UBS says easing US China tensions and Chinas growing AI ecosystem revive the case for Chinese equities, favoring Hong Kong listed tech, financials, and commodity linked industrials. China’s expanding AI ecosystem and easing US-China tensions are reviving the case for Chinese equities, in particular the technology sector, according to UBS. Continue Reading with CNBC-TV18 Access…
The Roland Garros semi-final between Marta Kostyuk and Mirra Andreeva was flatter than expected but was always loaded with meaning. Ukrainian Kostyuk had made three WTA finals this year, winning two. In both, she defeated Russian Andreeva on her way to the title, on the Brisbane hard courts in January and then on Madrid clay…
Filing of patent applications in India rose 30.2 per cent to 1,43,729 in 2025-26 from 1,10,375 in the previous fiscal, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said on Sunday, attributing the increase to steps taken to strengthen the intellectual property rights ecosystem.India is currently the world’s sixth-largest patent filer.“Our patent filings soared to a historic…
Prince Yadav celebrates after taking Virat Kohli’s wicket. (IPL Photo) NEW DELHI: Lucknow Super Giants pacer Prince Yadav produced the moment of the night in Lucknow after dismissing Virat Kohli with a stunning nip-backer — a wicket that, remarkably, came from advice given by the RCB superstar himself.In a rain-hit IPL 2026 clash reduced to…
Over the years, ‘Spider-Man’ actor Tom Holland has been quite open about his dyslexia and how it has affected him. In a recent report, the actor even opened up about having to reject roles on ‘Saturday Night Live’ because of this. Tom Holland on why he has never hosted ‘SNL’ While featuring on the latest…
A rally in oil drove both stocks and bonds lower on concerns that an escalation of hostilities over the Strait of Hormuz will keep energy costs elevated, fueling global inflation risks. Equities dropped from all-time highs, and Brent crude jumped 5% to around $114, with the US and Iran exchanging fire in the Persian Gulf…
Oracle has begun its largest-ever round of layoffs, with employees receiving termination emails from “Oracle Leadership” at 6AM saying their roles had been eliminated after “careful consideration of Oracle’s current business needs.” Around 10,000 employees have reportedly been cut so far, with estimates suggesting the total could reach 30,000. The email gave employees a narrow…
There are few books as groundbreaking as Sapiens in the way it has managed to change the way we think about the history of humanity. In the book, the author, Yuval Noah Harari, explores the history of the human race from the appearance of the first Homo sapiens to the present technological era. The strength…
I have always thought sending memes counted as maintaining a friendship. Like, if we are exchanging reels at 2 am, we must be close, right? Well, in social media language yes, but in reality? Not quite. Social media has created what experts call a kind of “ambient closeness,” where you know everything and nothing at…
NEW DELHI: It is turning into a season of splits and rebellion in opposition parties. Amid unrest within the Trinamool Congress, similar questions of a split are now being raised over the future of the Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena (UBT).Speculations intensified on Tuesday after a visit to New Delhi by senior party leader Sanjay Raut…
