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Economy & Policy
The region's governments have responded more aggressively than peers elsewhere as the US-Iran war drove global prices up, and they've relied more heavily on subsidies…
Economy & Policy
The fund will provide growth capital to SMEs seeking to expand capacity, adopt technology, enter global markets, make acquisitions and join global value chains…
Companies & Deals
Adani Power on Tuesday said it has inked a pact with Bhutan's state utility Druk Green Power Corp Ltd for setting up the 770 MW Chamkharchhu-I Hydroelectric Project in the Kingdom of Bhutan.
World
President Donald Trump said the US was looking into a suspected plague case in Russia following the death of a worker at a laboratory and would offer authorities there assistance.
Markets
The Jio Platforms IPO is likely to fall short of earlier valuation expectations for what may still be India's largest-ever listing.
Economy & Policy
The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India proposed the rules as part of a discussion paper in late September and invited stakeholders to submit feedback by October 25…
Markets
SRIT India shares listed 13.85 per cent higher at ₹148 on NSE and 7.54 per cent higher at ₹139.80 on NSE.
Companies & Deals
The relief came after the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) in June directed makers of high-caffeine beverages sold as 'energy drinks' to stop using the description…
Economics
In the newsWorld Bank raises India growth forecast to 7.1% for FY27 on strong demand
The fiscal deficit is how much more the government spends than it earns. Financing it means issuing bonds, which competes with companies for the same pool of savings.
Exam angleCrowding out: heavy government borrowing pushes up interest rates and can squeeze private investment.
Corporate Issuers
In the newsUnion Cabinet approves ₹10,000 crore commitment to SME Growth Fund
In an acquisition, the buyer is betting the combined business is worth more than what it pays, through cost savings or new growth: the synergies.
Exam angleSynergy = V(combined) − [V(acquirer) + V(target)]. Pay a premium bigger than the synergies and the value goes to the target's shareholders.
Equity Investments
In the newsJio Platforms is said to seek about $114 billion valuation in IPO
An IPO is a company's first sale of shares to the public. The grey-market premium is an unofficial pre-listing price signal, not a promise of listing gains.
Exam anglePrimary market: the company raises new capital. Secondary market: investors trade existing shares and the company receives nothing.
CA Final · Advanced Financial Management
In the newsRupee slips 4 paise to 96.39 against US dollar in early trade
Exporters and importers use forward contracts to lock in today the exchange rate they'll get when the payment actually arrives.
Exam angleForward rate by interest rate parity (direct quote): F = S × (1 + r_home) ÷ (1 + r_foreign). An exporter hedges by selling dollars forward.
CA Final · Financial Reporting
In the newsMcDonald's supplier HyFun plans ₹2,000 crore IPO by 2028 as demand rises
An IPO's costs — bankers, lawyers, listing fees — don't all hit the profit and loss account.
Exam angleInd AS 32: costs of issuing new shares are deducted from equity; costs of listing existing shares are expensed. Shared costs are split between the two.
CA Inter · Taxation
In the newsGST Council meeting rescheduled again, to take place on October 8
GST is collected at every stage of the supply chain, but each business claims credit for the GST it paid on its inputs, so tax falls only on the value it adds.
Exam angleCredit needs a valid tax invoice, receipt of the goods or services, the tax actually paid to the government by the supplier, and the buyer's return filed.
The rupee depreciated 10 paise to close at 96.35 against the US dollar on Monday…
RBI MPC meet: At its August monetary policy review, the RBI kept the repo rate unchanged at 5.25 per cent and maintained its 'neutral' stance…
Frozen foods such as French fries, pizzas and dumplings are gaining ground in India as consumers seek convenience amid a quick-commerce boom…
The fortune of the world's richest person jumped by $65 billion on Monday to $1.04 trillion, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index…
Domestic steel demand is expected to grow 8-10 per cent in the second half of the ongoing fiscal, Tata Steel CEO and MD T V Narendran said on Tuesday.
Steamhouse India, established in 2014, is engaged in the generation and distribution of industrial steam through community boilers and pipeline networks.
Shares of capital market-related stocks were in demand on Tuesday amid reports that SEBI is likely to exclude derivatives from the Closing Auction Session (CAS) for at least a year.
Companies reported improving sales performance following increased demand in digital solutions, food, insurance, loans, software, transportation, tours and travel, the survey said.
Giving or taking more beyond that plateau would be 'very, very difficult' for both countries, Sitharaman said at an event in New Delhi…
The ministry says livelihood-related works would account for 26% of the total, compared with 1.1% under the previous framework…
The brokerage expects earnings growth across its banking coverage universe to accelerate to 14.9 per cent year-on-year in Q2 FY27…
Dealers sold 76,906 tractors in September, down from 87,977 units sold in August, according to data from the Federation of Automobile Dealers Association…
The 57th GST Council meeting has been rescheduled for the second time, and the new date is October 8. In an office memorandum, the GST Council Secretariat said that the meeting is being rescheduled due to "unavoidable circumstances".
If delivered, the hike would be the RBI's first since February 2023 and take the repo rate up from 5.25%, where it has remained for nearly 10 months. The MPC had cut the repo rate by a cumulative 125 basis points in 2025, from 6.50% to 5.25%.
The Federation of Indian Airlines (FIA) is seeking a review of the existing jet fuel pricing formula, and said domestic ATF should be priced on the actual cost of fuel plus a reasonable margin rather than international benchmark pricing.
Lupin Ltd has launched Formoflo-G MDI, a new inhaler for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease management in India. This fixed-dose inhaler combines three therapies into a single device for better treatment outcomes.
In a letter sent to SDTT on Monday, along with copies of the complaints, the Charity Commissioner gave the trust until 12 October to reply, according to an executive familiar with the matter.
US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order expanding access to tax-exempt diesel as record fuel prices pose a political risk ahead of the November midterm elections, which will determine control of Congress.
FLY91 has begun operating from Navi Mumbai International Airport, offering direct flights to various destinations. The airline plans to operate over 350 weekly flights in its winter schedule.
Airlines are facing headwinds due to the rising prices of Aviation Turbine Fuel (ATF), which accounts for around 40% of a carrier's operational costs…
Private equity inflows into Indian real estate rose 23 per cent to $2.7 billion in H1 FY27, led by stronger domestic capital and large foreign investments in data centres…
The breach reportedly exposed highly sensitive information, including detailed descriptions of some FBI employees' counterintelligence roles, street addresses of human intelligence operatives…
The US military has moved closer to executing Army Major Nidal Malik Hasan, who was convicted of killing 13 people and wounding more than 30 in the 2009 Fort Hood mass shooting in Texas.
Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan have activated the Makkah defence pact amid renewed Houthi attacks. Touted as a “Muslim NATO”, the pact faces questions over whether its members share enough strategic interests for a NATO-style collective response.
Bulgarian Prime Minister Rumen Radev on Tuesday (local time) said that the crew of a ship that sunk following a drone strike in the country's Black Sea Zone is missing, Reuters reported.
August Hanning is accused of obtaining classified information for a foreign power.
President Donald Trump said Monday that he will stop using taxpayer funds for television advertisements glorifying himself that sparked a major backlash, and instead tap his super PAC to cover costs going forward.
The model, called Beam, is designed to perform well for business customers and developers on coding and AI agent tasks while costing less than many competitors…
SOUTHKOREA-POLITICS-CYBERSECURITY:South Korea's Lee says AI appears to have been used in bank hacks…
Wikimedia said heavy traffic from OpenAI's rogue agents may have contributed to a partial outage of its Wikidata Query Service and led to unauthorized and potentially malicious edits…
Vivo has launched the V80 and S2 FE in India, with the V80 starting at ₹62,999 and featuring Zeiss cameras, a 7,200mAh battery and a Snapdragon 7 Gen 4 chipset.
The regulator said Instagram had not fully assessed risks posed by its Instants feature prior to launching it.
Jeffrey Archer gladdened Indian hearts with a triumphant tour decades ago; his influence shone through as he reflected on the craft of writing…
Badenoch would never have reopened the door on Brexit, but now that the PM has, it suits the Conservatives to let him walk through it There’s no way on earth it should have worked, but somehow he may have got away with it.
Opening the door creates opportunity, show these pieces. But what happens beyond it depends on the capability to walk through…
The Conservatives blame their failures on abandoning their 1976 principles. But the country needs investment and resilience rather than another round of spending cuts The Conservative party wants to go back to the future under Kemi Badenoch.
The UK government urging households to prepare for unknown threats with a three-day supply of food and water doesn’t feel like an overreaction. But is there a bigger plan to go with it?
The contract began trading Monday alongside new futures for silver, platinum and palladium.
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The dollar fell as the euro recovered after French far-right presidential candidate Marine Le Pen promised to reduce the public deficit.
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The goal of its framers is political rather than budgetary…
Start-up bank for technology industry seeks to fill the void left by the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank…
Sharp sell-off in US Treasury market starts to feed through to junk-rated companies…
The country is being hit by a pre-election debt sell-off. Many fear it could shake the Eurozone…
Flagship high-speed rail project has been beset by delays, cost overruns and tensions…
Oil inventories in western countries have been exhausted as a result of the Iran war, the boss of the world’s largest independent oil trader said, warning that fuel markets are likely to remain tight going into winter.
Emera Inc. will acquire ATCO-controlled Canadian Utilities Ltd. in an approximately C$14.3 billion ($10 billion) all-share transaction, in what they say would be the largest merger between two Canadian companies.
Oil flows from the Middle East are at about 80% of pre-conflict volumes, the chief executive officer of Shell Plc said, offering one of the most authoritative assessments yet of how the region’s exports are rebounding.
Norway’s $2.3 trillion sovereign wealth fund held on to shares in three Turkish companies this year even after regulators found in 2025 that the stocks had been manipulated.
But the strength of the greenback is not as reliable as in the past…
The president said there were signs that such models were used in recent attacks on several banks involving customer data. Police are investigating.
Huge tax breaks and a weak currency sustain exports, widen the government budget deficit and complicate the country’s efforts to rebalance its economy.
A New York City Council hearing on artificial intelligence yielded few answers or assurances about how the industry would provide safeguards against catastrophic scenarios.
The luxury carmaker is expanding its factory in Britain to focus on rarefied custom cars. First up is a $3.5 million-plus electric roadster.
Our healthcare system is designed to diagnose the presence or absence of disease, one organ at a time. That means people have no baseline against which to make broader lifestyle decisions.
“She developed pleural effusion — fluid between the lungs and ribs — compressing her lungs and making it hard for her to breathe.”
The co-portfolio manager at Heartland Advisors urges investors to shut out Wall Street’s hype on AI and look for companies that can use its technology as costs come down.
A reader writes: “We’d better get real quick or we’re going to have a financial crisis that makes the Great Recession of 2008 look like a picnic.”
The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, approved a SME Growth Fund with an outlay of Rs 10,000 crore to support micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in the country.The fund, announced under Budget 2026-27, is a part of the government’s…
In the face of rising input costs and inflation, Indian consumer companies report a resilient demand for the September quarter. However, analysts caution that profitability and margin recovery will be challenging.
German robotics maker RobCo on Monday said it had passed a $1 billion valuation and that its CEO Roman Holzl had relocated to the United States to focus on the company's fastest-growing market.
