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Brent crude prices could climb to $80 per barrel in the coming months amid escalating tensions between the United States and Russia, predicts oil market analysts. The forecast came after US President Donald Trump issued a deadline for Russia to end the war in Ukraine, threatening additional sanctions and secondary tariffs of up to 100%…

Russia-backed Nayara Energy looks at India’s state-run oil companies to offload petrol, diesel exports Nayara Energy has approached Indian state-run oil marketing companies (OMCs) to offload its export volumes of petrol and diesel after Western sanctions on Russia’s oil and energy sector, according to a senior industry official, reported Economic Times.Nayara Energy is India’s second-largest…

VARANASI: Amid the tariff stalemate with the USA, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday sent a strong message to the world that protecting India’s economic interest was paramount.Speaking in his parliamentary constituency on Saturday, the PM emphasised that the “top priority of the government remains the welfare of farmers, small industries and employment for youth.”…

JSW Cement, the building materials arm of Sajjan Jindal-led JSW Group, has reduced the size of its upcoming initial public offering (IPO) to Rs 3,600 crore and will open the offer for public subscription on August 7, according to its final red herring prospectus filed with Sebi.The IPO comprises a fresh issue of equity shares…

An investment of Rs 25,000 a month, invested with discipline, can make you a crorepati. (AI image) Rs 1 crore is a nice big round figure that everybody likes and many aspire for. It is a magic number for many Indian savers: a milestone of financial security and a goal that feels both ambitious and…

US President Donald Trump’s sweeping new tariff regime, set to take effect August 7, has triggered a wave of economic disruption across the globe, from low-income nations like Laos and Algeria to wealthy trade partners such as Canada and Switzerland.Under the new policy, countries face steep new import duties unless they agree to revised trade…

Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway reported a sharp 59% drop in second-quarter profit to $12.37 billion, hit by a $3.76 billion writedown on its investment in Kraft Heinz as the food company reconsiders undoing its 2015 merger.The company earned $8,601 per Class A share in the June quarter, down from $21,122 per share, or $30.25 billion,…

Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd (M&M) on Saturday said it has completed the acquisition of a 58.96% controlling stake in commercial vehicle maker SML Isuzu Ltd from Japan’s Sumitomo Corporation and Isuzu Motors for Rs 555 crore.Following the buyout, the company has been renamed ‘SML Mahindra Ltd’, M&M said in a statement. The reconstituted board will…

MUMBAI: A sharp increase in provisions pulled down quarterly profit at Federal Bank, India’s sixth-largest private lender, even as asset quality and core earnings improved. Net profit declined 14.6% to Rs 861.8 crore in the quarter ended June 30, 2025, from Rs 1,009.5 crore a year earlier.The fall in profit was driven by a 177.4%…

The agricultural Gross Value Added (GVA) growth is expected to moderate to 4.5% in the first quarter of FY26, down from 5.4% in the preceding quarter, according to a report by ratings agency ICRA. The agency attributed the likely deceleration to mixed sowing patterns across major crops, even as it maintained a broadly robust outlook…