The Smarter way to get your business news – Subscribe to BloombergQuint on WhatsApp (Bloomberg Businessweek) — It was quiet out there in the markets—spooky quiet. All five of the calmest quarters for U.S. stocks in the past 20 years have occurred since the start of 2017. Then came Oct. 10-11, when markets were hit […]
These Are the Best Countries To Live And Work In—And To Boost Your Salary
The Smarter way to get your business news – Subscribe to BloombergQuint on WhatsApp (Bloomberg) — Moving abroad boosts the average worker’s income by $21,000, with the best-paid staff found in Switzerland, the U.S. and Hong Kong. That’s the conclusion in a survey showing that 45 percent of expats said their existing job paid more […]
Fuel Price Cut: Inflation Relief But Fiscal Uncertainty Seen Rising
The Smarter way to get your business news – Subscribe to BloombergQuint on WhatsApp In a bid to rein in record-high prices of domestic fuel products, the central government announced an intention to reduce the cost of auto fuels by Rs 2.5 per litre. Of that, the central government will contribute Rs 1.5 per litre, […]
Be Mindful About Credit in This Changing Scenario
If we go by the official data, traditionally Indians are very careful about credit and the household assets grew much faster than household liabilities as shown in the graph based in RBI data1. Note: The aggregate data may not show the non-homogeneity due to income inequality and extent of financial literacy. A survey conducted by […]
The Metal That Started Trump’s Trade War
The Smarter way to get your business news – Subscribe to BloombergQuint on WhatsApp (Bloomberg Businessweek) — Working at the Century Aluminum Co. smelter in Hawesville, Ky., can be like having a job in an oven. The interior temperature hovers around 140F, which isn’t necessarily hotter than, say, your typical steel mill. What’s especially hellish […]