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JioStar must return to the Delhi High Court after the Supreme Court refused to take over its challenge to TRAI's TV pricing rules. Core arguments: tariff orders vs regulations, subscriber definition for commercial versus residential use.
Bank of America taps Mutasa for Africa, van Hooijdonk for Benelux. The bank is targeting more mandates like Dangote's $750 million placement.
Agratas builds pilot LFP cell line in Gujarat with multinational team, bypassing Chinese licensing. In-house pivot adds costs but secures supply for JLR's Range Rover Electric.
Citi hired Rohan Sen from Bank of America to lead tech services investment banking, part of a broader push that added 5 MDs in July alone.
Auour Investments raised its cash allocation to 15% from 10% in aggressive equity strategies, signaling a view that market tops are processes, not events, and that patience is warranted.
The intervention covered the first five months of 2026, with the central bank also offering a concessional swap facility for FCNR(B) deposits in June to attract inflows.
Robert Wenzel's 2012 speech at the NY Fed argued money printing causes the business cycle. Resurfacing amid inflation worries, here is the Austrian critique and the macro read.
India's factory PMI slid to 53.5 in July, the lowest in nearly five years. Job creation slowed, but output and export orders held up. Input cost pressures eased to a five-month low, HSBC said.
The author thought freelancing would let her balance work and motherhood. Instead, she found herself nursing a baby while typing, late to her own C-section, and questioning the cost of having children in America.
Bonds offered 7-8% returns last year while the Nifty fell 4%. Experts say fixed income still anchors portfolios through geopolitical shocks and market volatility.
EPFO continues to credit 8.25% interest on PF balances even after a worker stops contributing. New rules allow 75% withdrawal on unemployment, with the rest available after 12 months.
Fed Chair Warsh praised the bond market for finally looking at data, not the Fed, as the 30-year yield surged to 5.28%, the highest since 2006.
Energy Secretary Sharon Garin said the price drop could save buyers up to P200,000 per vehicle, with domestic manufacturing boosted by the new policy.
An analyst's critique of inflation 'doomers' and Austrian economists reveals disagreements over how to interpret monetary data and what it means for the next Fed move.
Three Fed presidents dissented Wednesday, voting for a 25-bps rate hike, warning inflation could become entrenched above 2%. Chair Warsh held rates steady at 3.5%-3.75%.
Markets misread Fed Chair Warsh as dovish, but his prepared remarks signal readiness to hike if inflation persists. The September FOMC meeting is key.
GDP rose 0.3% in May, topping the 0.1% flash estimate, as oilsands output and a housing rebound powered goods and services growth.
Three Fed officials dissented against the rate hold. Hammack and Kashkari said Friday the time to act is now, warning waiting makes the inflation fight costlier.
Analyst Marty warns that U.S. sanctions always precede war, citing historical examples from Japan to Cuba to Russia. The Korean War lesson: unpopular conflicts lose elections.
Q2 GDP deflator surged 6.3% annualized, the fastest since mid-2022. Core GDP inflation hit 4.4%. The 30-year yield spiked to 2007 highs. Next CPI: Aug. 13.
July factory PMI missed forecasts at 49.2, weakest since February. The export rush that powered China's Q2 rebound is fading, pressuring Beijing to act.
Warsh's pared-back FOMC messaging and a statement calling the economy 'strong' drew three dissents. GDP slowed to 1.5%, sending the 30-year yield to a 19-year high.
Trump wants Congress to add Iran tariffs to a Russia-Iran sanctions bill. The duties would hit just $1.4 million in imports but could kill the bipartisan deal's chances.
Core PCE inflation slowed to 3.4% in Q2, the lowest since early 2021. Consumer spending surged 3.9%, but government outlays fell. The data gives the Fed room to hold steady at the July meeting.
DVAC probe into Rs 1,000 crore TASMAC scam pushes TVK to consider opening retail liquor sales to private operators after Madras High Court denies bail to former minister V Senthil Balaji.
Stanley 1913 EMEA GM Ben James on how the brand is expanding into café and mobility categories, with café set to hit 30% of revenue by 2026.
France's GDP rose 0.2% in Q2 after a 0.1% decline, in line with estimates. The rebound supports euro zone recovery as ECB weighs further rate hikes.
The Federal Reserve left rates unchanged at 3.50%-3.75% despite three dissents favoring a hike. Chairman Warsh insists 2% target is non-negotiable as markets price a September increase.
Lockheed Martin gets $59 billion to triple Patriot missile output by 2030. The Pentagon deal extends a $4.7 billion contract as the Iran war drained stockpiles. Lockheed will hire 650 workers at its Arkansas plant.
Fed Chair Warsh said ending forward guidance lets markets tighten financial conditions. The 10-year yield jumped 9 bps to 4.69%, the 30-year hit 5.21%.