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Brands are handing out freebies at Walmart as online ads lose appeal

In stores across the US, companies are doling out everything from small-batch nut butter and sanitary wipes to Halloween-themed Oreos

Rainer Gut, who transformed Credit Suisse into global bank, dies at 91

The Swiss-born Gut, whose career included stints on Wall Street, held top positions at Credit Suisse from 1971 to 2000, and was honorary chairman until April

Will file much-delayed March 2022 financial results this week, says Byju's

Byju's, which has missed payment on a $1.2 billion term loan, said it's completed a long-awaited audit of all group units. Parent Think & Learn Pvt Ltd

Wealthy Indian diaspora wooed by DLF to buy luxury apartment for investment

Earlier this year, DLF had sold 1,137 apartments costing almost a million dollars each in just three days

Big Tech's profit to jump 34%, will prop up S&P 500 earnings: Analysts

After slashing thousands of jobs to cut costs, the biggest US technology and internet companies are pumping out profits similar to those generated two years ago

Xi Jinping's $1 trillion 'project of the century' faces uncertain future

As the Chinese statesman opens the third Belt and Road Forum this week, the future of his brainchild looks uncertain

Mark Mobius-backed MapMyIndia stock doubles as mapping services grow

Shares of MapmyIndia, formally known as CE Info Systems Ltd., have risen about 104 per cent from the end of March, adding around $675 million in market value

India and Indonesia risk the biggest fallout from geopolitical shocks

Economists are fretting over the fallout on developing Asia from a widening of the Israel-Hamas war, with policymakers struggling to assess the consequences for oil supply

Chinese President Xi's Silicon Valley of the East faces slowdown woes

The country's economic slowdown, driven in part by tensions with the US and a slumping property market, is now starting to weigh on the project

Adani's new mega port at Vizhinjam can lure world's biggest ships to India

Located near the southernmost tip of the country, the Vizhinjam transshipment container port will allow India to grab a bigger slice of the international maritime trade currently dominated by China

World's higher-for-longer rate era stokes worry among finance officials

Debt levels are at record high levels at the same time that we're in this higher-for-longer interest-rate environment, said Gita Gopinath, No 2 official at IMF

Hamas groups' secret tunnel network complicates Israel's Gaza offensive

Targeting the underground maze will not be easy. Past attempts have been hampered by the fact that no one but Hamas knows their full extent

Israel puts 1.1 million in Gaza on evacuation notice, says report

Israel has said it will not lift its blockade until scores of hostages captured by Hamas are set free

US should rethink currency manipulator list: RBI governor Shaktikanta Das

There has to be a two-sided appreciation of the challenges" emerging markets face dealing with spillover effects of advanced economy policies, said

Amazon, Exxon hydrogen hubs set to receive portions of $7 bn US Funds

The hydrogen hub awards, which were funded in 2021's bipartisan infrastructure law, mark the culmination of a furious race between states

Canon begins selling new chip machines to rival world's best by ASML

Canon's machinery may also add a new front in the US-China trade war, as the import of EUV machines into China is prohibited by trade sanctions

India still far from replacing China as global growth engine, says HSBC

HSBC expects the gap between the two economies to continue to widen in the foreseeable future, expanding to $17.5 trillion by 2028, based on IMF forecasts

Traders puzzled why the RBI spends billions fighting stronger dollar

Volatility in the rupee is hovering near the lowest in almost two decades and the currency has avoided breaching a record low even as rising US rates wreaked havoc in emerging markets

Steve Scalise ends US House Speaker bid, deepening republican turmoil

He said he wouldn't get involved in choosing an alternative nominee but election of a speaker "needs to happen quickly"

World Cup: Cricket fans from around the world gear up for IND vs PAK clash

The one-day match could last as long as 9 hours and is taking on extra significance as it will be the 1st time in 7-yrs that Pakistan has played in India following years of deteriorating relations