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Republicans win majority in US House, paving way for Trump's plans

By contrast, during the past two years of divided government, Biden has had little success in passing legislation and Congress has struggled to perform its most basic function of providing the money

Russian frigate with hypersonic missiles conducts drills in English Channel

This is the first long-distance voyage of the multipurpose frigate since it was accepted into the Russian Navy in December 2023, TASS state news agency reported. The ship left its main base in Russia

China's Singles' Day wraps up with ecomm firms reporting growth in shoppers

Expectations for sales growth for the festival, which is viewed as a gauge of consumer confidence, were subdued this year as confidence in the world's second-largest economy remains low in the wake

OpenAI, rivals seek new path to smarter AI to overcome delays, challenges

Ilya Sutskever, co-founder of AI labs Safe Superintelligence (SSI) and OpenAI, told Reuters recently that results from scaling up pre-training - the phase of training an AI model that uses a vast

Donald Trump expected to pick Senator Marco Rubio as secretary of state

The new administration will confront a world more volatile and dangerous than it was when Trump took office in 2017, with wars raging in Ukraine and the Middle East and China aligning itself more

Trump faces setback in South American trade as China gains ground in Peru

That's made Beijing the go-to trade partner from Brazil to Chile and Argentina, eroding Washington's regional political clout, a trend that widened under Trump's 'America First' inward turn during his

Bitcoin nears $90,000 as Trump's election victory fuels crypto market rally

he fact that bitcoin was trading near all-time highs when the election result came through meant that it had clean sky above." Trump embraced digital assets during his campaign, promising to make the

Asian stocks retreat as bitcoin hits record high on Trump euphoria

Investors anticipate Trump's second four-year term in office will bring equities-boosting tax cuts and looser regulations

Oil prices fell on Chinese stimulus disappointment, supply outlook

Brent crude futures settled at $71.83 a barrel, down $2.04 or 2.76 per cent . US West Texas Intermediate crude futures finished at $68.04 a barrel, down $2.34, or 3.32 per cent

KFC India operator Devyani's revenue jumps 49% on new store additions

Store count for Devyani, which runs KFC, Pizza Hut and Costa Coffee stores in India, rose to 1,557 restaurants in the country from 1,298 last year

Amazon developing driver eyeglasses to shave seconds off deliveries

If successful, the glasses would provide drivers with turn-by-turn navigation on a small embedded screen, along their routes and at each stop, according to the people

COP29: Work will continue despite Trump's return, says US climate envoy

Trump has promised to again remove the United States, the world's biggest historic greenhouse gas emitter, from international climate cooperation

Blue Dart Express Q2 results: PAT falls 14% to Rs 62.84 cr on high expenses

The company's consolidated net profit was Rs 62.84 crore ($7.5 million) for the quarter ended Sept. 30, down 14 per cent from a year ago

Net direct tax collection rises 15.4% to Rs 12.1 trn in April-Nov

Direct taxes, which include corporate and personal tax, grew over 21 per cent to Rs 15 trillion on a gross basis

National Fertilizers Q2 results: Net profit at Rs 12.07 cr on lower costs

The state-run agricultural chemicals maker reported a consolidated profit of Rs 12.07 crore ($1.4 million) for the quarter ended Sept. 30, compared to a loss of Rs 87.1 crore a year ago

Hindalco Q2 results: PAT jumps 78% to Rs 3,909 cr on high aluminium prices

The company, owned by the Aditya Birla Group, said its consolidated net profit jumped 78 per cent to Rs 3,909 crore ($463.3 million) for the three months ended Sept. 30

Britannia Q2FY25 results: Net profit falls to Rs 531 cr on low urban demand

The company, which sells Jim Jam and NutriChoice biscuits, reported a consolidated net profit of Rs 531 crore ($62.95 million) for the three months ended Sept. 30

Ramco Cements Q2FY25 results: PAT falls 75% to Rs 25.58 cr on muted prices

Company's net profit after tax for its standalone business, which comprises its cement segment, dropped to Rs 25.58 crore ($3 million) for the quarter ended Sept. 30 from Rs 101 crore a year earlier

Sovereign bond yields edge higher ahead of local, US inflation data

The benchmark 10-year yield ended at 6.7874%, compared with Friday's closing level of 6.7762%. The yield traded in a one-basis point range on Monday

Oil prices steady as US storm threat abates, China stimulus disappoints

Brent crude futures fell 9 cents, or 0.1 per cent to $73.78 a barrel by 0916 GMT while US West Texas Intermediate crude futures were at $70.23 a barrel