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NEW DELHI: Chief economic advisor V Anantha Nageswaran on Friday expressed confidence that India’s economic growth for FY26 will exceed 6.8%, supported by stronger consumption driven by GST rate cuts and income tax relief.Speaking at CNBC-TV18’s Global Leadership Summit 2025, Nageswaran said, “I am comfortable looking at a number north of 6.8 per cent now….

B9 Beverages, the debt ridden bear maker, may soon clear pending salaries and provident fund dues as the company moves to sell one of its assets. Bira 91 founder Ankur Jain has informed employees that the planned sale is aimed at raising “immediate cash” to address these obligations, according to ET.The proposed move, however, has…

China is creating a new licensing system to make rare earth exports faster and easier. However, the country has given no sign that it will remove the restrictions put in place in April, falling short of meeting US President Donald Trump’s hopes of a full rollback.The ministry of commerce told some exporters that they will…

Gold futures surged on Friday, lifting the metal into its third straight session of gains as traders reacted to weak US economic data that boosted expectations of an imminent interest rate cut by the Federal Reserve. On the Multi Commodity Exchange (MCX), the December gold contract rose by Rs 520, or 0.43%, to settle at…

Pine Labs has opened its initial public offering (IPO) for public subscription from Friday, aiming to raise Rs 3,900 crore. The three-day issue will close on November 11.The IPO consists of two components: a fresh issue of Rs 2,080 crore and an offer for sale worth Rs 1,820 crore. Shares are being offered in a…

rThe wave of layoffs sweeping across the United States intensified in October, with more than 153,000 positions eliminated, the highest total for the month in 22 years, according to Challenger, Gray & Christmas.The consultancy, cited by CBS News, reported that employers have now disclosed almost 1.1 million job cuts since January. No year has seen…

Asian stock markets slipped on Friday as tracking Wall Street losses, as a weak stream of US economic data and uncertainty over future interest rate moves weighed down investor confidence.Hong Kong’s HSI dipped 241 points to 26,244. Kospi reached 3,929, falling 96 points or 2.4%. Japan’s Nikkei also fell 1.7% or 905 points. Shenzhen, meanwhile,…

Groww’s initial public offering, through which the company plans to raise Rs 6,632 crore, has entered its final day of subscription. At the upper end of the price band, the issue values the investment platform at 33.8 times its FY25 earnings. As per BSE data, the IPO of Groww (Billionbrains Garage Ventures Ltd) has drawn…

Market analysts indicate that the current phase shows consolidation with a downward tendency. (AI image) Stock market today: Nifty50 and BSE Sensex, the Indian equity benchmark indices, opened in red on Friday on weak global cues. While Nifty50 went below 25,400, BSE Sensex was down over 450 points. At 9:19 AM, Nifty50 was trading at…

US President Donald Trump on Thursday (local time) said that trade talks with India are “going good” and signalled that he might visit the country next year.Addressing reporters at the White House, Trump again shifted focus to the issue of Moscow’s crude oil, stating, “They are going good, he stopped buying oil from Russia largely….