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'Betting on disciplined retail growth'

L&T Finance posted an 18% year-on-year growth in net profit for the third quarter, with its retail book expanding 21% to ₹1.11 lakh crore.

2 min  |

January 17, 2026

Financial Express Chennai

StanChart may sell India cards unit

RETAIL RETREAT

1 min  |

January 17, 2026

Financial Express Chennai

AI exuberance in finance has real costs

India’s financial sector needs a citizen-first reckoning before AI hardens into power as a result of being insufficiently governed

4 min  |

January 17, 2026

Financial Express Chennai

Sony Pictures rejigs leadership, may lay off 120 employees

SONY PICTURES’ NETWORKS India (SPNI) on Friday announced a leadership rejig under a new operating model that aims to be platform-agnostic.

1 min  |

January 17, 2026

Financial Express Chennai

Coal gasification likely to see a ₹50,000-cr incentive push

POLICY PIVOT A key driver behind the proposed Budget push is India's exposure to volatile global gas (LNG) and fertiliser markets

1 min  |

January 17, 2026

Financial Express Chennai

South Korea’s ex-president Yoon given 5-year jail term

A SOUTH KOREAN court on Friday sentenced former President Yoon Suk Yeol to five years in prison on charges that included obstructing attempts by authorities to arrest him following his failed bid to impose martial law in December 2024.

1 min  |

January 17, 2026

Financial Express Chennai

Govt to ease rules to boost foreign funding in defence

GROWTH PUSH

1 min  |

January 17, 2026

Financial Express Chennai

India to be among top 3 markets soon: Coca-Cola

COCA-COLA EXPECTS INDIA, its fifth-largest market by volume, to enter the company’s top three markets in the coming years, Global President and CFO John Murphy said on Friday.

1 min  |

January 17, 2026

Financial Express Chennai

RIL misses Street’s profit estimates

THE COMPANY SAID favourable ethane cracking economics and domestic market placements helped sustain petrochemical profitability amid mixed demand conditions.

1 min  |

January 17, 2026

Financial Express Chennai

Jio net up 3.4% at ₹7,629 cr

ARPU INCREASES TO ₹213.7 IN DECEMBER QUARTER

2 min  |

January 17, 2026

Financial Express Chennai

Wipro profit falls 4% on Labour Code hit of ₹303 cr

THE COUNTRY’S FOURTH largest IT services firm, Wipro, on Friday reported a sequential decline in net profit for the October-December quarter even as revenue rose ahead of Street estimates, with earnings weighed down by onetime Labour Code-related charges and restructuring costs.

1 min  |

January 17, 2026

Financial Express Chennai

EU FTA will be mother of all deals: Goyal

THE FREE TRADE agreement that is close to being finalised with the European Union (EU) will be the mother of all trade deals India has signed so far, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said Friday.

1 min  |

January 17, 2026

Financial Express Chennai

Coal gasification likely to see a ₹50K-cr incentive push by govt

IT WILL ALSO comprise other incentive structures for investors in underground coal gasification, and technology-intensive ventures for converting unmineable coal into combustible gases through in situ gasification.

2 min  |

January 17, 2026

Financial Express Chennai

Second Fund of Funds for startups soon, says Goyal

SIGNIFICANT PORTION OF FUND TO GO TOWARDS DEEP TECH

1 min  |

January 17, 2026

Financial Express Chennai

Grasim names Sachin Sahay as CEO of Birla Opus

GRASIM INDUSTRIES ON Friday named Sachin Sahay as the new chief executive officer of its paints business, Birla Opus.

1 min  |

January 17, 2026

Financial Express Chennai

MEA on Chabahar: India remains engaged with US

INDIA IS MULLING various options on its engagement in the development of the strategically-located Chabahar port in Iran against the backdrop of the Trump administration threatening a 25% additional tariff on countries doing business with Tehran.

1 min  |

January 17, 2026

Financial Express Chennai

FY26 fertiliser subsidy likely to exceed BE by 28,000 cr

FY27 outlay may be conservative

1 min  |

January 17, 2026

Financial Express Chennai

Nestle India appoints Mac Nab as new CFO

NESTLE INDIA ON Friday named Edouard Mac Nab, currently head of finance and control at Nestle Canada, as its new chief financial officer effective March 1, the company said in an exchange filing.

1 min  |

January 17, 2026

Financial Express Chennai

Ford, BYD in hybrid battery deal talks

FORD IS IN talks with BYD to purchase batteries for its hybrid models, the WS] reported, at a time when the Detroit automaker deals with waning demand for electric vehicles.

1 min  |

January 17, 2026

Financial Express Chennai

Marathon runner for all seasons

FOR GHOSE, Al IS MORE THAN ATOOL; ITIS A FORCE MULTIPLIER FOR WOMEN AT WORK. ACROSS INDUSTRIES, ITIS REWRITING THE SCRIPT

2 min  |

January 17, 2026

Financial Express Chennai

Meta is killing off its only good virtual reality app

AS IT SEEKS to build AI tools many users don’t want, Meta Platforms Inc. has sacrificed a high-quality product adored by droves.

2 min  |

January 17, 2026

Financial Express Chennai

Taiwan, US tech tariff pact

TAIWAN AIMS TO become a close strategic partner with the United States in the area of artificial intelligence after striking a deal to cut tariffs and boost its investment in the country, Vice Premier Cheng Li-chiun said on Friday.

1 min  |

January 17, 2026

Financial Express Chennai

'India driving South Asia as the brightest growth spot'

DESPITE A MODEST improvement in recent months, a majority of chief economists expect global economic conditions to weaken this year but see India anchoring South Asia as the brightest growth spot despite mounting trade headwinds, a new survey showed on Friday.

1 min  |

January 17, 2026

Financial Express Chennai

Metro rail expansion eases home loan stress: EAC-PM

INDIA'S RAPID METRO rail expansion is delivering benefits far beyond faster commutes and cleaner air.

1 min  |

January 17, 2026

Financial Express Chennai

Sometimes, the badge isn't enough

A MECHANICALLY FLAWLESS JAPANESE CAR, BUT IS SOMEHOW STUCK IN THE PAST

2 min  |

January 17, 2026

Financial Express Chennai

EU FTA will be mother of all deals, says Goyal

FORINDIA,KEY interestis opening up of markets of the 27-member economic bloc for its labourintensive exportslike textiles, leather, handlooms, some processed foods and in emerging areas of manufacturing.

1 min  |

January 17, 2026

Financial Express Chennai

Don’t let ‘treaty’ tax ghost rise from the grave

THE SUPREME COURT ruling in Tiger Global (denying benefits of India-Mauritius tax treaty exemption of capital gains on the facts of the case) has once again brought centre stage the age-old judicial principles and controversies about “tax planning” vs “tax avoidance”.

2 min  |

January 17, 2026

Financial Express Chennai

Central Bank profit up 32%

REPORT CARD

1 min  |

January 17, 2026

Financial Express Chennai

India Inc lines up for ₹7.2K-cr rare earth scheme

RIL, Adani Group, JSW, Maruti attend stakeholder consultation to understand its scope & design

1 min  |

January 17, 2026

Financial Express Chennai

Liquidate fixed deposit to pay outstanding credit card dues

• I have outstanding due on my credit card of *1.5 lakh.

2 min  |

January 17, 2026