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KRR swaps a delayed helicopter survey for a drone-borne aeromagnetic program at 25m spacing over the historic Mindoolah goldfield, targeting concealed structures.
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.
Ethnic wear firm Riyaasat Lifestyle opens its SME IPO on June 18, price band Rs 102-108, targeting Rs 30.77 crore. FY25 profit Rs 4.87 crore.
Diksha Polymers IPO opens today for investors. Check subscription and GMP details as the three-day window for bidding begins on BSE and NSE.
Yum! Brands sells Pizza Hut for $2.7B, splitting the business between LongRange Capital and Yum China. Net proceeds of $2.3B fund a $4B buyback. Alpha Score 48/100.
Brent crude's four-day slide to $71 lifts Indian equity outlook by cutting import costs and inflation pressure. Nifty futures up 0.2%.
Eight stocks including Tata Technologies and HDB Financial Services go ex-dividend this week, with combined payouts of ₹36 per share. The ex-date mechanics and tax rules explained.
From Kendrick Lamar to Venus Williams and Amrita Rao, the June 17 birthday list spans music, tennis, and Bollywood. A cross-sector readthrough on entertainment and sports.
Edgewell sold its feminine care business to simplify operations and cut $1.2 billion debt. The margin lift thesis faces tests from wet shave competition and transition costs.
Brent crude broke below $80 support, accelerating the C-wave of an ABC correction. Under Elliott wave theory, the next target is $75, with confirmation signals to watch.
Inpex and the Offshore Alliance ended a prolonged strike at the Ichthys LNG project, resuming normal operations at the Darwin facility. The deal resolves months of negotiations.
China's NFRA named real estate, local debt, and small banks as systemic risks. The pledge to steer capital toward emerging industries signals a continued tilt away from old-economy sectors.
Crude tumbled 2% on Iran supply prospects, pulling bond yields lower. The dollar slipped, commodity currencies weakened. All eyes on Kevin Warsh's first Fed meeting next week.
Nasdaq fell 1.15% as Netflix and Snap slumped. SoFi, Moderna, and OBAI rallied on company-specific catalysts. The rotation pause tests the tech rally's staying power.
India's revamped wholesale price index uses a 2022-23 base, 957 items and gross output weights. WPI hit 9.7% in May on the new formula. The upgrade gives traders and the RBI a cleaner read on producer price pressure before it hits retail.
DEI signed 439K sq ft of leases in Q1. NOI fell on concessions and costs. The office REIT faces $1.2B in debt maturities through 2028. The credit facility buys time, not results.
Nagireddy Sriramyachandra films herself slicing mangoes to train AI robots. The work is part of a push to teach robots household tasks.
Reliance Industries' Jio Platforms plans to file for an IPO in Mumbai within days, per FT. The listing could raise $5-$7 billion, reshaping India's telecom and tech landscape.
Jio could file draft IPO papers before Friday's AGM, FT reports. HDFC Bank prices $750M bond at 5.067%. RBI eases ECLGS capital norms. NHPC, Power Grid win long-cycle projects.
Autodesk's rating downgrade highlights MaintainX's encroachment on design-to-operations workflow. Alpha Score 43/100 places the stock in Mixed territory.
The US government moved $350K in Alameda-linked crypto, but the amount is too small to trigger a sell-off. FTX repayments and legal developments are the real story.
High-grade drilling at Jolly shoot confirms grade continuity as AIC targets first ore feed for Eloise plant expansion by late 2026. Permitting cleared but schedule and capital risks remain.
Half of BGHAX's Q1 underperformance came from one retail bankruptcy. Spreads seen staying in 260-460 bps range. Fund shifts quality to reduce idiosyncratic risk.
Arca's David Nage says 80-85% of the CLARITY Act is settled, but ethics rules on officials' crypto holdings could delay a July vote or push action to 2030.
Assays from Danvers 1 return 79.24m at 1.59% copper, including 24.38m at 3.05%. Strike now >3.1km. A second rig targets ultra-high-grade zone.
Legend Mining (ASX:LEG) is finalising drillhole design for gold targets at Pinnacle Well, after field reconnaissance and rock chip results confirmed prospectivity at Pyrophyllite Hill.
Two Singapore-licensed payment firms are merging networks to create a fully regulated pipeline for digital asset transactions across APAC, pairing merchant payments with institutional custody.
FFFHX returned -0.49% in Q1, landing in the top 4% of its category. The fund shifted its glide path, overweighted non-U.S. stocks and commodities, and underweighted credit as large-cap growth lagged.
The rupee rose for a third day as Brent crude fell about 2%, cutting India's import bill. Traders watch OPEC+ and U.S. inventory data for the next move.
Japan's April core machinery orders surged 8.7% m/m, far above the 0.9% consensus, while May exports rose 17% y/y, beating forecasts. The data supports BOJ normalization.