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Japan exports jump 14.8% in April as semiconductor shipments soar

TazaPulseMay 21, 2026

Containers at a shipping terminal in Yokohama, Japan on Oct. 18, 2021. Japan’s trade deficit surged in September as imports overwhelmed export growth. Kiyoshi Ota | Bloomberg | Getty Images Japan’s exports climbed 14.8% in April, the fastest pace since January and solidly beating expectations on a surge in semiconductor shipments. The figure was sharply...

‘India needs AI to fight AI as cyber threats grow

TazaPulseMay 21, 2026

NEW DELHI: India’s digital transformation has pushed the country into a new era of cybersecurity risk, where traditional, manual defences may no longer be enough to counter increasingly sophisticated and automated cyberattacks, National Cyber Security Coordinator Navin Kumar Singh said on Tuesday. He stressed the need for artificial intelligence-powered security systems to protect critical infrastructure...

12-nation military exercise ‘PRAGATI’ starts in Meghalaya | India News

TazaPulseMay 21, 2026

NEW DELHI: Multilateral military exercise PRAGATI 2026 involving personnel from 12 friendly countries started at Meghalaya’s Umroi Military Station on Wednesday.The contingents of Bhutan, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Maldives, Myanmar, Nepal, Philippines, Seychelles, Sri Lanka and Vietnam were accorded a traditional welcome by the Indian Army.PRAGATI — Partnership of Regional Armies for Growth and Transformation...

Core sector expands 1.7%, but 5 industries contract

TazaPulseMay 21, 2026

NEW DELHI: Amid the conflict in West Asia, output in India’s eight core infrastructure industries inched up to 1.7% in April from the upwardly revised 1.2% in March, latest official data released Wednesday showed. Notably, as many as four industries linked to energy sector and the fertiliser industry registered a decline in output during the...

Jim Cramer says the world of tech investing has changed and it’s not going back

TazaPulseMay 21, 2026

CNBC’s Jim Cramer said that semiconductor stocks have become the market’s new center of gravity because they are the drivers of the artificial intelligence boom. “It’s a new era,” the “Mad Money” host said. “Semis are now in charge. Software is taking a back seat.” The comments came after Nvidia reported quarterly earnings Wednesday evening...

Asia News

Kospi, Nikkei225, Sensex, Hang Seng, Nifty 50

TazaPulseMay 21, 2026

Didier Marti | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets were set to to open higher Thursday, tracking Wall Street gains, as growing hopes that the Middle East conflict could end soon cooled oil prices. U.S. President Donald Trump said that Washington was in the “final stages” of negotiations with Iran, according to a pool report, helping lift investor...

US-China trade thaw? Beijing signals willingness to accept tariff level, seeks extension of truce

TazaPulseMay 21, 2026

China has signalled that it is willing to accept a certain level of US tariffs while pushing for an extension of the ongoing trade truce with Washington, a move that could indicate further stabilisation in ties between the world’s two largest economies, Bloomberg reported.According to a statement issued by China’s Commerce Ministry on Wednesday, Beijing...

No new hydel projects on Ganga in Uttarakhand: Govt | India News

TazaPulseMay 21, 2026

NEW DELHI: In a move that may prevent further stress on the fragile Himalayan ecosystem and upper reaches of river Ganga in Uttarakhand, the Centre Wednesday told Supreme Court that it’s “not in favour of permitting any new hydro-electric project in Alaknanda and Bhagirathi river basins” apart from the seven that have either been commissioned...

SpaceX is the biggest IPO ever. These debuts also set records

TazaPulseMay 21, 2026

Meta CEO, Mark Zuckerberg and Tesla and SpaceX CEO, Elon Musk Manuel Orbegozo | Chip Somodevilla | Reuters When SpaceX finally debuts on the Nasdaq, under the ticker symbol SPCX, it will almost certainly set a record for the largest offering ever. By a long shot. Elon Musk’s reusable rocket maker filed its long-awaited IPO...

Skydo among first to get cross border payments licence in Gift City

TazaPulseMay 21, 2026

Mumbai: Skydo, a cross-border payments platform for Indian exporters/businesses, is among the first to receive in-principle approval to operate as a cross-border Payment Service Provider at GIFT City IFSC.The GIFT City presence plugs Skydo into a globally-aligned finance hub built for cross-border flows. It unlocks build-for-global infra/products tailored to firms selling, buying, operating abroad. These...