COST Financial News
17.08 / 20:31
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UPS
Target
Fighting
country
Modi seeks to free up $12 billion to quell inflation before vote
Indian officials are considering a plan to reallocate as much as 1 trillion rupees ($12 billion) from the budgets of various ministries to contain a surge in food and fuel costs without imperiling the federal deficit target, according to people familiar with the matter. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will take a decision in the coming weeks, which could include lowering taxes on local gasoline sales and easing import tariffs on cooking oil and wheat, the people said, asking not to be identified as the discussions are private.
17.08 / 19:55
COST
Progressive
Manufacturing
Remark
Actor
country
Contract talks continue nearly 2 months into strike at Pennsylvania locomotive plant
Contract negotiations between the country’s largest locomotive manufacturer and its striking unions are continuing in Erie, Pennsylvania, nearly two months after some 1,400 workers walked off the job
17.08 / 19:39
COST
UPS
Provident
Aware
Platform
stage
stake
Ayana Renewable investors plan stake sale to raise up to $800m
Ayana Renewable Power plan to offload a part of their stake to raise as much as $800 million ('6,650 crore), with a portion of it to be used for funding the expansion plans of the renewable energy platform, people aware of the development said. The investors are in discussions to hire an investment bank to run the sale process, they said. The National Investment & Infrastructure Fund (NIIF) owns a 51% stake in Ayana, while British International Investment (formerly CDC Group) holds 32% and Eversource Capital-managed Green Growth Equity Fund has the remaining 17% stake.
17.08 / 19:35
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DOW
COMPOSITE
DAX
rate hikes
Stock market today: Global shares sink after Fed notes dent hopes of rate hikes ending
Global stocks have followed Wall Street lower after notes from a U.S. Federal Reserve meeting dented hopes that interest rate hikes are finished
17.08 / 19:11
17.08 / 19:09
COST
UPS
Aware
CEO
Platform
DHL
Lendi accuses Domain of misleading the market over JV sale
The boss of one of Australia’s biggest mortgage brokers, Lendi Group, has unleashed an extraordinary broadside at Domain after the real estate platform said it was “actively pursuing an exit” from their joint venture, Domain Home Loans.
17.08 / 19:09
COST
UPS
Provident
Extreme
Barrett
Power
Origin’s big power profit leaves price-capped coal supplier fuming
Soaring profits reported by electricity generators like Origin Energy are “extremely disappointing” according to one of the miners forced by government to sell cheap coal to NSW power stations.
17.08 / 18:57
COST
Lowe's
country
social
accounting
Sitharaman asks CAs to work on ESG, carbon accounting expertise
Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday asked chartered accountants to adequately familiarise themselves with new and growing areas of auditing, including ESG (environmental, social, and governance) and carbon accounting, and to adopt technology to improve their productivity. Developing expertise in new areas will help not just their clients but also the broader ecosystem, Sitharaman said at an event held by Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) in Bhubaneswar.
17.08 / 18:19
COST
Citi
FIVE
Extreme
Crisis in diamond city: Is Surat’s sheen dimming?
diamond industry is in the middle of a major upheaval. Many people have lost their jobs and some have taken their lives. Mint looks at the issue that is plaguing India’s diamond city and the reasons behind this crisis.
17.08 / 18:11
17.08 / 18:05
COST
Indian
Indian billionaire says Maserati MC20 costing ₹3.69 crore is a 'dangerous' supercar that can 'kill' the driver
₹3.69 crore, the mid-engine supercar was launched in March in India, after being delayed by nearly a year. The vehicle is said to be a "spiritual successor" to the 2004 MC12. The MC20 is Maserati's first car with an in-house engine in over 20 years.
17.08 / 18:05
COST
UPS
Lowe's
BAY
US mortgage rates jump to 7.09%, highest since 2002
US mortgage rates jumped to the highest level in more than 20 years. The average for a 30-year, fixed loan was 7.09%, up from 6.96% last week and the highest since April 2002, Freddie Mac said in a statement Thursday. The recent climb in borrowing costs, and home prices that are pumped up by a critical inventory shortage, have pushed housing affordability to its worst point since 1984, according to Black Knight Inc.
17.08 / 18:05
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UPS
Citi
Target
Digital
Google
Platform
Saving private Dunzo: Where’s the white knight?
₹200," the executive, who declined to be named, said. That concierge service was the earliest version of Dunzo Digital Pvt. Ltd, now a popular quick commerce company, that almost became a unicorn, or a company with a valuation of over a billion dollars, last year.
17.08 / 17:31
COST
Provident
country
Assam records one of the lowest inflation rates in the country: CM
Himanta Biswa Sarma said that Assam recorded one of the lowest retail inflation rates in the country. In November 2021 inflation was at 8.3 per cent and July 2023 it was 3.91 per cent.
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17.08 / 17:03
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UPS
Lowe's
dutch
Mild recession ends Dutch economy's strong post-COVID boom
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) -Economic growth in the Netherlands will be much slower than earlier expected this year, as a recession in the first half of 2023 ended a strong post-COVID 19 boom, government policy adviser CPB said on Thursday.
17.08 / 16:55
COST
Provident
Ripple
track
Gotthard Rail Tunnel: World's longest, faces months of closure following freight crash
Gotthard Base Tunnel, renowned as the world's longest rail tunnel, has been abruptly shut down for passenger services due to a derailment that occurred earlier this month. Swiss authorities are grappling with extensive damage that is projected to necessitate months of intricate repairs.
17.08 / 16:55
COST
UPS
Waters
Manufacturing
Parke
Investment cycle gaining momentum, envisaged capex to jump over 80 pc in FY24: RBI Paper
capital expenditure is set to jump by over 80 per cent to Rs 1.71 lakh crore in the current fiscal, according to an article by Reserve Bank of India (RBI) staffers. The article by Shreya Bhan, Rajendra N Chavhan and Rajesh B Kavediya, which was published on Thursday, said improvement in capacity utilisation of the manufacturing sector, pick-up in credit demand and improving consumer sentiments are helping the capex cycle.
17.08 / 16:55
COST
Provident
Celebrity
show
Discounts
A-Level Results 2023: Various restaurants offer freebies and discounts to students. See details
Amid the nerves that come with results day, students are being recognized for their year-long efforts and hard work, regardless of their university plans. Several well-known UK chains are participating in this initiative, providing students the chance to enjoy perks by displaying their results. These offers are also expected to be available for GCSE results on August 24.
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