In the early months of the Covid-19 pandemic, the hedge fund industry was struggling to eke out gains, but by the end of 2020, they had managed on average to pull themselves out of the red for the year. A fund-weighted composite index by research firm HFR, which measures the […]

The World Health Organization issued new recommendations Monday on human genome editing, calling for a global registry to track "any form of genetic manipulation" and proposing a whistle-blowing mechanism to raise concerns about unethical or unsafe research. In two reports Monday, WHO's expert group said all studies involving human genome […]

A total of 254 millionaires from India have used the so-called “golden visa” to settle down in the UK through a large investment into the country since the route opened in 2008, according to a new report released by a UK-based anti-corruption charity on Monday. Spotlight on Corruption said that […]

The unusually dangerous Delta variant of COVID-19 now causes the most infections of any variant in America. Wednesday the CDC said it represents more than half of all new cases. Because of this, people in some parts of the nation, particularly where vaccination rates are low, face a high risk […]

Since he lives locally, Harish Patel is one of the luckier migrant workers in Surat — in that his employer was able to squeeze in a single shift for him at the weaving unit in Kamrej in Gujarat — unlike others who went home for Holi and other festivals just […]

In comparison, Reliance Jio Infocomm reported gross debt of Rs 11,196 crore at the end of March this year, down from Rs 23,242 crore a year ago. Mobile operators with the exception of Reliance Jio are in a much worse financial condition than expected earlier. The combined borrowing of the […]

The EU is due to propose the biggest revamp of its Emissions Trading System since the policy launched in 2005. Already the world's largest carbon trading program, the ETS is now widely expected to expand to include shipping for the first time. Lars Robert Pedersen, deputy secretary general of BIMCO, […]

New York (CNN)Richard Branson became the first billionaire to reach suborbital flight in his own rocket-powered plane Sunday, setting the stage for how the media will cover wealthy individuals looking to build a business in space travel. Branson’s flight is a landmark moment for the commercial space industry and journalism. […]

"Black Widow" tallied $80 million at the domestic box office during its debut, the most of any film released in the wake of the Covid epidemic. The film garnered an additional $60 million from Disney+ sales. In addition, "Black Widow" tallied $78M from international ticket sales. In this article DIS […]