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Why Kia doesn't share design with Hyundai
● Both are part of the same organisation, but design teams will always be different
Don't jump into algo trading without knowing the fault lines
● Retail investors should use exchange-approved algorithms
Top up health cover with emergency fund
● Add-ons and super top-up policies can boost medical cover ● YOUR MONEY
Nike's half measures need another shoe to drop
THE FIRST SHOE has dropped at Nike.
Reforming agri marketing
Need for a GST-like body of state ministers to build consensus on a unified national market
Tesla recalls nearly 700,000 cars in US over tyre pressure issue
TESLA SAID ON Friday it was recalling 694,304 vehicles in the United States over an issue with the tyre pressure monitoring system (TPMS).
Southeast Asia has $60-bn AI boom but startups are missing
SOUTHEAST ASIA is fast emerging as an investment hot spot for AI leaders like Nvidia Corp. and Microsoft Corp., which are plowing money into cloud services and data centers.
Honda talks indicate Nissan in panic mode: Ghosn
NISSAN MOTOR PURSUING
Foxconn's interest in Nissan on hold
HON HAI PRECISION Industry, the Taiwan-based manufacturer of iPhones known as Foxconn, is putting its interest in pursuing Nissan Motor on hold while the Japanese automaker is in negotiations for a potential merger with Honda Motor Co., according to a person familiar with the matter.
Volkswagen nears deal with labour leaders
VOLKSWAGEN NEARED A deal with labour leaders in the company's longest negotiations over pay and jobs, sources said on Friday, but the final outcome was still uncertain as Europe's largest car-maker tries to push through cuts and avert mass strikes.
Prez-elect's spending deal fails in House
A SPENDING BILL backed by Donald Trump failed in the US House of Representatives on Thursday as dozens of Republicans defied the president-elect, leaving Congress with no clear plan to avert a fast-approaching government shutdown that could disrupt Christmas travel.
Trump wants EU to purchase more US oil, gas or face tariffs
● Bloc buying the lion's share of US oil and gas exports
Record $19 bn raised via IPOs in 2024
MORE THAN $19 BILLION has been raised in IPOs in India since January, beating the previous annual record of $17.8 billion in 2021.
RBI latest VRR auction gets robust response
THE RESERVE BANK of India's (RBI) seven-day variable rate repo auction (VRR) for ₹1.50 lakh crore has received bids worth ₹2.01 lakh on Friday, indicating a strong demand for funds from banks amid huge liquidity deficit, said interbank call money traders.
Sebi introduces uniform data sharing policy for research
THE SECURITIES AND Exchange Board of India (Sebi) on Friday directed market infrastructure institutions (MIIs) to adopt a uniform policy for sharing data for research publications.
Central bank steps in to stem Re slide
THE RUPEE RECOVERED from its all-time low against the dollar and appreciated 5 paise to close at ₹85.03 on Friday.
RBI latest VRR auction gets robust response
THE RESERVE BANK of India's (RBI) seven-day variable rate repo auction (VRR) for ₹1.50 lakh crore has received bids worth ₹2.01 lakh on Friday, indicating a strong demand for funds from banks amid huge liquidity deficit, said interbank call money traders.
Forex reserves dip to nearly six-month low of $652.87 bn
INDIA'S FOREX RESERVES dropped by $1.988 billion to an almost six-month low of $652.869 billion for the week ended December 13, the RBI said on Friday.
Das pitched for inflation-growth balance at his final MPC meet
MINUTES REVEAL FOUR OF SIX MEMBERS VOTED FOR REPO RATE HOLD
Sensex tanks over 1K points, Nifty slips below 23,600
Sensex and Nifty plunged about 1.5% on Friday, taking their downtrend to the fifth straight session, due to risk aversion in the global markets after the hawkish stance of the US Federal Reserve.
SpiceJet's 3 grounded planes to fly again by April
DOMESTIC CARRIER SpiceJet on Friday said it is expecting three of its Boeing 737 MAX aircraft to become operationalised by April next year.
Disrupting E2W disruptor
CHENNAI-BASED TVS MOTOR saw the volumes of its electric two-wheeler range grow by 30% to 200,700 units, holding on to the second spot.
Low-cost growth is edtech's new winning formula, not high burn, says Lightspeed
THE EDTECH SECTOR is adopting a new mantra for success—efficient customer acquisition over high marketing spends.
Markets log worst week
WHILE THE SENSEX plunged 4,091.53 points or 4.98% in the week, the Nifty fell 1,180.80 points or 4.77%.
HC clears path for Adani to redevelop Dharavi
THE BOMBAY HIGH Court on Friday cleared the decks for redevelopment of Dharavi slums as it upheld the tender awarded to the Adani Group for the project by the Maharashtra government, ruling there was no \"arbitrariness, unreasonableness or perversity\" in the decision.
CCI approves UltraTech-India Cements deal
CCI approves UltraTech-India Cements deal
Accenture's Q1 earnings give IT companies a byte of hope
● Nasdaq-listed IT services major raises FY25 revenue growth forecast to 4-7%
Local players may miss out on smartphone PLI
DOMESTIC PLAYERS, APART from Dixon Technologies, are on course to miss out on the benefits of the government's smartphone production-linked incentive (PLI) scheme, which concludes in FY26.
Bajaj unveils e-Chetak variants, prices start at ₹1.2L
BAJAJ AUTO on Friday launched a new Chetak platform, the 35 Series, with two variants: the Chetak 3501 priced ₹1.27 lakh, and the Chetak 3502 priced ₹1.2 lakh, ex-showroom.
Local players may miss out on smartphone PLI
DOMESTIC PLAYERS, APART from Dixon Technologies, are on course to miss out on the benefits of the government's smartphone production-linked incentive (PLI) scheme, which concludes in FY26.