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Gautam Adani on Tuesday revealed that the Adani Group will be investing Rs 50,000 crore in Assam. This development was shared during the inaugural day of the Assam Advantage Summit, a key event aimed at boosting the state's growth prospects.

Bodoland Territorial Council chief Pramod Boro on Tuesday said Assam's plan to connect Kokrajhar with Bhutan's Gelephu will develop the region extensively. Talking to PTI at the Advantage Assam 2.0 Investment and Infrastructure Summit 2025 here, he said the thrust on Kokrajhar to bring permanent peace is «inspired by the neighbouring country's lasting peace».

TSMC, when asked about possible investment in Intel and the United States.

Department of Government Efficiency is not a great factor for the overall well-being of the US economy or even the markets as their recent job cut spree in the federal administration has the potential to disrupt the economy in the coming days.

The Trump administration told Mexican officials that they should put their own duties on Chinese imports as part of their efforts to avoid tariffs threatened by President Donald Trump, according to people familiar with the matter.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. India and the UK returned to free trade negotiations on Monday after a year's gap, offering a glimmer of optimism in a world witnessing a surge in protectionism. According to commerce minister Piyush Goyal, the proposed free trade agreement (FTA) may raise India-UK trade by as much as threefold in the next 10 years, at a time when rising tariff walls threaten to put a dampener on free movement of goods and services.

Emerging-market stocks fell on Monday, after posting the longest streak of weekly gains since 2020, as President Donald Trump’s latest executive order deepened investor concerns over the economic showdown between the United States and China.

The Bank of Canada faces an especially tough decision when the Governing Council meets on March 12.

Donald Trump has put India on a tough timeline on trade and reciprocal tariffs. While India and the US agreed on Feb 13 to conclude the first tranche of a bilateral trade agreement (BTA) by Sept-Oct, US Trade Representative (USTR) has simultaneously put into motion actions on reciprocal tariffs with an April 1 deadline, also set by Trump.

Elon Musk has endorsed a new Hungarian policy that offers tax relief to mothers with two or more children. In a post on X, Musk praised the initiative as a «great policy.»

Bank of Canada governor Tiff Macklem warns the Canadian economy will not be able to bounce back from a protracted trade war with the United States, as the impact from the trade disruptions will be structural in nature.

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Bank of England on Monday reappointed Indian economist Dr. Swati Dhingra to its Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) until 2028. Her renewed tenure comes as an extension of her initial appointment on May 12, 2022, and she will now hold the position until August 8, 2028.

Warren Buffett has reassured investors that with Berkshire Hathaway's record cash holdings, he has planned to deploy the funds in one major emerging market, as per a report.

Ministry of Commerce and Industry on Monday said India and the United Kingdom have resumed negotiations towards a trade deal between the two countries.

Madhya Pradesh's economy can potentially increase its Gross State Domestic Product (GSDP) to USD 2.1 trillion (Rs 248.6 lakh crore) by 2047-48, growing at a CAGR of 8.6 per cent from the current USD 164.7 billion (Rs 13.6 lakh crore), according Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) report.

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«So, there is uncertainty. I definitely agree. And as you said that there is de-globalisation, there is a tariff threat which is there,» says Milind Karmarkar, Dalal & Broacha. Last time when we met, there were excesses. There were excesses in the small and the midcaps. There were excesses on the upside, but are there excesses on the downside now? Milind Karmarkar: So, it is like this. Yes, the market has corrected and normally, whenever the market corrects, it corrects very viciously and that is what has happened. How long it will continue, I really do not know. But do I see upside from here? Yes, I do see an upside. And this is not the end of the bull market, as you say. There is a lot more still going to happen. And as I think Templeton has said, I do not remember, that whenever there is blood on the street and even if it is your own blood, that is the time to buy, so that I think will answer the question.

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Friedrich Merz was set to become Germany's next chancellor after his party emerged victorious in Sunday's election, though he faces complex and lengthy coalition negotiations after the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) surged to a historic second place in a fractured vote.