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The Trump administration's tariff policies may raise auto insurance premiums for motorists, according to a new Insurify analysis. This at a time when drivers continue to see costs soar amid pandemic-era inflation.

A year before Elon Musk helped start OpenAI in San Francisco, philanthropist and Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen already had established his own nonprofit artificial intelligence research laboratory in Seattle

Ukraine has raised concerns China might become emboldened to push its territorial claim on Taiwan, though experts say Beijing is most likely in a wait-and-see mode right now to see how the situation in Europe plays out.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Deep Blue Aerospace, one of China’s leading rocket companies, said it expects to meet the conditions for an initial public offering as soon as 2028. The chief executive of the Jiangsu-based company said in an interview with The Wall Street Journal that while it intends to go public in the future, the timing will depend on the company’s product development and China’s capital-market conditions.

While a recent decision of the Trump administration to slap a 10% duty on Chinese electronics imports is good news for Indian manufacturing.

Ajay Bagga, Market Expert, says the market now predominantly favours long positions in gold, emerging market debt, US equities, and Chinese technology stocks. These four investment strategies are currently popular on a global scale, yet none appear to adequately account for the potential impact of Trump’s tariffs. Bagga says the market appears somewhat complacent. The true implications will likely become clearer in the next two to three months. April 1st is expected to be a crucial date, as it marks the beginning of announcements regarding the implementation of tariffs, followed by additional updates starting April 2nd. A lot of these news plays are flowing around with respect to the threat related to tariff, the emerging market flows etc. What is your view on the broader market space and any pockets of opportunity that you are spotting right now because though the consensus view or the buy is in the largecap space, does any niche pocket within the broader market look interesting to you? Ajay Bagga: Right now, no. I would say let us hold on for the broader markets right now. Overall if you see the global macro, what are the global bond markets telling you, what are the global currency markets telling you, stock markets are still complacent, they are not believing the Trump threats, the Trump strategy is to shock, then negotiate, then come to a deal which might be a one-tenth or one-twentieth of the original ask.

BEIJING — China is trying yet again to boost foreign investment, amid geopolitical tensions and businesses' calls for more concrete actions.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Apart from the dollar’s strength and the “US exceptionalism" that has impacted all emerging market flows, the revival of positive sentiment around China’s technology sector (post Deep Seek and softening of Chinese governments’ stance towards the private sector) can impact India’s valuation premium over China and other emerging markets, said Rahul Singh, CIO-Equities, Tata Asset Management.

Infosys, Tata Communications and Larsen & Toubro that have been seeking to establish private 5G networks on their own, through direct access to spectrum instead of relying on telecom companies.

In a digital storm of speculation and intrigue, social media is ablaze with allegations that Donald Trump has been a Russian asset for 40 years, secretly operating under the codename "Krasnov." The claim, which first surfaced in a Facebook post by former KGB officer Alnur Mussayev, has now been supercharged by a viral tweet thread from an X (formerly Twitter) user, @anthony7andrews.

South China Sea have made freedom of navigation exercises «even more important», France's ambassador to the Philippines said Sunday, as the nuclear-powered Charles De Gaulle made its first port visit to the country.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Trying to force a partnership between Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) and Intel Corp would be a wildly complex ordeal. Already, the reported request of the Trump administration for TSMC to take a controlling stake in Intel’s US factories is facing valid questions about feasibility from all sides.

The benchmark BSE Sensex shed 424.90 points or 0.56% to close at 75,311.06, while the broader Nifty 50 index closed at 22,795.90, lower by 117.25 points or 0.51%.

shoe materials business, now straining under sweeping tariffs imposed by Donald Trump.

Nifty 50 on Friday slipped below the critical support level of 22,800, touching a low of 22,720 before closing at 22,795.90. The metals sector was the sole gainer, driven by optimism over potential tariffs aimed at protecting domestic producers from China’s dumping practices and better earnings. In contrast, Auto, Pharma, and Healthcare indices declined nearly 2%. Pharma stocks suffered a sharp sell-off following Trump’s unexpected tariff announcement on pharmaceuticals. Additionally, the auto sector remained under pressure due to concerns over slowing demand, as highlighted in the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers’ (SIAM) report.

Apple Intelligence, its personal intelligence system, will soon support additional languages, including French, German, Italian, Brazilian Portuguese, Spanish, Japanese, Korean, and Simplified Chinese. Additionally, localized English versions will be available for Singapore and India.

Elon Musk, has implemented significant reductions in research funding for the private medical sector. Specifically, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has capped indirect cost rates at 15%, down from an average of 30%. Indirect costs, which include utilities, administrative salaries, and maintenance, are essential for research institutions to operate. This cut means private research institutions, universities, and hospitals must now cover more of these costs themselves, potentially leading to budget deficits and reduced research capabilities.