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Families could lose power as Winter Storm Fern is forecast to bring bitter cold, snow, sleet and ice from New Mexico up through New England this weekend. The storm is expected to impact more than 170 million Americans through Monday, according to the National Weather Service. At least 14 states across the South, Midwest and…

An “Open House” sign outside a home in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, US, on Sunday, Jan. 11, 2026. Zak Bennett | Bloomberg | Getty Images Stagnant mortgage rates, falling housing supply and ongoing economic uncertainty weighed heavily on homebuyers in December. Pending home sales, a measure of signed contracts on existing homes, dropped 9.3% last…

Elon Musk’s pay package of up to $1 trillion highlights the continued escalation in CEO compensation, even as worker pay slows and rewards to shareholders remain mixed, according to several studies.   Already, Musk is the richest person on the planet with a net worth that tops $660 billion, according to Bloomberg. Musk saw his…

Near expansive aisles of home improvement supplies, some of Lowe’s tiniest shoppers worked this Saturday on do-it-yourself projects of their own. The children, some as young as 3, sported miniature versions of the retailer’s signature red aprons while hammering together washing machine-themed piggy banks at the retailer’s kids’ workshop at the company’s store in North…

👉 Visit the Official SleepLean Website MUMBAI: Kotak Mahindra Bank reported a standalone net profit of Rs 3,446 crore for the quarter ended Dec 31, 2025, up 4.3% from Rs 3,305 crore a year earlier, supported by growth in net interest income and other income. On a consolidated basis, net profit stood at Rs 4,924…

The rupee rebounded from its all-time low levels and ended with a gain of 7 paise at 91.58 against the U.S. dollar on January 22, 2026. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto The rupee gained 17 paise to trade at 91.41 against the U.S. dollar in early deals on Friday (January 23, 2026), as investor sentiments…

Representational image of a bank employee at his desk | Photo Credit: Emmanual Yogini Bank employee unions have decided to go on a nationwide strike on January 27 to press for a long-pending demand for a five-day work week. If the strike proceeds, it will disrupt public sector banking operations for three consecutive days, with…

At least two European airlines suspended flights to cities in the West Asia on Friday (January 24, 2026), with Air France saying it will temporarily stop service to Dubai owing to the geopolitical situation. Dutch airline KLM also halted flights until further notice to cities in the West Asia and would not fly through the…

Representational image only. | Photo Credit: Special arrangement GUWAHATI A Sikkim-based university, focussing on industry-immersive education, has collaborated with the North East Cane and Bamboo Development Council (NECBDC) to promote bamboo-based startups and drive innovations in the bamboo industry. “The partnership entails establishing incubation centres to support such start-ups and research and development centres to…

President Donald Trump‘s push for mineral rights in Greenland may be the latest play in long-standing U.S. efforts to block China from accessing rare earths on the world’s largest island. Trump has disclosed few details about the Greenland framework deal that he announced after meeting with NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte on Wednesday. But he told…