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Auto retail sales rise 32% in Oct

Inventory levels improve from record high in Sept

Jio sends 2nd legal opinion on satcom spectrum

Says Trai should ensure level playing field

Skoda plans hybrid car launch in India in 3 yrs

Skoda Auto is setting its sights on a hybrid future in India, with plans to introduce such variants in upcoming models, including the next-generation Kushaq, expected in three years, a senior company official said on Wednesday.

Jindal Steel's net profit falls 38% on subdued demand

Jindal Steel and Power reported a drop in second-quarter profit on Wednesday, hurt by weak domestic demand and lower steel prices.

Apple to build hostels for 100,000 Women Workers across India

Apple is executing an ambitious plan with its vendors to provide hostel facilities for 100,000 women employees across its factories, marking the largest such initiative by any company in India.

India one of our fastest-growing mkts: Microsoft AI CEO

During his first trip to India, Mustafa Suleyman, Microsoft Al's chief executive officer, expressed pride that India is one of the company's fastest-growing markets and highlighted that it has one of its strongest teams worldwide based in Bengaluru and Hyderabad.

Tata Steel back in black with ₹833 cr Q2 profit

Conditions in China continue to weigh on steel prices, says CEO & MD Narendran

Positives outweigh negatives in the economy: RBI governor

Leaders of financial sector strike a note of confidence, optimism

US plays the Trump card

His return to White House triggers fears of trade frictions with India

Technology changes BFSI sector

Firms in the industry are undergoing a major digital transformation, with technologies - Cloud, Al, GenAI, RPA, and blockchain - leading the way, says a Business Standard-Everest Group report

Making sense of India's real estate boom

Growth drivers in real estate include urbanisation, disposable incomes, and demand for residential, commercial, and logistics spaces, according to a Business Standard-Knight Frank report

THE BIGGEST BFSI SUMMIT IS EVEN BIGGER NOW

The largest financial sector event in the country - the Business Standard BFSI Insight Summit - is back this year in a bigger form.

Shares of Adani Ports anchor at 5-month low

Down 5% in two days after business update for October

Markets rebound as investors cast wide net for value

In-demand financial stocks drive the rally

Global mkt: Stocks, Treasury yields gain as US votes

World stocks rose and Treasury yields rebounded on Tuesday while an index of market volatility retreated, as markets awaited early indications of the outcome of a knife-edge US election, with only currency markets showing some jitters.

Upper-teens EPS growth likely for Gland Pharma in next two financial yrs

Gland Pharma's Q2FY25 results beat muted expectations, with upper-teens EPS growth projected over the next two financial years despite a slowdown in US sales and temporary issues at its Cenexi subsidiary.

Sagility India IPO booked 22% on Day 1

The initial public offering (IPO) of Sagility India Ltd, a technology-enabled services provider in the health care space, received 22 per cent subscription on the first day of bidding on Tuesday.

Record FPI exodus throws a shadow on stock markets

Foreign investors are souring on India's stock market, selling a record amount of shares amid signs the South Asian nation's post-pandemic economic boom is losing steam.

Govt may divest 2.5% in HZL through OFS

The Centre is planning to sell 2.5 per cent of the total share capital of Hindustan Zinc Ltd (HZL) through an offer for sale (OFS) on Wednesday and Thursday for ₹505 per share.

MFs told to disclose expense of direct, regular plans separately

The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) has made it mandatory for mutual fund (MF) houses to give separate disclosures for direct and regular plan schemes in their half-yearly financial results.

The 'disruptive' feminist

If, as a woman, you've tried to assert yourself in a situation, platformed your viewpoint, shared your unease at something, or taken offense at one thing or the other, chances are that you've heard the following statements or their variations: \"Be a sport, yaar!\" \"Why spoil the fun, man?!\" \"You're taking everything too literally.\"

Climate of denial

Mobilising private capital will be challenging

Employment by contract

Contractualisation is affecting employment quality

Underwhelming economics Nobel

The three winners this year explain little that we didn't already know. What they don't reveal would fill an encyclopedia

Carbon debt: An unjust load on Global South

On the recommendation of Ed Conway, the author of the deservingly highly acclaimed book, The Material World, I purchased More and More and More: An all-consuming history of energy by Jean-Baptiste Fressoz.

Decoding US presidential election

In the United States, a candidate becomes president not by winning a majority of the national popular vote but through a system called the Electoral College, which allots electoral votes to the 50 states and the District of Columbia based on their population. Here are some of the rules:

Saudi Aramco keeps $31 bn payout despite lower profit

Aramco held its quarterly dividend at $31 billion, despite lower profit, as Saudi Arabia's multitrillion-dollar economic transformation plans widen the budget deficit.

Count me in, count me out: US elections on razor edge

The dizzying presidential contest between Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Kamala Harris hurtled towards an uncertain finish on Tuesday as millions of Americans headed to the polls to choose between two sharply different visions for the country.

Chinese red tape leaves major deals in limbo

'Can pull off economic recovery'

Boeing workers vote to accept new deal

Boeing's US West Coast factory workers accepted a new contract offer on Monday, ending a bitter seven-week strike that halted most jet production and deepened a financial crisis at the troubled planemaker.