Conflicting signals on U.S. jobs market

Conflicting signals on U.S. jobs market

Miami Beach, Florida, McDonald’s restaurant, now hiring sign, starting at $11 an hour. Jeffrey Greenberg | Universal Images Group | Getty Images This report is from today’s CNBC Daily Open, our international markets newsletter. CNBC Daily Open brings investors up to speed on everything they need to know, no matter where they are. Like what … Read more

India inks ‘watershed’ $100 billion free trade deal with four non-EU nations

India inks ‘watershed’ 0 billion free trade deal with four non-EU nations

India flag, stock market, exchange economy and Trade, oil production, container ship in export and import business and logistics. Texbr | Istock | Getty Images India will lift most tariffs on four nations in Europe in a “watershed” deal that is expected to yield $100 billion worth of investment over 15 years and one billion … Read more

More Indian travelers are choosing extreme road trips to see the world

More Indian travelers are choosing extreme road trips to see the world

Meenakshi Sai, 51, looks like any other Indian woman, dressed in a saree and sporting a bindi on her forehead. But unlike many women in her country, she’s been driving since she was 18 years old. As of 2020, less than 7% of India’s 236 million drivers were women, according to the data website Statista. … Read more

MG Motor-JSW: MG Motor India anticipates accelerated growth path with JSW Group’s investment, says CEO Emeritus Rajeev Chaba

MG Motor-JSW: MG Motor India anticipates accelerated growth path with JSW Group’s investment, says CEO Emeritus Rajeev Chaba

MG Motor India is set to achieve accelerated growth with the support of JSW Group as an investor, according to CEO Emeritus Rajeev Chaba. The company has already established a strong foundation in technology, customer experience, gender diversity, and community service. Now, MG Motor India is looking forward to the next phase of growth, reported … Read more

Solar-Powered Farming Is Quickly Depleting the World’s Groundwater Supply

Solar-Powered Farming Is Quickly Depleting the World’s Groundwater Supply

That is certainly the case in Yemen, on the south flank of the Arabian Peninsula, where the desert sands have a new look these days. Satellite images show around 100,000 solar panels glinting in the sun, surrounded by green fields. Hooked to water pumps, the panels provide free energy for farmers to pump out ancient … Read more

India says its citizens were ‘duped’ to serve in the Russian army. Now it wants them back

India says its citizens were ‘duped’ to serve in the Russian army. Now it wants them back

Ukrainian soldiers drive a tank during a military training at an undetermined location. Anadolu | Anadolu | Getty Images India is seeking the release of its nationals who have been “duped” into serving in the Russian army, a spokesperson for the Indian Ministry of External Affairs said Friday, in a rare rift from Moscow. “Several … Read more

gender gap: Negligible number of women CXOs at India’s top auto cos, says Deloitte study

gender gap: Negligible number of women CXOs at India’s top auto cos, says Deloitte study

Not only is the count of women CXOs negligible (less than 3%) across India’s top 11 automobile companies, but their salaries are also 11% lower than male counterparts, according to a Deloitte study exclusively shared with ET. These 11 automakers command more than 85% market share in the passenger vehicle, commercial vehicle and two-wheeler segments, … Read more

Mercedes-Benz: Expect India to be third largest market among 118 countries: Mercedes-Benz

Mercedes-Benz: Expect India to be third largest market among 118 countries: Mercedes-Benz

German carmaker Mercedes-Benz expects India to become its third biggest market in its ‘Region Overseas’ over the next 2-3 years with demand anticipated to remain strong for luxury products, according to a senior company executive. The Region Overseas for Mercedes Benz comprises 118 countries, excluding North America, Europe and China. India is the fifth largest … Read more

Tourist couple alleges gang rape, attack in India, sparking fury as 3 men arrested – National

Tourist couple alleges gang rape, attack in India, sparking fury as 3 men arrested – National

NOTE: The following article contains disturbing content. Please read at your own discretion. Police in India have arrested three suspects and are searching for four more in connection with the alleged gang rape of a Spanish-Brazilian tourist on Friday night. The woman and her husband, who was also beaten by the attackers, were travelling through … Read more

Wall Street unfazed by hot inflation data

Wall Street unfazed by hot inflation data

Customers shop for produce at the Eastern Market in Detroit, Michigan, on Sept. 17, 2022. Matthew Hatcher/Bloomberg via Getty Images This report is from today’s CNBC Daily Open, our international markets newsletter. CNBC Daily Open brings investors up to speed on everything they need to know, no matter where they are. Like what you see? … Read more