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Confront disintermediation, don’t resist it, government tells financial sector

File photo: Economic secretary Anuradha Thakur MUMBAI: The government has said that the financial sector should not fight disintermediation but “take the bull by its horns, work collectively, analyse trends deeply and see how to channelise these so that financial flows become smoother within the domestic economy to all segments that require finance.”Speaking at the…

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‘Historic first’: India seals first LPG pact with US; 2.2 MTPA deal to meet about 10% of New Delhi’s total import needs

India has finalised its first structured one-year agreement to import liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) from the United States, Union petroleum minister Hardeep Singh Puri announced on Monday. Describing the development as a “historic first”, he said Indian public sector oil companies had secured a contract to source LPG from the US Gulf Coast. The update…

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Buy or sell: Stock recommendation by brokers for November 17, 2025

CLSA has an underperform rating on Jubilant Foodworks with the target price at Rs 477. Analysts said the company missed its sales estimates, which was known. Its earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortisation (EBITDA) margin was below consensus but slightly improved sequentially, while gross margin improved slightly as it raised prices and packaging charges….

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Banks with bloated cost structures will suffer as savers turn investors; fittest will survive: Kotak

CHAMPIONS OF CONTINUITY: Ashok Vaswani Uday Kotak Kotak Mahindra Bank’s MD & CEO (L) with founder ‘Over 40 Yrs, Capital Discipline Has Shaped Us… Two Years After I Stepped Down, The Institution Has Managed The Transition & Is Thriving With Leaders Like Ashok Vaswani’Two years after stepping down as Kotak Mahindra Bank’s CEO, Uday Kotak…

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Stock market today: Nifty50 opens flat; BSE Sensex crosses 84,600

Market experts maintain a positive outlook for Indian equities, supported by declining retail inflation and favourable corporate earnings results. (AI image) Stock market today: Nifty50 and BSE Sensex, the Indian equity benchmark indices, opened flat in trade on Monday. While Nifty50 was above 25,900, BSE Sensex crossed 84,600. At 9:16 AM, Nifty50 was trading at…

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Markets watch: Asia stocks slip as rate cut hopes fade; crude prices retreat after Russian exports resume

File photo (Picture credit: AP) Asian markets started the week on a weak note, with investors turning cautious amid fading expectations of a US rate cut and rising concerns over stretched tech valuations. The uncertain mood also spilled over into cryptocurrencies, with bitcoin briefly dipping below its end-2023 level.As per news agency AFP, traders are…

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US travel update: FAA lifts flight restrictions after government shutdown ends; major airports return to normal Monday

Representative image (Picture credit: AP) The Federal Aviation Administration will lift all flight-reduction orders at 40 major airports from Monday, allowing airlines to return to normal operations after weeks of shutdown-triggered disruptions.In a joint statement, transportation secretary Sean Duffy and FAA administrator Bryan Bedford said regular schedules can resume from 6 am EST on Monday….

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Top stocks to buy: Stock recommendations for the week starting November 17, 2025 – check list

Top stocks to buy (AI image) Stock market recommendations:According to Motilal Oswal Financial Services Ltd, the top stock picks for the week (starting November 17, 2025) are Ashok Leyland, and Jindal Stainless. Let’s take a look: STOCK NAME CMP (Rs) TP(Rs.) UPSIDE(%) Ashok Leyland 148 165 11% Jindal Stainless 737 870 18% Ashok LeylandAshok Leyland…

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