WPI data: Wholesale inflation still in negative zone at -0.32%; rises from – 1.21% in October as food prices move up

Wholesale inflation in November was down 0.32%, thanks to falling prices of food articles, oils and electricity. However, the figure was still 0.71% up as compared to the previous month, when the WPI recorded a sharp plunge of 1.21%. This increase is attributed to the month-on-month increase in the prices of pulses and vegetables, according…

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Stocks to buy: What’s the outlook for Nifty for the week starting December 15, 2025? Check list of top stock recommendations

Top stocks to buy (AI image) Stock market recommendations: According to Sudeep Shah, Head – Technical Research and Derivatives, SBI Securities, the top stock picks for this week are BHEL, and Ashok Leyland. Here’s his view on Nifty, Bank Nifty for the week starting December 15, 2025:Nifty ViewThe benchmark index Nifty kicked off December on…

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Asian stocks today: Markets mostly in red after Wall Street’s slump; HSI nears 1% loss, Nikkei trims over 740 points

Asian shares traded mostly in red on Monday following data, after the Wall Street ended last week on a tough note, pulling US markets off record highs. The slump came after a decline in Chinese investment in November, highlighting the ongoing weakness in the world’s second-largest economy. Hong Kong’s HSI was down 0.92% or 240…

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China’s economic strain: November retail sales growth drops to three year low; factory output misses estimates

China’s November economic data pointed to a continued strain as retail sales fell to a three-year low and both consumer spending and investment weakened. Figures released on Monday by the National Bureau of Statistics showed that retail sales increased by only 1.3% from a year earlier, marking the slowest growth since the Covid period and…

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Professional CEOs crowd million-dollar-salary club

Mumbai: With uncertainty becoming the new normal in global business, India Inc is increasingly leaning on professional CEOs to steer companies and handing them million dollar pay cheques as they power growth in the era of the unknown.Among CEOs taking home a million dollars (over Rs 8 crore) or more across BSE 200 companies, the…

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‘Severely damaging’: Domestic copper sector under strain; industry warns against ‘zero-duty imports under FTAs’

Cheap copper imports under multiple free trade agreements (FTAs) are “severely damaging” India’s domestic manufacturing system, the Indian Primary Copper Producers Association (IPCPA) said, urging the government to step in with safeguard duties and quantitative restrictions.The industry body said a surge in zero-duty copper imports is eroding India’s smelting and downstream manufacturing base, even as…

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