Federal Reserve board nomination: Senate panel clears Trump pick Stephen Miran; Democrats flag loyalty test risk

A US Senate committee on Wednesday advanced the nomination of President Donald Trump’s choice for the Federal Reserve board, Stephen Miran, despite concerns that he may not resign from the White House even if confirmed.Miran, who chairs the White House Council of Economic Advisers (CEA), cleared the Senate Banking Committee by a narrow 13-11 vote,…

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Oracle shares soar 35% on AI demand; market valuation nears $915 billion, semiconductor stocks rally

Oracle shares surged about 35% on Wednesday after the company highlighted a surge in demand for its cloud services from AI firms, signalling a deeper push into the infrastructure supporting artificial intelligence systems. The growth in Oracle’s cloud business reflects a broader industry trend, with companies such as OpenAI and xAI ramping up spending on…

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‘No inflation!’: Donald Trump calls Jerome Powell a ‘total disaster’; pushes for urgent Fed rate cut

US President Donald Trump lashed out at the Federal Reserve on Wednesday after fresh data showed US producer prices unexpectedly fell in August, sharpening his demand for an immediate rate cut.In a post on his Truth Social, Trump posted “Just out: No Inflation!!! ‘Too Late’ must lower the RATE, BIG, right now. Powell is a…

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Industrial boost: Vedanta in process of land acquisition for 3 MTPA smelter; aluminium park in Jharsuguda also on cards

Vedanta is in the process of acquiring land in Dhenkanal, Odisha, for its proposed three million tonnes per annum (MTPA) aluminium smelter, which the company says could create over two lakh jobs.“We are moving towards setting up a new mega aluminium plant at Dhenkanal, Odisha, (with a capacity of) three million tonnes,” said Rajiv Kumar,…

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PV Narasimha Rao award: Ex PM Manmohan Singh honoured posthumously; wife Gursharan Kaur receives on his behalf

Former Prime Minister and noted economist Dr Manmohan Singh has been posthumously conferred the P V Narasimha Rao Memorial Award for Economics in recognition of his pivotal role in shaping India’s economic transformation and nation-building.The award was received on his behalf by his wife, Gursharan Kaur, at a ceremony held in the national capital last…

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