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Twitter says no plans of company-wide layoffs after Musk's acquisition

Twitter Inc clarified to staff that there are no plans for company-wide layoffs since it signed a deal to be acquired by billionaire Elon Musk

JSW Steel posts surprise quarterly loss of Rs 848 crore on price slump

Total revenue from operations rose to Rs 41,778 crore from Rs 32,503 crore a year earlier

HDFC Life reports 19% jump in Q2 earnings as policy sales pick up

Standalone profit-after-tax was 3.26 billion Indian rupees ($39.42 million) for the quarter ended Sept.30 compared with 2.74 billion rupees, the insurer said in a regulatory filing

India rice export curbs to end a decade of price stability: Report

India's recent curbs on rice exports could trigger a rally in global prices after more than a decade of stability, traders said, as New Delhi's protectionist move coincides with falling output

Large contracts in pipeline, deal win trend intact in medium term: Mphasis

Mphasis has a reasonable proportion of large contracts in its pipeline and expects its current trend of new deal wins to continue over the medium term, a top company official said

Boris Johnson, Rishi Sunak lead race to become UK's next prime minister

Boris Johnson and former finance minister Rishi Sunak were leading the potential contenders to replace British Prime Minister Liz Truss

Oil price wavers as rate hike talk offsets fading China demand hopes

Oil prices were little changed on Friday as optimism about a possible rise in demand in China faded and the market again weighed the impact of sharp interest rate rises on energy consumption

Recession could last until 2024, says Musk after remark on China, Europe

Tesla CEO said he thinks a recession will last until the spring of 2024, after earlier saying "a recession of sorts" in China and Europe was weighing on demand for its electric cars

Indian exporters hold off dollar sales eyeing better returns, hurting rupee

Indian exporters are holding back on dollar sales on hopes of a further slide in the rupee, eyeing a windfall as the local currency plumbs record lows this year

Automakers to double spending on EVs, batteries to $1.2 trillion by 2030

The world's top automakers are planning to spend nearly $1.2 trillion through 2030 to develop and produce millions of EVs, along with the batteries and raw materials to support that production

Indian firms to double fundraising via public bond sales in H2 FY22: Report

Indian corporates are likely to raise double the amount of funds through the public issue of bonds in the second half of this fiscal than they did in the first

Walmart-backed PhonePe in talks to raise funds at $12 bn valuation: Report

Indian digital payments firm PhonePe is in talks to raise funds in a round led by General Atlantic at a valuation of $12 billion

Oil near flat as inflation concerns contend with China's quarantine ease

Oil prices were near flat on Friday, as market participants weighed concerns about steep inflation with optimism that China could see energy demand tick up

Gold set for second weekly fall as Fed hawks lift Treasury yields

Gold prices were set for a second weekly decline as US Treasury yields held near multi-year highs following strong labour market data and hawkish comments from Federal Reserve officials

Liz Truss quits as UK Prime Minister after 45 days in office

Speaking outside the door of her Number 10 Downing Street office, Truss accepted that she could not deliver the promises she made when she was running for Conservative leader

India's top multiplex chains bank on festive season to bring cheer back

A slate of flop Bollywood movies have hit India's top cinemas hard, leaving the industry to bank heavily on the current festive quarter to revive its fortunes

Dhanlaxmi Bank's shareholders seek to curb CEO's spending powers

The shareholders seek to suspend powers exercised by CEO Shivan JK in respect of all capital and revenue expenditure, except statutory payments such as salaries and wages

Wall Street gains as upbeat corporate forecasts boost sentiment

IBM up as it sees higher full-year sales; Dow Inc jumps after beating Q3 estimates; Tesla expects to miss vehicle delivery target this year; AT&T raises annual profit forecast, Verizon gains

ITC's Q2 net profit up 21% at Rs 4,466 cr as cigarette, snacks sales rise

ITC's standalone revenue from operations rose 27% to Rs 17,160 crore in Q2FY23

Bajaj Finance beats estimates as Q2 net profit surges 88% to Rs 2,781 cr

The gross non-performing asset ratio, a measure of asset quality, eased to 1.17% at the end of September from 2.45% a year earlier