economy

Business News

Weekly Jobless Claims Fall to Fresh Pandemic-Era Low

First-time filings for unemployment insurance, a proxy for layoffs, came in at 340,000 for the week ending Sept. 2. This is the lowest weekly claims figure since March 14, 2020, when 256,000 people filed for unemployment.

Business News

5 Myths About Inflation: The Truth Behind Rising Rates

It can be helpful to look at what we know-and don't know-about inflation. Following are common misconceptions surrounding periods of high inflation, along with the truth behind these myths.

Business News

Retail Sales Fall In July, Driven by Sharp Drop In Auto Buying

Excluding automobiles, gasoline, building materials, and food services, retail sales fell 1.0 percent in July after an upwardly revised 1.4 percent increase in June.

Business News

Dollar Hits 4-Month High Against Euro as Jobs Data Triggers Fed Tapering Bets

The dollar climbed against major currency pairs on Monday, briefly hitting a four-month high versus the euro.

Business News

American Employers Added 943,000 Jobs in July

The Labor Department's jobs report, released Friday, shows that nonfarm payroll employment rose by 943,000 in July, topping the 850,000 jobs U.S. employers added in June.

Business News

Gas Prices Surge to Fresh 7-Year High

The American Automobile Association said it expects gas prices to remain elevated at least through the beginning of August.

Business News

Key Inflation Gauge Posts Fastest Annual Price Gain In 30 Years

Some economists have expressed concerns that if prices accelerate too fast and stay high for too long, expectations of further price increases will take hold, driving up demand for wages and potentially triggering the kind of wage-price spiral that plagued the economy in the 1970s.

Business News

4 Reasons To Get Bullish On Oil And Energy Stocks

Four reasons why you should get bullish on oil.

Growth Strategies

Lessons Learnt About Business During COVID

This has been a testing period for small businesses as they had to revamp their entire business model to survive

News and Trends

Surviving the 'New Normal': Indian SMEs And Their Quest To Find the Light Within the Tunnel

Businesses have gradually understood that they need to be agile and flexible for survival, in addition to looking for and leveraging opportunities thrown up by adverse conditions

News and Trends

Can India's Startup and Tech Economy Survive the Effects of COVID-19?

Until COVID-19 came along, India's startup and tech economy and its potential was proving to be promising.

Growth Strategies

"We Should Contribute To the Green Economy": Additional Secretary, MSME, Ram Mohan Mishra

Ministry of MSME has started an initiative 'Udayam Sakhi Portal' which would encourage women entrepreneurs to get their business ideas promoted.

News and Trends

No Ban On Diesel, Petrol Vehicles: Nitin Gadkari

The announcement is likely to boost auto sales which has been falling for the past 13 months

Entrepreneurs

New Wave Entrepreneurs Creating Jobs

Manufacturing is no longer a job driver, large scale plants are not going up in recent times

Finance

How to Improve the Chances of Getting an SME Loan Approved

Alternative credit scoring based on digital data provides lenders a more holistic view of a borrower's creditworthiness and associated risks for credit underwriting