India has urged the US to roll back the additional 25% tariffs, senator Lindsey Graham claimed on Sunday. Graham said that Vinay Mohan Kwatra, the Indian Ambassador to the United States, met him last month to discuss New Delhi’s reduced purchases of Russian oil and asked him to convey the same to the US President […]
Turkey inflation falls to 30.9% in December from 44% a year earlier: Official data
ISTANBUL: Turkey’s annual inflation slowed in December to 30.9 percent, a fourth straight month of declines and well below the 44.4 percent posted a year earlier, official figures showed Monday.The 12-month annual average for 2025 as a whole stood at 34.9 percent, down from 58.5 percent in 2024, Turkey’s TUIK statistics agency said.The figure was […]
Start with the basics: What ‘quality’ really means in stocks & why it’s important
You simply have to ask a few consistent questions about any stock you’re considering. (AI image) The word “quality” gets thrown around a lot in investing. Everyone claims to buy “quality stocks”, and every other fund calls itself a “quality fund”. But when you dig a little deeper and ask, “What exactly do you mean […]
Air India to replace CEO Campbell Wilson? N Chandrasekaran looking for new chief executive for airline, say reports
Chandrasekaran is also understood to have held frequent performance review meetings with Wilson in recent months. Air India is actively hunting for a new candidate for the post of its Chief Executive Officer (CEO), as Tata Sons looks to replace Campbell Wilson, according to reports. Tata Sons, the owner of Air India, has been engaging […]
Stocks to buy: What’s the outlook for Nifty for the week starting January 5, 2026? Check list of top stock recommendations
Top stocks to buy (AI image) Stock market recommendations: According to Sudeep Shah, Head – Technical Research and Derivatives, SBI Securities, the top stock picks for this week are CESC, and Indian Bank. Here’s his view on Nifty, Bank Nifty for the week starting January 5, 2026:Nifty ViewIndian equities kicked off the new calendar year […]
Crude imports from US up 92% in first 8 months of current fiscal
India’s imports of crude petroleum from the US in the first eight months of the current fiscal registered a year-on-year increase of more than 92% compared with the same period in 2024, with Russia remaining the biggest supplier of the product between April and Nov 2025.As per data from the ministry of commerce and industry, […]
Rupee continues to fall! Currency drops 4 paise in early trade; reaches 90.24 against US dollar
Rupee opened the week on a weak note, slipping 4 paise to 90.24 against US dollar in early trade on Monday, extending its downward momentum from 2025. The decline was triggered by ongoing geopolitical uncertainty as US intervention in Venezuela boosted demand for the American currency.Last week on Friday, the currency had fallen below the […]
Top stocks to buy: Stock recommendations for the week starting January 5, 2026 – check list
Top stocks to buy (AI image) Stock market recommendations: According to Motilal Oswal Financial Services Ltd, the top stock picks for the week (starting January 5, 2026) are Max Financials, and Kotak Mahindra Bank. Let’s take a look: Stock Name CMP (Rs) Target (Rs) Upside (%) Max Financials 1674 2100 25% Kotak Mahindra Bank 2190 […]
Fino’s small fin bank plan: Secured loans
MUMBAI: Fino Payments Bank plans to hive off its business correspondent (BC) arm and expand secured lending through its merchant network once it transitions into a small finance bank, its MD & CEO Rishi Gupta said.Fino received in-principle approval from RBI in early Dec 2025 to convert into a small finance bank, a move that […]
Investment plans heavy on infra, consumer sector lags
MUMBAI: Electricity, chemicals and metals accounted for 60% of the proposed investments in terms of sectors while in terms of geography, Andhra Pradesh, Odisha and Maharashtra account for half of the total investments proposed in the country in the first nine months of FY26.According to a Bank of Baroda Economic Research note, new investment announcements […]