AI generated image, used only for representative purpose Oil prices continued to ease on Tuesday as markets tracked the outcome of potential US-Iran engagement in Doha, even as weekend missile exchanges signalled instability. This comes after the two sides reached an interim peace deal aimed at ending the four-month conflict.Around 7 am IST, WTI crude … Read more
MUMBAI: :Stress is emerging in the micro-borrower segment of the MSME industry, particularly for loans with ticket sizes below Rs 2 crore, even as larger enterprises remain relatively resilient amid geopolitical headwinds, tighter working capital conditions, and global supply chain pressures. The divergence in asset quality across MSME segments has widened, with micro borrowers showing … Read more
Quick commerce race intensifies as Amazon, Flipkart level up MUMBAI: Amazon and Walmart’s Flipkart have made it clear that they are not going to play on the sidelines in India’s quick commerce battlefield. Big money, aggressive dark store expansion, discounts, cashbacks—everything is on the table. Listed players Eternal—which owns Blinkit—and Swiggy are jittery despite sitting … Read more
Wall Street started the week on a stronger note, with major US indices rebounding after a rare spell of losses as heavyweight technology stocks lifted investor sentiment.The Dow Jones Industrial Average stood at 52,174.42, up 0.58%, while the Nasdaq Composite was at 25,495.20, gaining 0.78%, and the S&P 500 reached 7,390.14, rising 0.49% around 8 … Read more
Axis Bank on Monday announced that its chief financial officer, Puneet Sharma, has resigned. Sharma, who has led the bank’s finance function since March 2020, stepped down on Sunday, June 28, and will remain with the lender until August 31. During his time at the private sector lender, Sharma served as the group head and … Read more
The Centre is planning to roll out a Rs 5,000 crore scheme over the next three months to promote the adoption of cleaner technologies in the steel sector as part of efforts to reduce carbon emissions The Centre is planning to roll out a Rs 5,000 crore scheme over the next three months to promote … Read more
Many consumers are choosing to cash in on their holdings and lock in gains instead. (AI image) Gold selling spree! Fearing that gold prices have peaked out, Indian households are rushing to sell their old gold to cash out before prices fall too much from record highs seen earlier this year. Indian households are increasingly … Read more
Concerns over the country’s fiscal outlook intensified after crude oil prices surged amid the conflict in the Middle East. (AI image) US-Iran war impact: India is well positioned to absorb a fiscal deficit that may be more than the current projections this year without putting its investment-grade sovereign rating at risk, according to Moody’s Ratings, … Read more
The global economy is entering a new era, with globalisation giving way to geo-economic fragmentation. The shift could come at a steep cost, with the World Economic Forum (WEF) warning that a full economic decoupling between the East and the West could wipe out as much as $6.9 trillion from global GDP in 2025-26. The … Read more
China is accelerating plans to launch its first sulphur futures contracts this year as the Iran conflict has intensified price volatility, reinforcing the need for a hedging tool and greater pricing power in the global sulphur trade, sources told news agency Reuters. China is accelerating plans to launch its first sulphur futures contracts this year … Read more