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US, UK strike Yemen to counter Houthi attacks; Tesla, Volvo halt production

A US official said more than a dozen locations were targeted in strikes that were not just symbolic but intended to weaken the Houthis' military capabilities

Toyota to roll out solid-state battery EVs in couple of years: Report

Solid-state batteries promise to dramatically improve the driving range of electric vehicles (EVs)

Govt looking to cut import duty on mobile phone components: Report

A decision on the cuts will be taken by the finance ministry when it finalises the budget, the two people said

Know my VIP pick, commitment to Nato on European treatment, says Trump

The frontrunner for the Republican nomination, Trump was asked by anchors at a live Fox News town hall who was under consideration for vice president on his ticket.

Govt plans to raise capital spending as much as 20% in FY25: Report

The government is trying to raise capital spending on building infrastructure to as much as Rs 12 trillion ($144.59 billion) from the current year's plan of Rs 10 trillion

Box office hits Barbie, Oppenheimer lead SAG nominations on road to Oscars

The SAG awards are closely watched because actors form the largest group of voters for the Oscars, the film industry's top prizes that will be bestowed in March

Boeing surpasses delivery goals, achieves 70% net order boost in 2023

The US planemaker delivered 528 aircraft in 2023 and booked 1,314 net new orders after allowing for cancellations

Amazon to lay off several hundred staff in Prime Video, studios divisions

The staff facing exit at Prime Video and Amazon MGM Studios in the Americas will be informed on Wednesday and in most other regions by the end of the week

PepsiCo wins appeal against India's attempt to remove potato patent

PepsiCo has said it exclusively developed the FC5 variety and registered it in 2016

Nasdaq talks to India about overseas listings for local companies

Allowing Indian companies to list abroad on exchanges like Nasdaq will give them wider access to capital, Nasdaq's Executive Vice Chairman Edward Knight said in an interview

Ukraine seeks investments from India to reconstruct war-hit economy

Ukraine pegs private sector investment opportunities at over $30 billion

Trade department backs lower tax on hybrid vehicles in green push

India's combined sales and additional taxes on hybrid vehicles sales are as high as 43%, based on the size of the car, compared with the highest rate of 50% imposed on petrol and diesel cars

Tesla launches restyled Model 3 in North America at unchanged prices

The move will refresh Tesla's aging vehicle line-up in its biggest market and follows a price war last year that helped the company meet its annual deliveries goal at the cost of margins

BlackRock, Ark Investment lower fee for planned spot bitcoin ETFs

BlackRock's iShares Bitcoin Trust would charge 0.25%, compared with the 0.30% fee set earlier. ARK 21Shares Bitcoin ETF lowered its fee to 0.21% from 0.25%

Barclays raises target on Europe's STOXX 600 to 510 from 485: Report

The new target represents a roughly 7 per cent upside from current levels

Samsung Electronics family shares block sale seen at $1.66 bn: Report

The sale of about 29.8 million shares in the deal will be at a discount of 1.2% to 2.0% from Samsung shares' Wednesday closing price of 73,600 won

US State Secy Blinken meets Palestinian leader Abbas in occupied West Bank

The visit came a day after talks on Tuesday with Israeli PM Netanyahu and his war cabinet over Israel's war with Hamas, regional tensions and the future of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict

Govt not planning higher taxes on steel imports despite industry's demand

Steel mills want authorities to raise taxes from the prevailing 7.5% on several steel products to curb imports

REC to issue multiple-tenor bonds to raise up to 10 billion rupees

REC plans to raise up to Rs 1,000 cr ($120.43 million), including a greenshoe of Rs 500 crore billion, through bonds maturing in over three years

Cen banks to intervene more in bond mkt; regulation needs review: ICMA

The report is based on the biggest government bond markets in Europe