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Napheesa Collier of the Minnesota Lynx reacts during the second half of Game Three of the 2025 WNBA Playoffs semifinals (Image Source – Getty Images) Napheesa Collier is saying what many players might already feel. The five-time WNBA All-Star and WNBPA vice president has called out the league for mismanagement, rookie contracts that barely reflect…
US stocks drifted on Wednesday as fresh signs of weakness in the job market stoked caution among investors. The S&P 500 fell 0.3% in early trading, though it remained near last week’s record high. The Dow Jones Industrial Average declined 51 points, or 0.1%, while the Nasdaq composite dropped 0.4%, AP reported.Treasury yields fell sharply…
US consumer confidence fell sharply in September as Americans’ concerns over inflation and a weakening job market deepened, according to the Conference Board’s latest survey. The consumer confidence index dropped 3.6 points to 94.2, down from August’s 97.8, marking the lowest reading since April, when President Donald Trump implemented sweeping tariff policies.The index measuring Americans’…
Silver prices surged to an all-time high of Rs 1.40 lakh per kilogram in Delhi on Thursday, while gold slipped by Rs 630 per 10 grams amid subdued buying by retailers, marking a historic divergence in precious metal trends.Following strong international trends, silver in futures trade scaled record highs. The December contract rose Rs 3,528…
Representative image credits: AP Asian stocks dropped Wednesday following losses on Wall Street, as Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell offered little clarity on future interest rates and US economic data fueled concerns about slowing growth.MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan slid 0.4% in mid-morning trade. The S&P 500 fell 0.6% in the previous…
The global economy is heading into a phase of weak growth and systemic disruption, the World Economic Forum (WEF) said in its latest Chief Economists’ Outlook released on Tuesday.India, projected by the IMF to grow 6.5 per cent in 2025, continues to be the fastest-growing major economy, but its manufacturing ambitions face hurdles from the…
BENGALURU: Some Indian IT stocks took a hit on BSE after US President Donald Trump‘s latest proclamation on the H-1B visa, deepening concerns in an already fragile demand environment. TCS and Tech Mahindra led the losses among the top five IT firms, each falling more than 3%. HCLTech saw the least decline at 1.8%. Among…
India vs Pakistan (Getty Images) TimesofIndia.com in Dubai: Former Pakistan captain Rashid Latif has called India firm favourites to win their Super Four encounter against Pakistan in the ongoing Asia Cup. The two teams will be meeting again on Sunday after an eventful clash last week and the tension is expected to remain high when…
NEW DELHI: With the US imposing one lakh dollar fee on H-1B visas, Congress neta Rahul Gandhi called Narendra Modi a “weak Prime Minister”, exhuming a 2017 tweet in which he had used the same epithet on the issue concerning the US visas for highly skilled workers.Taking potshots at Trump’s recent phone call to wish…
NEW DELHI: Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Saturday slammed the central government after US President Donald Trump signed an executive order to raise the fee that companies pay to sponsor H-1B applicants to $100,000, calling the foreign policy “weak.“Addressing a press conference, Akhilesh Yadav claimed that India is dependent on other nations for goods,…
