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Gold demand up 1% in 2024, to remain supported by economic uncertainty: WGC

Spot gold prices rose by 27 per cent last year, the most since 2010, as investors chose the metal to hedge against global risks and as the US Federal Reserve slashed interest rates

Gold consumption in India to cool in 2025 as prices soar, says WGC

Demand for gold could stand between 700 metric tonnes and 800 metric tonnes, compared to last year's 802.8 tonnes

Page Industries Q3 results: Net profit rises to Rs 205 cr, revenue up 7%

The apparel maker reported a profit of Rs 205 crore ($23.4 million) for the quarter ended Dec. 31, 2024, compared with Rs 152 crore a year ago

Adani Wilmar bets on urban revival, quick grocery delivery to boost growth

Top executives in sectors such as consumer goods and automobiles expect India's plans to cut personal income tax rates

Titan likely to pay more to source gold from bullion banks as supply falls

Jewellers such as Titan, which owns the Tanishq and CaratLane brands, lease gold from bullion banks, which import the metal, to avoid inventory risks due to fluctuation in prices

Zydus Life Q3 results: Net profit jumps 30% to Rs 1,024 cr on strong demand

The United States is the company's biggest market accounting for 47 per cent of total revenue, followed by India

Chinese companies control around 75% of Indonesian nickel capacity

Indonesia's 8 million metric tonne refining capacity was distributed across 33 companies, but ownership tracing showed shareholder overlap, and ultimately Chinese companies control

SBI looks to raise around Rs 5K crore via perpetual bonds before end of Feb

The country's largest lender could have a call option at the end of either five years or 10 years on the issue

Chinese chip makers, cloud providers rush to embrace homegrown DeepSeek

The news that Huawei had integrated DeepSeek's models with its Ascend chips marked a watershed moment

US postal service suspends incoming packages from China, Hong Kong

The Trump administration imposed an additional 10 per cent tariff on Chinese goods that came into effect on Tuesday

Trump wants Ukraine to supply US with rare earths in exchange for war aid

Trump, speaking to reporters at the White House, said Ukraine was willing, adding that he wants equalisation from Ukraine for Washington's close to $300 billion in support

China's services activity grows at slower pace in Jan, PMI slips to 51

The Caixin survey showed that new business growth eased to a four-month low, while employment fell to the weakest since April 2024

Trump's potential tariffs will only add to the pain for hard-hit Nissan

The US is the top market by vehicle sales for Nissan and bigger rivals Toyota and Honda

Ukraine ready for talks on war, US, Europe must also take part: Zelenskyy

Zelenskyy, who had long called for all Russian troops to leave Ukraine as a pre-condition, has in recent weeks spoken of the need for talks on moving the conflict to a just end

Services sector growth slows to more than 2-yr low of 56.5 in Jan: PMI data

Demand for services rose at the slowest pace in 14 months but remained sturdy

Finance ministry asks employees to avoid AI tools like ChatGPT, DeepSeek

Countries like Australia and Italy have placed similar restrictions on the use of DeepSeek, citing data security risks

Trump admin cancels study on impact of trade on under-served communities

Since taking office on Jan. 20, US President Donald Trump has ended all federal work on diversity, equity and inclusion programs with a series of executive orders and memorandums

Unions sue to block federal worker buyout plan as 20,000 line up to quit

The American Federation of Government Employees and two other unions claim the buyout offer is arbitrary and capricious and violates federal law

Donald Trump in no hurry to talk to Xi Jinping amid new tariff war

China imposed targeted tariffs on US imports on Tuesday and put several companies, including Google, on notice for possible sanctions, in a measured response to Trump's tariffs

US job openings post biggest drop in 14 months, falls to 7.6 mn in December

Job openings, a measure of labor demand, decreased 556,000 to 7.6 million on the last day of December, the Labor Department's Bureau of Labor Statistics said