The odds are good that privatizing education will be part of the agenda for President-elect Donald J. Trump’s administration. The Republican platform calls for increasing the role of banks in giving out student loans. And Mr. Trump and the platform advocate an expansion of both vouchers, which enable students to ... Read More »
For almost a decade now, 34-year-old Niranjan Giri, a night school teacher, says he has had only one priority — making night schools popular. He travels to different corners of the city, convincing those who can’t access school during the day to take up education in night schools. “Night shift ... Read More »
Prominent figures in science and technology have been acknowledged in the Queen’s New Year Honours, alongside sportspeople, entrepreneurs and philanthropists. The 2017 New Year’s Honours List has been billed as the most diverse and inclusive so far, with more than half of the honours going to women and more ethnic ... Read More »
The year is ending on a subdued note, with the main European stock markets all in the red. The FTSE 100 is down 20 points from last night’s record close, at 7100 points, in extremely light trading. And Europe’s Stoxx 600 has dropped 0.15%, meaning it’s on track for its ... Read More »
China’s yuan firmed against the dollar on Friday after the central bank fixed a much stronger midpoint, but the currency is on course to be the worst performing major Asian currency this year and have its biggest annual loss since 1994. The yuan, which has reached an 8-1/2 year ... Read More »
The world’s most valuable company Apple is looking at Bengaluru to set up an iPhone manufacturing plant, as it looks to replicate its China success in the fastest growing smartphone market in the world. Apple is turning to Taiwanese contract manufacturer Wistron, which will utilise PC-maker Acer’s facility, a ... Read More »
John Redfield watches with pride as his son moves a laser-guided precision saw the size of a semi-truck wheel into place over a massive panel of wood. Redfield’s fingers are scarred from a lifetime of cutting wood and now, after decades of decline in the logging business, he has new ... Read More »
A bright future for financial advisors and for consumers doesn’t come without a shift in traditional mindset. The world is forever moving and going to back to the “old days.” Only advisors who use technology effectively can remain a key driver in the conversation. Broker/dealers, as we know them, will ... Read More »
Another year of tech news is nearly over. It has been an eventful 12 months. Samsung smartphones exploded, GoPro drones dropped out of the air and Pebble smartwatches met an untimely end. Facebook became embroiled in a fake news controversy, Yahoo revealed several mega-breaches, we identified the supposed creator of ... Read More »
The government’s decision to withdraw notes of Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 was intended to attack the black economy. A natural corollary to this was a likely hit to the real sector, which, for long, has been considered a refuge for unaccounted money. The trends so far suggest some immediate ... Read More »
If the U.S. economy is to hit escape velocity in 2017, you can expect the real estate sector to serve as its rocket fuel. At its most broadly defined, housing can be counted on to compose 15% of GDP. It hasn’t done that much heavy lifting lately, however. That’s because ... Read More »
The year 2016 began with mixed reactions from the realty sector towards the Real Estate Regulation and Development Act (RERA) followed by the Goods and Service Tax (GST) Bill seeing light of the day. GST aims at elimination of dual taxations and at creating a hassle-free home buying experience. The ... Read More »
