Us Election News
Nifty 50 after US Elections: Historical trends indicate a bullish 2025 for the Indian stock market
Indian stock market: Nifty 50 tends to perform well in the year immediately following a US election, data shows. On average, the index has delivered a mean return of 21.7% and a median return of 25.7% during such periods.
2 min read5 Dec 2024Did Barack Obama dupe George Clooney? Actor feels ‘abandoned’ after US election disaster
Did former US president Barack Obama dupe Hollywood actor and Democratic party supporter George Clooney? Sources told OK magazine that the Joe Biden-turned-Kamala Harris backer now feels ‘abandoned’ after the US election disaster.
2 min read3 Dec 2024Trump picked Patel for FBI after some aides warned it could backfire
The president-elect is seeking major changes to U.S. law enforcement agencies and is pushing ahead despite some Republican unease.
8 min read2 Dec 2024Donald Trump taps ‘deep-state’ critic Indian-American Kash Patel to replace Christopher Wray as FBI director
President-elect Donald Trump has nominated Kash Patel as FBI director, aiming to overhaul the agency and eliminate perceived conspirators. Kash Patel’s controversial views may face challenges in Senate confirmation.
4 min read1 Dec 2024After peak woke, what next?
The influence of a set of illiberal ideas is waning. That creates an opportunity
3 min read27 Nov 2024Elon Musk and Donald Trump seem besotted. Where is their bromance headed?
Past precedent is not encouraging
16 min read22 Nov 2024Viral video resurfaces: When Donald Trump shaved head of US Education Secy Linda McMahon’s husband in WWE ring | Watch
During the ‘Battle of Billionaires,’ the US President-elect Donald Trump shaved Vince McMahon’s head after a staged feud.
1 min read20 Nov 2024So you think you correctly predicted Trump’s win? Think again
It has been established that all humans are susceptible to hindsight bias. We tend to think we knew an event’s outcome in advance, although this is just our mind playing tricks on us.
1 min read20 Nov 2024High inflation can impose more than just financial costs
There are cognitive costs to analyse too, as the recent US experience and election result tell us. Research shows that price instability makes households rejig budgets and worry, so the pain experienced is not just financial. It isn’t easily captured either by the data that policymakers track.
4 min read19 Nov 2024Trump’s return: There are many small reasons but three big ones
The outcome of America’s presidential election wasn’t just about who ran and on what campaign planks this time around. It was in line with a few global trends that has deeper implications for.
4 min read19 Nov 2024Popular Topics
Budget
The Union Budget contains details about the estimated receipts and the expenditure of the government for a particular fiscal year. The Budget is allotted for the upcoming fiscal year, which runs from 1st April to 31st March of the next year. Here is a quick guide on how the Union Budget is prepared