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Tuesday, November 18, 2025
TopicBloomberg wire

Topic: Bloomberg wire

India’s growth forecast cut by Fitch amid RBI-government spat

Fitch Ratings lowered its 2018 growth forecast for India to 7.2% from 7.8% seen previously.

‘Betrayed’, Lion Air may cancel $22 billion-worth flight orders after Boeing crash report

Lion Air claims that Boeing's report of the deadly plane crash in Indonesia on 29 October unfairly implicates the airline.

Facebook commercially exploited user data to boost business & punish rivals, emails show

A trove of Facebook's internal emails posted online, including from CEO Mark Zuckerberg, shows that user data was used as bargaining chips with rivals.

Blow for India’s solar energy goals as investors shun chance to make equipment

The lackluster response to the tender underscores the challenges faced by India to develop a domestic solar manufacturing industry.

‘Please take’ the money back, Vijay Mallya tells Indian banks

Mallya tweeted saying that he has offered to repay 100 per cent of the principal amount to the banks.

RBI holds interest rates amid slowing inflation

RBI decision to hold rates is likely to appease Modi govt, which wants banks to continue lending to boost growth before Lok Sabha polls.

Watch out for what RBI governor Urjit Patel says about autonomy today, not rates

Interest rates likely to stay unchanged. But investors are watching how Urjit Patel will respond to state's push for more say over RBI's role.

In #MeToo era, women in finance are losing critical male mentors

Men can also simply avoid being jerks.

India’s battle with the world’s worst smog is caught in a bureaucratic haze

The sheer scale of India’s toxic skies is making progress in the fight to reduce pollution difficult.

Rattled nerves at India Inc. lead to boom in overnight funds

Assets with overnight funds soared to 123 billion rupees last month, from 39 billion rupees in September.

On Camera

India’s agricultural paradox—rising output, rising imports, and a shrinking trade surplus

Agricultural policy has prioritised price stabilisation over fostering long-term competitiveness. This incentivises the pursuit of subsidies rather than productivity enhancement.

Naidu matches Jagan’s Rs 13L crore investment playbook, with a ‘speed of doing business’ caveat

Naidu’s summit brings in MoUs on same scale as Jagan’s, but CM says his plans built on speed, certainty & investor trust, with escrow accounts, simplified incentives & real-time oversight.

Drone manufacturer ideaForge wins orders worth over Rs 100 crore from Army

ideaForge has formed a joint venture to manufacture and market UAVs in the US. Its Q6 UAV is now included in NATO and allied procurement systems.

INDIA has a Congress-sized hole. And the fix begins with a little humility

Without a Congress revival, there can be no challenge to the BJP pan-nationally. Modi’s party is growing, and almost entirely at the cost of the Congress.