From Taylor Swift to the World Cup, travelers are paying big bucks to catch overseas games and shows

[ad_1] When Taylor Swift’s Eras tour rolls into Singapore next year, Rjay Ignacio said he’ll be there — whether he has a ticket or not. “Taylor Swift has a huge fan base in Asia,” the YouTube content creator from Pasig City, Philippines said. “So the probability is very small to get a ticket.” But that’s … Read more

Alibaba announces new CEO and chairman in surprise reshuffle – Times of India

[ad_1] SHANGHAI: Alibaba Group on Tuesday said its CEO and chairman Daniel Zhang will step down from the roles to focus on its cloud division as the Chinese e-commerce giant moves ahead with a plan to split into six business units. Zhang has been concurrently serving in three roles since December when he took over … Read more

Market benchmarks rally in early trade – Times of India

[ad_1] MUMBAI: Benchmark equity indices rallied in early trade on Tuesday amid optimism in the US markets and positive domestic macroeconomic data points.The 30-share BSE Sensex jumped 300.79 points to 63,025.50 in early trade. The NSE Nifty climbed 82.7 points to 18,684.20.From the Sensex pack, Asian Paints, ITC, Hindustan Unilever, Axis Bank, Titan, Nestle, Bajaj … Read more

Markets climb for 4th day; Sensex rallies 350 points to reclaim 63,000-mark – Times of India

[ad_1] MUMBAI: Benchmark equity indices ended with gains on Wednesday, logging their fourth day of rally amid fresh foreign fund inflows and a mixed trend in global markets.The gains in metal, realty, oil & gas and industrials stocks also supported the market‘s rally.Rising for the fourth straight session, the 30-share BSE Sensex climbed 350.08 points … Read more

At $3.3 trillion, India’s m-cap now 5th biggest in world – Times of India

[ad_1] MUMBAI: As the Indian market rallied on the back of the resolution of the US government debt default crisis and its market cap went up to $3.3 trillion (Rs 286.6 lakh crore), the country regained its spot as the fifth biggest stock market in the world.At the current level, India’s market cap is at … Read more

Markets bounce back from intra-day lows; settle higher on fag-end buying – Times of India

[ad_1] MUMBAI: Equity benchmark indices bounced back from intra-day lows to settle in the positive territory on Thursday helped by fag-end buying.In a volatile trade amid the monthly derivatives expiry, the 30-share BSE Sensex climbed 98.84 points or 0.16 per cent to settle at 61,872.62. During the day, it hit a high of 61,934.01 and … Read more

HSBC’s top execs face tense shareholders calling for a breakup | CNN Business

[ad_1] Hong Kong CNN  —  HSBC’s top brass defended their strategy Monday to frustrated shareholders in the lender’s largest market, as Europe’s biggest bank continued to face calls to be split up. At an informal shareholder meeting in Hong Kong, Chairman Mark Tucker and CEO Noel Quinn took questions from investors on issues ranging from … Read more