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Financial Express Lucknow
Berkshire Takes $3.7 Billion Writedown on Kraft Stake
WARREN BUFFETT'S Berkshire Hathaway on Saturday took a $3.76 billion writedown on its stake in Kraft Heinz, an acknowledgment the decade-old investment hasn't worked out, and reported lower quarterly operating profit as insurance underwriting premiums declined.
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August 03, 2025
Financial Express Lucknow
Depts told to find extra sops for US
Like countries around the world scrambling to deal with Trump's tariff threats, India had largely adopted a principled, but non-confrontational, stance in an attempt to balance selective concessions with caution to safeguard its economic growth, and circumvent a backlash from domestic producers.
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August 03, 2025
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Trump & his trumpeter
THIS WEEK I was planning to write about Narendra Modi's image both here and in foreign lands.
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August 03, 2025
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THE AI TRACKER
From wearables to urban makeovers, here's a snapshot of the most striking AI stories making headlines this week...
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August 03, 2025
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Six European Beaches to Cool Off This Summer
Visiting Europe in the heat can mean sweating it out with no air-conditioning, but sea breezes beckon in these refreshing spots from Croatia to Norway
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August 03, 2025
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Safety first: Maruti takes the lead in six-airbag car sales
WITH SAFETY NOW playing an increasingly important role in purchase decisions, Maruti Suzuki India is emerging as the country's top seller of vehicles equipped with six airbags.
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August 03, 2025
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Gen Z Affording Luxuries
\"EMIs provide the convenience of purchasing without having to make the full payment, and this holds true especially for high-value goods.
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August 03, 2025
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Adopt Swadeshi: PM
\"BUTAS CITIZENS, we too have responsibilities,\" he added. Calling for a national movement to support local products, the PM said, \"This is not just about Modi saying it, every Indian should say this—if we want India to become the third-largest economy, every political party and every leader, keeping aside their hesitations, must work in the nation's interest and awaken the spirit of Swadeshi among the people.\"
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August 03, 2025
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Mining Tourism Now in India
Underground treasures are ready to be rediscovered, not for extraction, but for experience
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August 03, 2025
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LIC Housing Cautious on Growth of 'Risky' Affordable Segment
LIC HOUSING FINANCE will grow their affordable housing segment with caution on account of its riskier nature and industry-wide delinquencies in the segment, said MD & CEO Tribhuwan Adhikari in a post-earnings interaction.
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August 03, 2025
Financial Express Lucknow
How Safe Is Your Bot?
When ChatGPT 'user-friendliness' comes under question
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August 03, 2025
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Federal Bank profit down by 15% to ₹862 crore in Q1
FEDERAL BANK on Saturday reported a 15% year-on-year (y-o-y) decline in net profit for the June quarter to ₹861.75 crore, impacted by a sharp rise in operating expenses and a three-fold jump in provisions for bad loans.
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August 03, 2025
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CCI Orders Detailed Probe Against Google
Fair Trade Regulator CCI has ordered a detailed investigation into Google's conduct in the online display advertising market on a complaint filed by the Alliance of Digital India Foundation (ADIF).
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August 03, 2025
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F&O notional turnover doubles to 40% for BSE
BSE's market share in the F&O segment's notional turnover doubled from 19% in April 2024 to 39.8% in July 2025.
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August 03, 2025
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AI is 'ours to grab', says Apple CEO in pep talk
Says AI revolution as big or bigger than Web, smartphones
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August 03, 2025
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Trump Fires Labor Official; Fed Governor Quits
PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP on Friday fired a top Labor Department official on the heels of a market-shocking weak scorecard of the US job market, accusing her without evidence of manipulating the figures and adding to already growing concerns about the quality of economic data published by the federal government.
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August 03, 2025
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Towards industrial self-reliance
The ministry of heavy industries is building an ecosystem aligned with a self-reliant and developed India, ensuring growth with inclusivity, innovation, and sustainability
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August 02, 2025
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Need innovation in jewellery sector: Tanishq CEO
The jewellery industry needs to innovate on the product side and customer experience and connect with special occasions to woo customers back to shop amid soaring gold prices, Tanishq CEO Ajoy Chawla has said.
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August 02, 2025
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ITC profit up 3% to ₹5,244 cr
CIGARETTE-TO-FMCG major ITC reported a 3% year-on-year (y-o-y) increase in consolidated net profit (attributable to owners of the company) to ₹5,244 crore in the June quarter (Q1FY26), led mainly by its cigarettes and agri businesses.
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August 02, 2025
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REITs, InvITs: Sebi seeks to widen investor base
IN A BID to widen the investor base of real estate trusts (REITs) and infrastructure trusts (InvITs) and improve inflows, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) has proposed to allow foreign investors and qualified institutional buyers (QIBs) as strategic investors.
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August 02, 2025
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Poll Predicts 'Pause'
SPEAKING AT THE 'FE Modern BFSI Summit' recently, RBI governor Sanjay Malhotra said that the bar for further easing is now higher, though a neutral monetary policy stance provides the flexibility of moving up or down, or pause.
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August 02, 2025
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Swiggy's Rapido exit a 'right move'
SWIGGY'S DECISION TO re-evaluate its 12% stake in Rapido, citing a potential conflict of interest in the future after the ride-hailing platform's move to foray into food delivery, has been widely welcomed by analysts as a prudent strategic reset.
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August 02, 2025
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FX Reserves Up $2.7 Billion to $698.1 Billion
INDIA'S FOREX RESERVES rose by $2.703 billion to $698.192 billion during the week ended July 25, the RBI said on Friday.
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August 02, 2025
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Forensic accounting shouldn't be a post-fraud tool: Sebi chief
Board of India (Sebi) chairman Tuhin Kanta Pandey on Friday emphasised the crucial role of forensic auditors in India's growing capital markets.
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August 02, 2025
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Real estate, infra short of 2 million skilled workers, says Hiranandani
The real estate and infrastructure sectors are currently short of 2 million skilled workers—a gap that could widen to 5 million over the next five years, according to Niranjan Hiranandani, chairman of the Hiranandani Group.
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August 02, 2025
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Look beyond US market
URING THE PAST few weeks, it had become increasingly evident that the bilateral trade agreement (BTA) negotiations between India and the US had reached an impasse.
4 min |
August 02, 2025
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Benchmarks end in the red for 5 straight weeks
BENCHMARK EQUITY INDICES extended losses for the second straight session on Friday, falling up to 0.82% amid weak corporate earnings and concerns over US trade tariffs.
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August 02, 2025
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July auto sales remain flat on tepid demand
Festive Hope
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August 02, 2025
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Retail despatches fall 4.5%
In The Slow Lane
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August 02, 2025
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IDFC First Bank raises ₹4,876 cr via Warburg arm
IDFC FIRST BANK on Friday said it has mobilised ₹4,876 crore by allotting convertible cumulative preference shares (CCPS) to Currant Sea Investments BV, an affiliate company of global growth investor Warburg Pincus.
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