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Financial Express Kochi
Energy, critical minerals in focus as Jaishankar meets top US officials
A DAY AFTER India and the US announced a trade deal, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar met US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent in Washington DC.
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February 05, 2026
Financial Express Kochi
Bajaj Finserv Q3 net profit almost flat at ₹2,229 cr
BAJAJ FINSERV ON Wednesday reported a marginal decline in its net profit for the October-December quarter to ₹2,229 crore, compared with ₹2,231 crore in year-ago period.
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February 05, 2026
Financial Express Kochi
IT firms split over AI use in coding recruitment test
AS ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI) becomes embedded in everyday software development, technology companies are still divided on whether candidates should be allowed to use AI tools during technical hiring rounds.
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February 05, 2026
Financial Express Kochi
Russian crude import keeps India's fuel cost in check
FOR NEARLY THREE years, discounted Russian crude has quietly underpinned India’s fuel economy, lifting refinery margins, containing the country’s import bill and softening inflation pressures at a time of global energy volatility.
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February 05, 2026
Financial Express Kochi
'SaaSpocalypse' wipes ₹1.91L cr off IT stocks
Investors hit selloff after new Anthropic AI tool sours sentiment
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February 05, 2026
Financial Express Kochi
For more FTAs, need for greater trade openness
THE GOOD NEWS regarding India’s trade deal with the US—which is the ninth since theruling dispensation came to office in 2014—comes when adverse headwinds negatively impact global trade,which in turn has knock-on effects on the Indian economy.
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February 05, 2026
Financial Express Kochi
Cap on domestic airfare likely to stay till March
Despite December fall, airline’s annual share rises in 2025
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February 05, 2026
Financial Express Kochi
Beyond tax holidays
DATA CENTRES SEEK RELIABLE ACCESS TO GREEN POWER, LAST MILE CONNECTIVITY & FASTER APPROVALS
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February 05, 2026
Financial Express Kochi
US seeks to create critical minerals trading bloc: Vance
AIMS TO WIPE OUT FLOODING OF CHEAP RARE EARTHS
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February 05, 2026
Financial Express Kochi
Time to wait and watch
STEADY GROWTH ENVIRONMENT LENDS SPACE TO WAIT RATHER THAN DELIVER FINAL RATE CUT, IF THERE IS ONE
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February 05, 2026
Financial Express Kochi
‘SaaS-pocalypse’ wipes ₹1.91L cr off IT stocks
“THE LEGAL TOOL launch announcement by Anthropic brought to reality what the market was hypothesising regarding the impact of AI on SaaS and related companies,” Pareekh Jain, founder and chief executive EIIRTrend said.
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February 05, 2026
Financial Express Kochi
IndiGo market share nosedives to two-year low
Despite December fall, airline’s annual share rises in 2025
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February 05, 2026
Financial Express Kochi
CCI to probe IndiGo for unfair biz practice
THE COMPETITION COMMISSION of India (CCI) on Wednesday ordered a detailed investigation into IndiGo for alleged abuse of its dominant position in the domestic aviation market, following large-scale flight cancellations in December 2025 which the regulator said may have caused an appreciable adverse effect on
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February 05, 2026
Financial Express Kochi
Indoor air as 'critical infra' in Make in India initiative
WORSENING AIR QUALITY is not a new phenomenon in India.
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February 05, 2026
Financial Express Kochi
Services PMI in Jan hits 2-month high
INDIA'S SERVICES SECTOR growth rose to a two-month high of 58.5 in January, on faster expansion in new business intake and output, prompting service providers to hire additional staff, a monthly survey said on Wednesday.
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February 05, 2026
Financial Express Kochi
Farmers to get instant support via AI platform
THE GOVERNMENT IS aiming to launch Bharat-VISTAAR (Virtually Integrated System to Access Agricultural Resources) a multilingual AI tool to help farmers gain access to a virtual classroom to learn best agricultural practices including crop planning, pests advisory, weather forecast, mandi prices and about various schemes.
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February 05, 2026
Financial Express Kochi
'86% taxpayers shifted to new regime'
@ RAVI AGRAWAL, CHAIRMAN, CBDT
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February 05, 2026
Financial Express Kochi
Rupee falls 14 paise to 90.43 after sharp rally
THE RUPEE DEPRECIATED 14 paise to 90.43 against the US dollar on Wednesday, after a sharp rally in the previous trading session following India-US trade deal announcement, on suspected dollar buying by corporates and importers.
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February 05, 2026
Financial Express Kochi
Sebi not considering new measures on F&O: Pandey
THE SECURITIES AND Exchange Board of India (Sebi) is not planning fresh regulatory reforms for the equity futures and options (F&O) segment, Chairman Tuhin Kanta Pandey said on Wednesday.
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February 05, 2026
Financial Express Kochi
Nvidia nears deal to invest $20 bn in OpenAl round
NVIDIA IS NEARING a deal to invest $20 billion in OpenAl as part of its latest funding round
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February 05, 2026
Financial Express Kochi
RBI may pivot to dollar buy to shore up Fx kitty
RUPEE RALLY OFFERS OPPORTUNITY
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February 05, 2026
Financial Express Kochi
Shrinking the time to market
DEPLOYMENT OF GENAI and the resultant have demonstrated higher levels of productivity, cost optimisation and workforce transformation. New business models and revenue streams are emerging as a result of products becoming services and services becoming AI platforms. Companies are able to carry out continuous innovation and shrink the time to market for product launches.
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February 05, 2026
Financial Express Kochi
Need 100 new Reliances: Ambani
BLACKROCK CEO SAYS ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IS NOT A BUBBLE
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February 05, 2026
Financial Express Kochi
Lower tariff lifts lending outlook for banks, NBFCs
BANKS AND NON-BANKING financial companies (NBFCs) with exposure to tariff-affected sectors are likely to see a revival in lending activity following the reduction in US tariffs from 25% to 18%, though lenders remain cautious as they await the final contours of the trade deal.
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February 05, 2026
Financial Express Kochi
Bitcoin-led crypto rout erases $500 bn in a week
SELLOFF ACCELERATED
1 min |
February 05, 2026
Financial Express Kochi
We are investing ₹25,000 cr in city gas distribution over five years'
SANJAY KHANNA, CHAIRMAN AND MANAGING DIRECTOR, BPCL
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February 05, 2026
Financial Express Kochi
Reforms to continue beyond Budget: FM
MINISTER SAYS GOVTWILL INCREASE OUTREACH TO GLOBAL INVESTORS
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February 05, 2026
Financial Express Kochi
Xi, Trump hold first call since Nov
CHINESE PRESIDENT XI Jinping spoke with US President Donald Trump by phone on Wednesday, state broadcaster CCTV reported, ahead of an expected visit by Trump to China in April.
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February 05, 2026
Financial Express Kochi
VC partner exodus not to hit funding
THE DEPARTURE OF three managing directors from Peak XV Partners (formerly Sequoia India) this week is part of a broader wave of senior-level churn sweeping India’s venture capital industry
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February 05, 2026
Financial Express Kochi
'Volatility new normal; RBI to curb rupee swings, not its levels'
The sudden tariff announcement caught Arup Rakshit, group head treasury at HDFC Bank, off guard, but the rupee’s appreciation did not. In a conversation with Christina Titus and Mahesh Nayak, Rakshit says it is too early to draw conclusions from the Indo-US deal. Foreign portfolio investors are unlikely to return to India until the currency stabilises, and he does not expect the rupee to appreciate meaningfully beyond current levels. Excerpts:
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