NEW DELHI: RSS ideologue S Gurumurthyon Tuesday said caste in politics is bad, but as far as economics is concerned, caste has produced entrepreneurship prosperity. Launching a book ‘Caste as Social Capital’ authored by R Vaidyanathan, Gurumurthy said classless and casteless society is a beautiful imagination. “There…
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Oil slips from 2019 highs as economic concerns weigh
Oil prices eased from 2019 peaks on Friday as economic growth concerns weighed on sentiment, pausing a three-month rally driven by OPEC-led supply cuts and US sanctions against Iran and Venezuela. Brent crude oil futures were at $67.72 per barrel…
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Car park economics: warning lights appearing on global economic dashboard
THE make-up of car parks has long been a good indicator of trends in the domestic economy, given that cars are the biggest discretionary expenditure item after purchasing a home. But the car market has also become a key barometer…
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Home economics graduates can now teach in elementary, secondary schools
President Rodrigo Roa Duterte (VALERIE ESCALERA/PRESIDENTIAL PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) Under Republic Act No. 11168, graduates of home economics will be required to take the Licensure Examination for Teacher within five years from hiring. Those willing to teach on a…
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MLK on economics: A brief primer
Leaders of the March on Washington for Jobs & Freedom marching. Photo: Robert W. Kelley/The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images Remembered as a great orator and a champion for human rights, Martin Luther King, Jr. also was a deep thinker on…
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SOME ECONOMICS FOR MARTIN LUTHER KING DAY
On November 2, 1983, President Ronald Reagan signed a law establishing a federal holiday for the birthday of Martin Luther King Jr., to be celebrated each year on the third Monday in January. As the legislation that passed Congress said: “such…
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