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farmers, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman today said that the party junked the MS Swaminathan's report on MSP. Citing UPA government's Cabinet note, she said that the report was rejected as it could have 'distorted the market'.

U.K.-based oil giant BP PLC said it will reward shareholders to the tune of $7 billion this year through the purchase of its own stock, even as it reported a near 30% decline in profits in the first half of 2024

Air New Zealand has scrapped its 2030 carbon emissions reduction targets, citing lags in producing new planes, a lack of alternative fuel and “challenging” regulatory and policy settings

'Barron's Roundtable' panelists discuss ongoing market rotation, small caps garnering attention and expected remarks on cryptocurrency by former President Trump.

medical insurance or health insurance covers is its flexibility. The pay-out you receive under critical illness coverage can be used for various expenses, not just medical bills.Let's consider an example to illustrate this:Suppose there is a person named Raj, who is a 40-year-old software engineer with a wife and two children.

₹3424.95 apiece. Colgate’s total operating revenue in Q1 rose by 13% year-on-year to ₹1,497 crore. In comparison, Hindustan Unilever Ltd’s oral care segment saw mid-single-digit value growth led by pricing.

Is Generative AI worth the money? Tech leaders like Microsoft chief technology officer Kevin Scott says costs will come down and capabilities improve, but as Wall Street heads toward correction territory— Nvidia and Microsoft, two stocks that have ridden the AI wave, are down more than 15% and 8% respectively since 10 July—enterprises are grappling with a deeper problem: How do they put AI to use and measure the return on that investment? Confusion over the answer has led to discomfort, sparked by bearish reports from Goldman Sachs and Sequoia Capital questioning whether GenAI will make as much money as the market seems to think. AI capital expenditure will reach between $600 billion and $1 trillion in the coming years, the reports estimate, and spending on infotech will rise 8% this year, according to Gartner. If investors are taking a breather, that’s good.

inflation met with skepticism from many economists, who say it’s inappropriate to ignore the costs of everyday items that consumers can’t do without.

The last date to file your Income Tax Returns (ITR) for the financial year 2023-24 is fast approaching on 31 July, and if you haven't completed the exercise yet, you are cutting it rather close. 

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Electric vehicles cost more to buy than gasoline cars, and they may lose value more quickly. Even for people eager to own a car with no tailpipe emissions, it's reasonable to wonder whether it makes sense to buy one now.

Colgate Palmolive surged nearly 4% to a new all-time high of Rs 3,348.95 on the BSE after the company reported a 33% year-on-year (YoY) increase in net profit, reaching Rs 364 crore. The rise was driven by price hikes and steady domestic demand. Despite Colgate Palmolive raising prices to offset higher raw material costs, customers continued to prioritize spending on personal care products.

Two years after launching an aggressive fight against inflation and one year after leaving its benchmark interest rate at a near-quarter-century high, the Federal Reserve is expected to signal this week that it will likely reduce borrowing costs as soo...

LTCG) tax on unlisted securities to 12.5% from 20% could benefit startup staffers holding employee stock option plans (Esop), if their shares are bought by an investor during a secondary funding round, founders and tax experts said.

budget will help keep its growth outlook healthy, said World Bank chief economist Indermit Gill, flagging the reduction in public debt as a key focus area for the government, along with putting education in mission mode. He noted that India has done a good job of making sure the fiscal deficit is reduced from last year.

Finra has fined a California-headquartered broker dealer $475,000 for a years-long failure to establish and maintain adequate supervisory systems to prevent excessive trading that resulted in millions of dollars in trading costs across roughly one hundred accounts.

Corporate borrowers are rushing to debt markets to raise cash before a series of central bank meetings kick off around the globe this week.

A group of insurance industry groups has succeeded in getting the DOL’s new fiduciary rule and prohibited transaction exemptions temporarily blocked.

Benefit payments for Canadian seniors are going up slightly in a scheduled increase as retirement is “becoming unaffordable” for many in the country.