The Tata Capital IPO may have been India’s largest initial public offering, but it was the LG India IPO that raked in the moolah — not just for investors. The fever pitch of IPOs in India is unlikely to ebb any time soon. That means more avenues to rake in the moolah — for investors […]
Nestle India Ltd. clocked record sales in the second quarter of the ongoing fiscal, on improving urban demand for its Maggi noodles to Nescafe coffee. Nestle India’s quarterly results came on a day when the Nescafe maker announced plans to cut 16,000 jobs globally over the next two years. (Reuters) Standalone net profit of the […]
Nestle SA plans to effect layoffs that will affect 16,000 jobs globally over the next two years, according to its new chief executive officer Philipp Navratil Nestle CEO Philipp Navratil said Nestle was increasing its savings target to 3 billion Swiss francs by the end of 2027. That needs layoffs. (AFP) “The world is changing, […]
India’s Russian oil imports could drop as refiners led by Indian Oil Corp. Ltd. wait for official guidance from New Delhi after US President Donald Trump said Prime Minister Narendra Modi had committed to stop taking the crude. Russian oil has accounted for roughly a third of India’s crude imports so far this year. (Reuters) […]
Ola Electric Mobility Ltd. has launched its first non-automotive product, at a time when its cell manufacturing plans have stalled and electric two-wheeler sales have nosedived. Ola Electric believes it can scale Ola Shakti BESS with “zero incremental capex and R&D spends”. (@bhash/x) Ola Shakti is a residential battery energy storage system powered by Ola’s […]
India’s stock market opened higher today, driven by gains in private banks after Axis Bank Ltd. reported its quarterly results on Wednesday. A man enters a branch of Axis Bank in New Delhi, India. (Reuters) At 10:03 am, the 30-share S&P BSE Sensex rose 0.52% to 83,031.83 points even as the wider NSE Nifty 50 […]
India’s exports to the US fell in the first full month since 50% US tariffs on Indian goods came into effect, underscoring the country’s reliance on its biggest export market. Imports increased. Nearly 55% of India’s exports to the US were affected by the tariffs. (Reuters) India’s US exports fell 11.93% year-on-year to $5.46 billion […]
After mixed quarterly earnings from Tata Consultancy Services Ltd. and HCL Technologies Ltd., the focus now shifts to Infosys Ltd. and Wipro Ltd. which are going to report their second-quarter results today. Infosys CEO Salil Parekh. (ANI) Investors will watch for signs of stability in an IT sector marred by US H-1B visa shock as […]
The gold price rose to a record as heightened US-China frictions and bets that the US Federal Reserve will press on with monetary easing through the end of the year supported demand. Gold price has risen about 5% so far this week and touched a peak above $4,227 an ounce amid a “US-China trade war” […]
US President Donald Trump said he saw the US as locked in a trade war with China, even as Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent proposed a longer pause on high tariffs on Chinese goods to resolve a conflict over critical minerals. US President Donald Trump. (AFP) “Well, you’re in one now,” Trump said Wednesday when asked […]
