Updated: 02 Dec 2025, 12:19 am IST Livemint Trump’s tariffs are crushing global trade, yet the world economy just got a surprise upgrade – thanks to America’s $400 Billion AI spending explosion! Amazon, Google, Meta & Microsoft are single-handedly offsetting the trade war pain, driving half of US growth in […]
If you’re confused about the economy right now, you’re in good company. Experts are also grappling with conflicting indicators, imperfect data and flashing caution signs. By some indicators, things seem to be going well. The stock market is up and rising. Unemployment – though ticking up – remains very low. Yet by others, it could […]
Financial misinformation isn’t new, but today, it’s supercharged. The 24/7 news cycle fueled by social media virality means you’re more likely than ever to consume inaccurate or misleading information every day. Sometimes these narratives, no matter how false, seep into our collective consciousness and give a false impression of our finances and the economy. This […]
Foreign institutional investors sold equities worth ₹3,795.72 crore on a net basis on November 2, 2025, according to exchange data. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu The rupee traded in a narrow range against the U.S. dollar in early trade on Monday (December 1, 2025), as the support from positive domestic equities was negated by […]
Americans celebrated Thanksgiving last week under gathering economic clouds. No sector is more under stress today than the U.S. tech industry. In recent months, several major tech and logistics giants, including Microsoft, Amazon, Meta, Intel, Google, Salesforce, UPS, Target, and IBM, have announced job cuts numbering in the tens of thousands. A report released Thursday […]
Welcome to Beyond The Charts. A series where we look at charts to make sense of what’s happening in finance and the economy and uncover the stories they tell. The storm that never came has been the big story for the past few years. There were warnings of a recession in the US, an energy […]
Consumers splurge on Black Friday shopping despite economy concerns | Money Watch CBS News Read the full article…
“The increase in total employment in 2025 Q3, the low consumer price inflation, and the latest cut in the repo rate are expected to lead to a modest growth in consumer spending during this Black Friday compared to last year. The problem is that high food inflation and an elevated increase in housing and utility […]
Siri Stafford/Getty Images Decorating for Christmas can involve florals, such as a beautiful poinsettia, but if you’re worried about killing plants this season, Dollar Tree might have an option for you. The retailer often has artificial plants for your home and is selling the Faux […]
This has been a bumpy year for the US economy. Although there was a massive boom in AI-related investments, uncertainties caused by President Donald Trump’s tariffs and other polices curtailed growth in the second half of the year, and disruptions to official employment and inflation data as a result of the longest-ever government shutdown have […]
