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Financial Express Kochi
Global film industry shrugs off threat from Trump tariffs
STAR WARS: STARFIGHTER is filming in Britain, sound-stages in Hungary are packed and post-production houses in Australia are humming, as the global film industry keeps rolling despite US President Donald Trump’s renewed threats to impose tariffs on movies made outside of the United States.
1 min |
October 19, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
Stage set for Trump-Xi meet in South Korea
After US President said 100% tariffs on China unsustainable
1 min |
October 19, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
Stop targeting WhatsApp: US court to Israeli spyware
AUS COURT has ordered Israel’s NSO Group to stop targeting Meta Platforms’ WhatsApp messaging service, a development the spyware company warned could put it out of business.
1 min |
October 19, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
Emirates NBD to buy 60% stake in RBL Bank
Set to become new promoter via ₹26,853-cr issue
1 min |
October 19, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
Car deliveries up 20% over last yr
HYUNDAI MOTOR INDIA, the second-largest passenger vehicle maker, is also witnessing strong traction with sales expected to touch 14,000.
1 min |
October 19, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
Cheers to good health!
ANGAD SETHI (NAME changed on request), a 27-year-old MNC executive based in Gurugram, swears by his drinks and the social experiences that he partakes in every now and then.
5 min |
October 19, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
Many perspectives, one conclusion
RBI has increased its estimate of growth for 2025-26 from 6.5% to 6.8%, but it had very little to say on unemployment (RBI Bulletin, September 2025, State of the Economy): “Various indicators of employment conditions depicted a mixed picture in August. The all-India unemployment rate declined to 5.1%...” The scant attention to unemployment is because the RBI Act mandates the RBI to securing monetary and price stability with no reference to employment.The Ministry of Finance, in its August issue of Monthly Economic Review, stayed within the earlier predicted range of 6.3-6.8%. On unemployment, the Review did not express any view.
2 min |
October 19, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
The curious case of green cheese
A cheese farm in Vermont unlocked an evolutionary mechanism in fungi
3 min |
October 19, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
Car deliveries surge 20% over last year
AUTOMAKERS REPORTED ROBUST Dhanteras vehicle deliveries, with volumes surging nearly 20% year-on-year, driven by GST reforms, strategic price cuts, and an extended two-day auspicious buying window, reports Nitin Kumar.
1 min |
October 19, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
India celebrates a swadeshi Diwali
GLOBALLY, SAMSUNG OPERATES its second-largest mobile manufacturing unit in India and is the country’s second-largest handset exporter after Apple.
2 min |
October 19, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
From phones, gadgets to khadi, it's a swadeshi Diwali this year
Global products with Made-in-India stamp drive sales
1 min |
October 19, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
Gold, silver sales hit ₹ 60K cr this Dhanteras
NATIONAL secretary, Indian Bullion and Jewellers’ Association, said “in volume terms, we estimate that we will be able to meet last year’s figure of 35 to 39 tonne. Even if jewellery demand is expected to be lower by 25-30%, high demand for bars and coins will compensate.”
2 min |
October 19, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
Afghanistan, Pak hold talks in Qatar
PAKISTAN AND AFGHANISTAN officials are holding negotiations in Qatar’s capital to find “immediate” steps to counter cross-border militancy and restore stability along their shared border.
1 min |
October 19, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
GST cut benefits real, to last beyond Diwali: FM
Consumption to rise 10% this fiscal: Vaishnaw
1 min |
October 19, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
Fire at Dhaka int'l airport forces six-hour flight delay
A MASSIVE FIRE broke out on Saturday at the cargo complex of the international airport in Bangladesh’s capital, forcing authorities to suspend all flight operations for six hours as thick black smoke engulfed the area.
1 min |
October 19, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
China Eastern to resume flights to India in Nov
STATE-BACKED CHINA Eastern Airlines will resume Shanghai-Delhi flights from November 9, the airline’s website showed on Saturday, as China and India resume direct air links amid a diplomatic thaw after a five-year freeze.
1 min |
October 19, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
ODI series vs Australia vital for Rohit and Virat
THE THREE-MATCH ODI series in Australia, beginning in Perth today, is more significant for India than for the hosts.
4 min |
October 19, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
Sold out: How the silver market broke
Tariffs, high festive & solar power demand led to shortage of metal across world
3 min |
October 19, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
Share sweets, not guilt
With mindful indulgence taking centrestage, Diwali is being reimagined with innovation, well-being and sustainability in mind
4 min |
October 19, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
The 15-minute festive delivery
Not just q-commerce, others too are now delivering festive needs within minutes
3 min |
October 19, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
ICICI Bank net up 5.2% to 12,359 cr
ICICI BANK POSTED a 5.2% growth in net profit at ₹12,359 crore for the quarter ended September, beating Bloomberg estimates of ₹12,197 crore. Lower provisions aided the bank’s net profit in the quarter.However,the net profit fell 3.2% on a sequential basis.
1 min |
October 19, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
HDFC Bank Q2 PAT rises 11% y-o-y
HDFC BANK, INDIA'S largest private sector lender, reported a net profit of 10.8% on year to ₹18,641 crore for the quarter ended September, beating analyst estimates.
1 min |
October 19, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
Real money out, social gaming in this Diwali
PLATFORMS SHIFT FOCUS FROM TRANSACTIONS TO EXPERIENCES
3 min |
October 18, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
Central Bank Q2 profit rises 33%
profit rises 33%
1 min |
October 18, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
Global bank stocks shiver amid US credit risk fears
FEAR OVER CREDIT quality in US regional banks rippled through markets on Friday, dragging global financial stocks lower and reviving memories of the crisis of confidence that shook sentiment just over two years ago.
1 min |
October 18, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
Logistics cost to drop to single digit by year-end, says Gadkari
UNION ROAD TRANSPORT and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari on Friday said that India's logistics cost is set to fall to single digits by December 2025, calling it a milestone in the country's drive for global competitiveness.
1 min |
October 18, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
Advance pricing pacts hit new high of 174 in FY25
THE CENTRAL BOARD of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has signed 174 Advance Pricing Agreements (APAs) during 2024-25, the highest in any year, indicating the progress in ease of doing business by providing certainty to multinationals regarding transfer pricing.
1 min |
October 18, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
Yes Bank stock falls 4% as SMBC rules out raising hike
YES BANK'S STOCK fell nearly 4% on Friday after Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC) ruled out increasing the group's stake in the bank beyond 24.99%.
1 min |
October 18, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
WTO chief urges US, China to de-escalate trade war
WTO DIRECTOR-GENERAL SAID she is urging the US and China to deescalate trade tensions, warning that a decoupling by the world's two largest economies could reduce global economic output by 7% over the longer term.
1 min |
October 18, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
Micron to exit server chips biz in China after ban
MICRON PLANS TO stop supplying server chips to data centres in China after the business failed to recover from a 2023 government ban on its products in critical Chinese infrastructure, two people briefed on the decision said.
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