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Financial Express Bengaluru
CASA recovery offers relief, PSBs expect improvement
AFTER HITTING A low in the first quarter of FY26,the CASA (current account, savings account) ratios of banks have started improving from the second quarter. According to data from 29 public and private sector banks, CASA has improved 23 basis points to 36.38%.
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December 03, 2025
Financial Express Bengaluru
Trade gap set to rule talks with Putin
OIL TRADE, S-400 ON AGENDA
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December 03, 2025
Financial Express Bengaluru
TARGETS INITIAL FUNDING OF $300 MILLION Carlyle eyeing majority stake in Nido Home Fin
CARLYLE GROUP IS in talks to buy a majority stake in Nido Home Finance, owned by Edelweiss Financial Services, as it seeks to step up investments in the Indian financial services sector, sources said.
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December 03, 2025
Financial Express Bengaluru
Centre may turn...
FROM THE FRONT PAGE
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December 03, 2025
Financial Express Bengaluru
Ensuring affordable fuel for masses
WHEN INDIA ANNOUNCED its ambitious target to roll out 20% ethanol-blended petrol (E20) by FY26, it seemed like a win on all fronts. It promised to reduce oil imports, strengthen energy security, cut carbon emissions, and boost farmer incomes. Yet on the ground, the narrative has been more complicated. Concerns over reduced mileage, potential engine wear, and rising fuel costs have made ethanol blending a contentious issue, especially among India’s urban middle class, a price sensitive demographic. India doesn’t need to choose between sustainability and affordability. A smarter, more flexible approach would be to open trade in fuel ethanol, maintain mechanisms to protect farmers, and adopt technological solutions to check evaporative emissions to the ethanol story work better for all.
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December 03, 2025
Financial Express Bengaluru
Economists see room for ₹2L-cr OMOs by March
THE RESERVE BANK of India (RBI) is likely to conduct open market operations (OMOs) of around %1.5-2 lakh crore by March 2026, said economists.
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December 03, 2025
Financial Express Bengaluru
Eurozone inflation edges up
EURO-AREA INFLATION inched up, supporting the European Central Bank’s view that there’s little reason to lower borrowing costs further.
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December 03, 2025
Financial Express Bengaluru
Bata India pushes ahead with Floatz growth plans
BATA INDIA IS pressing ahead with the expansion of its Floatz brand even as the footwear range remains at the centre of an ongoing legal battle with US-based Crocs Inc.Company executives told FE that Floatz will continue to drive growth and meet internal revenue targets, unfazed by the litigation currently pending in the Delhi High Court. While the matter is sub judice, Crocs has not secured a stay order on the sale of Floatz.
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December 03, 2025
Financial Express Bengaluru
Banks resume lending...
Industry watchers pointed out that in order to drive up yields, and protect their margins, banks are moving away from highly competitive corporate loans.
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December 03, 2025
Financial Express Bengaluru
Banks resume lending rate hike after 3 months
• 14 bps hike in October
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December 03, 2025
Financial Express Bengaluru
How RBI's policy is reshaping banking & finance
REFORMS BEYOND RATES
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December 03, 2025
Financial Express Bengaluru
Shifting goal posts for $5-trillion economy
Due to slower-than-expected nominal growth in dollar terms and steady weakness of the rupee, this objective may be achieved four years later than expected in FY25
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December 03, 2025
Financial Express Bengaluru
Airbus assessing impact of latest problem: CEO
AIRBUS IS ASSESSING the impact on year-end deliveries of a newly discovered fuselage quality issue on some of its A320 jets after it led to “weak” November handovers, CEO Guillaume Faury told Reuters on Tuesday.
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December 03, 2025
Financial Express Bengaluru
SIM-binding order may lose signal
EXPERTS FLAG TECHNICAL HURDLES IN DoT’S NEW SIM-BASED RULE
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December 03, 2025
Financial Express Bengaluru
China issues 1st batch of rare earth export licences
MOVE KEY OUTCOME OF SUMMIT BETWEEN TRUMP AND XI
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December 03, 2025
Financial Express Bengaluru
2-wheeler sales zoom 21% amid post-festive demand
Hero regains top spot in Nov sales
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December 03, 2025
Financial Express Bengaluru
Crude imports from Russia touch 5-month high in Nov
SHIPMENTS SEEN PLUNGING THIS MONTH WITH SANCTIONS IN FORCE
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December 03, 2025
Financial Express Bengaluru
Third N-submarine soon, in final stages of trial: Navy chief
INS ARIDHAMAN TO BE COMMISSIONED BY 2026-27
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December 03, 2025
Financial Express Bengaluru
Year-end car discounts turn softer this December
Price resets post-GST 2.0 & leaner unsold inventories have eased pressure on dealers for fresh offers
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December 03, 2025
Financial Express Bengaluru
The new retail counter
THE FUTURE OF shopping is evolving; it’s no longer just search-driven, but rather it has become discovery-driven.
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December 03, 2025
Financial Express Bengaluru
‘We serve premiumisation across all consumer segments and levels’
Pernod Ricard India (PRI), known for brands such as Royal Stag and Blenders Pride, aims to offer increasingly discerning choices as consumers seek higher-quality drinking experiences, CEO Jean Touboul says in a conversation with Viveat Susan Pinto.
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December 03, 2025
Financial Express Bengaluru
Small-, mid-cap indices may continue to underperform
EXPENSIVE VALUATIONS
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December 03, 2025
Financial Express Bengaluru
Fireside closes fourth fund at $235 mn
FIRESIDE VENTURES HAS announced the final close of its fourth fund at $253 million, securing commitments from a broad set of global investors, including the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA), Investment Corporation of Dubai (ICD), US university endowments, and financial institutions such as HarbourVest, Waterfield,and Fidelity International.On the domestic side,the fund has attracted consumer-focused corporations like Sharrp Ventures, Mirabilis, and Emami, as well as several founders from India’s startup ecosystem.
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December 03, 2025
Financial Express Bengaluru
If Europe wants war, then Russia is ready, says Putin
Russian president meets two Trump envoys to discuss Ukraine peace
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December 03, 2025
Financial Express Bengaluru
Balaji Wafers scales up production plans
SNACKS MAKER NEARS STAKE SALE TO GENERAL ATLANTIC
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December 03, 2025
Financial Express Bengaluru
SC questions legal status of Rohingyas
THE SUPREME COURT (SC) on Tuesday sharply questioned the legal status of Rohingyas living in India and asked whether “intruders” should be given a “red carpet welcome” while the country’s own citizens grapple with poverty.
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December 03, 2025
Financial Express Bengaluru
Meesho's anchor book gets 30x bids
IPO-BOUND MEESHO HAS attracted bids worth 80,000 crore on Tuesday from global and domestic investors, with its 2,439-crore anchor book oversubscribed by 30 times.
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December 03, 2025
Financial Express Bengaluru
Trade gap set to rule talks
AFTER THE US imposed sanctions on biggest Russian exporters - Rosneft and Lukoil -- India scaled back purchases from Russia.
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December 03, 2025
Financial Express Bengaluru
Maharashtra drives sugar output up 43% in Oct-Nov
INDIA'S SUGAR PRODUCTION increased by 43% to 4.11 million tonne (MT) in the first two months of the 2025-26 marketing year (October-September) compared to the previous year, due to a sharp spike in output from Maharashtra and surplus monsoon rainfall, the Indian Sugar and Bio-Energy Manufacturers Association (ISMA) said on Tuesday.
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December 03, 2025
Financial Express Bengaluru
Muskian future of work: An OTT series without a plot
ELON MUSK HAS done it again. In between launching rockets, wiring brains to computers, and arguing with strangers on X at 3 am, the world’s most prolific futurist-in-chief has made yet another promise to civilisation: artificial intelligence (AI) will make work optional.
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