Business
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Asian currencies under pressure as dollar gains, yen stays elevated
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AI is remaking the workforce faster than universities can decide how—or whether—to teach it
Amanda Cullen is just a few years away from entering a workforce in which AI is becoming harder to avoid. But in most of her classes at North Carolina State University, the rule has been not to use it at all. “Most of my classes have been no AI,” said Cullen, a first-year who expects…
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Even Americans earning more than $155,000 now call themselves ‘working class’—a sign of how far the affordability crisis has spread
Sixty percent of Americans identify as “working class”—including millions of top earners who believe their economic struggles now match a term long reserved for low-income workers. A new Pew Research Center analysis, based on a survey conducted in January 2026, found that 60% of U.S. adults say the term describes them well, and half of…
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‘They’re likely to get squeezed’: AI slop books are flooding online marketplaces—and it’s coming at the expense of paychecks for human authors
In March, the book publisher Hachette yanked the horror title “Shy Girl” from its scheduled U.S. release after hefty allegations that the novel’s author Mia Ballard used AI to write the book. While Ballard denied using AI for the novel, Hachette pulled the book from its website, Amazon, and U.K. shelves, but the incident became…
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ETMarkets Smart Talk | AI, defence, power: Investors need to be selective as valuations turn expensive, says Aditya Khemani
Aditya Khemani, Head of Equities at Invesco Mutual Fund, believes investors need to be particularly selective at this stage. He cautions against confusing strong earnings momentum with business quality, especially when red flags such as weak cash flows or stretched valuations are overlooked. While India’s growing domestic liquidity provides a cushion against sustained FII selling,…
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Trump Needs ‘Appropriate Recognition’ To Help Kennedy Center Fundraise, Internal Document Reportedly Says
The internal document notes that Trump is willing to raise funding for the Kennedy Center to address its financial woes, but will only do so if he gets “appropriate recognition.”
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Clippers’ Steve Ballmer Accepts NBA’s Punishment for Cap Circumvention
Clippers owner Steve Ballmer announced on Sunday night “that we are complying with the penalties assessed by the league.”
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Jefferies says Sebi’s proposed CAS changes will remove uncertainty, but still remains negative on BSE. Here’s why
Jefferies expects Sebi’s proposed CAS changes to reduce expiry-day volatility and uncertainty but remains negative on BSE shares, citing limited options-industry growth, a ceiling in market-share gains, tighter bank guarantee norms and a potential management transition. The brokerage prefers Groww, citing strong earnings growth levers and recovery in F&O activity.
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Why can’t NSE trade on its own platform after the IPO, and is it a big deal?
NSE MD Ashish Chauhan clarified that the exchange will not seek Sebi approval to list or trade its shares on its own platform. Under Sebi rules, a recognised exchange can list only on another exchange, meaning NSE’s upcoming IPO is expected to result in a BSE-only listing.