Layoff wave spreads across US: Starbucks, FedEx, Frito-Lay, Microsoft may axe jobs in July – here’s what’s going wrong

Layoffs across the United States are expected to intensify this month, with nearly 95 employers planning job cuts in July, according to data from WARNTracker.com, cited by ET. The mass layoffs span a wide range of industries including tech, retail, healthcare, delivery, pharmaceuticals, and manufacturing, with thousands of jobs on the line.Companies are required to…

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US Fed policy outlook: Fed chair Jerome Powell says central bank must remain ‘non-political’ as Donald Trump pressure mounts, rate cut still not ruled out

US Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on Tuesday stressed the importance of political neutrality for the central bank, amid renewed pressure from President Donald Trump, who has criticised the Fed for not cutting interest rates more aggressively this year.Speaking at a central banking conference in Sintra, Portugal, hosted by the European Central Bank, Powell said:…

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Air India Boeing 787 crash: What brought down AI 171 plane in Ahmedabad? Simulation puts focus on technical failure

Air India pilots have conducted simulations of the ill-fated flight’s conditions. (PTI photo) Air India plane crash: Over a fortnight after the fatal Air India aircraft disaster that claimed lives of all onboard except for a single survivor, investigators alongside the airline are analysing the possibility of simultaneous engine failures that may have caused the…

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US stock market today: Wall Street dips as Tesla tumbles amid widening Trump-Musk rift, dollar weakens ahead of tariff deadline

US stocks drifted lower Tuesday as Wall Street’s recent momentum slowed and shares of Tesla tumbled sharply amid an escalating rift between Elon Musk and President Donald Trump.The S&P 500 slipped 0.3% and appeared on track to break a three-day winning streak that had carried it to record highs. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dipped…

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Leadership shuffle: Tata Sons ropes in consumer veterans to Tata Digital board; balances earlier finance-centric line-up

Tata Sons has inducted Indian Hotels CEO Puneet Chhatwal and Tata Consumer CEO Sunil D’Souza into the board of Tata Digital, a strategic move aimed at bolstering consumer business expertise across the conglomerate’s digital ventures. The reshuffle follows the departure of Tata Digital MD and CEO Naveen Tahilyani in May, after just over a year…

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Sensex zooms 12,000 points in just 3 months! Is the Rs 72 lakh crore stock market rally sustainable? Here’s what investors should focus on

The Sensex and Nifty have shown positive performance for four successive months. (AI image) India’s benchmark Sensex has witnessed an exceptional increase of 12,000 points within three months resulting in a Rs 72 lakh crore rally. The remarkable 17% increase from April 7’s low of 71,425 has driven markets near their peak levels again. The…

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NH-87 expansion: Cabinet approves Rs 1,853 crore 4-lane highway, to connect Paramakudi and Ramanathapuram in Tamil Nadu

Corridor map (Credit- MoRTH) NEW DELHI: The Union Cabinet has approved the construction of a 4-lane highway along the 46.7-km Paramakudi–Ramanathapuram section of National Highway-87 (NH-87) in Tamil Nadu, with a total capital outlay of Rs 1,853.16 crore, the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways said in a press release on Monday.The project will be…

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