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Gold prices steady ahead of US election, Fed interest rate decision

Spot gold held its ground to stand at $2,734.79 an ounce at 0831 GMT, having hit a record high of $2,790.15 last Thursday

Trump, Harris make last push on final campaign day ahead of election day

One Trump campaign official said they thought the Republican would carry North Carolina, Georgia and Arizona, which would still require him to carry one of battleground states in the Rust Belt

Reliance Jio IPO worth $100 bn set for 2025, retail to debut much later

Reliance Jio is set to lock horns with Elon Musk if he launches his Starlink internet service in India

Gland Pharma Q2FY25 results: Net profit falls 15.7% to Rs 164 crore

The company reported consolidated net profit of Rs 164 crore ($19.5 million) for the quarter ended Sept. 30, a 15.7 per cent decrease from the year-ago period

New York Times' subscriber growth slows on tight spending, shares fall

The slower subscriber growth came in the months ahead of the Nov. 5 US presidential election, an event that typically boosts engagement for media companies

Musk's $1 mn voter giveaway is illegal lottery, says lawyer at hearing

Since Oct. 19, Tesla CEO Musk has been giving a $1 million check every day to a randomly selected voter who has signed his petition supporting free speech and gun rights

Pakistan cuts key policy rate by 250 bps to 15%; 4th straight reduction

Average consumer price index inflation in the South Asian country is 8.7% in the current financial year, which started in July, the statistics bureau says

Oil buyers, producers dialogue needed for market stability: Hardeep Puri

He said technological changes such as green hydrogen and the transition to cleaner energy will change the global oil demand landscape in five years

Crude oil gains 3% after Opec+ delays output hike, US election in focus

Brent futures were up $2.13 per barrel, or 2.9%, to $75.23 a barrel at 1123 GMT. U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude was up $2.15 a barrel, or 3.1%, to $71.64

Bharti Telecom accepts Rs 11,150 cr bids for biggest bond issue of FY25

This is also the country's biggest corporate bond issue in the current financial year, surpassing State Bank of India's issue in July, where it had raised Rs 10,000 crore

October weather did not favour Ukraine's winter crops: Scientists

"The development of plants is very slow, which threatens their further fate during the winter period," they added.

Ryanair H1 profit falls 18% on weaker fares, says price weakness moderating

Chief Financial Officer Neil Sorahan told Reuters that fare declines in the current quarter ending in December would likely be below 5 per cent

Blocked Vodacom merger derails S African telcos M&A push: Analysts

Dominant companies like Vodacom and MTN say mergers would allow them to leverage existing networks as a springboard to extending and improving coverage

French families sue TikTok over alleged failure to remove harmful content

TikTok could not immediately be reached for comment on the allegations

Blackstone targets two new European markets in global wealth push

To help expand the business, Blackstone has promoted Sheila Rapple to chief operating officer for EMEA wealth, who relocated to London from New York in October

Foxconn subsidiary seeks $80 mn Vietnam investment for integrated circuits

Foxconn, formally known as Hon Hai Precision Industry, already has major operations in Vietnam

Nvidia asks SK Hynix to bring forward supply of HBM4 chips: SK's chairman

But rivals like Samsung Electronics and Micron are trying to catch up in the race

Authorities in Delhi fine owners of polluting vehicles, building sites

Environmental compensation payments have been ordered for 597 sites, while 56 have been told to close

Rupee flat at 84 against US dollar as local equities offset gains

Routine interventions by the Reserve Bank of India, though, have ensured that the rupee doesn't suffer sharp losses

China's Nio plans to sell its first hybrid car model overseas only by 2026

Development of the extended range hybrid, under the Firefly brand, stems from suggestions by Nio's main investor, Abu Dhabi investment vehicle CYVN Holdings