BUSINESS

Indian equity markets to trade in range-bound manner: ICICI Securities
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"Indian equity markets overall are likely to trade in a range-bound manner in the near term. From the 10 per cent fall from their peak, the bounce back was sharp with selling pressure at higher levels as well. This trend of buying at lower levels and selling pressure at higher levels is likely to continue in the near term," the report said.
Indian rupee to gain against US dollar: Bank of Baroda
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According to the Bank of Baroda report authored by Economist Aditi Gupta, the Indian rupee is most likely to make further gains against the US dollar in the next fortnight with a range of Rs 81.5/$ - 82.5/$. In April this year, the Indian rupee gained 0.4 per cent building on a gain of 0.6 per cent it made in March 2023.
China's economy grows faster than expected
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Compared to the same period last year, gross domestic product (GDP) grew by 4.5 per cent, the BBC reported on Tuesday citing official figures. The key measure of economic activity was driven up by a boost in household spending and rising factory activity. Beijing pledged to boost the world's second largest economy when it.
Watch | Tim Cook greets first customers as Apple debuts India retail store
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Cook came out from the Mumbai retail store and took selfies with the first Apple buyers who came in big numbers. He welcomed customers at Apple BKC, located at Mumbai's bustling Bandra Kurla Complex (BKC) financial, arts, and entertainment district, at the Jio World Drive Mall. The new Apple flagship retail stores in Mumbai, followed by.
Apple unveils Apple Card's savings accounts with 4.15% interest rate
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Apple Card users can now choose to grow their Daily Cash rewards by automatically depositing their Daily Cash into a high-yield Savings account from Goldman Sachs. Starting today, Apple Card users can choose to grow their Daily Cash rewards with a Savings account from Goldman Sachs which offers a high-yield APY of 4.15 per cent.
EY to slash 3,000 jobs in the US due to 'overcapacity': Report
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The job cuts have been announced less than a week after the collapse of a plan to spin off EY's global consulting business into a new company, reports Financial Times. "After assessing the impact of current economic conditions, strong employee retention rates and overcapacity in parts of our firm, we have made the difficult business decision to separate approximately 3,000 US employees," an EY spokesperson was quoted as saying.
Russia, India negotiating on free trade agreement
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India's imports from Russia have grown more than four times to $46.33 billion over the last fiscal, mainly due to oil purchases from that country. "We pay special attention to the issues of mutual access of production to the markets of our countries," Manturov said during an industry event.
Govt confident of providing petrol blended with 20% ethanol by 2025: Hardeep Puri
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Addressing a conference on biofuels, Puri said he was confident that government will be able to supply 20 per cent ethanol blended petrol by next financial year. In February, petrol blended with 20 per cent ethanol was rolled out at selective pumps in 11 states, to promote awareness about green fuels.
India among top destinations for medical tourism: Shripad Naik
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He was speaking during the second G20 Health Working Group meeting, which commenced earlier in the day here. "Our country has witnessed more than 1.4 million medical tourists in the past one year, making it one of the top destinations for medical tourism," Naik said, highlighting the country's progress in promoting health and wellness tourism.
India will work with Russia to resolve trade imbalances: S. Jaishankar
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Addressing the India-Russia business dialogue organised by industry body FICCI, the minister said, "There are understandable concerns about trade imbalance and we need to work with our Russian counterparts to address this imbalance. We should be honest about short and medium-term challenges. There could be over-compliance."
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