India’s medical devices imports surged 41 per cent to touch Rs 63,200 crore in 2021-22, led by a 48 per cent year-on-year (YoY) jump in imports from China to Rs 13,538 crore, the commerce ministry data analysed by the Association of Indian Medical Device Industry (AiMeD) has showed. Local industry […]

After coming under pressure early in the session, stocks have climbed off their worst levels of the day but remain mostly lower in afternoon trading on Monday. The major averages are all in negative territory after ending last Friday’s trading narrowly mixed. Currently, the tech-heavy Nasdaq continues to underperform its […]

Fights and multiple reports of shots fired caused the Knotts Berry Farm to shut down early on Saturday night, police said. Buena Park police said numerous 911 callers also reported shots fired, but investigators determined there was no gunplay at the amusement park. Orange County Fire Authority reported three people […]

Inflation, as measured by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Consumer Price Index Summary, jumped 9.1% in June compared to June of 2021. The number was higher than in any month since November 2008, with the price of fuel oil soaring. The news was staggeringly bad for an American economy […]

Joe Biden pushed back against criticism of his meeting with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, telling reporters that he raised the murder of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi “at the top” of their meeting. But Biden faced criticism of an image that preceded the meeting in Jeddah, when he […]

The number of people affected by hunger globally rose to as many as 828 million in 2021, according to a new UN report that provides fresh evidence that the world is moving in reverse, away from the Sustainable Development Goal of ending hunger, food insecurity and malnutrition in all its […]

General Motors Co. (NYSE: GM) announced a partnership with Pilot to build about 2,000 charging stations at 500 Pilot and Flying J locations. They should all be in place in three years. A look at the map GM released shows that many of these stations are in areas of the […]

Grazer will next be seen on the film side in Focus Features’ Dreamin’ Wild alongside Zooey Deschanel and Walton Goggins. He’s also set to reprise his role as Freddy Freeman from New Line’s DC film Shazam! in its sequel Shazam! Fury of the Gods, which is slated for release via […]

Los Angeles County Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer revealed today that the county has officially entered the CDC’s “High” Community Level. Ferrer has warned of the prospect for weeks. If the county remains in the CDC-designated High level for two consecutive weeks, it will again impose what Ferrer called “a […]

European stocks are likely to open a tad lower on Friday as investors await cues from key U.S. jobs data due later in the day. Asian markets advanced on renewed China stimulus expectations and hopes for a soft landing for the U.S. economy. Federal Reserve governors Christopher Waller and St. […]