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Indonesia and the United States have agreed on a new tariff deal after concluding negotiations on its finer details, with the agreement expected to be signed by the two countries’ presidents next month.The deal follows Washington’s decision in July to lower tariffs on Indonesian goods from 32% to 19%. While the reduced rate was announced…
FILE – The company logo is shown on the grille of an unsold 2026 AMG S63 Performance model on the lot of a Mercedes Benz dealership Nov. 2, 2025, in Littleton, Colo. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File) Mercedes-Benz USA and parent company Daimer AG have agreed to pay $149.6 million to settle allegations that the automaker…
NEW DELHI: The Chinese embassy in India has launched the China online visa application system, allowing Indian passport holders to apply for Chinese visas digitally. The move streamlines the application process that earlier required multiple in-person visits and extensive paperwork.According to a report cited by PTI, Shenzhen-based online portal Greater Bay Area (GBA), eligible applicants…
Top stocks to buy (AI image) Stock market recommendations: According to Somil Mehta, Head – Alternate Research, Capital Market Strategy, Mirae Asset Sharekhan, the top stocks investors can consider buying today on December 23, 2025 are: NMDC, Glenmark Pharmaceuticals, and BHEL. Let’s take a look:NMDC – Buy in the range between Rs 78 & Rs…
MUMBAI: Unilever, Levi’s and Tesla have at least one thing in common – Indian-origin chief financial officers. More than a dozen global giants – from Apple and Qualcomm to HSBC and Mastercard have CFOs of Indian descent, a study by global executive search firm Stanton Chase showed. Of the 20 (includes three former ones) such…
MUMBAI: From solar parks in the desert to wind farms along the coast, India’s clean energy transition is attracting a growing queue of global capital. Copenhagen-based AP Moller Capital is making its first private equity investment in India, backing a new renewable energy platform that will develop 900 MW of clean energy capacity. While this…
NEW DELHI: Gross FDI flows into India rose 15.4% to $58.3 billion during April-Oct, while net inflows almost doubled due to lower disinvestment and repatriation. RBI data estimated gross inflows to be 8.8% lower at $6.5 billion in Oct. Recent weeks have seen a spate of announcements, including by Google, Microsoft and Amazon, besides acquisitions…
MUMBAI: High-frequency indicators in Nov show activity is holding up and demand is robust, even though headline CPI inflation edged up, but stayed below the lower tolerance level.RBI’s state of the economy report, published on Monday, said “benign inflation during the month kept input cost pressures low for firms”, hence “limiting hikes to selling prices…
NEW DELHI: India and New Zealand on Monday concluded a free trade agreement (FTA) that is expected to deepen economic ties between the two nations, with both countries vowing to double bilateral trade in the next five years.The FTA, the third to be sealed this year after the ones with UK and Oman, will give…
HYDERABAD: Gold and silver surged past their previous peaks to set new highs in the international and domestic markets on Monday. On MCX, Feb gold futures leapt over Rs 1,700 to an all-time high of Rs 1,36,646 per 10gm, mirroring spot prices on Comex that pierced $4,400/oz for the first time. MCX March silver futures…
