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Unilever deploys AI digital twins across global factories in a multi-year Accenture deal. Alpha Score 55/100 signals Moderate risk-reward in consumer staples.
India is set to clear the Dixon-Vivo JV this month, cutting Vivo's direct regulatory risk. Dixon holds 51% control; the Noida plant will produce phones for Vivo and other brands.
RBA's Bullock says hold does not rule out further hikes; board data dependent. Banks split: CBA sees cuts next year, Westpac alone sees one more rise. Next decision Aug 11.
Tech gave back a chunk of Monday's surge as traders squared positions ahead of the Fed. The QQQ pullback held above Monday's open. Wednesday's statement decides the next move.
The rupee rose for a third day to 94.56, supported by softer oil prices after the U.S.-Iran deal and foreign inflows. The Fed decision and deal details are next.
Disability claims at the EEOC surged 34% in three years. Mental health conditions now account for 21% of those filings, creating new accommodation challenges for employers.
10-year Bund yield holds at 2.35% as traders cut ECB rate hike bets by 15 bps. Oil drops 1.8%, euro edges up. Focus shifts to reopening pace.
India targets top-five shipbuilding status by 2047. Korean yards bring the technology and scale. The ₹40,000 crore Thoothukudi proposal is the biggest test.
Tata Motors PV expects to outgrow the industry in FY27, Chairman Chandrasekaran said at the AGM. New models and a multi-powertrain strategy underpin the forecast.
India's unemployment rate rose to 5.5% in May, an 11-month high, as labour-force participation hit an 11-month low. The data signals softening consumer demand and could bolster the case for an RBI rate cut.
China retail sales fell 0.6% in May, first drop since Dec 2022. Fixed-asset investment contracted 4.1% vs 2% expected. Industrial output beat at 4.5%.
Maharashtra opens data centre incentives to all regions, lowering power costs for developers. Risk: subsidy dependency and grid strain. First project approvals due by September.
ASX futures point to a near-1% drop as the RBA's 2:30PM rate decision overrides Wall Street's Iran peace rally. Brent crude falls to $83.36, gold rises to $4,324.
Kraft Heinz fell 1.66% Monday after six straight gains. The pullback came ahead of April CPI data that will test the stock's 12-times-forward multiple.
Fed minutes flag rate hikes as the inflation remedy. But price inflation is a symptom, not the cause. A look at the original meaning of inflation shows why the playbook backfires.
Homebuilder stocks rallied Tuesday after a U.S.-Iran peace memo lowered Fed rate-hike odds. D.R. Horton rose 3.4% as oil fell 3.1% and the 10-year yield dropped 8 bps.
The Empire State index fell short of forecasts after May's surge. The read-through hits industrials, materials, and reinforces rate-cut bets.
Helston-based staircase manufacturer Spiral UK appears in a new Enginuity film highlighting skills in UK manufacturing. The video showcases precision work and the sector's talent pipeline.
In early America, counterfeit money was often preferred to genuine notes from dubious banks. The Civil War and the Secret Service ended that era.
Trump's threat to slap 100% tariffs on French wine unless Paris scraps its 3% digital tax sets up a G7 showdown and hits luxury goods, US tech stocks.
71% of Australians back government spending on renewable energy for manufacturing. Only 23% say energy privatisation has helped the nation, a new Australia Institute poll shows.
An RBI report reveals typical Indian families put 70-80% of net worth in real estate, yet real returns are only 1-4% after inflation. Costs and illiquidity make it a poor investment.
Global rate path divergence splits emerging market bets into three distinct trades. Fed hold vs ECB cut vs BOJ hike changes which EM currencies, bonds, and stocks move.
The UK, France, Germany and Italy made support for the U.S.-Iran deal conditional on IAEA-verified nuclear steps. The IAEA's August report is the first test.
Fidelity's Freedom 2025 fund blamed Q1 volatility on geopolitical conflict and inflation fears, with policy uncertainty as an additional drag. No forward guidance was issued.
Kevin Warsh chairs his first Fed meeting this week as US–Iran talks test oil supply assumptions and SpaceX's IPO afterglow sets the risk-appetite benchmark.
RBI offers banks a fixed-rate swap on FCNR(B) deposits and ECB proceeds at 3.5% above OIS, cutting hedge costs by 150-200 bps and giving the central bank a forward dollar buffer without draining spot reserves.
Auto components maker Chamundi Die Cast promoters seek up to ₹1,500 crore from private equity, tapping renewed investor appetite for manufacturing ahead of Make-in-India gains.
A CEF-to-ETF conversion delivers NAV to shareholders. The discount collapses, taxes are deferred. The fund company keeps the assets. More deals are coming.
Boeing's door blowout is the symptom of a 25-year strategy to stop making planes. The industrial decline that followed now threatens supply chains, regulators, and investor returns across manufacturing.