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Elon Musk steps down from Trump administration
Updated : 9 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Musk thanked US President Donald Trump for giving him an opportunity to reduce the wasteful spending by the government.
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NATO Chief says 2 per cent defence spending target "not nearly enough"
Updated : 10 months ago IST
NATO Foreign Ministers met in Turkey's Antalya on Wednesday and Thursday with a key focus on increasing defence spending, with Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg declaring that the current 2 per cent of GDP target is "not nearly enough."
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Mastercard Economics Institute on Travel in 2025: Asia-Pacific leads trend
Updated : 10 months ago IST
Singapore, May 15: Asia-Pacific is home to eight of the world's top 15 trending summer travel destinations, according to Travel trends 2025, the annual Mastercard Economics Institute (MEI) report on consumer spending in the travel economy. While exchange rates and geopolitical dynamics can i
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Japan FY 2024 household spending down for 2nd year amid rising prices
Updated : 10 months, 1 week ago IST
Japan's household spending in fiscal 2024 dropped a real 0.1 percent from a year earlier, falling for the second consecutive year, as consumers reduced food expenditure amid rising prices, government data showed recently.
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How ZEISS is Leveraging 179 years of legacy to Shape the Future of Eyecare
Updated : 10 months, 1 week ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 9: The eyewear industry has seen significant growth in recent years, driven by the increasing focus on vision care in a screen-dominated world. With younger generations and the working population spending more time on digital devices, there has been a surge in deman
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China sees surge in holiday travel and spending, but netizens question off
Updated : 10 months, 2 weeks ago IST
China experienced a significant increase in tourist numbers and robust consumer spending during the five-day Labour Day holiday; however, users on Chinese social media have raised doubts about the reliability of these figures, pointing to various economic challenges and a drop in exports, as
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Global AI spending to increase by 60% in 2025; share of Microsoft, Amazon,
Updated : 10 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Global artificial intelligence (AI) spending is projected to rise significantly in the coming years, with UBS estimating a 60 per cent year-on-year increase in 2025, to USD 360 billion.
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India's creator economy set to drive over USD 1 trillion in consumer spend
Updated : 10 months, 2 weeks ago IST
India's rapidly growing creator landscape is poised to drive over USD 1 trillion annually by 2030, which currently influence an estimated USD 350 billion in consumer expenditure each year, according to a new report by the Boston Consulting Group (BCG), titled "From Content to Commerce: Mappi
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Adani Ports pegs Rs 11,000-12,000 crore as capex spending in FY26
Updated : 10 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The Adani Group's ports business will continue to invest across businesses in 2025-26. In a video message announcing the results for 2024-25, Ashwani Gupta, Whole-time Director and CEO, Adani Ports and SEZ Ltd on Thursday pegged the capital expenditure (capex) guidance for the current fiscal
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Trump wishes "good luck" to Canadians amid elections, proposes US statehoo
Updated : 10 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Trump further claims that the US' spending toward Canada amounts to "hundreds of billions of dollars a year" and argues that such financial support is no longer justifiable unless Canada becomes a US state.
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March saw a 6% rise in retail sales in India: Report
Updated : 10 months, 3 weeks ago IST
In a statement, Kumar Rajagopalan, CEO of RAI, said, "Retail businesses in India reflects growth. However, double digit growth is still eluding the sector. Customers are spending cautiously but are willing to spend on aspirational and innovative products."
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BookMyForex Unveils Global Forex Card with No Cross-Currency or ATM Charge
Updated : 10 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Gurgaon (Haryana) [India], April 28: As international travel picks up pace for the summer season, BookMyForex (a MakeMyTrip Group Entity)--India's largest online retail foreign exchange marketplace--has unveiled its all-new Global Forex Card, built to eliminate the hidden costs of spending a
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