India to lead emerging market growth with 7pc GDP rise in 2025: Moody’s| Business News

Moody’s Ratings on Friday said with a 7 per cent GDP expansion in 2025 and 6.4 per cent in the next year, India will lead growth among emerging markets and across the Asia Pacific region. Moody’s also said that India’s domestic growth drivers underpin its economic resilience amid global uncertainty. (Bloomberg) Moody’s also said that […]

$44 bn Grade A offices suitable for SM REITs; Bengaluru and Hyderabad offer growth prospects

About 40% of the total Grade A office stock in India’s top seven cities, valued at roughly $44 billion, is suitable for SM REITs. Markets such as Mumbai and Delhi NCR present the largest asset acquisition opportunities under the umbrella due to the abundance of small and mid-sized projects. Tech hubs like Bengaluru and Hyderabad […]

India’s GDP growth rate quickens to 8.2% in Q2 FY26| Business News

India’s economy grew 8.2% year-on-year in July-September, accelerating from the 7.8% growth reported in the previous quarter, as strong consumer spending and manufacturing remained key drivers amid global trade uncertainties. FILE PHOTO: Customers buy fruit and vegetables at an open air evening market in Ahmedabad, India, August 21, 2023. REUTERS/Amit Dave/File Photo (REUTERS) Economists polled […]

Goldman Sachs turns ‘overweight’ on Indian stocks as growth outlook improves| Business News

Goldman Sachs Group Inc. has turned overweight on Indian stocks, expecting government policies and improving corporate earnings to help the nation’s $5.4 trillion market catch up with Asian peers. The National Stock Exchange building in Bandra Kurla Complex, Mumbai. (Livemint) The Wall Street bank expects the NSE Nifty 50 Index to reach 29,000 by end-2026, […]

Microsoft’s Azure posts blockbuster growth amid massive outage, beats Wall Street estimates| Business News

Microsoft reported blockbuster growth in its Azure business on Wednesday, pushing its quarterly revenue past Wall Street estimates. This was on a day when the cloud-computing service faced a massive outage. Microsoft Azure’s quarterly results show that businesses are still splurging on artificial intelligence services despite fears of a bubble. (REUTERS/ Representative) Microsoft Azure’s quarterly […]

Housing sales across top seven cities down 12% in Jan–Sep 2025; Pune and Chennai buck the trend with growth in sales

Residential sales across India’s top seven cities fell 12% year-on-year to 202,756 units during January–September 2025, driven by high property prices, the monsoon season, a pre-festive lull, and economic uncertainty, according to a JLL report released on October 28. In Q3 2025, sales declined 9% year-on-year and 2% quarter-on-quarter to 67,980 units, in line with […]

India’s growth story under PM Modi rests on three strong pillars: Piyush Goyal| Business News

NEW DELHI: India’s growth story under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi rests on three strong pillars — strong macroeconomic fundamentals, modern infrastructure, and improved quality of life, Union commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal said on Thursday. Union minister Piyush Goyal addressed the India-Brazil Business Dialogue (X/PiyushGoyal) Speaking about the first pillar, he said the […]

Hyundai outlines ₹45,000-crore India growth plan amid sliding market share| Business News

Hyundai Motor Co. Ltd. has outlined a ₹45,000-crore investment plan for India to make the country its second largest region globally, even as its market share erodes in the world’s third largest car market. Hyundai CEO Jose Munoz at Hyundai India’s first investor day in Mumbai on Wednesday, 15 October 2025. (Handout Image) Hyundai India […]