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AI emerges as key margin lever in 2026: TCS study
GLOBAL MANUFACTURERS ARE accelerating their shift toward AI-driven operations, with a large majority expecting artificial intelligence to playa central role in both profitability and decision-making over the next three years, according to the Future-Ready Manufacturing Study 2025 released by Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) in collaboration with Amazon Web Services (AWS).
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December 04, 2025
Financial Express Hyderabad
CrowdStrike bets on India presence with tech tie-ups
US-BASED CYBERSECURITY MAJOR CrowdStrike is expanding its presence in India as leading technology and consulting firms begin integrating its Falcon cybersecurity platform into large-scale digital and AI initiatives.
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December 04, 2025
Financial Express Hyderabad
DGCA summons...
ACCORDING TO THE aviation regulator, the airline cancelled 1,232 flights in November, with crew and Flight Duty Time Limitation (FDTL) constraints forming the largest share of disruptions.
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December 04, 2025
Financial Express Hyderabad
Sanchar Saathi pre-installation order revoked
Govt says spike in downloads hints at app gaining traction
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December 04, 2025
Financial Express Hyderabad
Macro fundamentals are intact, FDI terrain shifted to net inflows, says CEA
CHIEF ECONOMIC ADVISER V Anantha Nageswaran on Wednesday downplayed concerns over the rupee’s sharp fall past the 90-per-dollar level, stressing that the currency’s weakness does not currently pose risks to India’s inflation trajectory or export competitiveness.
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December 04, 2025
Financial Express Hyderabad
Proposed TER rationalisation can unlock investment-led growth
INDIA'S MARKET INFRASTRUCTURE has reinvented itself with each technological leap. This evolution has been matched by an extraordinary deepening of mutual fund participation.
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December 04, 2025
Financial Express Hyderabad
Rupee risks steeper fall on tariff woes, weak FDI
Slide in exchange rate underscores divergence in India’s macro data
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December 04, 2025
Financial Express Hyderabad
Trump sees Fed chair pick ‘early next year’
PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP said he plans to announce his selection to lead the Federal Reserve in early 2026 and teased National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett as his possible choice on Tuesday, fuelling further speculation about the next leader of the US central bank.
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December 04, 2025
Financial Express Hyderabad
Ensuring affordable fuel for masses
WHEN INDIA ANNOUNCED its ambitious target to roll out 20% ethanol-blended petrol (E20) by FY26, it seemed like a win on all fronts. It promised to reduce oil imports, strengthen energy security, cut carbon emissions, and boost farmer incomes. Yet on the ground, the narrative has been more complicated. Concerns over reduced mileage, potential engine wear, and rising fuel costs have made ethanol blending a contentious issue, especially among India’s urban middle class, a price sensitive demographic. India doesn’t need to choose between sustainability and affordability. A smarter, more flexible approach would be to open trade in fuel ethanol, maintain mechanisms to protect farmers, and adopt technological solutions to check evaporative emissions to the ethanol story work better for all.
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December 03, 2025
Financial Express Hyderabad
Muskian future of work: An OTT series without a plot
ELON MUSK HAS done it again. In between launching rockets, wiring brains to computers, and arguing with strangers on X at 3 am, the world’s most prolific futurist-in-chief has made yet another promise to civilisation: artificial intelligence (AI) will make work optional.
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December 03, 2025
Financial Express Hyderabad
Fireside closes fourth fund at $235 mn
FIRESIDE VENTURES HAS announced the final close of its fourth fund at $253 million, securing commitments from a broad set of global investors, including the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA), Investment Corporation of Dubai (ICD), US university endowments, and financial institutions such as HarbourVest, Waterfield,and Fidelity International.On the domestic side,the fund has attracted consumer-focused corporations like Sharrp Ventures, Mirabilis, and Emami, as well as several founders from India’s startup ecosystem.
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December 03, 2025
Financial Express Hyderabad
Nabard: 76% rural families see income rising next year
OVER 75.9% OF rural households expect their income to increase over the next year, according to a bimonthly survey conducted by the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (Nabard) in November 2025.
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December 03, 2025
Financial Express Hyderabad
Omnicom agencies take shape in India
DAYS AFTER THE global merger between Omnicom and Interpublic Group (IPG) was finalised, the India structure of the consolidated entity is beginning to take shape.
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December 03, 2025
Financial Express Hyderabad
FIFA WC 2026 to be the biggest ever
BIGGER WILL BE better — that’s FIFA’s gamble for the all-changed 2026 World Cup, which takes place across a record number of host countries with more games than ever before.
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December 03, 2025
Financial Express Hyderabad
How RBI's policy is reshaping banking & finance
REFORMS BEYOND RATES
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December 03, 2025
Financial Express Hyderabad
Trade gap set to rule talks with Putin
OIL TRADE, S-400 ON AGENDA
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December 03, 2025
Financial Express Hyderabad
Small-, mid-cap indices may continue to underperform
EXPENSIVE VALUATIONS
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December 03, 2025
Financial Express Hyderabad
Economists see room for ₹2L-cr OMOs by March
THE RESERVE BANK of India (RBI) is likely to conduct open market operations (OMOs) of around %1.5-2 lakh crore by March 2026, said economists.
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December 03, 2025
Financial Express Hyderabad
PCB industry needs ₹15,000-cr fresh investments: Syrma MD
INDIA WILL REQUIRE ₹10,000-15,000 crore in fresh investments in printed circuit board (PCB) manufacturing over the next 2-3 years to bring its import dependence below 50%, JS Gujral, managing director at Syrma SGS said.
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December 03, 2025
Financial Express Hyderabad
13 states raise close to ₹30,000 cr via auctions
10-year G-Sec and SGS spread widens up to 97 bps
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December 03, 2025
Financial Express Hyderabad
Meesho's anchor book gets 30x bids
IPO-BOUND MEESHO HAS attracted bids worth 80,000 crore on Tuesday from global and domestic investors, with its 2,439-crore anchor book oversubscribed by 30 times.
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December 03, 2025
Financial Express Hyderabad
Maharashtra drives sugar output up 43% in Oct-Nov
INDIA'S SUGAR PRODUCTION increased by 43% to 4.11 million tonne (MT) in the first two months of the 2025-26 marketing year (October-September) compared to the previous year, due to a sharp spike in output from Maharashtra and surplus monsoon rainfall, the Indian Sugar and Bio-Energy Manufacturers Association (ISMA) said on Tuesday.
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December 03, 2025
Financial Express Hyderabad
Balaji Wafers scales up production plans
SNACKS MAKER NEARS STAKE SALE TO GENERAL ATLANTIC
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December 03, 2025
Financial Express Hyderabad
‘We serve premiumisation across all consumer segments and levels’
Pernod Ricard India (PRI), known for brands such as Royal Stag and Blenders Pride, aims to offer increasingly discerning choices as consumers seek higher-quality drinking experiences, CEO Jean Touboul says in a conversation with Viveat Susan Pinto.
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December 03, 2025
Financial Express Hyderabad
Bata India pushes ahead with Floatz growth plans
BATA INDIA IS pressing ahead with the expansion of its Floatz brand even as the footwear range remains at the centre of an ongoing legal battle with US-based Crocs Inc.Company executives told FE that Floatz will continue to drive growth and meet internal revenue targets, unfazed by the litigation currently pending in the Delhi High Court. While the matter is sub judice, Crocs has not secured a stay order on the sale of Floatz.
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December 03, 2025
Financial Express Hyderabad
CASA recovery offers relief, PSBs expect improvement
AFTER HITTING A low in the first quarter of FY26,the CASA (current account, savings account) ratios of banks have started improving from the second quarter. According to data from 29 public and private sector banks, CASA has improved 23 basis points to 36.38%.
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December 03, 2025
Financial Express Hyderabad
FM bats for better sharing of tax data among nations
COUNTRIES MUST COLLABORATE in tax matters as new financial products emerge and the economies become more digital, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Tuesday. Evolving structures of “beneficial ownership” necessitate continued cooperation between jurisdictions, she said.
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December 03, 2025
Financial Express Hyderabad
Banks resume lending rate hike after 3 months
• 14 bps hike in October
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December 03, 2025
Financial Express Hyderabad
Year-end car discounts turn softer this December
Price resets post-GST 2.0 & leaner unsold inventories have eased pressure on dealers for fresh offers
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December 03, 2025
Financial Express Hyderabad
Nomura sees Nifty at 29,300 by 2026
NOMURA EXPECTS BENCHMARK Nifty 50 to climb to 29,300 by end-2026, about 12% above current levels, as cyclical economic momentum and earnings growth regain traction under supportive policies, its analyst Saion Mukherjee said.
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