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Syngene acquires first US biologics site for $36.5 mn to expand capacity

The facility, which the contract research firm said is strategically located near key biotech hubs in the Northeast US, is expected to be operational for client projects from the second half of 2025

Asian shares slide as market selloff deepens on US economic growth worries

In Asia, it was a sea of red with Japan's Nikkei and Taiwan stocks sliding about 3 per cent, hitting their lowest level since September

IndusInd Bank's net worth to take 2.35% hit over account discrepancies

The Mumbai-based lender said the net worth impact emerged from internal derivative trades, which were not in compliance with rules enforced by the Reserve Bank of India from April 2024

Nasdaq plunges 4% as tech dives, slowdown fears mount; Dow falls 1.54%

Crypto stocks fall on lower bitcoin prices; HSBC downgrades US stocks

Foxconn unveils first large language model 'FoxBrain,' trained by Nvidia

Foxconn, which assembles iPhones for Apple and also produces Nvidia's artificial intelligence servers, said the model is based on Meta's Llama 3.1 architecture

US to assess Ukraine's peace stance and Trump ties in Saudi Arabia meeting

The US delegation will also be watching for signs that the Ukrainians are serious about improving ties with the Trump administration after the White House clash

US treasury yields drop as Trump raises concerns over impending recession

Trump declined to predict whether the US could face a recession amid stock market concerns about his tariff actions on Mexico, Canada and China, saying that "there is a period of transition"

Gold eases as firm dollar dents safe-haven demand amid trade war concerns

Market focus remains on trade tensions. In his latest warning to Canada, US President Donald Trump said on Friday that reciprocal tariffs on dairy and lumber could be imminent

X outage eases as reports drop in US, UK, Downdetector data shows

The number of reports in the U.S. dropped to 403 as of 6:24 a.m. ET from more than 21,000 incidents earlier, user-submitted data on Downdetector showed

PM likely to upgrade security ties, sign key pacts during Mauritius visit

Mauritius became independent in 1968 but London retained control of the Chagos, and forcibly displaced up to 2,000 people to make way for the Diego Garcia military base

Godrej Consumer to hike soap prices gradually amid palm oil price surge

Sitapati does not expect the price hikes to have an impact on sales as palm oil-based products, including soap, tend "not to be discretionary" goods that consumers can forgo

Oil prices steady as tariff concerns, OPEC+ output weigh on market

Last week marked WTI's seventh consecutive weekly loss, the longest losing streak since November 2023, while Brent fell for a third consecutive week

India's thermal coal imports fall 15.3% to 12.16 mn tonnes in Feb

Imports of thermal coal by India - the second largest importer in the world - fell 15.3 per cent to 12.16 million metric tons in February

Sun Pharma to acquire US based Checkpoint Therapeutics for $355 million

The deal is in line with Sun Pharma's active push in recent years to expand its oncology and immunotherapy portfolio through several acquisitions and collaborations

US has 'just about' ended pause on Ukraine intel sharing, says Trump

Trump said his administration was looking at a variety of things with respect to tariffs on Russia and that officials are not concerned about military exercises involving Russia, China and Iran

Trump to maintain fentanyl-related tariffs on China, Mexico, Canada

However, the commerce secretary did acknowledge that the tariffs would lead to higher prices for US consumers on foreign-made goods

Russia claims to have downed 88 Ukrainian drones in overnight attack

The Russian defence ministry said that 52 of the drones were destroyed over the border Belgorod region, while 13 were over the Lipetsk region and nine were over the Rostov region

Virgin Group aims to raise $900 million to fund Eurostar rival: Report

Virgin Group intends to raise 300 million pounds in equity and 400 million pounds in debt and plans to be a cornerstone equity investor in the project

Five years on, economic impact of Covid-19 still reshaping markets

Though the immediate shock has passed, Covid-19's legacy continues to reshape global economies and markets

Govt allows exports of 100% broken rice to reduce record high stockpiles

India had banned exports of 100% broken rice in September 2022 and then imposed curbs on exports of all other rice grades in 2023 after poor rainfall raised concerns over production