Japanese carmakers deepen hold in India with hybrids

Hello, this is Priyanka Salve, writing to you from Singapore. Welcome to the latest edition of “Inside India“ — your one-stop destination for stories and developments from the world’s fastest growing large economy. Indian consumers’ desire to shift away from gasoline-based cars should have been Tesla and BYD’s moment to shine in the world’s third-largest auto market….

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Small towns are powering e-commerce’s fastest-growing market, dominated by Amazon, Walmart unit

Hello, this is Priyanka Salve, writing to you from Singapore. Welcome to the latest edition of “Inside India“ — your one-stop destination for stories and developments from the world’s fastest growing large economy. Amazon and Walmart’s Flipkart dominate India’s e‑commerce market. This week, I unpack why the U.S. giants are keen to expand in the…

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The worst might not be over

Hello, this is Priyanka Salve, writing to you from Singapore. Welcome to the latest edition of “Inside India“ — your one-stop destination for stories and developments from the world’s fastest growing large economy. Indian markets have been rattled by the Iran war, with foreign investors fleeing and valuations slipping to rare lows. But fund managers…

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Give refunds to U.S. workers Greer says

Jamieson Greer, US trade representative, during a Bloomberg Television interview outside the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Friday, Dec. 19, 2025. Stefani Reynolds | Bloomberg | Getty Images “The whole reason the president imposed these tariffs was to try to reshore, affect our massive imbalance in trade that we’ve experienced over many years…

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Lowe’s (LOW) Q4 2025 earnings

A Lowe’s store in Concord, California, US, on Monday, Nov. 17, 2025. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Lowe’s topped Wall Street’s quarterly revenue and earnings expectations on Wednesday, as the retailer’s quarterly sales grew more than 10% year over year. The home improvement company said it expects total sales for the full…

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