Crude oil trade 3 pc lower on hopes of fresh US-Iran talks

IANS | April 14, 2026 10:38 AM

Mumbai, April 14 (IANS) International crude oil prices on Tuesday pared their gains, falling up to 3 per cent on hopes of renewed US-Iran dialogue to end the conflict, which helped ease concerns over supply risks linked to the US blockade of the Strait of Hormuz.

China stuck with lop-sided economy as consumers ignored: Report

IANS | April 13, 2026 5:35 PM

New Delhi, April 13 (IANS) If China continues pursuing productive grandeur regardless of consumers’ preferences, the world’s leading industrial nation will get stuck with a lop-sided economy that becomes ever harder to rebalance, according to an article in The Wire, a New York-headquartered global digital magazine.