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Financial Express Kochi
Wells Fargo surpasses Q2 estimates
WELLS FARGO BEAT second-quarter profit estimates on Tuesday but cut its 2025 guidance for net interest income, dropping shares of the lender 3% in trading before the bell.
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July 16, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
Joblessness steady in June, but fewer queries for jobs
Seasonal factors again weighed on India's labour market in June as the unemployment rate remained unchanged at 5.6%, although the Labour Force Participation Rate (LFPR) declined to 54.2% in June from 54.8% in May, suggesting fewer people looked for jobs last month.
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July 16, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
Delhi Leads in Student Affordability, Mumbai Climbs to 98 in QS List
DELHI HAS EMERGED as the world's most affordable city for students, earning a near-perfect score of 96.5 out of 100 in the latest QS Best Student Cities Rankings.
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July 16, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
ICICI Pru Life profit up 34%
ICICI PRUDENTIAL LIFE Insurance reported a 34% year-on-year (y-o-y) increase in net profit for the first quarter at ₹302 crore, aided by growth in both new business and renewal premiums.
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July 16, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
Conclusion of India-Asean deal review likely by Oct
DESPITE PATCHY PROGRESS, the review of the goods trade agreement between India and Asean is expected to reach some form of conclusion by October this year, a senior official said on Tuesday.
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July 16, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
Low inflation doesn't signal demand slowdown: Analysts
Retail inflation falling to a over six-year low of 2.1% in June was largely due to the high base of last year, and did not denote a fall in aggregate demand, analysts said.
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July 16, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
SBI seeks senior creditor status for NHAI InvIT
STATE BANK OF India is seeking the senior creditor status to gain early rights on repayments in case of default or liquidation of the state-owned road authority's investment trust (InvIT), two sources aware of the matter told Reuters.
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July 16, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
Non-metro cities rise on job radar: LinkedIn
INDIA'S SMALLER CITIES are fast emerging as engines of job growth and economic opportunity, according to LinkedIn's report.
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July 16, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
NSE Increases Power Derivatives Trade Target to 500 BU for FY26
AFTER REPORTING STRONG trading volumes on the debut trade, the National Stock Exchange has raised the target of power traded through its derivatives contracts to 400-500 billion units (BU) for the current fiscal.
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July 16, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
Citigroup Profit Beats Estimates
CITIGROUP'S PROFIT BEAT Wall Street estimates on Tuesday, as its traders brought in a windfall from turbulent markets and investment bankers gained from resilient deal-making in the second quarter.
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July 16, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
US Inflation Accelerates in June
Softer Than Seen
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July 16, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
Muted response to ₹1 L-cr VRRR auction
Operating target of monetary policy is call money rate, says RBI governor
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July 16, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
BlackRock's assets hit $12.53 trillion
BlackRock's assets under management hit a new high in the second quarter as global markets rallied on the prospect of trade deals and interest-rate cuts from the US Federal Reserve, brushing aside earlier tariff-related jitters.
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July 16, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
HDFC Life profit climbs 14%
HDFC LIFE INSURANCE on Tuesday reported a 14% year-on-year (y-o-y) increase in its standalone net profit for the first quarter of FY26 at ₹546 crore.
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July 16, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
Uber Taps China's Baidu for Robotaxis in Asia
UBER TECHNOLOGIES AND Baidu plan to launch robotaxis on the ride-sharing platform in several markets outside of the US and mainland China through a multiyear partnership.
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July 16, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
Citibank Sees IPOs Boosting India Biz
CITIBANK INDIA EXPECTS a strong year for its equity capital market business as initial public offerings (IPOs) pick up after a slow start in 2025, the Wall Street bank's India country head said.
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July 16, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
Ukraine Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal resigns
President Trump's pledge of more US-made weapons in their three-year fight against Russia's invasion, though it is unclear what exactly they will get and how quickly.
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July 16, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
Car sales dip for second consecutive month
WITH UNSOLD VEHICLE stock piling up at dealerships, passenger vehicle (PV) manufacturers scaled back fresh dispatches in June — marking the second straight month of decline after eight consecutive months of growth.
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July 16, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
Building AI for Bharat
In terms of scale and impact, what could offer a greater opportunity than agriculture in our country to showcase and use the power of AI?
3 min |
July 16, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
Bank of Maharashtra profit up 23%
BANK OF MAHARASHTRA on Tuesday reported a net profit of ₹1,593 crore for the first quarter of the current fiscal, up 23.14% year-on-year.
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July 16, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
Campaign is a masterclass in emotional branding
Why the campaign rocks: ONE OF MY ALL-TIME favourite ad campaigns has to be 'It Has to Be Heinz'.
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July 16, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
Star Health eyes ₹20,000-crore premium in the current fiscal
Star Health & Allied Insurance, India's largest standalone health insurer, is readying to enter the life insurance space. MD & CEO Anand Roy tells Narayanan V, that the target premium for FY26 is ₹20,000 crore. Moreover, the company will deepen its presence in Tier II and III cities. Excerpts:
2 min |
July 16, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
AI Partially Resumes International Flights
AIR INDIA SAID on Tuesday it would partially restore its international flight schedule that was scaled back following the crash involving its flight last month that killed 260 people.
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July 16, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
Trade deficit narrows to four-month low in June
GOODS EXPORTS REMAINED steady in June despite many headwinds caused by tariff wars and disruptions due to the escalation of war in West Asia, officials said.
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July 16, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
Luxury Development Boom Stokes Rise in Realty Stocks
Outperforming Benchmark Realty stocks set for fifth month of outperformance
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July 16, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
India, EU exchange offers for free trade agreement
The negotiations on the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between India and the European Union (EU) made substantial progress in the latest round that concluded last week with both sides exchanging their offers on goods and services trade.
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July 16, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
Analysts See Short-Term Margin Pain for HCLTech
While HCLTech surprised the Street with a cut in margin guidance and reported a lower-than-expected Q1 profit, analysts are largely brushing off the short-term margin pressure and anticipating it to be back to normal levels as early as the next fiscal—in line with the company's outlook.
1 min |
July 16, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
Towards GST consensus
Move to rope in home minister in rate rejig talks will give political heft to efforts in bringing states on board
2 min |
July 16, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
Wisdom wins
IN AN AI WORLD, MARKETERS CONTINUE TO BE IRREPLACEABLE
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July 16, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
Sumitomo lines up $1.1 billion for 5% more in Yes Bank
SUMITOMO MITSUI FINANCIAL Group (SMFG) is considering making an additional $1.1 billion investment in Yes Bank, people familiar with the matter said, following a previous investment made by Japan's second-biggest bank two months ago.
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