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Big retailer EnergyAustralia is facing millions of dollars in potential fines after the corporate regulator alleged it failed to provide simple price information to customers so they could compare offers with other providers.

(Reuters) — European shares slipped on Friday and were on track to close a week packed with central banks' decisions sharply lower as investors assessed the prospects that borrowing costs will remain high for some time.

The board of Australia’s largest fruit and vegetable company, Costa Group, has agreed to a cut-price $1.5 billion takeover offer from a consortium headed by private equity firm Paine Schwartz Partners.

Qantas chief executive Vanessa Hudson says the airline will spend hundreds of millions of dollars shoring up its reputation with customers after months of acrimony over poor performance and high airfares, but acknowledged the extra spending will come at a cost to the company’s profits.

The warmer El Nino summer will help the country’s largest insurers keep a lid on catastrophe costs after severe storm events cost some $10.5 billion in damage over the past three years during an extended La Nina pattern.

Lalu Prasad Yadav, Bihar's Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav and others accused in relation to a fresh chargesheet in alleged Land for Job Scam case. The Special Judge Geetanjali Goel took cognizance of a fresh chargesheet filed by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and issued summons against all accused. According to the CBI, this is the second chargesheet in the designated court against 17 accused including the then Union Minister of Railways, his wife, son, then GM of West Central Railways(WCR), then two CPOs of WCR, private persons, private company, etc. in a case related to Land for Job Scam. Recently, the CBI has filed a chargesheet in the alleged Land for Job scam case against Lalu Prasad Yadav including his son Tejashwi Yadav and others. CBI had registered a case on May 18, 2022, against Lalu Yadav and others including his wife, two daughters, unknown Public servants and private persons. It was alleged that the then Union Minister of Railways during the period 2004-2009 had obtained pecuniary advantages in the form of transfer of landed property in the name of his family members etc.

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emerging market debt index which may cause billions of dollars of inflows into India. As per reports, quoting JPMorgan, India's local bonds will be included in the Government Bond Index-emerging markets (GBI-EM) index and the index suite, benchmarked by about $236 billion in global funds. The inclusion of Indian bonds will start on June 28, 2024, and extend over 10 months with one per cent increments on its index weighting, as India is expected to reach the maximum weighting of 10 per cent, according to JPMorgan.

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British retail sales partially recovered in August after a rainy July washout, official figures showed on Friday, adding to signs that the country's consumers were mostly coping with the cost-of-living squeeze. Sales volumes rose by 0.4% on a month-on-month basis after a sharp 1.1% fall in July, the Office for National Statistics said. Economists polled by Reuters had forecast a slightly stronger 0.5% rise in August. While sales overall remained subdued, the partial recovery was driven by food sales and a strong month for clothing, Heather Bovill, deputy director for surveys and economic indicators at the Office for National Statistics (ONS), said. «These were partially offset by internet sales, which dropped slightly as some people returned to shopping in person following a very wet July.

Investing.com-- Gold prices rose slightly on Friday, taking some relief as the dollar retreated from a six-month high, although the prospect of higher-for-longer interest rates, following a hawkish stance from the Federal Reserve, presented a weak outlook.

Glenmark Pharma fell over 6% to Rs 775 in Friday's intraday trade on BSE after the firm received board approval to sell a 75% stake in subsidiary Glenmark Life Sciences to Nirma Ltd. Glenmark Pharmaceuticals has entered into a definitive agreement with Nirma to divest a 75% stake in Glenmark Life Sciences for Rs 5,651.5 crore, at a price of Rs 615 per share, the company said in an exchange filing. Glenmark Life Sciences is the listed subsidiary of Glenmark Pharmaceuticals, and the latter owns more than 82% stake in the former. Post the sale, Glenmark Pharma will continue to own 7.84% in Glenmark Life Sciences, the former said in a release. Glenmark Life Sciences contributed close to 17% to the consolidated revenue of Glenmark Pharmaceuticals in 2023.

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Magsaysay award winner Dr Ravi Kannan is credited with leading the widely admired Cachar Cancer Hospital and Research Centre in Assam. He started with a staff of 23 people and this grew to 451 over a period of around 17 years, providing free or subsidized cancer care treatments to an average of 5,000 new patients annually. While Kannan serves as a shining example for all and brings an aura to the medical profession it deserves, the healthcare profession is not without its challenges. A large urban population has increasingly come around seeing healthcare as a consumer service. Much like with every other sector, consumer expectations are rising from healthcare as well. Small unfulfilled expectations now lead to court complaints and litigation against doctors. Courts have concurred that a section of people are prone to sue doctors and hospitals at the slightest opportunity.

Analysts are mixed on the IPO mainly due to the competitive nature of the industry in which the company operates. «We advise investors to wait and watch the performance of the company once the stock is listed and then take a call,» said Avinash Gorakshakar of Profitmart Securities while recommending an «Avoid» rating. However, StoxBox said the company's product catalogue, stronghold in the southern markets and a good track record are some of the key positives driving the company's future prospects. «The pricing looks attractive vis-à-vis its peers as it values MVGJL at 11.7x of its FY23 earnings. We, therefore, recommend a SUBSCRIBE rating to the issue,» it said. Vaibhav Jewellers is one of the earlier entrants in the organised jewellery retail market of Andhra Pradesh and continues to focus on regional expansion into the high-growth untapped regions within the micro-markets of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. About 77% of its retail showrooms are in tier-2 and tier-3 cities and the rest are in Hyderabad and Visakhapatnam catering to urban consumers. The IPO comprises a fresh issue of Rs 210 crore and an offer for sale (OFS) of up to 28 lakh equity shares.

Indian stock market indices are expected to open lower Friday tracking weakness in global peers amid worries over interest rates staying higher for longer that sent treasury yields soaring. Asian markets traded lower, while the US stock markets ended with steep losses overnight. The domestic benchmark equity indices witnessed an all-round selloff on Thursday with the Nifty 50 and Sensex ending in the negative territory for the third consecutive session.

Markets are focusing on comments from Governor Kazuo Ueda's post-meeting briefing for clues on how soon the bank could phase out the massive stimulus programme of his predecessor. As widely expected, the BOJ maintained its short-term interest rate target of -0.1% and that for the 10-year bond yield around 0% at a two-day meeting that ended on Friday. It also left unchanged an allowance band of 50 basis point set either side of the yield target, as well as a new hard cap of 1.0% adopted in July. «Japan's economy is likely to continue recovering moderately,» the BOJ said in a statement announcing the decision, adding that inflation expectations have shown renewed signs of heightening. The BOJ's decision contrasts with those of U.S.

By Leika Kihara

Investing.com-- Oil prices rose slightly in Asian trade on Friday as growing expectations of tighter supplies helped markets look past concerns over rising interest rates, which had battered prices this week. 

Manoj Vaibhav Gems 'N' Jewellers (MVGNJL) is a hyperlocal jewellery retail chain with 13 showrooms in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. Proceeds from the IPO are going to be used towards capex and inventory costs of eight new showrooms.