Economy News

Gold prices at 15-month high on US-China trade war

Trump has repeatedly said that he would take a tough stance on trade with China. It has now led to safe-haven buying and resulted in the gold prices reaching a 15-month high.

Mar 24, 2018

Expensive two months for world's 500 richest people: Lost $436 billion

Mark Zuckerberg lost $10.3 billion and Larry Ellison suffered a drop of about $7 billion on the Bloomberg Billionaires Index.

Mar 24, 2018

No, govt cannot ban bitcoin but there's lot it can do

In order to ban bitcoin, governments will have to shut down the internet and its very unlikely that any country would resort to that level.

Mar 24, 2018

Top five investment options for salaried individuals

At a time when investment in shares has seen a downward trajectory in respect of returns for you, you can consider these five good instruments to recoup better returns.

Mar 24, 2018

H-1B Visa application and process: What you need to know

The petitions for H-1B visas will be accepted from April 2 and the filing of the petition for the fiscal year 2019 will starts on October 1, 2018.

Mar 24, 2018

Markets weekahead: Nifty to test 9,800 resistance as bears take charge

The Indian markets will focus on ongoing trade war tensions between the U.S. and China, Europe economic data and Lemon Tree IPO in the truncated week.

Mar 24, 2018

Top 6 exchanges to buy cryptocurrencies in India

Here are the top six cryptocurrency exchanges in India to buy or sell cryptocurrencies likes bitcoin, ripple, and ethereum.

Mar 23, 2018

Australia replaces employer-sponsored subclass 457 visa: How will it impact Indians?

The subclass 457 visa category has been scrapped by the Australian government and replaced with Temporary Skill Shortage (TSS) visa.

Mar 23, 2018

Flipkart initiates aggressive tech hiring: Is it going Amazon way?

Flipkart has over 700 open positions in technology and related areas and planning soon to open a logistics park in Karnataka for enhancing its productivity.

Mar 23, 2018

Trump's steel and aluminum tariffs: Is India impacted?

Trump has exempted European Union and four other allies from steel and aluminum tariffs that take effect Friday.

Mar 23, 2018

Union Bank of India fraud: Here's all you need to know

The state-owned lender was cheated to the tune of Rs 303.84 crore by a Hyderabad-based construction and infrastructure firm.

Mar 23, 2018

No longer banker to every Indian: SBI closes 41 lakh savings accounts

SBI shut these accounts for not maintaining the average monthly balance, an RTI query revealed.

Mar 23, 2018

Payment of Gratuity (Amendment) Bill passed by Parliament: 5 quick facts

Payment of Gratuity (Amendment) Bill 2017 lets the government enhance the ceiling of tax-free gratuity to Rs 20 lakh and fix the maternity leave period for the female employees.

Mar 22, 2018

Telecom dept extends indefinitely deadline to re-verify mobile numbers with Aadhaar

The last date of re-verification of existing mobile subscribers through the Aadhaar-based E-KYC process is extended till the Supreme Court decides on the matter.

Mar 22, 2018

Indian professionals' favorite work destination: Flipkart, Paytm over Google & Amazon

Directi, Flipkart and Paytm's parent company One97 Communications Limited take top three spots in LinkedIn's third annual list of top companies to work for.

Mar 22, 2018