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Asian stocks near record highs ahead of tech earnings, BOJ awaits

MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan was down 0.12 per cent, hovering near the record high it touched on Monday

China orders Meta to unwind $2 billion acquisition of AI startup Manus

"The transaction complied fully with applicable law. We anticipate an appropriate resolution to the inquiry," Meta said in response

RBI finalises expected credit loss norms; rollout set for April 2027

The ECL framework is forward looking and asks banks to build buffers based on the likely losses an asset will incur

Bajaj Housing Finance Q4 results: Profit rises 14%, margins under pressure

Credit demand in India gained momentum in the second half of the fiscal year that ended in March, as easing inflation and lower taxes supported household spending and corporate borrowing

West Asia war: Govt expects annual fertiliser subsidy bill to rise by 20%

Rising import costs are likely to increase India's fertiliser subsidies to companies for selling crop nutrients to farmers below market prices

UltraTech Cement Q4FY26 results: Net profit jumps 20.2% to ₹2,983 crore

Consolidated net profit rose 20.2 per cent year-on-year to ₹2,983 crore for the three ​months ended March 31

MobiKwik gets RBI's nod for non-banking financial company licence

The licence will allow MobiKwik to launch a lending arm, Mobikwik Financial Services, expanding its regulated credit offering

Toyota Motor sales fall for second month in March on West Asia slump

Global sales shrank 7.3 per cent from the same month a year earlier to 897,871 vehicles, with overseas sales down 7.2 per cent and those in Japan falling 7.8 per cent

Google strengthens AI push with $40 billion investment in Anthropic

Anthropic's Claude Code tool has gained strong traction among developers. The company's annual run-rate revenue surpassed $30 billion this month, up from about $9 billion at the end of 2025

Sun Pharma to acquire US drugmaker Organon in $11.75 billion all-cash deal

The acquisition would help Sun Pharma further expand its ‌women's health portfolio with access to Organon's portfolio of more than 70 products across women's health and general medicines

Gold falls on firm dollar, oil-led inflation fears as US-Iran talks stall

SPDR Gold Trust, the world's largest gold-backed exchange-traded fund, said its holdings fell 0.2 per cent to 966.30 metric ‌tonnes ​on Thursday

Trump calls correspondents' dinner attack suspect 'pretty sick guy'

Trump said in TV interviews that the suspect, whom an official identified as 31-year-old Cole Tomas Allen, of Torrance, California, had posted what Trump described as an 'anti-Christian' manifesto

Oil prices jump nearly 2% amid stalled peace talks between US, Iran

Brent crude futures rose $2.16, ‌or 2.05%, to $107.49 a barrel by 2346 GMT, the highest since April 7, and US West Texas Intermediate was at $96.17 a barrel, up $1.77, or 1.88%

Trump was likely target of shooting at White House correspondents dinner

The man fired a shotgun at a Secret Service agent at a security checkpoint in the Washington Hilton hotel before being tackled and arrested

Trump says Iran can reach out to US if it wants to negotiate end to war

Trump canceled a trip by his envoys to Pakistan on Saturday, dealing a new setback to peace prospects after Iranian Foreign Minister departed Islamabad after speaking only to Pakistani officials

Who is Cole Allen, the suspect in WH correspondents' dinner shooting?

Allen, approximately 31 years of age, is a resident of Torrance, California, a coastal town that is part of the South Bay area adjacent to Los Angeles abutting Santa Monica Bay

6 passengers injured evacuating from Swiss Air flight in India: Report

The incident occurred when one of the aircraft's engines failed and caught fire during the takeoff roll, prompting the crew to stop the aircraft and initiate an emergency evacuation

Engine maker Horse plans India move to supply growing small car market: CEO

The ​firm ‌operates 18 plants and five research and development centres across Europe, China and Latin ‌America, most recently establishing a presence in the US

Justice Dept to close probe of Fed Chair Jerome Powell: US Attorney Pirro

US Justice Department closes probe into Federal Reserve renovation cost overruns, asks Inspector General to review expenses under Chair Jerome Powell

Indian IT cos near-term outlook muted; clients cut spending, AI risks mount

India's IT sector faces muted growth as client spending slows and AI disrupts pricing, with analysts expecting only 3-4% revenue growth in the near term