What price happiness? The answer might be £3,360 a year, as the average UK worker would take a 10.5% pay cut to work for an employer where staff enjoy “above average” levels of happiness, a study has shown. The research, which examined 23 million jobseekers across the UK, US and Canada, comes amid a growing […]
Firing a fresh salvo against the newly formed Maharashtra government, the Uddhav Thackeray-led faction of the Shiv Sena on Friday moved a fresh plea before the Supreme Court, challenging Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari’s decision to invite Eknath Shinde to form government, as well as the election of the Assembly Speaker. Thackeray group leader Subhash Desai […]
SINGAPORE — Japanese former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was shot on Friday while campaigning in the city of Nara, a government spokesman said, with public broadcaster NHK saying he appeared to have been shot from behind by a man with a shotgun. Read More
ICICI Lombard General Insurance’s share price has tumbled more than 9% so far this year, largely in line with the headline indices. The stock has de-rated with growth deceleration, rising competition, and lower ROEs, said analysts at Credit Suisse. The global brokerage firm has initiated the coverage of ICICI Lombard General Insurance and is bullish […]
Chinese property developer Shimao Group Holdings Ltd. narrowly avoided a domestic bond default just days after failing tor epay a $1 billion dollar note. Meanwhile, A China Huarong Asset Management Co. perpetual dollar bond is set for its biggest drop since the company spooked investors about its financial health last year. Rebecca Choong Wilkins reports on Bloomberg Television.
Indian Railways has completed over 50% work on the Anji Khad Bridge under the Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla Rail Link (USBRL) project. The Union Ministry of Railways posted several pictures of the under-construction bridge while sharing the progress report on Twitter. “Overcoming the daunting geographical conditions, the construction is going on in full swing,” the ministry said in […]
Indian benchmark indices were trading higher amid positive cues from global markets. The BSE Sensex rose 300 points to 54,527, and the NSE Nifty 50 gained 90 points to 16,222. The broader markets were also in the positive zone with the BSE MidCap and SmallCap indices inching up to 0.3 per cent higher. Sectorally, Nifty […]
Sunil Koul, Asia Pacific equity strategist at Goldman Sachs, discusses the outlook for the region’s economies, stock markets, and the opportunities he sees. China’s Ministry of Finance is considering allowing local governments to sell 1.5 trillion yuan ($220 billion) of special bonds in the second half of this year, an unprecedented acceleration of infrastructure funding […]
TOKYO — Resource-poor Japan is facing a historic energy security risk as tensions with Moscow intensify, heightening the threat of gas supply disruptions at a time when global supply is tight and spot prices are sky-high. Read More
Sydney, July 08, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Proactive, provider of real-time news and video interviews on growth companies listed in Australia, has covered the following companies: Read More