its platform.

EBay's poor revenue outlook overshadows first-ever dividend

Shares of the online marketplace were down 1 percent in after-hours trading, reversing course after an initial jump.

30 Jan 2019 10:45 AM

From Silicon Valley to Wall Street, there’s increasing demand for highly-skilled workers in Artificial Intelligence and machine learning. But there’s a limited pool of talent, and viable candidates who smell the desperation are putting a high price on their skills. (Photo: Pixabay)

AI experts are in high demand, in the money and in New York

There’s a limited pool of talent, and viable candidates who smell the desperation are putting a high price on their skills.

28 Aug 2018 3:33 PM

Tokyo stocks gained on Tuesday, extending rallies on Wall Street as investors largely welcomed a historic summit between the United States and North Korea. (Photo: AFP)

Tokyo stocks close higher after US-North Korea summit

The first-ever summit between sitting leaders of the two foes went "better than anybody could have expected", said Trump.

12 Jun 2018 1:23 PM

The BSE Sensex surged 293 points on Monday to close at an over three-month high of 35,208.14 while the broader Nifty recaptured the 10,700-mark.

Sensex soars 293 points to reclaim 35,000 mark

Fresh buying by domestic institutional investors added to the momentum.

07 May 2018 4:25 PM

Amazon.com Inc more than doubled its profit on Thursday and predicted strong spring results as the world’s biggest online retailer raised the price for US Prime subscribers.

Amazon delivers dazzling profits, as well as USD 20 Prime hike

The forecast beat expectations on Wall Street, sending shares up 7 per cent to a new record high.

27 Apr 2018 12:44 PM

With Thursday’s drops, the benchmark S&P 500 and the Dow industrials confirmed they were in correction territory, both falling more than 10 per cent from January 26 record highs. (Photo: File/AFP)

US stocks plunge around 4 pc; S&P, Dow enter ‘correction territory’

The S&P 500 slumped 3.8 per cent on Thursday, while the Dow dropped 4.2 per cent as losses accelerated late in the trading day.

09 Feb 2018 8:45 AM

The steep losses in recent days, as well as the report early on Tuesday that the US trade deficit surged 12 per cent in 2017, undercut President Donald Trump's relentless economic cheerleading, as he has been quick to take credit for every new Wall Street record or data point. (Photo: AFP)

Panic across global trading floors fade as Wall Street stems bleeding

After a swing of nearly 1,200 points during the session, the Dow finished solidly higher, tacking on more than 500 points to 24,912.77.

07 Feb 2018 9:25 AM

n The Sensex started off plunging below 1,275 points, but later recovered some losses due to value buying to end the day with a loss of 561 points.

Markets in bear hug

Investors lose $4 trillion worth wealth in 8 days in global stock market crash.

07 Feb 2018 7:20 AM

Tuesday's closing was weakest since January 5 when the gauge had settled at 34,153.85. (Photo: File/PTI)

Markets see mild recovery, Sensex closes down 561 points at 34,195

Along with weak global market, RBI policy meet outcome and post-Budget sell-off also weighed on markets.

06 Feb 2018 4:32 PM

The declines for the benchmark S&P 500 index and the Dow Jones Industrial Average were the biggest single-day percentage drops since August 2011. (Photo: AP)

Wall Street crashes, Dow ends nearly 1200 pts down, S&P erases 2018’s gains

Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 1,175.21 points to 24,345.75, the S&P 500 lost 113.19 points to 2,648.94.

06 Feb 2018 12:03 PM

Following the downfall, the total market capitalisation of BSE listed companies eroded by Rs 4,94,766 crore to Rs 1,43,00,981 crore. (Photo: File/PTI)

Investors lose around Rs 4.95 lakh cr amid sell-off as markets see sharp fall

The BSE Sensex crashed below the 34,000-mark by plunging about 1,275 points or 3.6 per cent in opening trade on Tuesday.

06 Feb 2018 11:52 AM

Dow Jones marks first time above 21,000 points

Energy and materials companies were also among the big gainers, while utilities stocks lagged.

02 Mar 2017 11:34 AM

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