UpFront
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Hertz, car rental pioneer, files for bankruptcy protection
The coronavirus pandemic has devastated Hertz by grounding business travellers and tourists, making it impossible for the company to continue paying its lenders
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University of California will end use of SAT and ACT in admissions
Given the size and influence of the California system, whose marquee schools include the UCLA and the UC Berkeley, the move is expected to accelerate colleges away from the tests, amid charges that they are unfair to poor and minority students
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China moves to tighten its control of Hong Kong
The proposal revives the threat of violent demonstrations that convulsed the city for months
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Ten interesting things we read this week
Some of the most fascinating topics covered this week are: Finance (A new term emerging in this crisis), Business (The world's most coveted commodity right now; crash of the global flower business trade), and Coronavirus (The pandemic stress test; When fury overcomes fear; India's revival plan must focus on cities)
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What are filmmakers doing during the lockdown?
With movie theatres closed and film shoots cancelled, filmmakers are using the time to revisit scripts, plan new projects and introspect
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Pakistan plane crash could be among the worst in five years
A Pakistan International Airlines aircraft has crashed near a residential neighbourhood in Karachi. While we await more details, a look at the biggest crashes of the past five years
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Global disinflation in retreat
Expect Indian inflation to stay within the 4-6 percent range, say experts
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Episode 14: What are the chances your company will survive Covid-19?
On this episode, 'dean of valuation' Aswath Damodaran discusses his book 'Narrative and Numbers', shedding light on valuing companies during the pandemic and what this means for markets like India
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#Wanderlost? What the future of travel will look like
How the coronavirus will cause the travel bug to mutate
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We have serious doubts on resources to achieve SDGs: UN's Satya Tripathi
United Nations' Assistant Secretary General, Satya Tripathi, spoke to Forbes India about sustainable development goals in the post Covid-19 world, and why we need to weigh out the true costs of future investments
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RBI cuts interest rates further by 40 bps; extends moratorium on loans
Experts say that more needs to be done after Shaktikanta Das's briefing on Friday, and that special dispensation is needed for restructuring loans to worst-hit sectors