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Financial Express Hyderabad
Hormuz traffic tanks to 4 a day from nearly 100
OIL STRANDED AT SEA 38 TIMES THE PRE-WAR LEVEL
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April 17, 2026
Financial Express Hyderabad
Israel, Lebanon agree to 10-day ceasefire: Trump
LEBANON LAWMAKER SAYS PAUSE MAY BEGIN THURSDAY EVENING
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April 17, 2026
Financial Express Hyderabad
China’s economy rides out war as growth hits 5%
CHINA'S ECONOMIC GROWTH rebounded more than expected in the first quarter, suggesting limited spillovers so far from the war in Iran but revealing few signs of turnaround in weak consumer spending.
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April 17, 2026
Financial Express Hyderabad
Buyouts gain pace as PE investors seek control
PRIVATE EQUITY INVESTORS in India are increasingly favouring buyouts as they seek greater control and operational influence, driving a sharp rise in both deal value and volume.
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April 17, 2026
Financial Express Hyderabad
'Don't expect disruption over distribution costs'
HDFC Life Insurance reported a 6% increase in standalone net profit for FY26 at ₹1,910 crore, with GST changes and surrender norms impacting profits and business margins.
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April 17, 2026
Financial Express Hyderabad
India to grow 6.3% even if oil price averages $130, says S&P
S&P GLOBAL RATINGS on Thursday said India is expected to grow at 6.3% if the oil price averages $130/barrel in the current fiscal year amid the West Asia crisis.
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April 17, 2026
Financial Express Hyderabad
War inflicts input cost pain on India Inc
Key raw material price increase in range of 20-70% upsets biz targets
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April 17, 2026
Financial Express Hyderabad
Cost-led rally in metals despite weak demand
A SHARP SPIKE in coal and iron ore costs is rippling through the global metals chain, triggering a cost-led rally in aluminium and steel even as demand fundamentals remain weak, highlighting a widening disconnect between prices and underlying demand.
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April 17, 2026
Financial Express Hyderabad
Fuel shift: Auto LPG sales up 62% on PSU pricing edge
AVERAGE AUTO LPG sales by PSU OMCs in April 2026 (till April 15) rose sharply to around 286 MT/day from 177 MT/day in February, marking a 62% increase, the Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas said, signalling a significant shift in fuel demand amid the ongoing geopolitical crisis.
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April 17, 2026
Financial Express Hyderabad
Ceramic cluster in Morbi faces labour, fuel crunch
WHILE GUJARAT'S MORBI ceramic cluster is optimistic about resuming full scale operations by May 1, there is an air of uncertainty on account of a depleted workforce and disruption in propane and natural gas supplies due to the West Asia crisis.
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April 17, 2026
Financial Express Hyderabad
SC: Bengal voters cleared by tribunals before polls can vote
IN A SIGNIFICANT decision for the West Bengal polls, the Supreme Court has allowed voters cleared by Appellate Tribunals, set up for the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in the state, to vote in the Assembly polls—provided their appeals are decided before April 21 and 27, respectively, for the first and second phases.
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April 17, 2026
Financial Express Hyderabad
'Zero brokerage helped investors save over ₹27K cr'
ZERODHA'S ZERO-BROKERAGE APPROACH has helped its investors save over ₹27,000 crore year-to-date since 2016, Founder Nithin Kamath said.
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April 17, 2026
Financial Express Hyderabad
India questions legal basis of Section 301 probe by US
REBUTS CHARGES OF PROMOTING EXCESS CAPACITIES, FORCED LABOUR
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April 17, 2026
Financial Express Hyderabad
Iran risks are smoke on the water for Takaichi
AS THE IRAN war prompts some countries to call for restrictions that hark back to the oil-shock era—Australia is urging people to take public transport, South Korea is calling for shorter showers—in Tokyo, Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is doing a 70s throwback of a different kind: Hanging out with heavy rockers Deep Purple.
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April 17, 2026
Financial Express Hyderabad
Wipro clears share buyback of ₹15K cr
THE BOARD OF IT major Wipro approved the proposed share buyback of up to ₹15,000 crore, offering nearly 19% premium over Thursday's closing price.
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April 17, 2026
Financial Express Hyderabad
IBBI proposes rules for out-of-court resolution
THE INSOLVENCY AND Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI) has unveiled a discussion paper on the Creditor-Initiated Insolvency Resolution Process (CIIRP), a new out-of-court mechanism introduced in the recently passed IBC Amendment Act 2026.
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April 17, 2026
Financial Express Hyderabad
Russian strikes kill 17 across Ukraine
RUSSIA UNLEASHED ITS deadliest attack so far this year on the Ukrainian capital Kyiv and other cities overnight, killing at least 17 people, including a 12-year-old child, and wounding scores, in drone and missile strikes, officials said on Thursday.
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April 17, 2026
Financial Express Hyderabad
Automakers back CAFE 3 norms
CAFE norms set fleet-wide limits on fuel consumption or carbon dioxide emissions for passenger vehicles sold by an automaker in a year.
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April 17, 2026
Financial Express Hyderabad
Exports of agri & processed food rise just 2% in FY26
INDIA'S EXPORTS OF agricultural and processed food products rose by a modest 2% year-on-year to $25.71 billion in 2025-26, as shipments of rice, which has the biggest share in this export basket, declined due to geopolitical factors.
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April 17, 2026
Financial Express Hyderabad
Tribunal gives major relief to builder Bhosale in PMLA case
Final order finds that action by ED was largely unsustainable
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April 17, 2026
Financial Express Hyderabad
InGovern: HDFC Bank episode a personality-driven aberration
PROXY ADVISORY FIRM InGovern Research Services has termed the resignation of HDFC Bank’s Part-time Chairman Atanu Chakraborty as a “one-off aberration” caused more by personality and individual values than by any structural governance lapse at the bank.
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April 17, 2026
Financial Express Hyderabad
Muted FY26 for multi-cap funds
CATEGORY SEES OVER 20% DECLINE IN INFLOWS
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April 17, 2026
Financial Express Hyderabad
Wipro profit rises 13% in Q4, flags muted outlook
REVENUE UP 2.9% SEQUENTIALLY TO %24,236 CR, MISSES ESTIMATES
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April 17, 2026
Financial Express Hyderabad
Irdai may revisit EoM guidelines
FUNDAMENTAL SHIFT
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April 17, 2026
Financial Express Hyderabad
Hind Zinc slips to 8th spot among silver producers
HINDUSTAN ZINC, THE country’s largest silver-producing company, has slipped in the global rankings of the world’s top silver producers.
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April 17, 2026
Financial Express Hyderabad
Hopes rise for a US-Iran deal, but nuclear issues unresolved
OPTIMISM GREW ON Thursday that the Iran war may be near an end, with a source saying a Pakistani mediator had made a breakthrough on “sticky issues”, although Iran said the fate of its nuclear programme had not been resolved.
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April 17, 2026
Financial Express Hyderabad
Focus is on scaling high-quality assets’
Hero Future Energies, part of the Hero Group, has a portfolio of nearly 7.2 GW of renewable energy assets spanning solar, wind and hybrid, along with 2.3 GWh of battery energy storage systems across four countries.
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April 17, 2026
Financial Express Hyderabad
Renault targets €2-billion exports from India by 2030
RENAULT HAS OUTLINED an aggressive future roadmap, placing India at the centre of its‘futuREady’ global strategy, with plans to launch seven new models and achieve €2 billion of annual exports by 2030.
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April 17, 2026
Financial Express Hyderabad
When labour moves, economy follows
A real-time migrant mobility monitoring mechanism linked to cluster-level employment data would give policymakers an earlier signal than quarterly national surveys
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April 17, 2026
Financial Express Hyderabad
Volatility fuels options boom
HEIGHTENED GLOBAL UNCERTAINTY following the West Asia conflict has driven a sharp surge in activity in India's equity derivatives market, with index options emerging as the preferred hedging tool amid rising volatility.
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