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Financial Express Kochi
Sensex slumps 1,600 pts in 4 days on trade jitters
THE STOCK MARKETS started 2026 on a negative note—the third time in the past four years—with both the Sensex and the Nifty falling over 1% in the first eight days of the year.
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January 09, 2026
Financial Express Kochi
Ahead of polls, BJP lays its demands before AIADMK
IN A SIGNIFICANT escalation in its negotiations with the AIADMK, the BJP has sought a formal power-sharing commitment in Tamil Nadu ahead of the Assembly elections, asking for Cabinet representation in the event of an alliance victory—a demand that goes well beyond seat-sharing and could stir the state’s political conventions.
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January 09, 2026
Financial Express Kochi
India, Germany close to $8-bn submarine deal
INDIA AND GERMANY are hammering out the details of a submarine manufacturing deal worth at least $8 billion — the largest-ever defence agreement for New Delhi — according to officials with direct knowledge of the details.
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January 09, 2026
Financial Express Kochi
RBI's rupee playbook: Curb excess volatility
IN THE PAST month, the Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) intervention in the foreign exchange market to protect the rupee from going into a free fall is being seen by experts as an attempt to manage excess volatility spurred by speculative action, instead of being target-based.
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January 09, 2026
Financial Express Kochi
Ecologist Madhav Gadgil, champion of Western Ghats conservation, dies
ITWAS THOSE bird-watching walks on Vetal Tekdi (Hill) in Pune at a young age, encouraged by his economist father, that made him fall in love with the Western Ghats.
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January 09, 2026
Financial Express Kochi
'Vision cars must reflect what finally reaches the road'
As M&M sharpens its premium ambitions and prepares a new wave of products, its Chief Design & Creative Officer Pratap Bose tells Akbar Merchant about how distinct sub-brand identities, production-led 'vision cars' and a growing influence of software and EV-led thinking are shaping the automaker's design strategy for the next decade.
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January 09, 2026
Financial Express Kochi
US court orders Vembu to furnish $1.7-bn bond in divorce case
A CALIFORNIA COURT, hearing the divorce petition of Zoho co-founder and chief scientist Sridhar Vembu, has directed him to submit a bond of $1.7 billion, citing concerns over post-petition asset transfers and their potential impact on the division of marital property.
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January 09, 2026
Financial Express Kochi
Wheat e-auction resumption to lower prices, affect millers
THE GOVERNMENT'S MOVE to relaunch e-auction of wheat under the open market sale scheme (OMSS), after discontinuing it due to sluggish demand, has brought down its market prices, thereby hitting flour millers and stockists.
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January 09, 2026
Financial Express Kochi
2025 reset cooperation priorities
FfD4, COP30, and the G20 were opportunities for India to show its prowess for multilateral negotiations, while rejuvenating its domestic stance on tax policy
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January 09, 2026
Financial Express Kochi
Large-caps will offer attractive risk-reward this year
With the valuation gap between large-cap and mid- and small-caps being at a two- decade high, the former have become meaningfully cheaper. George Heber Joseph, Chief Investment Officer and Chief Executive Officer -Equity at ASK Investment Managers tells Ananya Grover that such divergences have created attractive entry points for large- cap investing. Excerpts:
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January 09, 2026
Financial Express Kochi
A closed chapter: UpGrad aborts Unacademy bid
RONNIE SCREWVALA-LED HIGHER education platform upGrad has withdrawn from acquisition discussions with SoftBank backed test-prep company Unacademy after the two sides failed to agree on valuation, bringing months of negotiations to an end.
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January 09, 2026
Financial Express Kochi
Grok has changed the risk-reward equation
GIVEN THE INHERENT value of X, advertisers should treat Grok as a high-risk experimental surface, not a default media channel.
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January 09, 2026
Financial Express Kochi
Amagi Media Labs fixes ₹343-361 price band for IPO
BENGALURU-BASED CLOUD VIDEO technology firm Amagi Media Labs has fixed a price band of₹343-361 per share for its initial public offering (IPO) worth ₹1,789 crore, according to its Red Herring Prospectus filed with the Registrar of Companies on January 7.
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January 09, 2026
Financial Express Kochi
JPMorgan, Apple, Goldman score a rare win-win-win
IF YOU CAN'T get what you want, get what you need.
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January 09, 2026
Financial Express Kochi
Bajaj Group ups stake in its insurance units with Allianz deal
BAJAJ GROUP ON Thursday said it has completed the acquisition of a 23% stake in its insurance subsidiaries-
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January 09, 2026
Financial Express Kochi
IT deal activity picks up pace
SHIFT REFLECTS ADOPTION OF AI ACROSS ENTERPRISE CLIENTS
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January 09, 2026
Financial Express Kochi
China likely to allow Nvidia H200 chip imports this qtr
CHINA PLANS TO approve some imports of Nvidia’s H200 chips as soon as this quarter, according to people familiar with the situation, giving the company renewed access to a critical market.
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January 09, 2026
Financial Express Kochi
US trade gap narrows to lowest since 2009
SHARP PULLBACK IN IMPORTS
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January 09, 2026
Financial Express Kochi
Compliance burden for AMCs managing SIFs gets heavier
SEBI ON THURSDAY came out with a compliance reporting format to bring uniformity in the way specialised investment funds (SIFs) are reported by mutual funds and asset management companies (AMCs).
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January 09, 2026
Financial Express Kochi
Zepto free delivery limit at ₹149 now
RAISING THE BAR
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January 09, 2026
Financial Express Kochi
Sebi alleges BofA unit shared private info
THE SECURITIES AND Exchange Board of India (Sebi) has accused a Bank of America (BofA) entity of violating insider trading rules and breaking internal “Chinese walls” in a 2024 share sale, a notice from the markets regulator showed.
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January 09, 2026
Financial Express Kochi
Low prices reason behind fall in agri GVA growth
e 2.7% growth in H2 indicated
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January 09, 2026
Financial Express Kochi
Bangladesh suspends visa services in India
BANGLADESH'S INTERIM GOVERNMENT on Thursday saidit hasasked its key missions in India,including at New Delhi, to suspend visa services over security concerns.
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January 09, 2026
Financial Express Kochi
Brands must choose reputation over reach
THE GROK CONTROVERSY exposes a fundamental breach of trust that should alarm every brand on X.
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January 09, 2026
Financial Express Kochi
Flexicap plans trim mid-cap holdings
THE ALLOCATION OF assets under management (AUM) of flexicap schemes towards mid-cap stocks has fallen from around 16-17% in the past three years to 14% as of November-end, ACE MF data show.
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January 09, 2026
Financial Express Kochi
BMW India clocks 14% growth in 2025
BMW GROUP INDIA sold 18,001 cars in calendar year 2025, recording a 14% yearon-year growth.
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January 09, 2026
Financial Express Kochi
Trump lays out long-term US rule over Venezuela
PREZ LIFTS THREAT TO TAKE MILITARY ACTION AGAINST COLOMBIA
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January 09, 2026
Financial Express Kochi
Alphabet pips Apple, No. 2 in m-cap
AFTER THE Al BOOM
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January 09, 2026
Financial Express Kochi
Higher US tariffs loom over India
Move to punish countries buying oil from Russia
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January 09, 2026
Financial Express Kochi
Sebi alleges BofA unit shared private information
THE WALLSTREET Journal first reported the October 30 dated Sebi notice, citing people familiar with the matter.
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