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PGIMER team’s review shows how vaping can damage lungs, affect mental health and push teenagers towards nicotine addiction. Ahead of World No Tobacco Day, here’s busting myths on vaping.

The task force will frame guidelines on several key issues, including four-year undergraduate degree structure, internships, credit transfers, multiple entry-exit options, migration between universities and implementation of uniform academic calendar.

Higher repair and specialist costs can push up insurance on EVs. Photo: Getty Images Susan Edmunds of RNZ Buyers have been snapping up electric vehicles as the cost of fuel increases, but there's a warning that insurance could be pricey.

Trump’s pursuit of policies that drive up prices, including tariffs and war, might be punished in November’s elections

For most of this century, rich countries have enjoyed a seemingly free lunch: They could spend money as needed, cut taxes at will and stimulate their way out of problems without paying a price in the form of higher borrowing costs or inflation.…

The extra $450 spent by each US household has already eaten up this year’s average $380 tax refund

The average long-term U.S. mortgage rate rose again this week, reaching its highest level in nine months, another setback for prospective homebuyers

Record debt interest payments pushed public borrowing higher last month amid fears that Labour leadership changes and the Iran war could drive up debt even further.

The established wisdom is never to touch your Roth IRA, but if it contains a large sum and you have a pension, too, here's when you should tap into it first.

TL;DR: Mortgage rates went up today, but not enough to bust your homebuying budget.

Recent data from the New York Fed reveals rising food insecurity among Americans in early 2026, with middle-income households particularly affected by high housing, utility, and grocery costs.…

The West Asia crisis has sent crude prices spiralling and forced the government to hike fuel prices. If prices remain anywhere close to the $100-per-barrel level for the full year, it would upend both household as well as government budgets.

My end-of-week morning train WFH reads: • Miami got NYC’s billionaires. Will it get their businesses? The fact is, high earners who were formerly geographically tethered to their companies can now work remotely.…

US equities continue to march higher in 2026 despite geopolitical uncertainties, supported by resilient economic data and strong corporate earnings. Read more here.

Every few trading sessions, the yen jolts higher against the dollar, and then it suddenly drops.

Sensex rises 239.14 points to 75,637.86 in early trade; Nifty up 78.30 points to 23,767.90.

Nations across Asia are pushing for the use of more biofuels in transportation in order to slash dependence on imported fossil fuels, which have been disrupted by the Iran war.

US retail sales advanced for a third month in April, pointing to some signs of consumer resilience despite sharply higher gasoline prices.

The market premium for the US 10-year Treasury yield over a fair‑value estimate remained modest in April. Read more here.