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ELECTRONICS January 4, 2019 Is The Global Economy Half The Apple It Used To Be?
By: Loknath DasFor the first firm to crack the trillion-dollar valuation ceiling, Apple’s performance is usually a bellwether of broader market confidence and conspicuous consumption among fawning technophiles. It should worry more than Apple investors that the usually reticent firm when it comes to company performance has warned the world of economic deceleration in “Greater China,” a […]
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NEWS October 27, 2017 US economy grows faster than expected in third quarter
By: Loknath DasThe US economy expanded at an annual pace of 3% during the three months to the end of September, which was stronger than expected. The growth extended the robust activity reported in the previous quarter, when US GDP grew at an annual pace of 3.1%. Analysts had been expecting a sharp slowdown after back-to-back hurricanes […]
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ALL DEALS January 11, 2017 37 Percent of Discussions on Gig Economy Negative, Study Finds
By: sristy SahaMedia calls it the force that could save the American worker. But independent workers feel differently about the gig economy. According to a new media analysis by Cision, on behalf of The Rockefeller Foundation, about 37 percent of overall discussions on gig economy is negative. Clearly, there’s a “disconnect between news coverage of the independent […]
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NEWS December 12, 2016 Uber’s New Guidelines Highlight Issues With Sharing Economy (Watch)
By: sristy SahaUber Updated Its Terms To Ban Flirting Between Drivers And Passengers In-Flight Phone Calls May Be The Next Annoying Thing On Planes Disney Is The Undisputed King Of The 2016 Box Office So The US Is Almost $20 Trillion In Debt; Who Do We Owe? Popular ride-sharing app Uber just updated its community guidelines. And […]
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NEWS February 24, 2016 Indian Economy to Grow at 7.4% in FY16: Industry Body
By: sristy SahaNew Delhi: The Indian economy is expected to grow at 7.4 per cent in the current fiscal year, slightly lower than 7.6 per cent projected in advance estimates of the Central Statistics Office, industry body Ficci said on Tuesday. “The results of latest round of Ficci’s Economic Outlook Survey put across a median GDP growth […]