In Sri Lankan society, the betel leaf is not merely a plant leaf, but a paramount cultural symbol intertwined with our rituals, customs, and hospitality. A sheaf of betel leaves holds a
China’s economic slowdown deepened in November as factory activity continued to contract for the eighth consecutive month, according to official data reported by Bloomberg. The National Bureau of Statistics said the manufacturing
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After one of India’s weakest years in decades, some of Wall Street’s biggest names are forecasting a market rebound next year, according to Bloomberg. Morgan Stanley, Citigroup Inc., and Goldman Sachs Group
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Credit-rating companies have raised concerns over Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves’ decision to push the bulk of her fiscal tightening to the end of the decade, casting doubt on whether the
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India’s economy expanded at a faster pace than anticipated last quarter, highlighting the country’s economic resilience even as steep U.S. tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump weigh on the outlook for the
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SolGold Plc, the mining company developing the large-scale Cascabel copper project in Ecuador, has rejected a second takeover offer from China’s Jiangxi Copper Co., the company confirmed Friday — a development first
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The 2021-2023 inflation surge saw sudden and persistent increases in prices for consumer goods, housing, and assets. Wage inflation also rose, but it lagged behind other inflation measures. When wages finally accelerated, the
More Chancellor Rachel Reeves has unveiled a sweeping budget that will affect workers, pensioners, and high earners alike, Times UK reported. The Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) apologised for inadvertently leaking the full
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Chinese sports apparel company Anta Sports Products Ltd. is exploring a potential takeover of German sportswear firm Puma SE, according to sources familiar with the matter, Bloomberg reported. Hong Kong-listed Anta has
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China Vanke Co., once the nation’s largest property developer, is confronting a worsening financial crisis, with investors increasingly doubtful the firm can avoid default in the coming months without clearer government support,
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Three years after OpenAI released ChatGPT, artificial intelligence has become the dominant driver of U.S. stock market gains, according to Bloomberg. The technology has fueled a surge in Big Tech shares, created
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