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Trump says he plans to speak with Putin on Mar 18 about ending Ukraine war

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov confirmed on Monday that Putin would speak with Trump by phone but declined to comment on Trump's remarks about land and power plants

Delhi airport operator sues govt for allowing flights from defence airbase

The airport in Delhi is one of India's busiest, with about 73.6 million passengers last year, although it made a loss of $21 million because of higher government fees

Moody's downgrades Volkswagen on sector headwinds, competition in China

Last week, Volkswagen forecast another challenging year of ramping up EV sales, cutting costs and navigating trade tensions amid fierce competition with cheaper and faster rivals in China

Ola Electric shares drop 7.2% to record low after insolvency petition

Rosmerta Digital Services, a vehicle registration service provider and a creditor of Ola Electric Technologies, filed a petition against the unit alleging default in payments

India's merchandise trade deficit narrows to $14.05 billion in February

Merchandise trade deficit for March was $14.05 billion, compared with economists' forecast of $21.65 billion

Investors may want India to lower ultra-long debt bond supply in FY26

The gap between yields on India's 10-year and 40-year bonds, a marker of the premium investors ask for buying long-term notes, spiked to a nearly three-year high of 40 basis points in February

Indian investor appetite to get tested amid $3 billion debt supply

Indian states will raise over Rs 40,100 crore through a debt sale on Tuesday, followed by Rs 54,000 crore of issuances next week, as per schedule

State Bank of India shelves $1.7 billion fund raising as yields elevated

The bank had planned to raise as much as Rs 15,000 crore (about $1.7 billion) through sale of bonds before the end of March, but will now tap the market in the next financial year

US-EU tariff war risks $9.5 trn of business: American Chamber of Commerce

Trump has railed against the US goods trade deficit with the EU, although in services there is a US surplus, and urged manufacturers to produce in America

Fast-fashion retailer Forever 21 files for bankruptcy, 2nd time in 6 yrs

The move likely means liquidation for the company, which was unable to find a buyer for its roughly 350 US stores

China's new home prices decline in Feb as govt's stimulus efforts fall flat

On a year-on-year basis, new home prices fell 4.8 per cent versus a 5.0 per cent drop the previous month

Trump launches large-scale strikes on Yemen's Houthis, at least 31 killed

Trump also warned Iran, the Houthis' main backer, that it needed to immediately halt support for the group

Who are Yemen's Houthi rebels and why are they under attack by US

The strikes, which have killed at least 24 people so far, could last for weeks according to one US official and come as Trump ramps up sanctions pressure on Tehran

Russia, Ukraine continue aerial attacks with ceasefire prospects uncertain

Early on Sunday, three people were injured, including a 7-year-old, in a Ukrainian drone attack on the Russian border region of Belgorod

Trump-driven volatility in market pushes new investors toward gold ETFs

On Friday, gold hit its latest record, at $3,004.86 an ounce, a gain of 14 per cent since the start of 2025, following 27 per cent growth in 2024

Stocks rebound after S&P 500 correction as safe-haven gold hits record

Last week the Nasdaq confirmed it was in a correction, driven lower by tariff and growth uncertainties as well as high valuations for megacap tech stocks

Gold pops above $3,000 per oz for first time in historic safe-haven rally

Spot gold rose 0.1% to $2,991.00 an ounce at 9:42 am ET (1342 GMT) after hitting an all-time high of $3,004.86

Skoda to invest in EV manufacturing in India despite $1.4 bn tax row

VW's local unit Skoda Auto Volkswagen India is embroiled in a legal tussle with the country's tax department over allegations that it misclassified imports of some Audi, VW and Skoda cars

Amazon, Google back pledge to triple global nuclear energy by 2050

It has also become a compelling solution for power-guzzling data centers, with Big Tech firms already having signed multiple billion-dollar deals with utilities

US President Donald Trump makes Chinese stocks (somewhat) great again

Global investors lured by relatively low prices, AI bets, and prospect of more stimulus from Beijing