India–New Zealand FTA talks: Fourth negotiation round concludes on positive note; both sides target early, balanced pact

File photo: Union minister Piyush Goyal with New Zealand’s minister for trade Todd McClay (Picture credit: X/@PiyushGoyal) The fourth round of negotiations on the proposed India–New Zealand Free Trade Agreement (FTA) concluded successfully in Auckland and Rotorua after five days of discussions, according to a press release from the ministry of commerce and industry. Both…

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SBI eyes global top-10 spot by 2030: Bank targets elite list after hitting Rs 100-lakh-crore mark; aims to boost capital strength

File photo: State Bank of India Chairman CS Setty (Picture credit: ANI) State Bank of India (SBI) is targeting a place among the world’s top 10 most valued banks by 2030, a day after crossing the Rs 100 lakh crore business mark. Chairman CS Setty said the country’s largest lender by market capitalisation now aims…

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US shutdown hits travelers: Over 1,000 flights canceled; Trump administration warns it could force 20% plane cuts

More than 1,000 flights were cancelled across the United States on Friday after the Trump administration ordered reductions to ease strain on air traffic controllers working without pay amid a federal govt shutdown. Forty airports were slated for cuts, including major hubs in Atlanta, Newark, Denver, Chicago, Houston and Los Angeles.The flight reductions took effect…

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‘Illicit collusion, price fixing’: Donald Trump orders probe over soaring US beef costs; DOJ launches antitrust investigation

File photo: US President Donald Trump (Picture credit: AP) US President Donald Trump has directed the justice department to investigate major meatpacking companies for alleged collusion and price manipulation amid record-high beef prices. In a post on Truth Social, Trump accused meat firms of “driving up the price of beef through illicit collusion, price fixing,…

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Nasdaq slides: Index posts steepest weekly drop since April; AI rally doubts weigh on tech stocks

Representative image (Picture credit: AP) The Nasdaq Composite ended slightly lower on Friday but posted its sharpest weekly loss since early April, as investors questioned how long the artificial intelligence boom could sustain recent market highs. The index slipped 0.21% to 23,004.54, bringing its total weekly fall to around 3%, while chipmakers and technology shares…

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Four new Vande Bharat Express! PM Modi to flag off Bengaluru-Ernakulam, Varanasi-Khajuraho, Lucknow-Saharanpur & Firozpur Cantt-Delhi trains; check time-table

Indian Railways launches four new Vande Bharat Express trains Four new Vande Bharat Express trains! Prime Minister Narendra Modi will on Saturday flag off four new Vande Bharat Express trains on important Indian Railways’ routes. Vande Bharat Express trains have become the face of new age railway travel in India, with an aim to offer…

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At close, Groww IPO subscribed 18x

MUMBAI: The Rs 6,632-crore IPO for online financial services platform Groww was subscribed 17.6 times at close on Friday, with institutional investors leading the bidding. However, with the stock market witnessing sharp volatility, the grey market premium (GMP), the mark-up over the upper band of the offer price in the unofficial market for stocks, fell…

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On Swiggy’s plate: 10,000 crore through QIP

Mumbai: The board of Swiggy on Friday cleared the company’s plan to raise up to Rs 10,000 crore through a qualified institutional placement (QIP), the firm said in an exchange filing. The move follows rival Zepto’s $450 million (close to Rs 4,000 crore) funding which has stoked competition in the growing 10-minute delivery space as…

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Fat loss drug top pharma seller, Augmentin no 2

NEW DELHI: Weight-loss therapy drug Eli Lilly’s Mounjaro has become the top selling brand in the domestic pharma retail market with sales of nearly Rs 100 crore in Oct, indicating the huge popularity of such treatments across India. Mounjaro has overtaken GSK’s widely prescribed antibiotic and long-established market leader, Augmentin, which totalled sales of Rs…

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