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Detailed stories on technology startups, business and economic current affairs.
FIRE, or Financial Independence, Retire Early, is a growing movement where younger professionals save aggressively to call it quits on their day job. But is it worth it?

I was introduced to FIRE in 2019 through an article that talked about a lawyer in New York who lived off canned beans and rice so that he could stockpile his earnings and retire early. The Business Insider story quoted a New York Post article in which Daniel, the lawyer, claimed that by living in a shabby apartment in New Jersey, eating just rice and beans, turning off the heat during the winter, and holding on to just five patched-up suits for work, he was able to save 70% of his salary. By his calculation, the lawyer had saved $400,000 …

ICICI Bank’s steep hike in minimum balance requirements and subsequent U-turn raise questions about whether these rules can and should endure.
The recent controversy over Zepto’s differential pricing and lack of transparency trains the spotlight on the deceptions and trickery that digital companies resort to in the name of innovative business practices.
The American silicon giant has delivered abysmal financial results and is lagging behind the competition. In such a scenario, all buzz is good buzz.