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Bain Capital's plan to acquire Manappuram Finance delayed by RBI concerns

Bain received approval for the Manappuram deal, which was announced last March, from India's market regulator and the competition commission but the RBI is the final authority for the clearance

Trump says no more Venezuelan oil or money to go to Cuba, pushes for deal

Treasury-supervised accounts, a major test of the emerging relationship between Trump and interim President Delcy Rodriguez

US to push for quicker action in reducing reliance on China for rare earths

"Urgency is the theme of the day. It's a very big undertaking. There's a lot of different angles, a lot of different countries involved and we really just need to move faster," the official said

Israel on high alert over possible US intervention in Iran amid protests

President Donald Trump has repeatedly threatened to intervene in recent days and warned Iran's rulers against using force against demonstrators

Sebi set to clear way for NSE to launch its initial public offering

NSE, also the world's most active ​derivatives exchange, has been in litigation with the Indian market regulator Sebi since 2019 when it was fined $122.04 million

CIA warns of Cuba's grim economy but unsure if government will collapse

The CIA's view is that key sectors of the Cuban economy, such as agriculture and tourism, are severely strained by frequent blackouts, trade sanctions and other problems

India's 2025 rice exports jump 19.4% to near record as curbs lifted

Exports rose to 21.55 million metric tons from 18.05 million in 2024, near the 2022 record of 22.3 million tons, the official said

Australia, India invited to G7 meeting on critical minerals, says Bessent

The G7 includes the United States, Britain, Japan, France, Germany, Italy and Canada, as well as the European Union, most of whom are heavily dependent on rare earths supplies from China

Iran cut off from outside world as supreme leader warns protesters

Internet, phone lines blocked, flights cancelled

US job growth slows in December; unemployment rate eases to 4.4%

Nonfarm payrolls increased by 50,000 jobs last month after rising by a downwardly revised 56,000 in November, the Labor Department's Bureau of Labor Statistics said on Friday

Oil gains as market assesses protests in Iran, dealmaking for Venezuela

Civil unrest in major Middle Eastern producer Iran and concerns about the spread of the Russia-Ukraine war to Russian oil exports have increased supply worries

Reliance Jio considering 2.5% public offering in 2026 IPO: Report

The company, led by Mukesh Ambani, is the parent of India's largest telecom operator Reliance Jio - with more than 500 million users

Why Venezuela-style strike on Taiwan's leader could prove tricky for China

In Taiwan, they say, China's military has an adversary which has prepared for years against a "decapitation operation" on its leaders, besides extensive air defences and radar capabilities

Asian stocks slip, dollar firms ahead of US jobs data and ruling on tariffs

MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan slipped 0.3 per cent in early trading, just below the record high it hit earlier in the week

India consumer price inflation likely rose to 1.50% in December

Core inflation, excluding food and fuel components, likely edged up to 4.53 per cent in December from an estimated 4.2 per cent-4.3 per cent in Nov, ‍partly due to a 7 per cent rally in gold prices

CCI defends global turnover-based penalty law in Apple antitrust case

In its lawsuit, Apple said the law, which reflects practice in the European Union, could lead to disproportionate fines for breaches that happened only in India

Samsung forecasts record profit surge as AI-driven chip prices soar

The results highlight how chip prices have rocketed as chipmakers scramble to keep up with demand for memory chips used in servers, personal computers and mobile devices to meet AI needs

Gold falls as commodity index rebalancing sparks selling pressure

The annual Bloomberg Commodity Index rebalancing aims to keep the index aligned with the current state of the global commodity market. This year's window runs from January 9-15

Reserve Bank of India mulls fresh steps to provide relief to exporters

Earlier this week, US President Donald Trump warned that tariffs could rise further unless India curbs its Russian oil imports, escalating the pressure as trade talks between the two countries drag on

US open to China's limited presence in Venezuela, not oil control

Wright also said he expected see Chevron, opens new tab quickly grow its activities in Venezuela with ConocoPhillips