As the threat of a trade war grows, Canadian investors are seeking protection in gold and in shares of companies producing goods with few substitutes, such as uranium, while looking to take advantage of a weaker loonie and expected volatility. U.S. President Donald Trump has threatened to implement a 25% tariff on most Canadian imports
In an intriguing legal battle, the Bombay High Court has issued an interim order preventing a Pune-based restaurant from using the name ‘Burger King’. This decision follows a trademark infringement lawsuit filed by the global fast-food chain, Burger King. The dispute involves a local eatery located on East Street in Pune, owned by Anahita Irani
NEW DELHI: Enforcement Directorate has started probing the al-Qaida link in Jharkhand’s land scam case in which CM Hemant Soren was arrested earlier and is one of the accused in its money laundering case. ED has summoned Babloo Khan, who runs a hospital in Ranchi, on Monday after it was found that an al-Qaida cell
A gold rush is here. The precious metal hit an all time high this week. The spot price for gold closed Tuesday above $2,514, according to data from FactSet. That’s the highest closing price recorded for the commodity to date. Here’s what you need to know. What is the price of gold today? The spot
TRICHY: A bill collector attached to the Thuvakudi municipality in Trichy was arrested for demanding and receiving bribe from a man for fixing vacant land tax to a plot in Trichy on Friday.The sleuths of the directorate of vigilance and anti-corruption (DVAC), Trichy detachment caught the revenue assistant cum bill collector M Soundarapandian, 31 at
The Commerce Department released a report on Thursday showing business inventories in the U.S. increased in line with economist estimates in the month of June. The report said business inventories rose by 0.3 percent in June after climbing by 0.5 percent in May. The growth matched expectations. The increase by business inventories largely reflected notable
Thai property developers are expected to seek more investment from foreign partners under joint venture contracts now that financial institutes have tightened loan criteria to curb non-performing loans (NPLs), consulting firm Property DNA said. The move is not new to the Thai property market, with several major developers forming joint ventures with Japanese investors over