Hey stupid, it wasn’t just the economy. It was inflation

Hey stupid, it wasn’t just the economy. It was inflation

U.S. presidential elections are all about “the economy, stupid”, said Bill Clinton‘s strategist James Carville in 1992. And for American voters who cared more about the economy than other issues – and the nearly half who said they are worse off financially than four years ago – their choice for the next president appeared resoundingly … Read more

Words & figures: Rewriting the rules of book deals

Words & figures: Rewriting the rules of book deals

It’s a financial renaissance for pop icon Britney Spears. Her $15 million tell-all memoir deal with publishing giant Simon & Schuster in February this year is being regarded as her first major earning potential since her 13-year conservatorship was terminated in November 2021. In fact, it is also expected to smash the record of other … Read more

View: Justice Amy Coney Barrett, Trump’s unexpected lifeline in US election 2020 bid

View: Justice Amy Coney Barrett, Trump’s unexpected lifeline in US election 2020 bid

In the backdrop of the US presidential election, President Donald Trump has nominated Justice Amy Coney Barrett, a favourite of social conservatives, to the Supreme Court. Barrett replaces liberal icon, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who died last month. There is no clear code of conduct in the US that can resist the president appointing a … Read more

S Jaishankar talks about bipartisan support in US for expanding ties with India

S Jaishankar talks about bipartisan support in US for expanding ties with India

New Delhi: The relationship between India and the US took about six decades to discover itself, but having done so, it is making up for lost time, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Saturday while elaborating on the significance of fast expanding ties between the two leading democracies. In an interactive video session at … Read more