Stock market outlook: Fed policy, crude oil prices and Q1 earnings to drive trade

Markets are set for another volatile week after Dalal Street ended the previous one in red. Investors are set to track developments in the Middle East, fluctuations in crude oil prices and the outcome of the US Federal Reserve’s policy meeting, while a busy earnings season is expected to drive stock-specific movements.Apart from global developments, … Read more

Tariffs on trial: Small businesses take Trump’s latest trade levies back to court

Donald Trump’s tariff strategy is once again under legal scrutiny.Just as temporary 10% worldwide tariffs expired, two groups of small businesses headed to court to challenge the administration’s latest trade measures. The lawsuits target the sweeping tariffs announced earlier this week, which impose double-digit levies on goods from 60 trading partners and cover 99% of … Read more

US stocks today: Wall Street inches higher as crude calms down; Dow jumps over 330 points, Nasdaq trades flat

A fall in oil prices offered some relief to Wall Street on Friday, but was not enough to reverse the week’s broader losses. Investors continued to weigh the impact of the Middle East conflict, fresh US tariffs and uncertainty over the Federal Reserve’s next policy move.S&P 500 rose 40.73 points, or 0.55%, to 7,449.03, while … Read more

Ballari-Guntakal Rail Project: Cabinet approves Rs 1,264-crore Ballari-Guntakal rail project to boost freight, passenger connectivity

File photo: Union minister Ashwini Vaishnaw speaks during a cabinet briefing, in New Delhi The Union cabinet on Friday approved a Rs 1,264-crore railway project to add a third and fourth rail line on the Ballari-Guntakal section across Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh, aiming to ease congestion, improve freight movement and strengthen connectivity along a key … Read more

Bhavya Rasayan Scheme: BHAVYA Rasayan scheme: Cabinet approves Rs 3,030 crore for three chemical parks

The Bharat Audyogik Vikas Yojana Rasayan (BHAVYA Rasayan) scheme, announced in the Union Budget for 2026-27, was cleared by the Cabinet chaired by PM Modi The Union cabinet on Friday approved a new Rs 3,030-crore scheme to establish three dedicated chemical parks across the country, aiming to strengthen India’s chemicals sector through world-class infrastructure, attract … Read more

India’s fertiliser game plan: Over 32 lakh tonnes imported in Q1; strengthened supply chain through overseas deals

India brought in more than 32 lakh tonnes of key fertilisers during the first quarter of the current financial year, with imports of urea and di-ammonium phosphate (DAP) supplementing domestic production to meet demand, according to information shared by the government in Parliament.In a written reply to the Lok Sabha, chemicals and fertilizers minister J … Read more