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TopicBloomberg wire

Topic: Bloomberg wire

Two Boeing 737 flights crash five months apart, raise doubts of possible link

Both the Ethiopian Airlines crash and last October’s Lion Air jet crash were of the same Boeing 737 Max make, and faced similar erratic flights before crashing.

Why India’s election is among the world’s most expensive

Lok Sabha polls 2019 are estimated to cost Rs 500 billion -- 40% more than 2014. The jump is expected from social media, travel & advertising expenses.

How India Inc can get over its financing hump

A market-pleasing election outcome on 23 May & higher stock prices could encourage businesses to bring in more equity.

Boeing 737 Max has gone from a bestseller to an aircraft with safety concerns

The Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 and Lion Air crashes were two deadly incidents involved Boeing's 737 and claimed close to 350 lives.

Seven reasons you can’t ignore Lok Sabha elections 2019

After five years in office, PM Modi's popularity is receding over concerns about his BJP's failure to create millions of jobs, as well as the lag in economic development.

Bollywood films take a hit in Pakistan as tensions with India simmer

Bollywood movies, which account for about 60% of cinema consumption in Pakistan, are no longer being screened amid tensions over the Pulwama attack and IAF strikes in Balakot.

Homecoming costs Lakshmi Mittal’s ArcelorMittal $7 billion after a year of legal drama

Challenges from rival bidders & creditors have seen Mittal's firm make dozens of trips to court since an initial bid in Feb 2018 to acquire Essar Steel.

IDBI Bank to sell $1.4 billion of its bad loans

IDBI Bank, which has India's worst bad loan ratio, wants to sell stressed loans 'by June-end to quicken pace of clean-up exercise'.

Modi should focus on keeping the peace between India & Pakistan

The great temptation for PM Modi will be to exploit, even inflame India's mood of militant nationalism. But it won't serve his long-term interests or his country’s.

RBI is struggling to get banks to cut interest rates

A mismatch between deposits & credit growth & competition from govt for small-savings limit ability of banks to transmit monetary policy easing.

On Camera

Hasina’s was a trial in absentia, but not a trial without justice

The Sheikh Hasina trial represents an inflection point in the struggle to place citizens above rulers and prevent the next massacre.

At Charcha 2025: Local entrepreneurship, not just big IT, will drive next wave of distributed AI work

While global corporations setting up GCCs in India continue to express confidence in availability of skilled AI engineers, the panel argued that India’s real challenge lies elsewhere.

India & France ink pact for joint R&D. The aim—to develop solutions for future defence challenges

This agreement is not with regard to any specific project like the planned co-development of fighter engines, but an overarching agreement that will enable a host of joint development and research.

INDIA has a Congress-sized hole. And the fix begins with a little humility

Without a Congress revival, there can be no challenge to the BJP pan-nationally. Modi’s party is growing, and almost entirely at the cost of the Congress.