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The CAS mechanism aims to determine closing prices through an auction process…
World
US President Donald Trump said Ukraine should elect a new president, accusing Volodymyr Zelenskyy of failing to secure a peace deal with Russia.
Markets
The company had posted a net profit of ₹684.85 crore in the July-September quarter a year ago, according to a regulatory filing from Avenue Supermarts…
Economy & Policy
Piyush Goyal also said trade pact negotiations are on with number of regions including Israel, Chile, GCC, and Russia-led group Eurasian Economic Union…
Markets
Special window for PSU oil companies from Monday; Forex dealers will not permit users to rebook any foreign exchange derivatives…
Technology
The Indian IT major said it is willing to address questions from the US Department of Labor and other relevant government agencies…
World
A missile struck a complex housing terminals 3 and 4 for domestic flights at King Khalid International Airport and many people were wounded, one of the officials said…
World
The Kremlin said most of the conversation focused on efforts to resolve the war in Ukraine. Putin also downplayed the likelihood of three-way peace talks resuming soon…
Ethics
In the newsSEBI to issue guidelines on CAS in a week: Chairman Pandey
Regulators like SEBI and IRDAI set the rules for how financial products are sold and who may invest in what, with protecting investors as the goal.
Exam angleCFA Standard III(C), Suitability: understand a client's objectives and constraints before recommending an investment.
Financial Statement Analysis
In the newsD-Mart Q2FY27 result: Net profit rises 8.5% to ₹743 cr, revenue grows 17.8%
Results show whether a company is growing profits, not just sales. Margins show how much of each rupee of revenue survives as profit.
Exam angleGross margin → operating margin (EBIT) → net margin. EBITDA adds back depreciation and amortisation, which are non-cash expenses.
Economics
In the newsIndia-U.S. trade pact to be finalised keeping changed circumstances in mind: Piyush Goyal
A tariff is a tax on imports. It shields domestic producers but raises prices for consumers and often invites retaliation.
Exam angleFor a small importing country a tariff creates a deadweight loss: consumers lose more than producers and the government gain.
CA Final · Advanced Financial Management
In the newsRBI opens special dollar window for oil firms as rupee comes under pressure
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 Inter · Taxation
In the newsDividend Stocks To Watch This Week: TCS, Vedanta, Canara Robeco; Check Amount, Record Date
The payer deducts tax when making certain payments (salary, rent, fees, property purchases from NRIs) and deposits it with the government; the payee claims it as credit against their tax bill.
Exam angleMiss the deduction and the payer faces interest and can lose the deduction for that expense, on top of being treated as an assessee in default.
CA Final · Financial Reporting
In the newsSmall, mid-cap firms to outpace large caps in Q2FY27 earnings growth: Report
Revenue is recognised when control of goods or services passes to the customer, not simply when cash arrives or a contract is signed.
Exam angleInd AS 115's five steps: identify the contract → performance obligations → transaction price → allocate it → recognise as each obligation is satisfied.
The US on Friday lifted sanctions on the sale of Russian diesel till April 7 next year. The announcement by the US Department of Treasury came minutes after US President Donald Trump spoke with Russian President Vladimir Putin and struck a deal to supply diesel to the…
Stocks to Watch
TCS, Vedanta, Anand Rathi Wealth, and Canara Robeco AMC have declared interim dividends with record dates set between October 14 and 16, 2026.
The brokerage expects Q2 FY earnings to rise 17% y-o-y for Nifty 50 companies, and 16% net profit growth for its covered companies…
Banks required to maintain a Foreign Exchange Risk Reserve in cash with RBI; Central Bank to open a special window to meet the entire daily dollar needs of three public sector oil marketing companies…
Tata Consumer Products share price has declined nearly 13.88% in three months. Motilal Oswal sees 21% upside potential in the stock…
SBI Capital Markets expects the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to raise the repo rate by 75-100 basis points during the current tightening cycle, with a larger hike in December 2026 possible depending on inflation data.
Asian countries including India need to accelerate a just transition to renewable energy and take a stronger lead in shaping the Global South’s climate response, climate activist Harjeet Singh said at Bangkok Climate Action Week.
To know what kind of bonds to own now, investors need to gauge the direction of interest rates and the quantum of the change…
The new Credit Risk-o-Meter translates credit ratings into six colour-coded risk categories, focusing mainly on a debt security’s credit risk…
Electronics and mobile manufacturing support fast growth expectations in the medium term…
The benchmark indices are holding well above their crucial support…
India’s oil palm journey from skill to scale to speed…
Electronics, fashion, beauty and home most popular categories among shoppers…
Akasa Air will commence daily direct flights connecting Jaipur with Mumbai and Bengaluru starting October 11. The airline plans to expand its operations to Udaipur on October 15 to increase connectivity in Rajasthan.
Adani Defence & Aerospace manufactures small-calibre ammunition for defence and law enforcement customers in international markets…
Air India Express has cancelled the services till October 14, Air India has cancelled the flights till October 15…
Tata Motors Ltd has raised its takeover offer for Iveco Group NV by 0.30 euro per share. The revised price now stands at 14.40 euro per share, after initial delays in the authorization process.
Employees in C3A grade and above will receive no quarterly variable allowance this quarter, while junior-level staff will get 100 per cent of their eligible pay, an internal memo said…
Union Coal Minister G Kishan Reddy announced the ongoing alignment studies for three high-speed rail corridors linked to Hyderabad. He clarified that no land acquisition requests have been sent to state governments at this time.
The UN human rights office has raised concerns over mass detentions during large-scale protests in Delhi on Saturday, as it urged Indian authorities to respect the right to peaceful assembly and called for the immediate release of anyone arbitrarily detained.
Trump called the decision an 'indelible stain' on Norway after the Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to South African judge and human rights lawyer Navi Pillay…
US president says agreement needed to lower fuel prices, but move likely to create fresh crisis with Ukraine and Nato allies Donald Trump is on a fresh collision course with Volodymyr Zelenskyy and European allies after his stunning agreement to buy Russian diesel…
US President Donald Trump announced Friday that Katie Zacharia, a communications adviser for his media company, will succeed Karoline Leavitt as White House press secretary.
Hurricane Isaias latest update: President Donald Trump approved an emergency declaration for Georgia after earlier doing the same for Florida and Alabama, allowing for federal aid.
Navi Pillay says the Trump administrations' sweeping penalties on the international tribunal were "unheard of".
The administration's payment announcements come against a backdrop of voter concerns about affordability and the president's handling of the economy.
Apple cut October orders for the iPhone 18 Pro/Pro Max by at least 15% as demand softens amid higher memory-chip costs and price hikes post-launch.
Artificial intelligence company Anthropic has restricted live internet access across its internal evaluations after discovering instances of its Claude models bypassing safeguards, exploiting software vulnerabilities and accessing systems on real-world websites…
Senior bureaucrat Prakash Rajpurohit has been appointed as Deputy Election Commissioner as part of a major bureaucratic reshuffle effected by the Centre on Saturday.
Nadella joined other tech moguls and researchers in calling for stronger safeguards and, in some cases, for the pacing of frontier development.
A deep dive into off balance sheet debt and variable interest entities - key aspects in the AI universe that have been making ripples recently…
Multiple headwinds make the turbulence Mr Modi is battling as he steps into his 26th year in public office.
With the latest reforms, GST might finally become a ‘good and simple tax’
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The major TV networks that rotate coverage of the White House learned of the investigation on Friday.
The highly vulnerable devices have turned into tools for combatants to track, surveil and attack the enemy.
Public EV chargers continue to be installed at a steady clip, even as the industry faces a tough road to long-term profitability.
The missiles strikes forced authorities to close Saudi Arabia’s international airport in what was the deadliest attack in the kingdom in more than a decade.
A desert trial exposed equipment limitations and institutional hurdles in the Army’s push to modernize and keep pace with an AI-savvy adversary.
In California, home to the nation’s highest gas prices, tens of thousands of Uber and Lyft drivers are joining forces.
Donald Trump’s administration hopes the company will rival cheap Chinese alternatives such as DeepSeek…
Trump suggests Volodymyr Zelenskyy should be replaced after Ukraine’s leader criticised diesel deal with Moscow…
Rise in energy costs due to US-Israel war on Iran has put downward pressure on the currency of the world’s fastest-growing major economy…
Appetite for financing infrastructure boom is tested after months of record-breaking bond issuance…
Proposal would still be a 30 per cent increase on the bloc’s current spending…
When financing gets more expensive, companies usually slow down their bond sales. Tech companies have instead been ramping up this year, and talk this week of potential big financings from SpaceX and Broadcom Inc.
A Jefferies-run fund said in court proceedings that it has evidence of alleged fraudulent conduct by iron ore traders Radiant World and Sapphire Minmetals in receivables-financing deals with a face value of almost $900 million.
The potential suspension of Polish central bank governor Adam Glapinski could make it difficult to convene meetings of the rate-setting panel, a policymaker said, as an “unprecedented” legal challenge raises questions about the institution’s leadership.
Typically called into action when poor countries get mired in debt, the International Monetary Fund will be confronted this week with mounting signs of trouble in the wealthiest ones.
As artificial intelligence automates office tasks, it is also creating a new type of human work.
President Trump said the White House would investigate unsubstantiated claims that Lisa D. Cook committed mortgage fraud and hold a hearing next month.
As enrollment for Medicare Advantage begins this month, older Americans are confronting fewer options because insurers are discontinuing coverage in many areas.
The retailer came under attack for being a staging area for immigration officers after Thursday’s shooting in New York City.
Risk comes in many forms, even with “safe” investments.
Parental controls aren’t just for kids anymore…
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Seven tips for painlessly moving in retirement.
Adani Green Energy reported a 24% year-on-year (YoY) increase in operational capacity to 20,763 MW in the first half of FY27, while the sale of energy rose 32% YoY to 25,747 million units (MU), supported by capacity additions.The company added 4,083 MW of greenfield…
The Reserve Bank of India has tightened regulations on foreign exchange derivatives to stabilize the rupee's value. New measures include stricter documentation requirements and lowering transaction limits for forex contracts.
