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Monday, August 11, 2025
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Topic: Wall Street

To invest in Chinese stocks, Wall Street should be ready to work on China time

With the incoming Biden administration, there might be compromises in implementation of the US bill banning Chinese firms. But Wall Street shouldn’t feel optimistic.

Bitcoin or gold — the debate is heating up in Wall Street

If mainstream investors move just a small portion of gold holdings into the $350 billion Bitcoin industry, it would be a game-changer for diversification strategies on Wall Street.

From tech to cannabis, US stocks post biggest weekly gains in 8 months ahead of Biden’s win

A Biden win and a split government seemed poised to lead to a rise in fiscal stimulus, while damping investor concerns about higher taxes and much tighter regulation.

Surprisingly, April was Wall Street’s best month in decades

Weeks of increasingly dire real-economy figures and Covid news didn’t move the US market in a big way.

Here’s what you need to count among India’s 1%, but it won’t make you rich in US, China

The top 1% covers a wide span, from professionals to billionaires with more wealth than many nations. But the yardstick varies greatly with where you live.

Trump attacks the World Bank by nominating an unconventional chief

Donald Trump's nominee for the post of World Bank president has been a critic of multilateral institutions.

Ten misunderstandings surrounding the 2008 financial crisis

The financial crisis of 2008 was so complex that even today many don't have a clear understanding of what went down. 

The Lehman crisis was bad, but the government’s cure could leave us all worse off

A growing portion of the financial ecosystem has retreated into the shadows where there is neither transparency nor regulation. On a Sunday night 10 years ago, I...

2008 financial meltdown could have been averted if not for Wall Street’s unmoderated greed

Not a single banker has been prosecuted for the 2008 crisis, whereas hundreds of bankers went to jail following the US savings and loan scandal of the 1980s.

Banks are still not trustworthy, even if they tell you they are

Though regulators claim financial systems are now stronger than they were in 2008, their resilience is yet to be seen. 

On Camera

With nuke lunacy, Asim Munir joins Pakistan’s Hall of Generals who swapped brains for bluster

Munir indicates that he’s willing to go for broke, even if it risks taking his country “and half the world” down with him. It’s important to understand where he is coming from.

How mining, manufacturing & power sectors weighed on India’s industrial output since January 2024

India’s industrial output growth saw a 10-month low in June, with Index of Industrial Production (IIP) growing by mere 1.5% as against 1.9% in May 2025.

‘Next war may come sooner than expected, will require whole-of-nation approach’—Army chief

Gen Dwivedi framed Op Sindoor not just as retaliation to Pahalgam, but as demonstration of India’s capability to fight multi-domain conflicts with integration between services & agencies.

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.