SCIENCE, computing and mathematics are lucrative but competitive fields. The good news is that graduates in these science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) sectors, according to a recent Khazanah Research Institute (KRI) report, can expect good starting salaries but securing a job may prove to be a challenge as vacancies are scarce. Produced in collaboration … Read more
Apr 06, 2024, 01:31:52 PM IST Technology funds have lost around 3.96% in one month, an analysis of performance by ETMutualFunds showed. There were around seven active schemes in the category during the said horizon. iStock Aditya Birla Sun Life Digital India Fund lost the most at around 5.52% in one month. ICICI Prudential Technology … Read more
Islamabad: The newly-elected government of Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has decided to work on a comprehensive five-year roadmap for the cash-strapped country’s economic resurgence, according to a media report on Friday. This strategic blueprint will focus on curbing inflation, alleviating poverty and creating jobs, the Dawn newspaper reported. “In the first meeting, the prime … Read more
Mumbai: The dynamics of stock leadership on Dalal Street has undergone a change of late with stalwarts of the recent past taking a backseat and giving way to new stars. Gone are the days when bluechip consumer, private financials and information technology (IT) dominated the performance of the Nifty for nearly a decade. Now, the … Read more
Investing in artificial intelligence (AI) education will play a significant role in Malaysia’s goal of becoming a high-income nation. This, said Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) Faculty of Information Science and Technology senior lecturer Dr Lailatul Qadri Zakaria, is because AI can contribute to the country’s economic growth, innovation and competitiveness in many different ways. The … Read more
“So, non-IT are multiple sectors and there are some pockets where it is still growing at a faster rate. Few sectors where it is not growing as fast as what it was let us say two quarters ago,” says Chintan Thakkar, Wholetime Director & CFO, Info Edge.AI is surely picking up pace. And because of … Read more
Mumbai: Indian stocks rose to fresh all-time closing levels on Friday led by a surge in information technology shares as investors judged the third-quarter earnings of sector leaders-TCS and Infosys-weren’t as adverse as expected. The optimism inspired markets to overlook the escalating tensions in the Red Sea, which caused a jump in oil prices to … Read more
India is undergoing an industrial renaissance and the country is the most promising structural growth story in Asia over the next decade, an HSBC Global Private Banking release said on Wednesday, quoting HSBC’s Chief Investment Officer (CIO) James Cheo. Cheo has picked Indian banks, consumer discretionary and IT companies as his top bets in the … Read more
Malaysia’s Education Ministry has paved the way for the nation’s digital transformation through the recently approved National Digital Education Policy. With 31% of the country’s 34 million people comprising schoolgoing children and youths aged five to 24, the effort to review the current digital state of the population is a timely move. The National Digital … Read more
