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Prediction-addiction, despite being in a fog

We are usually wrong in our predictions about the economy and market, especially since we bring in our own biases to fill the vast gaps in our information. And yet, we cannot help but predict

The new orthodoxy

Developed countries may be permanently ending austerity

US economy falls 31.4% in spring; may shrink for the first time since 2009

The government will not release its July-September GDP report until Oct. 29, just five days before the presidential election

India Coronavirus Dispatch: The 'weekend effect' of RT-PCR testing

The story of a heroic migrant, UP' share in national testing rises, and how the world's two largest democracies fared--a roundup of news on how India is dealing with the pandemic

Don't repeat this crisis error

Asia's policy makers need to remember that when plotting the path ahead as economies emerge from lockdowns

The economic crisis and India's role in post-coronavirus multilateralism

The world gross domestic product is expected to contract by 3%, international trade may decline by up to 32%, and 49 million people could slip into extreme poverty

I've to be careful, am answerable to Parliament: FM Nirmala Sitharaman

Nirmala Sitharaman tells Indivjal Dhasmana & Nivedita Mookerji that the government has made sure that mistakes committed during 2008-2013 are not repeated while announcing the Rs 20-trillion package.

Why get all made up with nowhere to go?

Staying at home has caused many people to change their makeup, hair-care and skin-care routines. Companies are feeling the effects.

Amidst the gloom and doom, the market's exuberance is confounding

For the sake of context, the financial crisis of 2008 had seen the S&P 500 fall by more than 50 per cent from its peak

More dips ahead suggest bearish phase, going by major falls since 2008

Strategy reports advocate need for caution amid volatility, with likelihood of more declines before a sustained rise signals end of bear market

A tale of hubris, luck and ignorance

One cannot help notice three similarities in Covid-19 and the Global Financial Crisis

Covid-19 lockdown: India Inc more vulnerable now than in recession of 2008

Profitability and cash reserves have halved since the global financial crisis

How economic crisis due to Covid-19 is different from 2008 meltdown

It's been a sudden slump in economic activity, as against a slow burn then

Investment strategy: Benefit from the collective wisdom of markets

By going with ETFs, you eliminate decision-making, and emotional biases that come into play when picking active funds

Covid-19: World faces worst crisis since Great Depression, says IMF chief

However, Georgieva added this ominous caution: "It could get worse." There is "tremendous uncertainty around the outlook" and the duration of the pandemic, Georgieva said

Global trade likely to fall by 13-32% in 2020 amid Covid-19 outbreak: WTO

Drop in world commerce might be biggest since the Great Depression

Flat or negative growth for IT sector in 2020 due to Covid-19: Infosys CFO

The Coronavirus pandemic is like a force majeure, and no amount of business continuity planning will help in this situation, he claimed

Coronavirus-induced recession way worse than 2008 financial crisis: IMF

More than 1 million people worldwide have been infected with Covid-19

Margin calls, leverage lower than 2008 amid steep stock market crash

Market participants attribute this to regulatory tightening and standardisation of margin requirements, stringent reporting for brokers, and segregation of client funds

Are we heading towards a global recession? Here's what top brokerages say

Analysts fear that the impact this time would be deeper than that of the 8-month long economic downturn in 2001 and the one in early 1990s