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Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal is visiting New Zealand to review the progress of negotiations on the proposed Free Trade Agreement (FTA), signalling renewed momentum in bilateral trade talks.Goyal will meet New Zealand’s Trade Minister Todd McClay in Auckland on November 5 to discuss ways to accelerate the ongoing FTA discussions, the commerce ministry…
A sharp slowdown in its biggest market has pushed Yum Brands to review its ownership of Pizza Hut, signalling the fast-food giant may be open to selling the struggling pizza chain, AP reported.Chief Executive Officer Chris Turner said the company has begun a formal review of strategic options for Pizza Hut, which remains profitable in…
India is on course to become the world’s third-largest economy soon, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Tuesday, highlighting the country’s rapid economic transformation, fiscal discipline, and resilience amid global uncertainty.Addressing students at the Delhi School of Economics, Sitharaman said India’s steady climb from the world’s tenth-largest economy in 2014 to the fifth today demonstrates…
Wall Street pointed to a weaker open on Tuesday as technology stocks that fuelled early-week gains retreated, with investors scaling back expectations of another Federal Reserve rate cut this year amid persistent inflation concerns.Futures for the S&P 500 slipped 1%, while those for the Dow Jones Industrial Average were down 0.6%. Nasdaq futures fell the…
Saudi Aramco reported a net profit of $26.9 billion for the third quarter, slightly lower than last year, as subdued global crude prices weighed on earnings even as the company outperformed analyst forecasts.The world’s largest oil producer said total revenue stood at $111 billion in the July–September quarter, down from $123 billion in the same…
Norway’s sovereign wealth fund, one of the largest investors in Tesla, has said it will vote against CEO Elon Musk’s proposed compensation package that could be worth up to $1 trillion over the next decade. The announcement comes ahead of Tesla’s annual shareholder meeting on Thursday, where the plan has become the most divisive agenda…
Adani Enterprises Ltd (AEL), the flagship company of the Adani Group, reported an 84% year-on-year rise in consolidated net profit to Rs 3,199 crore for the September quarter, boosted by a one-time gain from the sale of its stake in AWL Agri Business Ltd (formerly Adani Wilmar Ltd).However, excluding the exceptional gain of Rs 3,583…
Seeking to strengthen India’s position as a global hub for advanced steel production, the government on Tuesday launched the third round of the Production Linked Incentive (PLI) scheme for speciality steel, aimed at driving new investments and cutting import dependence in high-value segments such as defence, aerospace, automobiles, and infrastructure.Union Steel Minister H D Kumaraswamy…
India’s richest 1 per cent expanded their wealth by 62 per cent between 2000 and 2023, according to a report commissioned by the South African Presidency of the G20, highlighting an alarming rise in global inequality. The study, led by Nobel laureate Joseph Stiglitz, described inequality as having reached “emergency” levels that now threaten democracy,…
After flying high in the June quarter, IndiGo’s earnings took a sharp turn as the airline posted a net loss of Rs 2,582 crore for the September quarter. The reversal comes despite steady growth in operations and passenger traffic, with revenue rising 9% year-on-year (YoY) to Rs 18,555 crore, according to an ET report. In…
