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The economics of the World Cup

Published on Jul 25, 2026 13:54 IST

The most tempting column for an economist to write about the World Cup is the teardown, and I had it drafted before the opening match.

How investors learned to live with inflation

For a good portion of the early 2020s, just about every discussion of financial markets seemed to involve aviation metaphors.

Updated on Jul 25, 2026 13:02 IST

One bond is good. A mix of bonds is better

A diversified bond portfolio can balance varying levels of risk, safety and potential yield. Here’s how different bonds may work together.

Updated on Jul 24, 2026 13:50 IST

Bonds 101: The simplest way to make your money work harder

Understand the basics of bonds—from issuers and coupon rates to maturity - and see how fixed-income investments can help build predictable returns.

Updated on Jul 24, 2026 15:30 IST

Google Has the Muscle to Overpower Spending Worries

Alphabet’s Gemini 3.5 Pro model has been delayed for weeks.

Published on Jul 23, 2026 11:36 IST

Capitalism’s status hierarchy is being upturned

The modern worker is status-obsessed.

Published on Jul 23, 2026 10:32 IST

Motorola Edge 70 Max is polished for gamers, photographers and everyone else

Motorola claims the Edge 70 Max has the brightest 2K resolution display in a phone. (Vishal Mathur/ HT Photo)

Published on Jul 23, 2026 05:49 IST

‘Primarily a PR story’: Cornell’s John Thickstun breaks down OpenAI’s narrative

Representational image. (AP)

Updated on Jul 23, 2026 04:02 IST

Hyundai’s EV intent, Google Play’s India economics, and MG ADAPT

Hyundai EV charging stations

Published on Jul 23, 2026 02:30 IST

Google Was a Lifeline for Publishers. Now Some Are Thinking of Cutting It Off.

Reddit struck a $60 million-a-year deal in 2024 that allowed Google to use its material to train AI models.

Published on Jul 22, 2026 15:10 IST

Adobe brings Acrobat to WhatsApp, as chats evolve into document workspaces

In what may prove to be one of the most relevant technology integrations of this era, creative platform Adobe has found a way to integrate Acrobat within the very popular instant messaging app WhatsApp. (Official image)

Updated on Jul 22, 2026 14:04 IST

US's 10% tariff on most Indian goods expires on July 24: What happens then?

US President Donald Trump has slapped an additional 25 per cent tariff on goods coming from India as penalty for New Delhi's continued buying of Russian oil.

Updated on Jul 23, 2026 24:56 IST

Google and India’s AI ambition, with an inkling of new beginnings

Suno

Published on Jul 22, 2026 24:44 IST

Your Money: Nail the middle path, stop chasing the highest return

Bank deposits preserve nominal capital but often lose purchasing power after tax and inflation. Chasing high returns usually means taking disproportionate risks. Long-term investing lies in between: taking only as much risk as your goals require.

Updated on Jul 27, 2026 04:11 IST

Is instant delivery of satellites possible?

Bengaluru-based startup Gimbal Space wants to create plug-and-play satellite components (Photo courtesy: Gimbal Space)

Updated on Jul 21, 2026 09:51 IST

How India is weathering the energy shock

Ahmedabad: A Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) carrier reaches Dahej Port carrying over 62,000 metric tonnes of LNG, in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, Friday, June 19, 2026.

Published on Jul 21, 2026 08:48 IST

Is passive investing sabotaging fund managers?

Hedge-fund manager David Einhorn

Updated on Jul 20, 2026 11:20 IST

Apple surpasses Nvidia to become the world's most valuable company

Apple overtakes Nvidia to become the world's most valuable company.

Updated on Jul 17, 2026 14:41 IST

Bab al-Mandab: The narrow waterway that could shut next as Iran-US war goes on

A satellite image shows Bab al Mandab Strait, a key shipping waterway and the gateway to the Red Sea, as Iran threatens using Yemen's Houthi allies to shut this gateway too.

Updated on Jul 21, 2026 10:46 IST

India smartphone shipments tumble by 10% as affordable phones become more expensive

Smartphone memory prices have increased nearly 4x since September 2025. (Official image)

Updated on Jul 17, 2026 04:18 IST

Microsoft’s tactics with Edge face renewed scrutiny over browser choice

The Browser Choice Alliance, and Mozilla Research, have again highlighted Microsoft’s attempts to engineer an illusion of choice. (iStock photo)

Published on Jul 17, 2026 03:41 IST

Will OnePlus exit India soon? Company shares plan amid speculation

A OnePlus 15 Flagship smartphone on display. The company says its India operations will continue as usual despite ongoing global restructuring.

Published on Jul 16, 2026 10:13 IST

Uber to acquire Germany's Delivery Hero in $14.8 billion deal

Published on Jul 16, 2026 08:49 IST

‘The AI rationale is shifting, to cost and trust’: Mehran Gul

Mehran Gul says timing of Chinese AI Company Zhipu releasing a powerful open weight GLM-5.2 model “couldn’t have been better”. (Official photo)

Published on Jul 16, 2026 08:37 IST

Tech Tonic | Xiaomi is no longer making just gadgets, it is building an empire

The SU7 series is equipped with silicon carbide controls, chargers, and compressors with peak efficiency of 99.6%. (Official image)

Published on Jul 16, 2026 03:22 IST

Mozilla calls out Microsoft, placebo sleep, Stuffcool Lumo, and Xiaomi Sky Nomad

Mozilla Over The Edge report

Published on Jul 16, 2026 02:30 IST

Govt clears new investment policy for urea sector

A worker carries a sack of urea fertiliser as he loads it in a farmers tractor at a Multipurpose Primary Agriculture Cooperative Society in Karnal, in the northern state of Haryana, India, June 19, 2026. REUTERS/Bhawika Chhabra (REUTERS)

Published on Jul 15, 2026 13:12 IST

'Don't want E20, go for pure petrol': What drivers in India can actually buy

A worker fills a car with petrol as he gestures towards the fuel barometer for the passenger to check, at a fuel station in Kolkata.

Updated on Jul 21, 2026 10:49 IST

Your Money: How can you climb out of a debt trap?

The RBI’s Financial Stability Report shows that 58% of aggregate household debt in India comprises non-housing retail loans. (Getty Images/iStockphoto)

Updated on Jul 15, 2026 08:39 IST

‘Future is not yet written’: Sir Demis Hassabis wants a watchdog for frontier AI

Sir Demis Hassabis, Co-Founder & CEO at Google DeepMind believes Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) is close, transformative. (HT picture | Vishal Mathur)

Published on Jul 15, 2026 07:06 IST

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