2020 Financial News

02.02 / 06:21

UPS security Analysis Trade Experts 2020 budget 2025 Budget 2025: PSU stocks tumble up to 9% on Budget Day, marking the sharpest decline since 2020

PSU stocks fell by over 9% on Saturday, witnessing their sharpest budget-day cuts of the past 7 annual financial plans. The BSE PSU index fell 2.7% with 57 scrips ending in the red. Against the expectation of a higher capital expenditure allocation, the government earmarked 11.2 lakh crore this time which did not go down well with the investors. Among the worst losers were Ircon International, Mishra Dhatu Nigam, Rail Vikas Nigam (RVNL), Indian Rail Finance Corporation (IRFC) and Gujarat Gas which corrected between 9.3% and 6%.

01.02 / 01:55

markets Provident Analysis Align Trade Experts 2020 union budget 2025 budget 2025 Stock market open today: Is NSE, BSE open for Union Budget 2025 special session?

stock market will be open for a special trading session today, Saturday, February 1, 2025, as Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presents the Union Budget for the fiscal year 2025-26. Both the National Stock Exchange (NSE) and the BSE confirmed in a circular issued earlier this week that trading will continue as per regular market hours. Market timings for Budget day On Budget day, the trading schedule will follow its usual timings. Pre-market trading will begin at 9:00 AM and run until 9:08 AM, after which equity market trading will take place from 9:15 AM to 3:30 PM.

31.01 / 20:05

markets film Actor Oscar social 2020 Why Karla Sofia Gascon had to apologise days after becoming the first trans actor to get an Oscar nomination

Karla Sofia Gascon last week became the first openly trans actor to receive an Oscar nomination.

31.01 / 15:57

Remark awards Actor Oscar Diversity social 2020 Karla Sofía Gascón, first openly transgender Oscar nominee, apologizes amid backlash as racist and offensive tweets resurface

Karla Sofía Gascón, the breakout star of Emilia Pérez and the first openly transgender actor to be nominated for an Academy Award, is facing intense scrutiny after a series of racist and offensive tweets from 2020 and 2021 resurfaced this week.

31.01 / 08:37

markets COST FIVE economy Trade country 2020 5 years after Britain left the EU, the full impact of Brexit is still emerging

Friday marks five years since Britain left the European Union at 11 p.m. on Jan. 31, 2020

31.01 / 00:25

UPS IPO show outbreak 2020 Profiles IPOs are back on the menu for India's rising elite

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. After a brief post-pandemic lull, India’s affluent are again betting on initial public offerings (IPOs) to make a fortune. Sample this: Of ₹159,784.16 crore, 91 main-board companies collectively raised through public issues in 2024, ₹20,000 crore came from high-net-worth individuals (HNIs).

30.01 / 23:53

COST Aware stage beautiful 2020 reports rights Good Glamm: Story of a cash crunch, a fundraise, and the exit of three directors

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. A severe cash crunch at the Good Glamm Group that forced it to consider raising fresh funds at a sharply lower valuation triggered the exit of three of its directors, three people aware of the matter said, since a new round will wipe out their shareholding given their disinclination to bring more money. The three directors from Accel India, Prosus and Bessemer Venture Partners stepped down from Good Glamm's board across November and December.

30.01 / 09:59

UPS WhatsApp 2020 recommendations Mumbai taxi and auto-rickshaw fares increase: New rates effective from February 2025

Mumbai Metropolitan Region Transport Authority (MMRTA) approved the fare hike on January 23, citing rising vehicle prices, consumer index, and loan interest rates.

30.01 / 09:17

markets Citi Target Food pandemic President 2020 Bira to add pubs, brewery outlets in new markets as it aims for ₹200 crore revenue by FY26

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. BTB Marketing, a wholly owned subsidiary of B9 Beverages Ltd, is targeting ₹200 crore in revenue by FY26 with plans to expand its popular beer chains and taproom outlets across cities. The company aims to open 25 new outlets, with most of the growth set to come from The Beer Cafe chain, which has 51 locations nationwide, Rahul Singh, vice president of the pubs and taprooms division at the company, told Mint.

29.01 / 07:43

markets COST UPS Trade show 2020 Stock market today: Asian stocks advance ahead of the Fed's rate decision as panic over AI fades

Asian stocks have advanced in thin Lunar New Year trading following a rebound on Wall Street driven by tech stocks as the panic over Chinese AI company DeepSeek faded

29.01 / 00:11

markets Digital Racing Strategy Election PAM 2020 Could Pete Buttigieg run for senate in Michigan in 2026? Here’s what we know

Pete Buttigieg is reportedly giving a “serious look” at contesting the Senate seat for Michigan, which is set to become vacant following the retirement of incumbent Senator Gary Peters, stated Axios, citing sources, on Tuesday. This development came hours after a surprise announcement by the 66-year-old serving Senator, who revealed that he would not seek re-election next year.

28.01 / 11:03

COST economy show country 2020 Equality India’s taxes nipping at your earnings? It could be worse.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. India’s seemingly high income tax rates are softer than that of several advanced economies, allowing for a better quality of life across income groups, data show. Indian taxpayers, particularly those in the highest 30% tax bracket, have been crying hoarse that the country’s tax rates are among the highest in the world.

25.01 / 13:23

CEO Pfizer Justice 2020 Department patient Pharmaceuticals Pfizer to pay nearly $60M over kickbacks for migraine drug once promoted by Lady Gaga

Pfizer chairman and CEO Albert Bourla breaks down the companys revenue on The Claman Countdown.

25.01 / 08:55

markets Digital Action Strategy PAM 2020 rights China tells Rubio to behave himself in veiled warning

24.01 / 20:35

markets Align Election President War 2020 Vladimir Putin says Donald Trump might have prevented Russia-Ukraine war

Vladimir Putin said that the ongoing war in Ukraine might have been averted had Donald Trump been re-elected president in 2020. Putin’s comments align with Trump’s long-standing assertion that, under his leadership, the Russia-Ukraine war would never have happened. But Putin also repeated Trump’s controversial claim that the 2020 US election was “stolen.”

24.01 / 20:19

Target Action Diversity Pride inclusion 2020 rights Target is ending DEI goals as workplace inclusion gets strong opponent in White House

Discount store chain Target says it’s joining rival Walmart and a number of other prominent American brands in scaling back corporate diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives

24.01 / 15:33

markets Digital Strategy PAM 2020 Courts International Supreme Court stays Delhi HC order exempting Tiger Global from capital gains tax in Flipkart-Walmart deal

Supreme Court on Friday stayed a Delhi High Court order that exempted Mauritius-based private equity firm Tiger Global International III Holdings and its related entities from capital gains tax in the Flipkart stake sale to U.S. retailer Walmart in 2018.

24.01 / 00:43

UPS Research 2020 Department recommendations Schools budget 2025 Budget 2025: Education sector hopes for 6% of total allocations

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. India's education sector is holding its breath to see what's in store for it in the Union budget for 2025, to be presented on 1 February. The National Educational Policy (NEP) introduced in 2020 aims to achieve complete literacy by 2025, and this budget is crucial to achieving that goal.

23.01 / 23:55

Target FIVE Manufacturing Food Trade 2020 reports Kraft Heinz slams Trudeau for floating ketchup as trade target

Kraft Heinz Co. said it’s “deeply disappointed” in Justin Trudeau after the prime minister threw a metaphorical tomato at the food manufacturer while discussing trade relations with the United States.

23.01 / 13:01

markets WhatsApp Moodys performer 2020 reports Rupee weakest performing currency in Southeast Asia: Moody's

These companies are the three oil refining and marketing companies (OMCs), Bharat Petroleum Corporation (BPCL), Hindustan Petroleum Corporation (HPCL) and Indian Oil Corporation (IOCL), building materials producer UltraTech Cement, Bharti Airtel and ride sharing company ANI Technologies Pvt Ltd.

23.01 / 11:31

UPS security cover 2020 Videos diving Why a Lucknow govt teacher delayed contribution to NPS

Vivek Singh, a 30-year-old assistant teacher from Lucknow, joined the Uttar Pradesh government in 2020 but overlooked contributing to the National Pension System (NPS), despite it being mandatory for government employees.

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