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Dr Lal Path Labs Q2FY25 results: Net profit jumps 18% to Rs 129 cr

The company's consolidated net profit increased 18 per cent year-over-year to Rs 129 crore ($15.4 million), increasing for the sixth quarter in a row

Hilton cuts 2024 revenue growth forecast on low consumer tourism spending

Travel demand in the US has been facing challenges since the beginning of the year as Americans remain wary of depleting savings and rising credit card debt

TVS Motor Q2 results: PAT rises 23.5% to Rs 663 cr, revenue at Rs 9,228 cr

'Jupiter' scooter maker's profit rose 23.5 per cent to Rs 663 crore ($78.86 million) in the quarter ended Sept. 30, which missed analysts' estimate of Rs 697 crore

Coca-Cola bets on rising soda demand to forecast surge in its revenue

Its average selling prices rose 10 per cent in the third quarter, while unit case volumes 1 per cent

NDTV Q2 results: Net loss at Rs 52.77 cr as production costs weigh

NDTV's total expenses surged 76% on the back of a jump in operating as well as production and marketing costs, as it continued to invest in newly launched TV channels and infrastructure

Nvidia's design flaw with Blackwell AI chips now fixed, says CEO Huang

Nvidia unveiled Blackwell chips in March and had earlier said they would ship in the second quarter but were delayed, potentially affecting customers such as Meta Platforms

Starbucks baristas, customers urge new CEO to bring changes in company

Baristas complain about what they say are chronic understaffing and poor pay and benefits, and their inability to easily ban aggressive customers from Starbucks stores

Heritage Foods' Q2 results: Net profit surges two-fold to Rs 48.63 crore

The company posted a consolidated profit of Rs 48.63 crore ($5.8 million) in the three months ended Sept. 30

UAE's sovereign wealth fund to invest $750 mn in debt of GMR Group

The investment will also allow the Indian company to reduce the pledged shareholding on its airports business

Cost a key factor for US Medicaid coverage of weight-loss drugs: Report

Half of the states without coverage said they are considering adding them or evaluating their coverage, it said

Diesel consumption to rise 3%-4% in FY25, says Indian Oil chairman

India's annual diesel demand in April-September, half of this fiscal year, rose 1% to 44.4 million tons, according to government data, even though heavy rains curtailed the movement of trucks

Arm Holdings to cancel licence agreement allowing Qualcomm to design chips

An Arm victory in the litigation could force Qualcomm and its roughly 20 partners, including Microsoft, to halt shipments of the new laptops

Healthcare helps Reckitt beat quarterly sales estimate to remain on target

Reckitt's quarterly like-for-like net sales fell 0.5 per cent, ahead of the 1.7 per cent decline analysts had expected in a company-supplied poll

US Secretary Blinken urges Israel to use opportunity to end war in Gaza

'The focus needs to be on getting the hostages home, ending this war and having a clear plan for what follows,' he said

Dulux maker AkzoNobel misses Q3 forecasts as demand weakens in China

Its third-quarter revenue fell 3 per cent from a year earlier to 2.67 billion euros ($2.88 billion), below the 2.76 billion euros expected by analysts in a company-provided consensus

Lloyds confidence grows, rising house prices as Q3 profit beats forecasts

Britain's growth prospects and public finances meanwhile remain frail

Sweden based Volvo Cars tops forecast but cuts outlook on market slowdown

Volvo Cars said it now expects its retail sales to rise by 7-8% this year, down from a forecast in July of 12-15% growth, anticipating no growth in the fourth quarter

UN nature talks explore rules for digital genetic data use and compensation

Species-rich countries, including tropical giants like Brazil and India, are on guard against corporations and researchers capitalizing on their biodiversity without offering compensation or royalties

Russia storming 4 towns in eastern Ukraine as Moscow pushes to gain control

Podolyaka said that fighting was also going on in the outskirts of Kurakhove and Selydove, which each had populations of about 20,000 before the war

Tropical storm Trami tracks towards Philippines' coast, schools shut

The Philippine central bank on Wednesday suspended currency trading and monetary operations for the day. Stock market trading operated as normal