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S&P 500 blows past 6,000 points on Trump presidency

By Dhara Ranasinghe and Koh Gui Qing NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) -The U.S. S&P 500 zoomed past 6,000 points on Friday to a new record while Treasury yields retreated, as investors again cheered Donald

Oil falls over 2% on receding US hurricane risk, lackluster China stimulus

By Shariq Khan NEW YORK (Reuters) -Oil prices fell more than 2% on Friday as traders grew less fearful of prolonged supply disruptions from a hurricane in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico, while China's latest

Oil prices fall 3% as US hurricane risk recedes, China stimulus disappoints

By Shariq Khan and Robert Harvey NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) - Oil prices fell 3% on Friday on easing fears of prolonged supply disruptions from a hurricane in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico, while China's

Gold poised for biggest weekly fall in over five months on dollar strength

By Anjana Anil (Reuters) - Gold prices dropped on Friday, poised for their steepest weekly decline in over five months, pressured by a stronger dollar and as markets absorbed the implications of

US stocks hit record again on Trump win, Treasury yields dip

By Dhara Ranasinghe and Koh Gui Qing NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) -Wall Street shares hit record highs for a third consecutive day while Treasury yields retreated on Friday, as investors again cheered

Dollar on track for weekly gain after Trump election win

By Karen Brettell and Stefano Rebaudo (Reuters) - The dollar rose on Friday and was heading for a slight weekly gain as investors evaluated the likely impact on the American economy of Tuesday’s

Air India announces management changes before merger with Vistara

New Delhi , November 8 (ANI): Ahead of the Air India and Vistara merger scheduled on November 12, the Air India Group on Friday...

Trump juniors to visit India in early 2025, launch iconic ‘Trump Tower’ projects

Mumbai (Maharashtra) , November 8 (ANI): Founder of Tribeca Developers, Kalpesh Mehta, on Friday said that the Trump juniors - Donald Trump Jr and...

Rupee falls 5 paise to hit new all-time low of 84.37 against US dollar

Mumbai, Nov 8 (PTI) Declining for the third straight session, the rupee dropped 5 paise to hit a new lifetime low of 84.37 against...

Power Minister Manohar Lal reviews power sector scenario of Haryana, Chandigarh

New Delhi, Nov 8 (PTI) Union Power Minister Manohar Lal has asked the Chandigarh UT administration to adopt smart pre-paid meters in government buildings,...

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Postcards from Hyderabad—stories Europeans told about the city

For all their colonial underpinnings, postcards from Hyderabad also inadvertently preserve a trace of local memory: a glimpse of a street, a face, a forgotten name.

Navigating Trump’s tariffs is no child’s play. Indian toymakers are losing out on orders, enquiries

Indian toymakers are now exploring new markets, but they want govt to negotiate a trade deal with US soon, introduce incentives and subsidies to make the industry more competitive.

What is Project Sudarshan Chakra, announced by Modi from ramparts of Red Fort

The project is meant to be a ‘protective shield that will keep expanding’, the PM said. It is on the lines of the ‘Golden Dome’ announced by Trump, it is learnt.

War of IAF, PAF doctrines: As Pakistan obsesses over numbers, India embraces risk, wins

Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?