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Beautiful woman hand hold gold necklace jewelry, Accessory and fashion. portfolio | Photo Credit: iStockphoto Precious metals declined for the second consecutive day to high a 10-day low on Tuesday on profit-booking, after a sharp rally in the past few months. Most importantly, gold dropped below $4,900 an ounce and silver to $72 an ounce. In the domestic market, the yellow metal declined by Rs 2,233 or one per cent to Rs 151,865 per 10 gm against Rs 154,098 on Monday due to weak prospects in the global markets.However despite the recent fall, gold prices are still up 8 per…

In much of South Asia, moving a household product from factory to shelf is rarely a linear process. Infrastructure gaps, fragmented retail networks, and wide variations in consumer behavior across regions create operational realities that challenge conventional distribution models. It is within this complex environment that Arpit Agrawal has built one of the region’s most expansive FMCG distribution platforms that is grounded in execution, shaped by local market conditions.As Executive Director at Vishal Group, one of Nepal’s largest diversified business conglomerates, Agrawal leads the company’s FMCG distribution vertical. His work focuses on connecting global consumer brands with millions of consumers…

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Unlock the Editor’s Digest for freeRoula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.Germany’s population is projected to shrink by nearly 5 per cent within 25 years — a significantly steeper decline than previously forecast, according to an Ifo study.The German economic think-tank on Tuesday revised its forecast for a 1 per cent population decline by 2050 to nearly 5 per cent — a drop that would leave Germany with its smallest population since 1990. The revision is based on updated figures from the country’s statistical office.“Demographic change will have significant effects on all areas…

We research all brands listed and may earn a fee from our partners. Research and financial considerations may influence how brands are displayed. Not all brands are included. Learn more. It’s likely not surprising that the markets have been a roller coaster of a ride the last few years, with crypto, stocks, bonds, and real estate assets all seeing amazing ups and disastrous lows. In 2025 though, gold set record prices — we reported in October that the precious metal had leaped 60% in value over the year. A small gold allocation can reduce portfolio drawdowns because gold often behaves…

Your Legacy is Now Life is not a search for meaning from others, it’s about the creation of meaning for yourself. For over 30 years Alan Weiss has consulted, coached, and advised everyone from Fortune 500 executives, state governors, non-profit directors, and entrepreneurs to athletes, entertainers, and beauty pageant contestants. That’s quite an assortment of people, and they run into the thousands. Most of them have had what we euphemistically call “means,” and some of them have had a lot more than that. Others have been aspiring and with more ends in sight than means on hand. Alan Weiss states:…

The restaurant investors behind the success of Dave’s Hot Chicken are making a new nationwide bet on the next-hottest restaurant trend: birria.Mike’s Red Tacos, a San Diego-based birria chain with just two locations, plans to announce on Tuesday a new franchising initiative that will build hundreds of restaurants across the U.S., with support from early-stage backers Bill Phelps and Andrew Feghali, CNBC can report. Financial terms of their investment, which took place in early 2025, were not disclosed.”We just saw that this was a brand and a concept that really had legs to it,” Phelps told CNBC. “And then the…

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday announced a sweeping expansion of bilateral cooperation, unveiling more than 20 agreements and outcomes across defence, technology, innovation, skilling, trade, health and cultural exchanges. The announcements followed high-level talks in Mumbai during Macron’s three-day official visit to India, which also includes his participation in the AI Impact Summit 2026 in New Delhi. Framing the partnership against a backdrop of global uncertainty, both leaders positioned the India–France relationship as a stabilising force amid geopolitical tensions, economic fragmentation and technological realignments. “Today the world is going through a period of uncertainty.…

Iranian Navy soldiers at an armed speed boat in Persian Gulf near the strait of Hormuz about 1320km (820 miles) south of Tehran, April 30, 2019.Morteza Nikoubazl | Nurphoto | Getty ImagesOil prices held steady Tuesday as Iran conducted war games in the Strait of Hormuz, a trade chokepoint that is vital for international crude supplies.U.S. crude oil rose 53 cents, or 0.84%, to $63.42 per barrel by 8:45 a.m. ET. Global benchmark Brent was down 29 cents, or 0.42%, to $68.36.Traffic through the strait was suspended for several hours Tuesday as the Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRCG) held naval…