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Financial Express Lucknow
Analysts Give Mixed Views on Beauty Firms Post Q1
BEAUTY AND PERSONAL care (BPC) peers Honasa Consumer and Nykaa-parent FSN E-Commerce Ventures delivered improved margins along with decent growth in the June quarter, though brokerages remain divided in their views on the two companies.
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August 14, 2025
Financial Express Lucknow
Why AI intent isn't enough anymore
MOVE BEYOND ADOPTION; FOCUS ON OUTCOMES
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August 14, 2025
Financial Express Lucknow
Microfinance lending declines 17% in Q1: Report
THE MICROFINANCE SECTOR witnessed a slowdown in April-June (2025-26), with the gross loan portfolio (GLP) declining to ₹3.59 lakh crore—a 17% decline year-on-year and 5.8% sequentially—according to the latest report of CRIF High Mark.
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August 14, 2025
Financial Express Lucknow
S&P & Nasdaq rise to record highs on Sept rate cut hopes
THE BENCHMARK S&P 500 and the Nasdaq hit record highs on Wednesday, underpinned by gains in megacap companies as investors were increasingly confident that the Federal Reserve could restart its monetary policy easing cycle next month.
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August 14, 2025
Financial Express Lucknow
Big deal, bigger risk
IIT GRADUATE-TURNED-ENTREPRENEUR CAN DEPEND ON MIX OF AMBITION AND CALCULATED RISK WITH ONE OF THE BOLDEST BIDS IN RECENT TIMES
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August 14, 2025
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Putin confident he is winning in Ukraine
VLADIMIR PUTIN is heading to Friday's planned summit with Donald Trump confident that Russia is in a dominant position on the battlefield as his military advances in Ukraine.
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August 14, 2025
Financial Express Lucknow
Groceries, supermarkets lead July UPI volumes
GROCERIES AND SUPERMARKETS spends clocking 3 billion transactions (2.8 billion in June) worth ₹64,882 crore led UPI volumes in July.
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August 14, 2025
Financial Express Lucknow
FCI Resorts to Short-Term Borrowing of ₹23,060 Cr
Despite having received ₹57,678 crore, or 40% of its annual food subsidy allocation from the finance ministry so far in FY26, the Food Corporation of India (FCI) has had to avail a short-term loan of ₹23,060 crore.
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August 14, 2025
Financial Express Lucknow
The Dragonfly Boardroom
Boards must adopt dynamic visioning capabilities to solve problems as risks today move faster than the agendas they have traditionally addressed
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August 14, 2025
Financial Express Lucknow
Cheque clearance in hours from Oct 4
THE RBI WILL introduce a new mechanism from October 4 for clearance of cheques within hours of being presented to banks, reducing the current time period of up to two working days.
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August 14, 2025
Financial Express Lucknow
India and Singapore Review Ties
INDIA AND SINGAPORE on Wednesday explored ways to further expand their bilateral cooperation in areas of advanced technology, trade, connectivity and digitization during a meeting of their top ministers.
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August 14, 2025
Financial Express Lucknow
Bessent Urges Fed to Cut Rates by 150 bps or More
US TREASURY SECRETARY Scott Bessent made his most explicit call yet for the Federal Reserve to execute a cycle of interest-rate cuts, suggesting the central bank's benchmark ought to be at least 1.5 percentage points lower than it is now.
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August 14, 2025
Financial Express Lucknow
Zetwerk acquires majority stake in KRYFS
Zetwerk has acquired a controlling stake in transformer manufacturer KRYFS Power Components, according to a joint press statement.
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August 14, 2025
Financial Express Lucknow
Karnataka bets on tech clusters
Beyond Bengaluru, the state is positioning tier-2 cities as next-gen tech & R&D hubs
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August 14, 2025
Financial Express Lucknow
Maruti bets on SUVs as small cars slide
MARUTI SUZUKI INDIA is set to expand its SUV portfolio with a second mid-sized model, people familiar with the plan said, as the nation's top carmaker scrambles to counter slowing demand for its bread-and-butter small cars.
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August 14, 2025
Financial Express Lucknow
InCred set to file DRHP in 3 weeks
FINTECH FIRM InCred is expected to file a draft prospectus (DRHP) for an initial public offering (IPO) within the next three weeks, said sources.
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August 14, 2025
Financial Express Lucknow
Pre-IPO investors made more on exiting new-age tech cos
PRE-INITIAL PUBLIC OFFERING (IPO) investors achieved optimal risk-adjusted returns by exiting during the lock-in expiry window, rather than maintaining long-term positions, data showed in a white paper by Client Associates.
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August 14, 2025
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IndiQube to maintain 30% growth rate: CEO
BENGALURU-BASED FLEXIBLE WORKSPACE provider IndiQube reported a 28% year-on-year rise in its revenue to ₹313 crore in the June quarter as it leased out more floor space to clients and increased its share of value-added services.
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August 14, 2025
Financial Express Lucknow
'We see our made-in-India sourcing at 50% in next 5 years'
IKEA has opened its first store in the national capital, a 15,000 sq ft space in West Delhi's Pacific Mall, as the Swedish home furnishings giant accelerates its push into high-footfall urban locations.
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August 14, 2025
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Benchmark Yield Hits 4-Month High at 6.51%
THE YIELD ON the 10-year G-Sec benchmark hit 6.51%—a four-month high—on Wednesday due to heavy selloff.
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August 14, 2025
Financial Express Lucknow
Room for second-guessing
In 2017, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) introduced a scheme categorization framework that transformed the mutual fund (MF) landscape.
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August 14, 2025
Financial Express Lucknow
Sebi Bans Wadhawans, 4 Others in DHFL Case
The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) has banned Dewan Housing Finance's (DHFL) former chairman and managing director Kapil Wadhawan, ex-director Dheeraj Wadhawan, and four others from the securities markets for up to five years.
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August 14, 2025
Financial Express Lucknow
US tariff impact to ease out in 1-2 quarters: CEA
THE CURRENT IMBROGLIO caused by the 50% additional US tariff on India is expected to ease out in one to two quarters, chief economic advisor V Anantha Nageswaran said at Emkay Confluence 2025 event here on Wednesday.
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August 14, 2025
Financial Express Lucknow
Crude oil prices decline 1%
OIL PRICES FELL over 1% on Wednesday after a US crude supply unexpectedly rose, but losses were limited after the US Treasury Secretary said President Donald Trump could leverage sanctions at a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
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August 14, 2025
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RBI Panel Submits Report on Use of AI in Financial Sector
A Reserve Bank of India panel, set up to formulate a framework for use of artificial intelligence (AI) in the financial sector, on Wednesday submitted its report, outlining 26 recommendations for the adoption of AI by regulated entities.
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August 14, 2025
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Govt to seek comments to update IP laws: Goyal
COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY minister Piyush Goyal on Wednesday invited views of the stakeholders for the review of the various laws dealing with intellectual property matters to simplify them and make them more user-friendly.
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August 14, 2025
Financial Express Lucknow
Govt to allow private cos to mine uranium
ENDING STATE MONOPOLY
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August 14, 2025
Financial Express Lucknow
Sebi Proposes to Add Algo Trade to Broker Regulations
Simplifying the System
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August 14, 2025
Financial Express Lucknow
CAG Finds 'Short Transfer' of ₹3.7-lakh-crore Cess Funds
TEST CHECK OF records of the union government accounts revealed aggregate short transfer of ₹3.69 lakh crore till March 31, 2024, to the designated reserve funds in the Public Accounts, the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) has said in a report.
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August 14, 2025
Financial Express Lucknow
Fractal Files for ₹4,900-cr IPO, to be First Indian AI Firm to List
ENTERPRISE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI) solutions provider Fractal Analytics has filed the draft red herring prospectus (DRHP) with Sebi to raise up to ₹4,900 crore through an initial public offering (IPO).
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