US markets today: Stocks hover near record highs as investors await Fed decision; Nvidia, Caterpillar and Teradyne lead gains

US stocks held close to record levels on Wednesday as investors awaited the Federal Reserve’s interest rate decision, with gains in tech and industrial heavyweights helping sustain Wall Street’s momentum.The S&P 500 was up 0.3%, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 193 points (0.4%) and the Nasdaq Composite gained 0.7% as of 9:35 am…

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ITR deadline extension: Punjab, Haryana, and Himachal High Courts push filing date for audit cases to November 30; here’s what experts say?

In a major reprieve for taxpayers and professionals, the Punjab & Haryana High Court and the Himachal Pradesh High Court on Wednesday extended the income tax return (ITR) filing deadline for audit cases from October 31 to November 30, 2025. The rulings come just days after the Gujarat High Court issued a similar directive, creating…

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Sign of oil trade disruption after Trump sanctions? Russian crude oil tanker headed for India takes a U-turn; now idling in Baltic Sea

Ship-tracking information revealed that the vessel Furia altered its course on Tuesday. (AI image) Within days of the US President Donald Trump announcing sanctions on two major Russian oil firms, a crude oil tanker headed for India has now taken a U-turn. According to a Bloomberg report, an India-bound tanker carrying Russian crude has changed…

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Starlink India security compliance: Elon Musk’s firm to hold Mumbai demos on Oct 30–31; key step before satellite broadband rollout

Elon Musk-led Starlink is set to conduct demonstration runs in Mumbai on October 30 and 31 to showcase compliance with security and technical conditions for satellite broadband services, according to sources cited by PTI.The demos will be held before law enforcement agencies and are based on the provisional spectrum assigned to Starlink, the sources told…

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