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UK fines Facebook £50.5 million over Giphy takeover breach

The Competition and Markets Authority said the fine totalling £50.5 million ($69.5 million, 60 million euros) was imposed for «consciously refusing to report all the required information» concerning the purchase last year.

Silver shines brighter at Rs 64,500 a kg on positive trends in gold

The spot gold-silver ratio was at 74.25 to 1, indicating that silver had outperformed gold.

Natural gas futures trade flat in the afternoon session

The commodity has been trading higher than 50, 100, and 200-day simple and exponential moving averages but lower than the 5 and 20 days SMA and EMA on the daily chart

Gross NPAs of banks may decline to 6.9% by March 2022: Report

GNPAs and NNPAs stood at 8.6 per cent and 3 per cent, respectively, as on March 31, 2020.

AstraZeneca sets up clinical data insights division in India

The Bengaluru-based clinical data and insights (CDI) division is a critical advancement to support a growing global portfolio and build on internal data expertise, the drug firm said in a statement.

Jubilant Foodworks Q2 profit rises 58% to Rs 120 crore

The company, which operates popular fast food chains such as Domino’s Pizza and Dunkin’ Donuts among others in India, had posted a profit of Rs 75.78 crore in the same period last fiscal year, Jubilant Foodworks Ltd (JFL) said in a regulatory filing

Revfin raises $4 million in pre-series A funding round

The round was led by Redcliffe founder Dheeraj Jain, Let’s Venture Angel Fund, Anuraag and Ruchirans Jaipuria of Jaipuria group, Rishi Kajaria of Kajaria Ceramics and Rahul Seth of Sudhir Power Ltd.

OnMobile Global announces new leadership structure; names Sanjay Baweja as MD, Global CEO

Sanjay Baweja was associated with OnMobile Global Ltd as an Independent Director on the Board from September 2015 till May 2020 and as Chief Financial Officer since June 2020.

Rains disrupt business revival of Uttarakhand, Kerala hotels

Both states put together have about 5,000 branded and unbranded hotels, including Radisson Blu, Lemon Tree, Ginger and Taj Hotels in Uttarakhand#39;s Rudrapur, Pantnagar and Ramnagar

Squid Game has lessons for investors

The parallel between the Squid Game and investment is obvious — the circle is cash (low risk for maximum safety), the triangle represents bonds (low to middling risk), the star is equities (riskier than bonds) and the umbrella strands for alternative inv

AI can see through you: CEOs#39; language under machine microscope

CEOs and other managers are increasingly under the microscope as some investors use artificial intelligence to learn and analyse their language patterns and tone, opening up a new frontier of opportunities to slip up.

CredAble raises $30 million in funding from Plutus Wealth, Oaks Asset Management

The funds raised in this round will be used to enhance CredAble’s platform to innovate and penetrate deeper into the ecosystem, to provide working capital solutions that are tailor-made for small businesses, and to create innovative debt capital market p

Fragmented terminal model poses a challenge to airlines, may impair India’s emergence as a hub

India needs an integrated airport terminal model for both domestic and international flights in an era that has made code-share agreements between overseas and domestic airlines all too common. 

China#39;s billionaire Jack Ma on first trip abroad after crackdown on Alibaba

Jack Ma will be in Europe for a series of business meetings and an agriculture study tour. It will be his first overseas trip in more than a year.

Indian regulators finally start to regulate

After years of being pilloried for being soft on the firms they have oversight over, the central bank and the markets regulator, it seems, have decided to intervene before another major scam causes systemic damage of the kind that we have seen in the past wit

Chetan Maini’s Sun Mobility raises $50 million from Dutch power trader for EVs

Sun Mobility will have 500 Swap Points in India by end-2022, plans to roll out products to enhance the swap experience, and firm up its share in battery-swapping space.

India, Israel, US and UAE agree to establish joint economic forum

India’s External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and his counterparts from Israel, the US and the UAE decided to establish an international forum for economic cooperation, a statement by the Israeli Foreign Ministry said.

We shrank to grow; scale doesn’t scare us: LT Infotech CEO Sanjay Jalona 

The great restructuring of this time is scripting a change in the future of work as well as  the workforce, says LT Infotech CEO Sanjay Jalona. And it is creating huge opportunities because every vertical, industry and company needs to adapt to the new nor

Electricity prices soften in spot market but coal situation remains tight

Resumption of rains in several parts of the country and reduction in temperatures have helped reduce demand

Tesla quarter may hinge on China factory, supply chain costs

The upside could come from Tesla#39;s Shanghai factory, which has surpassed the company#39;s factory in Fremont, California in terms of production, and has cut costs with the use of more Chinese parts including batteries.

IMF cuts Asia#39;s growth forecast, warns of supply chain risks

In its regional outlook report, the IMF cut this year#39;s economic growth forecast for Asia to 6.5%, down 1.1 percentage point from its projection made in April, as a spike in Delta variant cases hit consumption and factory output.

Facebook plans to change its name: The Verge

The rebranding would likely position Facebook#39;s social media app as one of many products under a parent company

US lawmakers say Facebook cannot be trusted to manage cryptocurrency

US Democratic senators Brian Schatz, Sherrod Brown, Richard Blumenthal, Elizabeth Warren and Tina Smith voiced their opposition to Facebook#39;s two-year-old effort to launch a cryptocurrency and digital wallet

Tata Steel BSL posts over 5-fold jump in net profit to 1,837 crore for September quarter

The company#39;s expenses stood at Rs 6,492.97 crore, against Rs 5,203.33 crore in the year-ago quarter.

ICICI Pru Life posts 47% jump in net profit to Rs 445 crore for September quarter

The total income during July-September 2021 also rose to Rs 23,188 crore, compared with Rs 16,715 crore in the year-ago period, ICICI Pru Life said in a regulatory filing.

Coal crisis: Number of power projects with less than 4-day coal stock dips to 58

The data also showed that the number of power plants with zero days of coal has come down to 13 as of Monday with cumulative installed generation capacity of 11,710 MW, compared to 15 with 15,290 MW capacity a week back.

Surge in onion prices adds another layer of pain for India’s consumers

The crop damage limited supplies, more than doubling wholesale prices at India#39;s largest onion trading hub, Lasalgaon in Maharashtra, to 33,400 rupees ($444.82) per tonne in just a month.

Uttarakhand rains force auto companies to shut production

Bajaj Auto and Ashok Leyland have shut down production at their Pantnagar plants as a precautionary measure. Tata Motors, which also has a plant in the same area, is believed to have followed suit.

Rains force automobile companies to shut production at Uttarakhand plants

Bajaj Auto and Ashok Leyland have shut down production at their Pantnagar plants as a precautionary measure. Tata Motors, which also has a plant in the same area, is believed to have followed suit.

ICICI Securities Q2 PAT up 26% to Rs 351-crore; announces interim dividend of Rs 11.25/share

The company has attributed the growth in revenues to strong all-around performance across business segments.

SBI board wanted letter of support from govt before approving Jet Airways resolution plan: Rajnish Kumar

In his book titled #39;The Custodian of Trust#39;, Kumar said dealing with the Jet Airways issue was the one of the most difficult assignments that he had faced during his eventful term as the head of the country#39;s largest lender.

Gold prices climb above Rs 47,500/10 gm on positive global trend, weaker dollar

The spot gold-silver ratio currently stands at 74.20 to 1, which means 74.20 ounces of silver is required to buy an ounce of gold.

Wall Street start higher; JJ leads gains for health care sector

Health care companies were making some of the biggest gains in the early going.

Rallis India consolidated Q2 PAT down 32.53% at Rs 56 crore

The company recorded a modest growth of 0.4 per cent in revenue during the quarter under review at Rs 728 crore compared to Rs 725 crore in the same period of 2020-21.

HeidelbergCement India Q2 profit down 4.55% to Rs 59.56 crore

The company had reported a net profit of Rs 62.4 crore in the July-September quarter of the last year, HeidelbergCement India said in a BSE filing.

Coal, railway, power ministers discuss coal supply situation at power plants

The meeting comes against the backdrop of power plants grappling with coal shortages.

Axis Bank to waive 12 EMIs on select home loans under festive offer

Axis Bank is offering waivers of 12 EMIs on select home loan products and providing on-road finance without any processing fee for two-wheeler customers, Axis Bank said in a release.

Volvo Car launches S90, XC60 with petrol mild-hybrid powertrains

The new S90 B5 Inscription sedan and XC60 B5 Inscription SUV now feature a 1,969 cc petrol engine paired with a 48-volt battery.

Gati ramps up network capacity by 20-25%; increases workforce by 15%

The move is aimed at cutting down the dwell time further view of the huge spike in demand during the festival season, which is considered a stress-test time for supply chain players, it said.
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