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Firms boost economic data products as trust in official US statistics wanes

Third-party providers garner even more attention during government shutdowns when federal data aren't published

Net-Zero Banking Alliance halts activities as global banks exit membership

The reality is NZBA "never truly challenged the fossil fuel-oriented business models of major banks," said Lucie Pinson, the founder of climate nonprofit Reclaim Finance

US firms show interest in Pakistan oil after Trump's claim on reserves

Trump sparked a surge of interest in Pakistan's energy potential after a social media post in July claimed the country has massive oil reserves

Microsoft to probe Israel tech use, condemns protest at Brad Smith's office

An employee group called 'No Azure for Apartheid' says that by selling software and AI tools to Israel's military, the company's Azure cloud service is profiting from the deaths of civilians

Diwali tax cuts risk worsening India's tariff sting as Trump threat looms

While lower consumption taxes will indeed spur demand, particularly for durables such as autos, TVs and ACs, it may not happen immediately

Trump warns Putin of 'economic war' if he avoids peace talks with Ukraine

Trump's comments came in response to a question about whether there was a timeline for Putin to agree to bilateral talks with Zelenskyy before the US president would impose threatened sanctions

Trump appeals NY fraud ruling despite hailing earlier decision as 'victory'

Trump's notice of appeal was filed Tuesday with New York's Court of Appeals, the state's highest court, which will now review the case

Gangwal, The Chinkerpoo Family Trust may sell ₹7,000 crore stake in IndiGo

Proceeds of the offering by Rakesh Gangwal and The Chinkerpoo Family Trust will stand at around ₹7,028 crore or $801m, at offer floor price

AI hits entry-level coders as hiring drops 13% in key roles: Report

The study, coauthored by economist Erik Brynjolfsson and researchers at Stanford's Digital Economy Lab, is the latest in a growing number of reports purporting to shed light on this

EU defends digital tax rules after Trump warns of tariffs on tech firms

Trump has long railed against EU tech and antitrust regulation over US tech giants including Alphabet Inc.'s Google, Apple Inc. and Meta Platforms Inc

Madhvani Group in talks with Cerberus for $190m loan to buy Indian firm

he parties are discussing a bilateral private credit loan with a tenor of about three-years, said the people, asking not to be identified because the information is private

Indian refiners to trim Russian oil purchases as higher US levies loom

State-run and private processors, including heavyweight Reliance Industries Ltd., are expected to buy 1.4 million-to-1.6 million barrels a day for October loading and beyond

Trump threatens tariffs, tech export curbs in digital tax reprisal

Trump has long argued that digital services taxes discriminate against US tech giants such as Amazon.com Inc., Google owner Alphabet Inc. and Facebook parent Meta Platforms Inc

Family office to Narayana Murthy wary of startups amid valuation cuts

Catamaran is one of the country's largest private investors, running $1.3 billion for the Infosys Ltd founder, who is the father-in-law of former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak

AI disruption fears spark investor scrutiny of software companies' stocks

Fourteen years later, artificial intelligence is inspiring similar euphoria and some investors are preparing for a hefty slice of the software industry to become the feast

Rising yields rattle India's bond market rally as investors turn cautious

Fears of a widening deficit have pushed up the benchmark yield by 18 basis points this month, with the bulk of that rise coming last week

Can Russia-India-China overcome history to form a credible alliance?

The gathering of three nations in Tianjin will offer the opportunity for the optics of warmer ties, but it will be more symbolism than substance

Promise profits, not land: Indian states need a new investor playbook

India's states should compete for investment by offering better infrastructure, fewer processes, and smarter regulations, not larger land holdings or bigger subsidies

SpaceX delays Starship launch citing ground systems trouble before liftoff

Starship was set to take off on its 10th major mission from SpaceX's South Texas launch facility, called Starbase

BYD shifts focus to luxury market with $700 mn investment in race track

The Shenzhen-based automaker opened the "all-terrain circuit" in Zhengzhou, a city with over 10 million people in central China, earlier this month