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Financial Express Ahmedabad
Buy gold on Akshaya Tritiya and add on every dip till Diwali
SPREAD YOUR PURCHASES TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF INTERMITTENT DIPS IN PRICE
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April 18, 2026
Financial Express Ahmedabad
Strong global confidence in domestic markets: Pandey
FPIs HOLD 17% STAKE IN INDIA’S LISTED EQUITIES
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April 18, 2026
Financial Express Ahmedabad
OpenAI to pay Cerebras over $20 bn for chips
OPENAI HAS AGREED to pay chip startup Cerebras more than $20 billion over the next three years to use servers powered by the company’s chips, under a deal that could also give the ChatGPT maker an equity stake in the firm, The Information reported on Thursday, citing sources.
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April 18, 2026
Financial Express Ahmedabad
Bonds slip, ends week on a flat note
GOVERNMENT BONDS FELL on Friday, ending the week flat with US-Iran truce talks still uncertain and the blocked Strait of Hormuz keeping oil prices elevated.
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April 18, 2026
Financial Express Ahmedabad
Star Health open to diversification, awaits regulatory clarity
STAR HEALTH AND Allied Insurance Company on Friday said it remains open to exploring diversification opportunities if a composite licence framework emerges.
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April 18, 2026
Financial Express Ahmedabad
Big LPG buildout: ₹12.5K-cr pipeline bids near closure
INDIA HAS BEGUN the process of developing liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) pipeline infrastructure to eliminate bulk movement of cooking fuel, with the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (PNGRB) in the process of concluding bid proposals of four pipelines with an estimated investment of ₹12,500 crore.
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April 18, 2026
Financial Express Ahmedabad
Women's Bill fails test
THE BILL REQUIRED a special majority of both Houses to get passed — meaning two-thirds of those present and voting, which should not be less than one half of the total strength of the House.
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April 18, 2026
Financial Express Ahmedabad
lsrael-Lebanon truce takes effect
US PRESIDENT HAS BARRED ISRAEL FROM FURTHER STRIKES IN LEBANON
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April 18, 2026
Financial Express Ahmedabad
Marine exports rise 14% in FY26
Increase in shipments to EU, China, Vietnam
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April 18, 2026
Financial Express Ahmedabad
America's global rizz is going up in smoke
SOFTPOWER: AN American pope understands and wields it;an American president does not understand it and keeps destroying it.
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April 18, 2026
Financial Express Ahmedabad
Pak, Saudi ink pact to extend $3-bn deposit
SAUDI ARABIA HAS reached an agreement with the State Bank of Pakistan which allows for an extension in the maturity of a $3 billion deposit with the central bank, it was announced on Friday.
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April 18, 2026
Financial Express Ahmedabad
Procurement norms for wheat eased for Punjab
IN A MOVE aimed to boost wheat procurement drive for the current season, the food ministry on Friday relaxed the norms for Punjab, the biggest contributor to the central pool stock, for the harvested crop hit by unseasonal rains.
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April 18, 2026
Financial Express Ahmedabad
Two extra EMIs a year save more interest than a 5% hike in EMI
• I had taken a home loan five years back.
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April 18, 2026
Financial Express Ahmedabad
Adani overtakes Ambani to become Asia’s richest person
GAUTAM ADANI HAS overtaken fellow Gujarat business czar Mukesh Ambani to become Asia’s richest person, as a sustained rally in shares of his ports-to-energy conglomerate lifted his net worth.
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April 18, 2026
Financial Express Ahmedabad
Flipkart plans ticketing market foray
WALMART-OWNED INDIAN E-COMMERCE firm Flipkart plans to sell movie and concert tickets in India, moving into a fast-growing space driven by consumers spending more on entertainment, two sources said.
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April 18, 2026
Financial Express Ahmedabad
Strait disruption: Chokepoints turn into pressure tools, 44 million barrels at risk
DISRUPTIONS IN THE Strait of Hormuz following the recent US blockade are now shifting attention to the Strait of Malacca, raising concerns over the stability of the world’s most critical oil transit routes that together handle nearly 44 million barrels per day (mb/d) of seaborne crude and products.
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April 18, 2026
Financial Express Ahmedabad
Recognised startups up 52% in FY26
THE NUMBER OF startups recognised by the government increased 51.6% to 55,200 in 2025-26, the highest single-year addition since the launch of the Startup India initiative in 2016.
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April 18, 2026
Financial Express Ahmedabad
NSE gets Sebi nod to invest in proposed coal exchange
THE NATIONAL STOCK Exchange (NSE) has received an approval from the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) to invest in the proposed National Coal Exchange of India.
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April 18, 2026
Financial Express Ahmedabad
Hormuz completely open: Iran; Trump says deal to end war soon
IRANIAN FOREIGN MINISTER Abbas Araqchi said the Strait of Hormuz was “completely open” following a ceasefire agreement in Lebanon, while US President Donald Trump said talks could take place this weekend and he believed a deal to end the Iran war would come “soon”.
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April 18, 2026
Financial Express Ahmedabad
Oil tumbles 11%, stocks soar after Iran says Hormuz is open
WALL STREET STOCKS followed global indices higher and the price of oil tumbled more than 11% on Friday after Iran’s foreign minister said that the Strait of Hormuz was open for passage while a ceasefire in the seven-week-old war launched by the US and Israelis in force.
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April 18, 2026
Financial Express Ahmedabad
Jio Financial consolidated net profit drops 14% in Q4
THE CONSOLIDATED NET profit of Jio Financial Services for the quarter ended March declined 14% year-on-year (YoY) to ₹272.2 crore, despite the consolidated total income for the reporting quarter rising 97% to ₹1,019.7 crore.
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April 18, 2026
Financial Express Ahmedabad
Govt nets record ₹78,438-cr dividend from CPSEs in FY26
RECEIPTS EXCEED THE BUDGET TARGET BY 10.5%
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April 18, 2026
Financial Express Ahmedabad
Tesla to launch 6-seater Model Y variant in India
TESLA IS PREPARING to introduce a new, larger version of its global bestselling electric SUV in India as early as next week, sources said.
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April 18, 2026
Financial Express Ahmedabad
LPG bookings edge towards normal as summer season eases demand
COOKING GAS LPG demand is inching towards normalcy as domestic supplies increased as onset of summer chips away demand, a senior official said on Friday.
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April 18, 2026
Financial Express Ahmedabad
Adani to get 1.7 mn sq mt in Motilal Nagar project for sale
GAUTAM ADANI WILL receive approximately 1.7 million-square metres of area for sale in Motilal Nagar, where his group plans to invest ₹1 lakh crore to execute the redevelopment project in suburban Goregaon, according to a top government official.
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April 18, 2026
Financial Express Ahmedabad
Close to vote, government realised Bill will fall, placed burden on Opposition
HOURS BEFORE THE Bill to amend the Constitution to provide for women’s reservation and delimitation was put to vote in the Lok Sabha, it had become clear to the government the numbers did not add up to two-thirds of those present in the house.
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April 18, 2026
Financial Express Ahmedabad
Jio targets raising ₹40,000-50,000 cr, IPO filing in weeks
RELIANCE INDUSTRIES’ TELECOM arm, Jio Platforms, is likely to raise ~40,000-50,000 crore through its initial public offering (IPO) — the single-largest fundraise ever — said sources in the know.
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April 18, 2026
Financial Express Ahmedabad
Govt authorises 17 banks to import bullion for 3 yrs
CONFUSION CLEARED
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April 18, 2026
Financial Express Ahmedabad
TMC bets on SIR backlash to corner BJP in Bengal
WITH THE ELECTION Commission (EC)’s Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls now over in West Bengal, and 27 lakh voters left out after adjudication, the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) is seeking to use voter exclusion as a key plank in Assembly polls, hoping it could consolidate the party’s base and raise turnout.
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April 18, 2026
Financial Express Ahmedabad
Brokerages flag muted growth visibility at Wipro
BROKERAGES ON FRIDAY highlighted weak growth visibility and execution challenges at Wipro following its January-March quarter results, with several pointing to subdued guidance, delayed deal ramp-ups and continued pressure on organic growth.
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