Top stocks to buy today: Stock recommendations for May 14, 2026 – check list

Top stocks to buy today (AI image) Top stock market recommendations: Grasim Industries, Hindustan Unilever, and National Aluminium Co have been shortlisted as the top stocks to buy today (May 14, 2026) by Aakash K Hindocha, Deputy Vice President – WM Research, Nuvama Professional Clients Group. The expert also shares his outlook for Nifty, and … Read more

Asian markets mixed today: AI rally cools, Hang Seng gains 174 points while Kospi steadies after record peak

Asian equities traded mixed on Thursday as the AI and tech rally began to lose steam. At the same time, traders have remained cautioned amid the intensifying conflict in the Middle East. In Hong Kong, Hang Seng Index inched 174 points to 26,563 while Japan’s Nikkei remained steady, inching 0.66% higher to 63,539. South Korea’s … Read more

75 days of Hormuz chaos: Oil prices remain above $100 as Trump-Xi talks near

Oil prices edged higher on Thursday as traders remained cautious ahead of US President Donald Trump’s meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing. Oil markets have stayed elevated since the outbreak of the Middle East conflict, with disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz, a critical global oil transit route, continuing for 75 days.By 7:05 … Read more

Petrol and diesel prices may rise if Middle East crisis persists, says RBI Governor Sanjay Malhotra

Reserve Bank Governor Sanjay Malhotra has said the government may eventually have to raise petrol and diesel prices if the ongoing Middle East crisis continues for a prolonged period, PTI reported on Wednesday.Speaking at a conference in Switzerland on Tuesday, Malhotra said the disruption in oil and gas supplies due to the conflict and blockade … Read more

India targets $1 trillion exports in FY27 as Piyush Goyal bets on FTAs, global demand

Commerce and Industry minister Piyush Goyal on Wednesday asked exporters to target $1 trillion in goods and services exports in the current financial year, after India recorded an all-time high outbound shipment value of $863.11 billion in 2025-26, PTI reported.“This year, let’s aspire for a $1 trillion exports target. It’s possible,” Goyal said at an … Read more

Lilly expands specialty portfolio in India

New Delhi: US firm Eli Lilly is deepening its specialty portfolio in India across cardio metabolic health, oncology, neurology and immunology, with the launch of its Alzheimer’s therapy. The company has strategic partnerships with domestic drugmakers Lupin and Cipla in diabetes and metabolic care, and also markets the blockbuster weight-loss therapy Mounjaro in India.The treatment, … Read more

RBI eases outward remittance norms, removes prior approval requirement for non-bank entities

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Wednesday removed the requirement for non-bank entities to obtain prior approval for tie-up arrangements to facilitate outward remittance services through banks in India, PTI reported.The central bank also issued a revised operating framework for facilitating outward remittance services by non-bank entities through Authorised Dealer (AD) Category-I banks.“On a … Read more

US stock markets today (May 13, 2026): Wall Street trades mixed as inflation worries offset tech rebound

Wall Street traded mixed on Wednesday as another stronger-than-expected inflation report weighed on investor sentiment while a rebound in technology stocks helped limit losses, AP reported.The S&P 500 slipped 0.1 per cent in early trade, remaining close to the record high touched earlier this week. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 235 points, or 0.5 … Read more

Redbird aircraft crashes, cadet pilot safe

Mumbai: A Redbird Aviation training aircraft was involved in an incident near Baramati airport in Maharashtra on Tuesday during a solo training sortie, though the cadet pilot escaped unhurt, the flying training organisation said.The aircraft, a Tecnam P2008JC bearing registration VT-RFY, was involved in the occurrence at Gojubavi in the vicinity of Baramati airport at … Read more

US wholesale prices jump 6% in April, biggest rise since 2022 as Iran war lifts energy costs

US wholesale inflation accelerated sharply in April, with producer prices recording their biggest annual increase since December 2022 as the 10-week Iran war pushed up energy costs and added pressure on companies to raise prices for consumers, AP reported.The US Labor Department said on Wednesday that its producer price index (PPI), which measures inflation before … Read more