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BENGALURU: Gameskraft Technologies accused its former group chief financial officer, Ramesh Prabhu, of diverting company funds into unauthorised futures and options trading, causing losses he estimated at more than Rs 250 crore. Following a fact-finding review, the company wrote off Rs 270.4 crore in its accounts for the 2024-25 financial year. The allegations form part…
Eternal, formerly known as Zomato, has climbed further up the market-cap rankings, surpassing Tata Motors and Titan to reach a valuation of Rs 3.13 lakh crore. The company’s market capitalisation now stands above Tata Motors’ Rs 2.64 lakh crore and Titan’s Rs 3.12 lakh crore, putting it just short of Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL), which…
The US Federal Reserve opened a key interest rate meeting on Tuesday, just hours after Donald Trump’s close aide Stephen Miran was sworn in as a governor of the central bank, while another top official, Lisa Cook, is fighting the president’s attempt to oust her.Miran, who has been a senior adviser to Trump, took the…
Jindal Steel International has made a non-binding offer to acquire Thyssenkrupp’s steel division, the German conglomerate said Tuesday, in a move that could reshape Europe’s traditional steel landscape. The bid, details of which were not disclosed, sent Thyssenkrupp shares soaring nearly 8% in Frankfurt trade, AFP reported.The once-iconic German industrial major has been trying to…
US stocks stayed close to record highs on Tuesday as investors awaited the Federal Reserve’s first interest rate cut of the year, expected on Wednesday. The S&P 500 rose 0.1% from its recent peak, the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 52 points, or 0.1%, and the Nasdaq composite was 0.1% higher as of 9:35 a.m….
India has placed its $4 billion National Critical Mineral Mission at the heart of its energy strategy, with fresh emphasis on overseas acquisitions to secure supplies of lithium, cobalt and nickel. Union Minister for Coal and Mines G Kishan Reddy said on Tuesday that state-run Khanij Bidesh India Limited (KABIL) is holding active negotiations with…
Retail spending in the US exceeded expectations in August, rising 0.6 percent month-on-month, government data showed on Tuesday, even as President Donald Trump’s tariffs continue to impact the global trade environment. On a year-on-year basis, retail sales climbed 5 percent.The Commerce Department data highlighted that motor vehicle and parts dealers saw a 0.5 percent increase…
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is likely to cut policy rates by 25 basis points each in October and December, bringing the terminal rate down to 5 per cent, global brokerage Morgan Stanley has projected in its latest report. The easing cycle is supported by sustained disinflation and inflation undershooting the central bank’s 4…
Gold rate today: Gold futures soared to fresh peaks on Tuesday, with expectations of an imminent US Federal Reserve rate cut and a weaker dollar driving safe-haven buying across global and domestic markets. On the Multi Commodity Exchange (MCX), October contracts jumped Rs 384, or 0.34 per cent, to a record Rs 1,10,563 per 10…
TikTok users in the United States could be spared a potential closure following the Trump administration’s announcement of a framework agreement with China over the ownership of the popular social video platform.Trump, Xi to discuss final agreement US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Monday in Madrid that President Donald Trump and Chinese Premier Xi…
