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US employment growth slows sharply in July amid Covid-19 pandemic

Talks have been dragging over differences on major issues, including the size of a government benefit for unemployed workers

Debt-recast scheme: CEOs want simpler and corporate friendly norms

CEOs say scheme should also be offered to companies that fell into crisis before Covid

Mid-sized IT services companies get Cloud, cost-efficiency boost

In the quarter ended June, these companies have outperformed top-5 IT services players in the country on revenue and profit metrics

Cricket's lost chance

Given the relative paucity of cricket this year, the longest format has emerged as a healer for deprived fans over the past month

Berkshire Hathaway shows signs of appetite ahead of earnings report

Buffett's conglomerate began putting more of its $137 billion cash pile to work after a period of relative silence during the start of the pandemic

Insurers see over 90,000 Covid-related claims worth Rs 1,463 crore

State-wise data shows, Maharashtra, which has recorded the maximum number of cases in the country, has the maximum claims coming in, followed by Tamil Nadu, Delhi, Gujarat, and Karnataka

One-time loan recast to ease liquidity pressure, says CRISIL report

RBI permitted banks to go for one-time restructuring of loans that are facing stress due to the Covid-19 crisis

Will limit debt restructuring to a select few: Shriram Transport CEO

Chief Executive Umesh Revankar tells T E Narasimhan in an interview that the company does not see any challenge to its cash flows

Covid-19 impact: Inflation may remain high for a few months, say economists

Local lockdowns, taxes on fuels, services, hardening commodity prices may drive up inflation: Economists

Unique ID, data privacy give strength to Centre's digital health mission

Digitised health records could help collate and analyse data in a more comprehensive and 'real time' manner for policymaking

India's consumer confidence plummets to record low in July: RBI survey

Sentiment had been steadily falling since the government imposed the world's biggest pandemic lockdown in late March and collapsed further in July to reach 53.8, the RBI said

One-time loan recast: Tricky road lies ahead for Kamath panel, say experts

Govt appoints four more members; norms in 30 days after recommendations

Equity MFs witness outflows after 4 years amid Covid-19 uncertainty

Outflows stood at over Rs 3,500 crore in July as investors took advantage of market rebound amid Covid uncertainty

Air India allowing travel agents to sell seats only on select flights

Air India said it has received several complaints from passengers about overcharging by agents or their sub-agents

Hockey captain Manpreet, 4 other players test positive for Covid-19

The Indian men's hockey team captain Manpreet Singh and three other players have tested positive for Covid-19 ahead of a national camp in Bengaluru, the SAI said

Siemens posts Rs 2 cr loss in June quarter due to Covid-19 disruptions

In the year-ago period, the company logged a profit of Rs 250.1 crore, a BSE filing said.

I am optimistic that history will indeed repeat itself: Anand Mahindra

"Life has led us full circle," said Mahindra, alluding to 2002

Faster business recovery reviving investor trust in Pidilite Industries

After almost zero business in April and some recovery in May, June was a month of significant recovery for Pidilite

Jaishankar, counterparts from US, Brazil, Aus, Israel hold meet on Covid-19

"Continued our conversation on the Corona19 challenge. Always good to learn from each other," Jaishankar tweeted.

Karnataka CM Yediyurappa is stable, responding well to treatment: Report

Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa continues to be stable and is responding well to treatment, the hospital treating him for Covid-19 infection, said on Friday.