Are We Witnessing The Policies Of Desperation?

Debit is the workforce of payments: simple for consumers, relatively inexpensive for merchants, and ubiquitous in everyday transactions. But beneath that no-frills experience lies a surprisingly complex ecosystem of issuers, acquirers, merchants, processors, and card networks. For years, that complexity was largely invisible to consumers—and often secondary for financial institutions. But as more debit transactions…

News Published: Monday, September 14, 2026, 18:28 [IST] Bengaluru’s rental market has been under rising pressure as thousands of people move into the city for jobs, business and better career opportunities. For many newcomers, finding a house in Bengaluru has become a big challenge because of high demand, ultra high rents and hefty security deposits…

Rescue teams and military helicopters searched Thursday for hundreds of missing people along the Nepal-China border, where a deadly torrent of water and mud several stories high swept through communities a day earlier following a glacier collapse. Videos of the disaster showed people running before the floodwaters swallowed them up and washed out buildings and bridges. More than 360 people…

Some leveraged crypto trading is now available to Canadians through a regulated platform. On September 2, Coinbase began offering futures to permitted Canadian clients, including institutional investors and qualified high-net-worth individuals, with leverage of up to 10x. Client cash in a new role In the Bybit structure, tokenized money market funds pledged as crypto collateral…

General views of the TCL Chinese Theatre during opening weekend for the Christopher Nolan film, “The Odyssey” in Imax on July 18, 2026, in Hollywood, California. AaronP | Bauer-Griffin | Gc Images | Getty Images For Mike Rohlfing to see “The Odyssey” in theaters this week, the 39-year-old marketer set off on a hero’s journey…

Residential properties across India’s biggest cities have delivered a rare double win since 2019—prices have surged by as much as 125% while rental yields have simultaneously improved by up to 100 basis points, signalling that homes are increasingly generating stronger cash flows even as they become more valuable.   An analysis by ANAROCK…