Category: Business

The India-US trade relationship faces challenges as Trump has increased tariffs from August. (AI image) Indian companies are betting on robust demand from smaller towns and villages to counter the impact of US President Donald Trump’s 50% tariffs on India. India’s GDP grew at a 5-quarter high of 7.8% in the April-June period. Private consumption […]

The Czech government on Wednesday approved a plan by the defence ministry to acquire 44 Leopard 2A8 battle tanks from Germany in a deal worth more than 34 billion koruna ($1.6 billion). The acquisition is part of Prague’s sweeping military modernisation programme amid Russia’s war against Ukraine.Defence Minister Jana Černochová said the tanks would be […]

Gold rate today: Gold prices shot up by Rs 1,000 to hit a fresh all-time high of Rs 1,07,070 per 10 grams in Delhi on Wednesday, fuelled by mounting expectations of a US Federal Reserve rate cut, geopolitical tensions, and concerns over the US economy. The yellow metal of 99.9 per cent purity had closed […]

The global funding target set for COP30 is far behind schedule, with only 4-5 per cent of the promised $1.3 trillion achieved so far, claimed Vishwas Chitale, Fellow, Climate Resilience at the Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW).In an exclusive interview to news agency ANI, Chitale stressed that the $1.3 trillion target is crucial […]

Indian and Chinese companies are moving quickly to firm up joint ventures and partnerships in electronics and automobiles after the recent meeting between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping.Both leaders have pledged to improve ties, a signal that has boosted business sentiment amid US tariff pressures.According to industry executives cited by ET, […]

Broader bullish trend can take gold prices to witness new highs in coming weeks. (AI image) Gold price prediction today: Gold is expected to trade in a sideways range with a bullish bias, while silver is likely to continue its bull run, says Maneesh Sharma, AVP – Commodities & Currencies, Anand Rathi Shares and Stock […]

The upcoming GST Council meeting could influence market sentiment. (AI image) Stock market today: Nifty50 and BSE Sensex, the Indian equity benchmark indices, opened in green on Wednesday. While Nifty50 was near 24,600, BSE Sensex was up over 50 points. At 9:16 AM, Nifty50 was trading at 24,592.05, up 12 points or 0.051%. BSE Sensex […]

Anthropic has closed a deal to raise $13 billion from investors in a new funding round that nearly triples its valuation to $183 billion, including dollars raised – a larger-than-expected haul that makes the AI company one of the most valuable startups in the world. The financing, one of the largest to date for an […]

Sweden’s “buy now, pay later” financial services firm Klarna said on Tuesday it aims to raise $1.27 billion through an initial public offering in New York, setting a price band of $35 to $37 a share, after an earlier plan was delayed due to market volatility.Klarna had first announced plans for an IPO in November […]

Jaguar Land Rover, the Tata Motors-owned luxury automaker, said on Tuesday its global retail and production operations have been “severely disrupted” following a cyberattack, forcing the company to shut down systems as a precaution.The UK-based company said it took immediate steps to shut down its systems in a bid to limit the fallout, AFP reported. […]