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Small is big for PEs, companies as M&As rise to $45.4 billion in H1

Health care, retail emerge favourites as big-ticket transactions remain subdued

India-US interim trade deal nearly sealed after a week of intense talks

First tranche of bilateral trade pact likely in 2-3 days to avert higher US tariffs

Infomerics Valuation and Ratings eyes strategic investor to grow biz

While organic growth remains the focus, Infomerics would also scout for acquisition in analytics and technical support space

Competitive and margin pressures likely to cap upsides for DMart

DMart's Q1FY26 pre-quarter update reveals slower-than-expected revenue growth and margin compression. Competitive pressures, particularly from quick commerce players, could weigh on future growth.

Adani group leads race to acquire Jaiprakash Associates with ₹12,500 cr bid

Rival bidder Dalmia group is also in the fray and is willing to top Adani's offer - provided a key legal hurdle related to JAL's Sports City project is resolved

Matter Motor Works hunts for new tech as rare earth stocks deplete

Matter Motor's COO, Arun Pratap Singh, discusses the company's approach to tackling supply disruptions caused by rare earth magnet shortages and its plans to explore alternative technologies

From BoB to Indian Bank, PSBs report double-digit credit growth in Q1

Bank of Baroda, Indian Bank lead state-owned lenders' strong credit expansion in April-June, while deposits grow at a slower pace

CAFE norms weighted in favour of bigger cars: Maruti Chairman R C Bhargava

Bhargava hits out at rivals for adopting a self-serving approach

Cash turnover rises to 9-month high as equity market volumes climb

Equity cash segment turnover rose for the fourth straight month in June, lifting the benchmark Sensex and Nifty to their highest levels in nine months

Market regulator Sebi nudges mutual funds to push bite-sized SIPs

According to sources, following a nudge from Sebi, the Association of Mutual Funds in India (Amfi) wrote to fund houses on June 27, seeking information on their plans to offer the ₹250 SIPs

Banking system liquidity hits 3-year high at $3.74 trillion: RBI data

Banking system liquidity rose to a net surplus of Rs 3.74 trillion, the highest since June 2022. The market is now awaiting action from the RBI to manage the surplus and ensure monetary transmission

Early festival season may trigger fresh wave of gig hiring in FY26

Qcom alone is expected to account for a 60 per cent surge in gig hiring, adding 1.5-2 million roles, said Kartik Narayan, chief executive officer (CEO) of staffing at TeamLease

Forecast meets futures with NCDEX to tap real-time IMD weather data

This would help NCDEX develop statistically validated weather indices that form the foundation of weather-linked futures contracts

Crude oil price can drop to $55-60 a barrel by December 2025: Premasish Das

Crude oil markets are pricing in a fair amount of uncertainty at the current levels, Das said. That's why oil had dropped below $60 for a time-before the West Asia tensions pushed it back up

Datanomics: Air India crash shows no clear trend in passenger worries

Air India had the passenger load factor of 88.6 per cent on a day before the crash which rose a bit over 90 a day after the accident

Central Bank partnership to boost bancassurance: FGILI MD & CEO Alok Rungta

Alok Rungta, managing director and chief executive officer, FGILI, talks about the impact of the bancassurance channel and the company's growth strategies

Luxury penthouses back in vogue on uber-rich Indians' growing appetite

Space, privacy, prestige selling points for buyers

Focus on development: Don't divert state capacity to curb free speech

Karnataka government has produced a draft Bill that allows for jail terms of up to seven years for the production of fake news and other problematic content

Adding silver back to screen: Bold moves aim to revive movie business

More screens, more films, and longer windows will convert to more people watching, assuming they know a film is releasing

Govt must go beyond RDI, fund bluesky research at the university level

The RDI scheme may address some of the concerns about private-sector R&D, though it will be critically important to support the right sort of projects