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Financial Express Chandigarh
Crude surges 5%, OPEC ready to up output, if needed
WITH OIL PRICES surging around 5% to a two-week high on Thursday after the US imposed sanctions on major Russian suppliers Rosneft and Lukoil over Russia’s war in Ukraine, the OPEC said it is ready to raise production by rolling back output cuts further, if required, to address market shortfalls.
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October 24, 2025
Financial Express Chandigarh
Bank customers can opt for up to four nominees
BEGINNING NEXT MONTH, a bank customer can opt for up to four nominees in her or his account with a view to ensure uniformity, and efficiency in claim settlement across the banking system.
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October 24, 2025
Financial Express Chandigarh
Tech feasibility a big challenge for AI labelling rules: Experts
FIGHTING FAKES
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October 24, 2025
Financial Express Chandigarh
Consumer products biz…
THE LAST TWO months, Nair said, was spent doing market visits and meeting with trade partners, consumers and key stakeholders across India, as she sought to understand the Indian FMCG market, valued at =5 lakh crore.
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October 24, 2025
Financial Express Chandigarh
HUL profit up 3% on one-time tax gain
Q2 REVENUE STAYS FLAT ON GST DISRUPTIONS
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October 24, 2025
Financial Express Chandigarh
Salaries soaring, yet seasoned…
GIVEN THE HIGH cost of training in this highly competitive market and the time taken to develop relationships with the wealthy whowill part with their money, wealth management firms have chosen to aggressively poach.
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October 24, 2025
Financial Express Chandigarh
FY26 food subsidy bill may surpass BE by 15%
THE GOVERNMENT'S FOOD subsidy budget in FY26 is set to rise by 10-15% over the budget estimates (BE) of %2.03 lakh crore with rising grain stocks inflating economic costs of grains distributed free of cost to 810 million people under the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana.
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October 24, 2025
Financial Express Chandigarh
Russian oil imports set to plunge after US sanctions
India’s import bill may go up by less than 2%: Icra
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October 24, 2025
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‘Bima Sugam to boost no-frills health products’
Record auto sales following the GST rate cut have brightened prospects for higher motor insurance premiums.
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October 24, 2025
Financial Express Chandigarh
CEO vibes as misleading as consumer angst
IN THE PAST three years, many of us have wrestled with the ebbs and flows of the consumer “vibecession”.
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October 22, 2025
Financial Express Chandigarh
Tesla’s cheaper new car might revive sales but squeeze profit
THE PROFITABILITY OF Tesla’s so-called affordable new cars will be in focus when the EV-maker reports quarterly results on Wednesday, and analysts think that thousands of dollars in cost cuts per vehicle will not be quite enough to protect profit margins.
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October 22, 2025
Financial Express Chandigarh
Spate of surrenders later, Maoists get new face
THE BANNED COMMUNIST Party of India (Maoist) has found a new public voice after its ideological head Mallojula Venugopal Rao alias Sonu surrendered along with 60 cadres in Maharashtra earlier this month.
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October 22, 2025
Financial Express Chandigarh
Tata Trusts: Battle won, the real war lies ahead
IN FACT, TATA Sons board now has to fill four vacancies after Singh’s exit.
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October 22, 2025
Financial Express Chandigarh
$100,000 H-1B fee won't apply to status change or renewals: USCIS
THE $100,000 FEE imposed bytheTrumpadministration on new H-1B visa petitions willnotapply toapplicants seeking a “change of status” or “extension of stay’,according to fresh guidelines.
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October 22, 2025
Financial Express Chandigarh
WTO: India still has much to do on toxic cough syrup
INDIA HAS MORE work to do in halting sales of toxic cough syrup, despite some progress, a World Health Organization (WHO) official told Reuters, after at least 24 children died following consumption of a domestically-made medicine.
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October 22, 2025
Financial Express Chandigarh
Core sector growth slows to 3-month low of 3%
THE STEEL SECTOR performance supported the core sector output in September, which expanded 3% on-year despite the contraction in four of the eight components of the Index of Eight Core Industries (ICI).
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October 22, 2025
Financial Express Chandigarh
Gold slumps most in 4 years as rally cools
GOLD SLID THE most in four years, after gaining for weeks in a rapid rally that has stretched technical indicators.
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October 22, 2025
Financial Express Chandigarh
'Very poor' Delhi air quality triggers political slugfest
AS AIR POLLUTION levels rose the day after Diwali, the Delhi government led by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) alleged the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) had “forced” farmers in Punjab to burn stubble to foul the capital’s air.
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October 22, 2025
Financial Express Chandigarh
'NIM will rise by 10-15 bps by Q4'
WITH GREEN SHOOTS in private capex and margin recovery after the rate cycle bottoming out, Ashok Chandra, MD & CEO, Punjab National Bank, tells Mahesh Nayak that he anticipates a 10-15 bps net interest margin (NIM) improvement by the fourth quarter. He sees GST cuts driving retail and MSME lending and expects a minimal impact from the expected credit loss (ECL) norms. Excerpts:
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October 22, 2025
Financial Express Chandigarh
US trans-shipment tariff to create big compliance issues for firms: Moody's
THE 40% TRANSSHIPMENT tariff by the US will create major compliance issues for companies in India and the ASEAN region, with high risks for sectors like machinery, electrical equipment and semiconductors, Moody's Ratings said on Tuesday.
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October 22, 2025
Financial Express Chandigarh
An uncertain and rocky ride
WHETHER ECONOMIC FRICTION CAN BE RECONCILED WITH STRATEGIC AUTONOMY IS A FRAUGHT QUESTION
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October 22, 2025
Financial Express Chandigarh
Strong macros driving resilience: RBI bulletin
THE INDIAN ECONOMY has so far exhibited resilience, driven by a focus on strong and durable macroeconomic fundamentals amidst broader global uncertainty and weak external demand, a Reserve Bank of India (RBI) bulletin said on Monday.
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October 22, 2025
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Delhi to roll out Yamuna cruise service
THE DELHI GOVERNMENT is firming up preparations to launch its ambitious Yamuna cruise project by the last week of Novemberas part ofits efforts to rejuvenate the riverand enhance recreational activities along its banks, officials said on Tuesday.
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October 22, 2025
Financial Express Chandigarh
New scheme to help get top Indian faculty overseas to return
PRINCIPAL SCIENTIFIC ADVISER MEETS KEY MINISTRIES
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October 22, 2025
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Gaza plan ahead of expectations: Vance
US VICE PRESIDENT JD Vance arrived in Israel on Tuesday to shore up the fragile US-brokered ceasefire in Gaza that has teetered over the past few days following a burst of deadly violence and questions over how to move forward with the plan for cementing a long-term peace.
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October 22, 2025
Financial Express Chandigarh
Loan against shares may see more interest from banks
WITH THE RESERVE Bank of India (RBI) announcing an enhanced limit on loan against shares (LAS) to ₹1 crore, up from ₹20 lakh, banks are expected to become more aggressive in the segment, said bankers and analysts.
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October 22, 2025
Financial Express Chandigarh
Nitish launches Bihar poll campaign
Nitish Kumaron Tuesday charged hisarchrival Lalu Prasad with doing “nothing for women’ while in power, and propping up wife Rabri Devi when the charge sheet in the fodder scam caused him to step down.
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October 22, 2025
Financial Express Chandigarh
'The next phase of industry evolution will be driven by partnerships, M&A'
With managed campuses becoming popular, Smartworks founder and managing director Neetish Sarda tells Raghavendra Kamath his company's focus is on key enterprise clusters. Edited excerpts:
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October 22, 2025
Financial Express Chandigarh
LTIMindtree's Nachiket Deshpande steps down
LTIMINDTREE ON TUESDAY announced the resignation of Nachiket Deshpande from the position of whole-time director and president with effect from October 31.
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October 22, 2025
Financial Express Chandigarh
Takaichi elected first woman PM of Japan
HARDLINE CONSERVATIVE SANAE Takaichi was elected Japan’s first female prime minister on Tuesday, shattering a political glass ceiling forwomen and setting the country up fora decisive turn to the right.
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