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International Monetary Fund chief Kristalina Georgieva told the BBC that repeated global shocks have pushed rich-country debt up like a staircase that never reaches the top, and it is time to bring it down.
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Bonds are how governments and companies borrow money from investors, and understanding them explains why rising 'borrowing costs' worry finance leaders like the IMF chief.
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Picture ringing a fire alarm while everyone keeps adding floors to the building anyway: that is what is happening as AI insiders warn of serious risks while investors keep funding bigger AI projects.
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The United States government now owes more than $40 trillion, a figure that took just ten years to double and keeps climbing faster as borrowing costs rise.
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A single car just fetched more than many startups raise in a funding round: Ferrari's debut electric model, the Luce, sold for $40 million at auction, becoming one of the priciest cars ever sold.
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When a rare item like a one-of-a-kind car sells for millions at auction, it's often being treated as an alternative investment rather than just an object to use.
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A tank of gas or a grocery bill in the US still cost more in July than a year earlier, but the pace of that rise slowed to 3.4%, the government's newest inflation snapshot shows.
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Inflation measures how fast prices for everyday goods rise over time, and understanding it helps explain why interest rates, loans, and grocery bills change.
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A football ticket might cost a family a week's grocery budget, but the real money in the 2026 World Cup flows somewhere else entirely: broadcast deals and sponsorship logos, not stadium seats.
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Two of India's largest-ever stock listings — NSE and Jio Platforms — are not just money stories; they show how 1.4 billion people changed the way they pay, invest, and stay connected in under a decade.
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The stock market is where people buy and sell small pieces of companies called shares. Understanding how it works helps you make sense of big news like India's NSE and Jio Platforms IPOs.
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Foreign investors pulled a record ₹1.8 trillion out of Indian markets in a single year — and the Indian government is now open to cutting the tax on investment profits to win them back.
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The US Federal Reserve is in the middle of a leadership handover, yet its current chief Jerome Powell is staying on as interim head — because one signature is still missing. When the Fed's leadership shifts, it can ripple across interest rates, loans, and currencies from New York to New Delhi.
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Every time a stock market index like the Sensex or FTSE 100 drops, millions of people quietly feel it — even those who have never bought a single share. Here is how falling share prices ripple through everyday life.
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Putting money into a single company is like betting everything on one cricket player — but index funds let you back the whole team at once, at very low cost.
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