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Kotak sees India bank re-rating on resilient asset quality. Loan growth may stay moderate. Valuations attractive. Foreign inflows may not boost credit. Overweight private banks.
ABS Marine Services signed a ₹126 crore, five-year charter to deploy an AHTS vessel for east coast exploration. The deal with Hardy Exploration and ONGC boosts revenue visibility and fleet utilisation.
Smartworks will buy Workstudio Spaces, adding 76,000 sq ft and 1,500 seats in Singapore. The company, recently profitable, is expanding its flexible office network.
State Grid Min County replaced overloaded transformers serving 330 acres of kidney bean farms. Reliable cold storage and irrigation could reduce spoilage, but Gansu's output is orders of magnitude larger.
YeahPay processed RMB 2.4B in Q1 cross-border transactions, up 4x YoY, as global brands join its network. The payment arm is building agent-ready infrastructure for the next wave of commerce.
IAEA chief Rafael Grossi says the U.S.-Iran peace deal requires nuclear inspections. Tehran disputes the scope, but technical work has started.
WinWire earned Microsoft's Frontier Partner badge, the top tier in the AI Cloud Partner Program. The badge requires audited AI deployments and multiple specializations.
India moves to classify painkiller Tapentadol as narcotic under NDPS Act; 1,720 tablets seized; Sun Pharma, Cipla, Dr. Reddy's exposed. Industry warns of export hit.
Zydus Hospital's handling of a rare PRES complication shows its critical care capabilities, a differentiator in India's private hospital market.
Lawyer Horváth Lóránt filed a motion to arrest Viktor Orbán and three others in the gold convoy case, citing a leaked prosecution document that implicates the former PM.
Helleniq Energy targets 30% carbon cut by 2030, plans €1.2B renewables spend. Refining margins slipped to $4.50/bbl in H1 2026 from $6.20.
Asian equity markets fell Friday after a mixed Wall Street session, with losses in megacap tech stocks overshadowing memory-chip optimism. U.S. futures pointed lower ahead of the PCE data.
Lupin gets tentative FDA nod for Enzalutamide tablets in 40-160 mg strengths, including novel 120 mg and 160 mg doses that could differentiate its generic from Astellas' Xtandi.
India seeks guarantees against abrupt AI model cutoffs as US-India talks on Anthropic's Fable rollout enter sensitive national security territory. MeitY secretary warns sudden access loss could disrupt long-term projects.
Three chief strategy officers at HBR's first Strategy Summit shared how they adapt long-term plans for an era where AI reshapes markets faster than forecasts can track. Key lesson: plan for optionality, not fixed outcomes.
Apple and Microsoft's Xbox raised prices as an AI-driven memory chip shortage pushes costs higher. Here's why the hikes may not be temporary.
Mark Cuban says AI firms should spend billions on communities hit by job losses, calling it the 'cost of doing business' for an industry losing the PR fight over automation.
Canyon Resources receives locomotives for Minim Martap bauxite project, targets first shipment by December quarter. 160-wagon fleet provides 35,000 wMt/month capacity. Funding discussions for US$160M Stage 2 continue.
Airwallex raised $320M at $11B valuation, up 38% in six months. The payments firm pushes into AI-native finance; renewed scrutiny over China ties persists.
India-UK CETA and DCC take effect July 15, ending double social security contributions for cross-border employees. Indian IT, pharma firms with UK operations get cost relief.
The LTA will replace the S$2 monthly permit with a S$15 per-trip fee in 2027. Malaysian operators keep a wide cost edge despite the hike.
A new fish measuring under 9 mm was discovered in China's Pearl River estuary. Named after Blackpink's Jennie, it is the smallest bumblebee goby known and a model for studying extreme miniaturization.
Sun Pharma, Dr Reddy's, Cipla and Lupin are shifting R&D toward complex injectables and biosimilars as US generics pricing erodes. Sun's specialty business already crossed $1.4B. Lupin targets its first US biosimilar launch in FY27.
CLSA starts Vedanta Aluminium with Outperform, target Rs 540 (16% upside). Jefferies holds on industrial, cites Hitachi peers. Motilal Oswal bullish on textiles with targets up to 42% upside. Equirus sees luxury growth.
The Trump administration has asked OpenAI to stagger the release of its new model over security concerns, The Information reported on Thursday, citing ...
Asia stocks sold off as Japan's Nikkei fell 2.8% and South Korea's KOSPI crashed 10%, triggering halts and exposing $246B loss with record retail margin buying and $62M trade defaults in Taiwan.
The GS Small Cap Equity ETF (GSC) returned 0.57% in Q1 2026, trailing its benchmark as small caps struggled with steady rates and sector rotation. The quarterly commentary details the performance drivers.
Positive ConfIdeS and confirmatory data back Idefirix, but adoption hinges on reimbursement and FDA submission. Next milestone: U.S. filing by year-end.
Three people died after a firefighting plane crashed in Canada's Northwest Territories. The bird dog aircraft was supporting wildfire suppression near Fort Simpson.
Two tropical storms forced Japanese airlines to cancel over 100 flights. The Kyoto region advised evacuations. The sector impact depends on how quickly operations resume.