2024: Year In Review News

As 2024 ends, hope is intact that the economic slowdown will be short-lived, consumption and investments will return, and improvements in statistics will lead to finer policymaking. But when the macro lens zooms in, despair emerges. We present the two sides to the year’s biggest stories, in charts.

Old theories of social and economic cycles were back in discussion across the globe as politics and economics impacted each other over the past year. The implications of the changes we’ve seen will begin to unfold in 2025.

With memes breaking all barriers and running the show as the marketing strategy for so many brands, in the coming year, analysts tracking the industry believe it will grow further.

Depends on whom you ask. For India’s top IT services companies and the analysts tracking their performance, the answer would be ‘no’. But for investors in some of these companies, it was a different story.

Will the stock market go up or down in 2025? Find out.

The personal finance summary of 2024, with a touch of help in movie quotes.

Indian policymakers will have their hands full as the US and China clash, global geopolitics thickens and AI begins to create uncertainty, especially when it comes to jobs.

Big banks are forecasting that prices will rise to $3,000 in the year ahead.

Chefs have emerged as the face of dining out with a focus on local ingredients, a trend that is likely to continue next year

The supply of homes in the luxury and premium segment has gone up significantly since last year. In the first three quarters of 2024, the supply of luxury homes priced over ₹ 2.5 crore surged by 59.27%, rising to 52,400 units from 32,900 units in the same period last year.