Coronavirus update | Second wave wreaks havoc in Europe as it is ‘experiencing 1 lakh new COVID-19 cases a day’
By Administrator_India Capital Sands France may be experiencing 1 lakh new COVID-19 cases per day — twice the latest official figure — Professor Jean-François Delfraissy, who heads the scientific council that advises the French government, told RTL radio on October 26. The country is currently examining whether to tighten lockdown measures further to curb the […]
Covid-19: UK inflation eases to 0.2% on temporary steps to aid spending
By Administrator_India Capital Sands The U.K. inflation rate fell to the lowest since 2015 last month, driven by government tax cuts and other stimulus designed to dig the economy out of the depth of the coronavirus crisis. The reading of 0.2% was slightly higher than the zero forecast by economists, although the drop from July’s reading of 1% was still the […]
Asian stocks falter as global growth fears temper tech boost
By Administrator_India Capital Sands Asian shares wobbled in a choppy session on Friday as abysmal economic data from the United States and rising global COVID-19 cases weighed on sentiment, despite strong U.S. tech earnings and signs of manufacturing recovery in China and Japan. The U.S. dollar was also set for its worst month in […]
Indian start-ups get creative as coronavirus crisis fuels funding crunch
By Ritu, Capital Sands Samik Sarkar was managing to eke a profit out of his online apparel store before the coronavirus crisis hit India, forcing the 36-year old to reinvent his business overnight. The rapid global economic slowdown, India’s coronavirus lockdown of 1.3 billion people and an exodus of venture capital are testing a start-up […]