Trump faces thorny questions on Taiwan and trade

TOI correspondent from Washington: US President Donald Trump lumbered back to the White House on Friday bringing back with him seeds of discord from Beijing despite assertions to the contrary. The promise of Chinese rose seeds for the White House Rose Garden from Xi Jinping, meant to be a diplomatic bouquet, instead highlighted the increasingly…

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Splitsvilla X6 – Pyaar Ya Paisa Winners: Gullu aka Kushal Tanwar and Kaira Anu lift the trophy; take home a cash prize of Rs 20 lakhs

India’s biggest and most-loved dating reality show, Splitsvilla X6 , just concluded its most unpredictable season yet! Packed with drama, emotions, strategy and tough choices, the latest season introduced the game-changing theme of ‘Pyaar Ya Paisa’, where contestants had two distinct routes to victory: Love or Money. The winning couple takes home a cash prize…

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California governor Gavin Newsom proposes a software tax similar to one announced by UK and Canada on American companies

California Governor Gavin Newsom has proposed expanding the state’s sales tax to include digital prewritten software. The proposed move could increase costs for software and SaaS companies and draw comparisons with digital services taxes introduced against American companies in countries such as Canada and the UK. The proposal comes at a time when taxes targeting…

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Warren Buffet’s one-line reply to Amazon founder Jeff Bezos’ question on why people don’t like copy his investment strategy

It is regarded as one of the most successful investing strategies in human history, yet almost no one copies it. Amazon founder Jeff Bezos once asked Warren Buffett why more people do not copy his investing strategy. The legendary American investor’s one-line reply was classic, witty and entirely brutally honest: his approach is a “get-rich-slowly…

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Moody’s Analytics chief economist Mark Zandi warns of high risk of recession in America; unless the US government changes …

Mark Zandi is chief economist of Moody’s Analytics. Moody’s Analytics chief economist Mark Zandi has warned that the United States a high risk of recession unless policymakers change the course on various key economic fronts. According to a report by Business Insider, speaking during a webcast hosted by Marcus & Millichap, Zandi said that the…

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