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Trump selects economist EJ Antoni to head Bureau of Labor Statistics

Antoni is currently the chief economist at the influential U.S. conservative think tank Heritage Foundation

Sebi looks to further ease market regulations for foreign investors

Currently, SIFs allow asset management companies to offer a limited set of strategies across equity, debt, and hybrid categories

IN-SPACe picks Google-backed PixxelSpace for satellite constellation

The PixxelSpace-led consortium won the project, outbidding Indian defence equipment makers Astra Microwave and Bharat Electronics

MRF Q1FY26 results: Profit slips 14% to ₹484 cr on higher rubber prices

Tyre manufacturers such as MRF, which supplies to automakers including Hyundai Motor India and Bajaj Auto, rely heavily on vehicle sales for a significant portion of their revenue

India's ethanol drive threatens its edible oil self-sufficiency goal

A DDGS glut is hurting oilmeal demand, lowering oilseed prices, and driving Indian farmers to grow more corn and rice instead of soybeans and groundnuts, despite New Delhi's push to boost output

Asia stocks mostly on the rise as tariff truce supports sentiment

Markets have held modest ranges in recent weeks, waiting to see whether the world's two largest economies can agree on a durable trade deal or if global supply chains will again be upended

Pilot union objects to the government's call for a global code of conduct

A booming aviation market is seen as key to supporting Prime Minister Narendra Modi's aviation goals, but India is short of experienced pilots

Trump opens door to sales of version of Nvidia's next-gen AI chips in China

Trump's administration halted sales of Nvidia's H20 chips to China in April, but the company said last month it had won clearance to resume shipments and hoped to start deliveries soon

Trump urges China to quadruple soybean buys amid tariff truce talks

In a late night post on Truth Social, Trump said China was worried about a shortage of soybeans and he hoped it would quickly quadruple its soybean orders from the US

Trump says 'we'll see what happens' on August 12 deadline for China tariffs

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has said that Washington has the makings of a deal with China and he was "optimistic" about the path forward

Lithium stocks rally as CATL mine halt raises prospects of tighter supply

In premarket trading, Albemarle Corp jumped nearly 9 per cent, while Chile's Sociedad Quimica y Minera rose 6.5 per cent and Lithium Americas gained nearly 9 per cent

Nvidia, AMD to pay 15% of China chip sale revenue to US, says report

The deal to pay the US government from sales in China is unusual for a president, and marks Trump's latest intervention in corporate decision-making

$3,200 and rice for Vietnam farmers displaced for $1.5 bn Trump golf club

The project is the first partnership for the family business of U.S. President Donald Trump in Vietnam, which fast-tracked approvals as it negotiated a crucial trade deal with Washington

Govt plans credit guarantees for small firms, exporters hit by US tariffs

The federal finance ministry has proposed to provide 10-15 per cent credit guarantees to banks for advancing loans to stressed small businesses, with turnover up to ₹500 crore

Govt shuts unit at largest Tamil Nadu nuclear power plant for maintenance

The Central Electricity Authority, India's power advisory body, said the 1,000 MW Unit 1 at Kudankulam in Tamil Nadu was shut on August 3

In India, Trump's tariffs spark calls to boycott American goods, companies

There's a growing chorus both on social media and offline to buy local and ditch American products after Donald Trump imposed a 50 per cent tariff on goods from India

Indian alloy steel makers seek anti-dumping duty on cheap Chinese imports

India, world's second-biggest producer of crude steel, has the capacity to make around 18 million to 20 million metric tonnes per annum of alloy steel, used in auto, defence and aerospace sectors

Asian stocks edge higher ahead of US inflation data, Trump-Putin meeting

While Japan's stock market was closed for a holiday, futures climbed to 42,465 and suggested the index will test its all-time high of 42,426 this week

China urges US to ease AI chip export controls for trade deal: Report

The FT said China is concerned because the US HBM controls hamper the ability of Chinese companies such as Huawei to develop their own AI chips

Chinese state media flags security risks in Nvidia H20 AI chips

The H20 chips are also not technologically advanced or environmentally friendly, the account, Yuyuan Tantian, which is affiliated with state broadcaster CCTV, said in an article published on WeChat