Jack Ma’s big test: Can he please Chinese regulators by helping Alibaba's delivery workers? Jack Ma’s return from exile to Alibaba has boosted morale, but the real test lies elsewhere: whether he can turn delivery riders who have long been squeezed by price wars into allies. Supporting them could not only strengthen Alibaba’s core business but also win Beijing’s approval.
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India's public spending: Is all that capital expenditure hiding a bigger problem? India’s rising capital expenditure is hailed as a driver of long-term growth, but a closer look reveals misclassified spending, hidden bailouts and mounting debt risks. How much of India’s infrastructure development thrust is actually building assets?
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India’s tech rise masks a harsh truth. We need to avoid US-China dependency trap India’s digital success story with its digital stack masks a deeper fragility: our core tech backbone, from chips to the cloud and beyond, is still foreign-owned. As the US and China weaponize technology, India must break free of dependence. Our national interest demands digital sovereignty.
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Trump's Fed appointee Stephen Miran has policy ideas that perplex economists and investors alike From a failed fund manager to a controversial Fed governor, Stephen Miran is shaking the foundations of US economic policy. Advocating aggressive rate cuts and radical policy shifts, his rise under Trump raises questions about market stability and the future of global finance.
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Devina Mehra: Six investment rules that help grow wealth but are not complex Too many Indians reach retirement only to realise their money hasn’t worked hard enough for them. Yet, building real wealth isn’t about chasing fads or knowing it all—it comes down to six simple investing rules that can quietly turn modest savings into a life-changing corpus.
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