For all the fears that central banks are out of ammunition, looser monetary policy over the past year provided a vital safety net that enabled stocks to surge and wiped out fears of recession. As 2020 unfolds, expect more easing. The year is barely a week old and already we have some indication about how things will unfold. In minutes, ...

India’s economy hasn’t been this bad in 42 years. Pulling it back from the abyss will require more honesty than imagination. The last week’s advance estimates for the financial year ending on March 31 peg the economy’s inflation-adjusted growth rate at 5%, a third year of slowdown. And even this figure could be optimistic. Consumer demand is in the doldrums ...

Samsung Electronics Co kicked off 2020 with an array of gadgets from prototype augmented-reality (AR) glasses to a new smart speaker that the company hopes will kickstart a fresh foray into the crowded smart home arena. The world’s biggest home appliance maker set out its latest Internet of Things strategy, describing it as an “Age of Experience,” at the CES ...