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Ola Electric reported Q1 FY26 vehicle registrations of 16,144 units in June, doubling QoQ growth. The EV maker's performance signals strong demand in India's two-wheeler segment.
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Three egg producers including Cal-Maine and JBS' Hickman's Ranch settled price-fixing charges for $3.3M. The scheme manipulated the daily egg index from 2022 to 2025.
Franklin Equity Income Fund trailed its benchmark in Q1 2026 as AI trade reassessment and geopolitical risks pressured equities, with consumer discretionary and health care sectors dragging performance.
ANV Group acquires AUG, a specialist MGA underwriting travel bonds and financial failure insurance for tour operators across Europe. Deal expected Q3 2026.
The rupee slipped 19 paise to 94.75 as the dollar held above 101. Traders say RBI may use inflows to rebuild reserves rather than let the rupee strengthen.
Shares hit lower circuit with 19.77 lakh shares in sell queue after JM Financial cut target to ₹620. European OEM spending cuts pressure Q1 margins; KPIT sees H2 recovery.
Disney's Star Group invested Rs 123 crore in JioStar India, total FDI this fiscal now Rs 3,847 crore. The Reliance joint venture deepens despite equity losses.
Taliban airstrikes hit ISIS positions in Pakistan's Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa after Pakistan's own cross-border operations. The escalation raises regional stability risks and could affect energy markets.
Three Nifty500 stocks, including Cochin Shipyard, triggered a White Marubozu bullish pattern on June 30, indicating strong buying pressure. Traders watch for confirmation in the next session.
Norway's World Cup win triggered $2.1B in global betting handle, the tournament's heaviest. Playtech and Evolution Gaming shares rose. Haaland's goal settled prediction-market contracts at 733% returns.
Agoda's new features—real-time flight alerts and AI hotel review matching—tighten Booking Holdings' cross-sell funnel in Asia. Live now on iOS and Android.
Bastien Rebotton starts a 19,000-km bike trip from France to Vietnam on July 6, crossing 14 mountain passes to reach O Quy Ho Pass by Sept. 24.
A Thai Airways crew member was arrested at Melbourne airport with 1kg of heroin worth A$500k. She faces up to 25 years in prison; court Sept.14.
KPIT's revenue warning signals European OEM spending slowdown ahead of Q1 results. Below-normal monsoon adds inflation risk. Broader markets show relative strength.
An analyst upgraded Dell to Strong Buy, citing AI server demand and a record ISG backlog. The May earnings report will test whether the backlog is still building.
Amex card members can now redeem Membership Rewards points directly inside Apple Pay's checkout flow, covering all or part of online and in-app purchases. The integration removes a step from the rewards process, letting users apply points at the moment of payment rather than logging into a separate portal.
India's new rural job law offers 125 days of work per household, up from 100, but lets states suspend the guarantee for 60 days during harvest. The trade-off between welfare and farm labour supply will test the safety net.
The leadership advisory firm appointed Alistair Macrae to lead its Asia Pacific operations, succeeding Matthias Oberholzer. Macrae's background in board and CEO advisory signals a continued focus on leadership succession in a region facing economic uncertainty.
TCW Core Plus Bond ETF returned 8.12% in 2025, beating its benchmark by 119 bps. Credit and securitized bets drove the outperformance.
Humsienk's Intersolar booth drew renters and creators, not just installers, as balcony solar moves from niche to mainstream. Three days of steady traffic and live segments marked the shift.
WhatsApp will let users connect via usernames instead of phone numbers, a privacy upgrade Meta hopes will boost engagement in its largest market India.
Oil prices edged up after Iran refused to meet US envoys, dimming hopes for a ceasefire. The move adds a risk premium to crude, with Indian stocks like INFY and WIT in focus.
Energy Vault's backlog and EBITDA/MW gains in data-center storage offer a readthrough for the grid-scale storage sector. Sustained data-center demand is key to confirming the setup.
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Allium Lands $40M Series B Financing Round Back to Home NEW YORK, NY, Allium, the leading blockchain data platform for enterprises, announced it has raised $40...
Trump declares PJM power emergency as 100°F heat wave tests grid capacity. Electricity prices surge above $200/MWh in some zones. What it means for utilities and the XLU ETF.
Anthropic reinstated Fable 5 globally except for sanctioned countries after the White House eased an export-control order. The deal requires real-time monitoring of the model's output for potential weapons-design queries.
A heat dome pushing temps 10-20°F above normal for 73 million Americans also fuels record tornadoes and drought that threaten crop yields and power grids.
Anthropic said the Commerce Department lifted export controls on Claude Fable 5 and Mythos 5, ending a two-week standoff that locked the models behind a national security directive.