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Financial Express Kochi
M&M Q3 profit up 33% to ₹3,931 cr
REPORT CARD
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February 12, 2026
Financial Express Kochi
Pearl Global expects US export share to shrink below 50%
PEARL GLOBAL, THE country’s largest listed garment exporter, expects the US share of its exports to fall below 50% as part of its risk-mitigation strategy.
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February 12, 2026
Financial Express Kochi
FDI rules reset in the offing
“A UNIFORM, THRESHOLD-based regime applicable to both listed and unlisted companies would be more consistent with international practice and economic logic,’ said MS Sahoo, founder of DrSahoo Regulatory Chambers and former wholetime member of Sebi.
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February 12, 2026
Financial Express Kochi
Old Bridge MF to focus on m-cap-agnostic products: CEO
OLD BRIDGE ASSET Management Company will focus on launching market capitalisation-agnostic products, Chief Executive Ruchi Pandey said while announcing the launch of the AMC’s third scheme in the flexi-cap equity category.
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February 12, 2026
Financial Express Kochi
Who's on the other side of the big Al selloff?
SELL FIRST, ASK questions later.
2 min |
February 12, 2026
Financial Express Kochi
Grid boost, solar cities anchor UP's energy push
WITH A ₹65,926-CRORE allocation for the energy sector in its FY26 budget — up 8% from last year — Uttar Pradesh has sharpened its focus on grid reinforcement and clean energy rollout, more than doubling funding for additional energy sources to 2,104 crore even as it keeps the fiscal deficit capped at 3%.
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February 12, 2026
Financial Express Kochi
Trade deal note drops pulses, digital tax
FROM THE FRONT PAGE
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February 12, 2026
Financial Express Kochi
US payrolls rise in Jan, but jobless rate falls to 4.3%
US labour market rings in new year with solid job growth Employers add larger-than-forecast 130,000 jobs; unemployment declines
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February 12, 2026
Financial Express Kochi
'Exports growth will be even stronger in FY27'
Riding on its highest-ever quarterly profit of €796 crore in Q3, aided by growth across domestic and export segments, Ashok Leyland expects to maintain strong numbers in the next quarter.
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February 12, 2026
Financial Express Kochi
Mahanagar Gas lines up ₹5K-cr investment in clean energy push
MUMBAI-BASED CITY gas distributor Mahanagar Gas (MGL) is going to invest ₹5,000 crore in next two years to expand beyond its core CNG and PNG business into compressed biogas (CBG), battery manufacturing, renewable and LNG infrastructure, as it targets double-digit growth and cleaner fuel integration, MD Ashu Shinghal told FE in an interview.
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February 12, 2026
Financial Express Kochi
‘Will create enabling environment for investments in AI’
@ ABHISHEK SINGH, ADDITIONAL SECRETARY, MEITY & CEO, INDIAAI MISSION
2 min |
February 12, 2026
Financial Express Kochi
Britannia eyes buyouts to fuel next phase of growth
BISCUIT MAJOR BRITANNIA is open to acquisitions in its quest to build a more well-rounded food company that is “sharper, focused and relevant”, Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director Rakshit Hargave said on Wednesday.
2 min |
February 12, 2026
Financial Express Kochi
AI now writes 100% of Anthropic's code
AS THE SOFTWARE industry faces growing uncertainty, Al firms like Anthropic are moving away from traditional manual coding faster than expected.
1 min |
February 12, 2026
Financial Express Kochi
Q-comm hiring moderates in Jan
FOCUS SHIFTS TO PROFITABILITY
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February 12, 2026
Financial Express Kochi
Food's weight in new CPI: a 9 percentage point fall
A new Consumer Price Index (CPI) series, using 2024 as the base year, is scheduled for release on Thursday. Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation Secretary Saurabh Garg speaks to Kuldeep Singh about the salient features of the new series. Excerpts:
3 min |
February 12, 2026
Financial Express Kochi
We’re creating a firm with over $100 mn in recurring sales’
Wingify, a SaaS startup that helps businesses test different versions of their websites to improve sales and customer engagement, recently merged with Paris-based AB Tasty to build a digital experience optimisation company.
2 min |
February 12, 2026
Financial Express Kochi
'Trade pacts calibrated to help exporters, farmers'
HIGHLIGHTING BUDGET MEASURES aimed at boosting trade and manufacturing, Sitharaman announced that eligible Special Economic Zone (SEZ) units will be allowed, on a one-time basis, to sell goods in the Domestic Tariff Area at concessional duties.
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February 12, 2026
Financial Express Kochi
Little cost benefit for REITs, only funding options grow
WHILE THE RESERVE Bank of India's (RBI) move to allow banks to lend directly REITs (real estate investment trusts) will widen their borrowing options, it is unlikely to reduce cost of debt in a big way, as the difference of rates between bonds/commercial papers and bank credit is merely 10-15 basis points (bps).
2 min |
February 12, 2026
Financial Express Kochi
LG Electronics Q3 profit falls 62%
LG ELECTRONICS INDIA on Wednesday reported a sharp drop in consolidated net profit, hit by weaker demand in home appliances, especially in the post-festive period.
1 min |
February 12, 2026
Financial Express Kochi
Covered in security blanket, Bangladesh to vote today
Contest is mainly between the BNP and its once ally Jamaat-e-Islami
2 min |
February 12, 2026
Financial Express Kochi
A wholesale surrender: Rahul on US deal
MOUNTING A SHARP attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi said in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday that the PM was under a “chokehold” and had “fully surrendered” to the US by accepting a trade deal on its terms, compromising India’s energy security and farm interests.
1 min |
February 12, 2026
Financial Express Kochi
FM: Trade pacts calibrated to help exporters, farmers
PM always acts in India’s interest, says Sitharaman
1 min |
February 12, 2026
Financial Express Kochi
Promise over practice
IF ALLOCATIONS DO NOT BIND THE EXECUTIVE, IT RISKS BECOMING A RITUAL RATHER THAN A RULEBOOK
3 min |
February 12, 2026
Financial Express Kochi
FPIs invest ₹21,920 crore in equities in 11 sessions
11-day rolling data show net inflows highest since late October
1 min |
February 12, 2026
Financial Express Kochi
Inventory-to-sales ratio at 11-qtr low
CORPORATE INDIA'S INVENTORY-TO-SALES ratio fell to 61.7% in Q2FY26, a 11-quarter low, indicating a strong pickup in consumption demand, data from RBI's Order Books, Inventories, and Capacity Utilisation Survey, reports Saikat Neogi.
1 min |
February 12, 2026
Financial Express Kochi
Registration of new firms hits all-time high in Dec
CORPORATE BASE EXPANDS
1 min |
February 12, 2026
Financial Express Kochi
Prepared to comply with pilot rest rules: IndiGo tells DGCA
THE DIRECTORATE GENERAL of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on Wednesday said that IndiGo has assured the regulator that it is fully ready to comply with the new Flight Duty Time Limitation (FDTL) norms.
1 min |
February 12, 2026
Financial Express Kochi
US softens claims: Trade deal note drops pulses, digital tax
THE UNITED STATES on Wednesday revised the fact sheet on the trade deal with India released two days earlier, climbing down significantly on its claims about concessions wrested from New Delhi.
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February 12, 2026
Financial Express Kochi
Lenskart profit more than triples in Dec quarter
EYEWEAR RETAILER LENSKART'S profit more than tripled in the December quarter, driven by robust sales, particularly to new customers.
1 min |
February 12, 2026
Financial Express Kochi
SC asks govt to file protocol report on Air India crash
THE SUPREME COURT asked the Centre on Wednesday to file a brief report on the \"procedural protocol\" followed so far, after it was informed that the investigation into the June 12, 2025, Air India plane crash by the Aircraft Accident Investigation Board (AAIB) is at its fag end.
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