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Stocks slip amid US trade policy uncertainty, bond selloff eases

By Tom Wilson and Rae Wee LONDON/SINGAPORE (Reuters) -Stocks in Europe and Asia slipped on Friday, with investors still edgy at the end of a week marked by confusion over U.S. trade policy and a

Women employment in urban India jumps 10% in six years, still over 89 million out of labour market: Report

New Delhi , March 7 (ANI): Women's employment in urban India rose by 10 per cent in six years starting 2017-18 till 2023-24, reaching...

Women homebuyers surge by 14% in 2024, with 1.29 lakh residential transactions: Report

Mumbai (Maharashtra) , March 7 (ANI): The number of women homebuyers is steadily rising, with 1.29 lakh residential transactions registered solely by women in...

Global coffee trade grinding to a halt, hit hard by brutal prices hikes

By Marcelo Teixeira HOUSTON (Reuters) - Global coffee traders and roasters say they have slashed their purchases to minimal levels, as the industry reels from a steep surge in prices that suppliers

India’s IOC seeks LNG cargoes for 2025-2029 delivery, sources say

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - State-run Indian Oil Corp (IOC) has issued a tender seeking liquefied natural gas (LNG) cargoes for delivery through to 2029, two industry sources said on Friday. It is seeking

Global coffee trade grinding to a halt, hit hard by brutal price hikes

By Marcelo Teixeira HOUSTON (Reuters) - Global coffee traders and roasters say they have slashed their purchases to minimal levels, as the industry reels from a steep surge in prices that suppliers

Patanjali’s mega food park worth Rs 1,500 cr to begin operations on Sunday

Nagpur, Mar 7 (PTI) Patanjali Ayurved on Friday said its mega food processing plant which has been set up with an investment of...

SEBI open to discuss and further rationalise regulations for FPIs for ease of operations

Mumbai (Maharashtra) , March 7 (ANI): The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) is open to engaging with foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) to...

Maharashtra to grow 7.3% in 2024-25, higher than the national projection: State Economic Survey

Mumbai (Maharashtra) , March 7 (ANI): Maharashtra's economy is expected to grow 7.3 per cent in the current financial year 2024-25, the state government's...

US dollar drifts near 4-month low amid growth concern; jobs data in spotlight

By Brigid Riley TOKYO, (Reuters) -The U.S. dollar wallowed near a four-month low on Friday as ever-shifting tariff policies fanned uncertainty and increased concern about growth prospects for the

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Will Mumbai start looking for its Mamdani now? The city is as unaffordable as New York

New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani will face hurdles. And Democrats cannot mistake one city’s victory for a national mandate.

India’s services exports touching $400 bn—a quiet engine offsetting trade deficit

In 2024-25, India exported $387.54 bn worth of services, against imports of $198.14 bn, earning all-time high surplus of $189.40 bn. This offset 2/3rd of goods trade deficit. 

‘Let them see’: Putin says new nuclear-powered missiles in the making, in message to Washington

At a ceremony felicitating Russian military engineers, Putin highlights Moscow’s 'parity' in defence technologies for the next century.

Trump’s trade wars have rewritten powerplay, but India didn’t get the memo

This world is being restructured and redrawn by one man, and what’s his power? It’s not his formidable military. It’s trade. With China, it turned on him.