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Trump to end DEI, bring back troops who refused Covid vax: US defence secy

Hegseth's nomination was divisive, as the military's top job has historically gone to candidates with deep experience running large organizations and who enjoy broad bipartisan support

Bajaj Housing Finance Q3 results: PAT up 25% at Rs 548 cr NII rises 25%

Demand for homes in India, especially premium residences, has remained strong over the last few quarters, which form a key part of Bajaj Housing Finance's assets

Doosan Skoda Power aims to raise up to $115 million in Prague IPO

Doosan Skoda Power is also offering up to 2.9 million new shares, which would increase its total number of shares to 31.9 million, valuing the firm at 8.3 billion crowns at the upper end of the IPO

RBI announces slew of measures to inject liquidity to banking system

The central bank will conduct Open Market Operation purchase auctions of government securities worth Rs 600 bn ($6.96 bn) in three tranches and hold a 56-day variable rate repo auction for Rs 500 bn

DLF's $4 billion ultra-luxury Indian project to take 4 years to build

Around 173 of the 420 units on offer have already been sold at $8 million each, and the $4 billion project is effectively being priced at $742 per square feet, DLF says

Govt to tighten fiscal purse despite slowing economic growth: Reuters poll

An expected fiscal deficit of 4.5% of gross domestic product represents a slight tightening of the purse compared with the fiscal year about to end, at 4.8%

Rupee weakens amid yuan slide, potential equity outflows, trade concerns

Investors' focus will be the Federal Reserve's policy this week. The Fed is widely expected to make no changes to the policy rate and no new projections on inflation and rates are due at this meeting

Tesla investors hope affordable EV model will revive sales after dull 2024

Analysts expect Tesla to sell 2.1 million cars this year, up about 16 per cent, according to 20 analysts polled by LSEG, after its deliveries last year fell marginally, due to an aging model lineup

RBI supersedes board of Aviom India Housing Finance on governance concerns

Aviom India Housing Finance caters to low-income households in semi-urban areas and provides loans to women borrowers who do not have any formal income documentation

Pakistan's central bank cuts key interest rate by 100 basis points to 12%

Pakistan's economy grew 0.92 per cent in the first quarter of fiscal 2024-25 which ends in June, according to data approved by the National Accounts Committee, released by its Statistics Bureau in Dec

Govt shifts focus from privatisation to investing billions in ailing PSUs

Political pressure on Modi have increased after he came back to power only with help of regional allies, making it difficult to overcome opposition to privatisation by employee unions fearing job loss

Budget 2025: Brokerages predict income tax cuts, consumption boost

Any hike in welfare spending could act as a sentimental positive for cement and rural recovery, said Jefferies, betting on Bharti Airtel, Ultratech Cement and TVS Motor to benefit from such calls

India's finished steel imports from China hit 7-year high in April-Dec

China, the world's top steel producer, shipped 2.1 million metric tonnes of finished steel to India during April-December, up 13.3 per cent year-on-year, the data showed

US cruise vacations to see slower growth in 2025, says industry group

Passenger volume this year is projected to grow 4.5 per cent from 2024, when 18.2 million Americans went on ocean cruises

Oil falls as Donald Trump reiterates call for Opec to reduce prices

Opec and its allies including Russia have yet to react to Trump's call, with Opec+ delegates pointing to a plan already in place to start raising oil output from April

China Jan manufacturing activity shrinks unexpectedly, hits five-month low

China's $18 trillion economy hit the government's growth target of "around 5 per cent" over 2024 but in a lopsided fashion, with exports and industrial output far outpacing retail sales

Asia equities slide with US futures on China's AI push; dollar firms

US Nasdaq Composite futures tumbled 1.8 per cent as of 0158 GMT and S&P 500 futures sank 0.9 per cent

Google pushes agenda to educate workers on AI, plans $120 mn investment

A key priority, one executive told Reuters, comes in building out educational programs to train the workforce on AI

Dorf-Ketal Chemicals India files for $580 million IPO, claim draft papers

The IPO consists of fresh issue of shares worth up to 15 billion rupees, while existing shareholder Menon Family Holdings Trust is selling shares worth up to 35 billion rupees

Dollar on track for worst week since Nov 2023 amid Trump policy fears

The dollar index was last down 0.67 per cent on the day at 107.42. It reached 110.17 on Jan. 13, the highest since November 2022