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Sebi reviewing small, mid-cap funds' capacity to bear sharp falls: Report

While Sebi has completed one round of stress test reviews, it wants funds to test for more adverse scenarios, report says

China's factory activity shrinks again in January, demand still weak

The composite PMI, which includes manufacturing and services, was at a four-month high of 50.9 in January compared with 50.3 the previous month

Google parent Alphabet ad revenue disappoints, capex up; shares sink 6%

While Google Cloud's revenue topped Wall Street targets and growth rebounded with a boost from AI, Microsoft's Azure grew faster in the same period

Microsoft touts AI strength, but shares dip as market digests costs

There are now 53,000 Azure AI customers, a third of whom were new to the service in the past 12 months, Nadella told analysts on a conference call

April-Dec fiscal deficit at Rs 9.82 trn, 55% of annual target: Govt

Total expenditure during the period was 30.54 trillion rupees, or about 68% of the annual goal, compared with 28.18 trillion rupees in the same period last year

RBI restricts Paytm Payments Bank from fresh deposits, credit transactions

An audit report revealed "persistent non-compliances and continued material supervisory concerns in the bank, warranting further supervisory action," the central bank said in a release

'Sony, Zee clash over Russia assets, cricket before India merger collapse'

The communications between Sony's legal and M&A executives in India and Los Angeles with top Zee executives provide undisclosed details on the high-stakes backroom tussle

German unemployment edges down by 2,000 to 2.694 million in January

The Federal Labour Office said the number of people out of work decreased by 2,000 in seasonally adjusted terms from December to 2.694 million

TikTok owner ByteDance's chief warns against mediocrity as AI disrupts

ByteDance is often seen as the world's leading company on algorithms because its flagship apps such as TikTok, Douyin and Toutiao are powered by commanding recommendation engines

Sri Lanka's key inflation rises to 6.4% in January on higher sales tax

Food prices rose 3.3% in January from 0.3% in December, the Department of Census and Statistics said in a statement. Prices for non-food items rose 7.9% in January from 5.8% year-on-year in December

Kajaria Ceramics Q3 results: Profit up by 40.2% at Rs 104 cr on demand rise

Separately, Kajaria approved investments of up to Rs 50 crore and Rs 30 crore in Keronite Tiles and Kajaria Ultima to make them a subsidiary and wholly-owned subsidiary, respectively

Adani Wilmar Q3 results: Profit falls 18.4% to Rs 201 cr on weak demand

Subdued demand from institutional clients in the edible oil segment and its lower pricing hurt third-quarter earnings, the Adani group-owned company had said in a quarterly update earlier in January

Sun Pharma Q3 results: Net profit increases 15% at Rs 2,524 crore

Sales in its US formulations business rose nearly 15 per cent to Rs 3,974 crore, while sales from its India formulations rose more than 11 per cent to Rs 3,779 crore

H&M names Daniel Erver as new CEO amid struggles to boost sales

H&M's fourth-quarter operating profit margin fell to 7.2 per cent from 7.8 per cent in the third quarter

Adani Group's Ambuja Cements profit misses estimates on lower volumes

Ambuja's consolidated volumes increased 2.9% to 14.1 million metric tons in the October-December period, lower than the 5.5% growth estimated by Jefferies

P&G Hygiene Q2 result: Profit jumps as lower costs offset dip in sales

Indian consumer goods maker Procter & Gamble Hygiene and Health Care reported higher second-quarter net profit on Wednesday, as lower costs countered a small drop in sales

Reliance's Jio, Gortune pre-qualify for Sri Lanka Telecom stake bid: Report

This is a part of Sri Lanka's efforts to reduce government stake in state-owned firms under the $2.9 billion International Monetary Fund (IMF) programme

Universal Music songs to be removed from TikTok as license renewal fails

Tiktok, in a statement to Reuters, referred to UMG's narrative as "false" and said UMG's actions were not in the best interests of artists, songwriters and fans

Rupee expected to weaken as odds of Fed rate cut in March diminish

The rupee's intraday range in the last four sessions has been just 2 to 6 paisa

IMF sees heightening prospects for soft landing in Asian economies

With inflationary pressures "receding rapidly," prospects for a soft landing were improving in Asia, he said