Alphabet Inc.’s Google has finally allowed users to change their primary Gmail address without abandoning the account, in what can be seen as an attempt by the world’s largest email service to be as flexible as rivals Outlook and Apple. Google’s new system treats the shift as a “permanent alias” model. (Unsplash) The Mountain View,…
India’s stock market opened higher on Wednesday, mirroring gains in Asian peers, as hopes of a potential de-escalation in Iran war eased concerns over surging crude oil prices and global inflation. The National Stock Exchange building in Bandra Kurla Complex, Mumbai. (Livemint) The S&P BSE Sensex rose as much as 2.73%, or 1,968.98 points, to…
Cognitive warmup. I’ll be blunt. The really, really dark cloud of the geopolitical conflict unfolding in West Asia has the slimmest of silver linings (albeit a temporary one; though one would always pray war is also temporary, if it does have to happen)—the AI bros have been mostly silent (except Huang, I’ll get to that…
Air travelers are paying the price for airlines’ surging fuel costs. Air France-KLM has increased its fuel surcharge on certain routes. Airlines are raising fares, adding baggage fees and dialing back routes as they try to cover the skyrocketing costs of jet fuel, which is among the biggest expenses that airlines face. Starting in Europe…
Updated on: Apr 01, 2026 12:44:26 PM IST The Mahindra XUV 3XO. Auto sales in India largely held up in March 2026 amid early signs of moderation due to a war in West Asia. Demand for automobiles of all shapes and sizes was broadly strong due to festive tailwinds, a favourable base effect and policy…
Representative image (AI-generated) With the near-closure of the Strait of Hormuz disrupting global oil supplies, several Asian countries are turning to Russian oil to fill the gap caused by the Iran war.Energy-starved nations in the region are taking advantage of US sanction waivers to secure Russian crude, Bloomberg reported. The Philippines recently received its first…
Representative image (AI-generated) Oil prices rose on Wednesday, with Brent crude climbing above the $100 per barrel mark and US West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude also gaining sharply.Brent crude rose by 0.63 per cent to $104.63 per barrel. WTI crude rose by 0.95% to $102.34 per barrel, while WTI futures for June rose 46 cents,…
Since the onset of the geopolitical tensions, the currency has declined by roughly 4%. (AI image) Will the US-Iran war lead to the rupee hitting the 100 per dollar mark? Experts are of the view that a prolonged Middle East conflict may lead to the rupee depreciating even more with policy measures unlikely to offer…
European Union energy commissioner Dan Jorgensen warned that amid the ongoing Iran war, oil and gas prices in Europe are unlikely to return to normal levels anytime soon, even if peace were declared tomorrow.Skyrocketing energy costs have pushed gas prices up by about 70% and oil prices by 60% in Europe since the conflict began….
Asian shares rallied in early trade on Wednesday after hopes grew that the Iran war could end soon.MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan rose by 2.7%, while South Korea’s Kospi surged as much as 5.5% and Japan’s Nikkei 225 jumped 3.9%.The gains came after US President Donald Trump said that the United States…
