EU negotiator Michel Barnier has suggested that British Prime Minister Theresa May consider a permanent customs union with the bloc. The arrangement was suggested by the UK opposition Labour Party in a letter to the...
In January, orders for Class-8 trucks — the heavy trucks that haul trailers with goods of all kinds across the US — plunged by 58% from a year ago, to just 15,642 orders. It was...
Heightened security concerns on the continent have been just one reason for a sharp drop in China’s investment activities across Europe. A fresh study shows, though, that German firms remain coveted takeover targets. Just how...
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has met Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, to toast a new free trade deal between Japan and the EU. The pair were also expected to address nuclear arms control. The German...
Italy’s economy contracted in the last two quarters of 2018, and the slowdown is expected to continue into 2019. Italy’s problems are having their effects on the rest of the eurozone. Italy’s gross domestic product...
Car production has fallen to its lowest levels since the 2008 financial crisis, according to a new report. Industry leaders say the damage is “enormous,” but nothing like the “devastation” a no-deal Brexit would have....
Oceanwide Plaza – a three-tower condominium, hotel, and retail complex expected to cost over $1 billion – is one of the largest real estate projects in downtown Los Angeles. It was scheduled to be completed...
Congress President, Shri Rahul Gandhi has promised that his party will implement the scheme of Universal Basic Income for all if the party comes to power after the next general elections. There are skeptics who...
Global equities have fared better than the 1.4% slide in the S&P 500 yesterday may have implied. Asian markets were mixed, with China, Korea, Hong Kong, Thailand advancing. The Dow Jones Stoxx 600 from Europe...
Globalization needs a serious update; otherwise, we’re all doomed. So says the World Economic Forum — which brought us the earlier, defective versions. “Globalization 4.0” — you might be forgiven for rolling your eyes at...
Crime against women across the globe is both endemic and structural to any society. Number of incidents reported around the world demonstrate the gravity of this scourge. As per UN estimates, about 35% of women...
“Don’t blame God for creating the tiger, but thank him for not giving it wings. “One wonders if ancestral Indian wisdom has not again struck. And this time, Narendra Modi, having triumphed in power in...