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12.02 / 08:43
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How Jane Austen revealed the economic basis of society
Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. The gemstone is a cool turquoise, not a ruby or emerald. The band in which it is set is only nine carats, the lowest concentration that can advertise itself as gold.
12.02 / 01:49
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What drives the wage gap between men and women?
Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. “The Left Hand of Darkness", a classic science-fiction novel by Ursula K. Le Guin, imagines a faraway planet called Winter on which all people are “ambisexual".
11.02 / 16:35
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Inside a $5 billion fortune: One family’s ledger in the Epstein files
Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. What do personal finances look like for someone worth billions? The Epstein files provide a rare look. The complex finances of former Apollo Global Management Chief Executive Officer Leon Black are laid out in several documents in the Justice Department’s recent releases, down to the exact balances in each of his 69 bank accounts and the details of a $484 million loan backed by his extensive art collection.
11.02 / 14:19
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Nvidia and Broadcom’s AI chips will go head-to-head. How they compare.
Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Nvidia and Broadcom are increasingly being drawn into direct competition as artificial-intelligence companies look for the most cost-efficient way to train and run AI models. Analysts at UBS think demand is growing quickly for Broadcom’s processors as an alternative.
11.02 / 09:55
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How fake invoices duped BlackRock Unit into a $400 million loan
Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. BlackRock went all in on Wall Street’s booming business of private lending last July when it acquired HPS Investment Partners, a firm founded by alumni of Goldman Sachs that was one of the stars of the sector. Days after the deal closed, an analyst at HPS’s Midtown Manhattan headquarters spotted a big problem.
11.02 / 06:27
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Mint Explainer | India vs Bangladesh: Who really wins in the US textile tariff reset?
Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. As the US resets tariff terms with key Asian suppliers, India and Bangladesh are emerging with sharply different textile outcomes. On paper, Bangladesh appears to have secured the bigger win.
11.02 / 02:45
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Revise India’s income tax rules for simplicity as proposed but don’t let evasion get easier
Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. The draft income tax rules released by India’s government for public comments are a marked improvement on what’s currently in force. For one, the number of rules and forms will almost be halved.
11.02 / 00:49
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India likely to maintain Chabahar presence even as US sanctions loom
Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. New Delhi: India is working on a playbook to operate the Chabahar port in Iran after the US waiver on sanctions against Tehran ends in March, said two people aware of New Delhi’s stance to balance its ties with its longtime Persian Gulf trade partner and the world’s largest economy. As the geopolitical situation eases and if sanctions on infrastructure are lifted, India would look at ways to remain engaged and operate the terminal given its strategic significance, said the first person quoted earlier, speaking on the condition of anonymity.
11.02 / 00:49
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Crash course: How India is strengthening the four pillars of the car testing world
Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. New Delhi is supercharging the four testing agencies behind India's vehicle standards, crash tests and technology research, at a time new power trains and connectivity tech crowd the automotive assembly line.
11.02 / 00:49
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Small investors cut direct stakes in 52% of India Inc in Q3, but mutual funds cushion the blow
Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Retail investors turned significantly more cautious in the December 2025 quarter, marking the sharpest pullback in direct equity participation in over a year. Even as domestic mutual funds continued to provide a cushion, individuals steadily reduced their exposure across a widening set of listed companies, while foreign investors remained net sellers across large parts of the market.
10.02 / 15:07
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Trump to repeal landmark climate finding in huge regulatory rollback
Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. The Trump administration is planning this week to repeal the Obama-era scientific finding that serves as the legal basis for federal greenhouse-gas regulation, according to U.S. officials, in the most far-reaching rollback of U.S.
10.02 / 10:27
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CAFE-III: Small-car relaxations are still on the table
Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. NEW DELHI : The proposal of relaxing emission targets for small cars under the next phase of corporate average fuel efficiency, or CAFE-III, norms is still being discussed, power ministry secretary Pankaj Agarwal told Mint on Tuesday. “The relaxation for small cars has not been dropped.
10.02 / 06:47
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Mint Explainer | Why reviving village commons matters to India’s rural growth story
Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Amid hundreds of pages in the Economic Survey 2025–26 devoted to India’s growth trajectory, fiscal arithmetic and industrial ambitions, a small section flags a quieter but persistent economic drag on rural livelihoods: the steady erosion of village commons. These commons—grazing lands, ponds and other community-managed resource—support the daily needs of millions of rural households and play a critical role in agriculture, water security and climate resilience.
10.02 / 05:25
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Budget proposal: Will market-making give India’s corporate bond the fillip it has long needed?
Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. One significant announcement in the budget relates to the introduction of market makers in India’s corporate bond market. This idea has been around for some time, with the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) having released a paper on it.
10.02 / 00:35
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Bertelsmann Next enters India with acquisition of Let's Transport
Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Bertelsmann Next, the mid-market and acquisition investment vehicle of Germany-based media, services and education conglomerate Bertelsmann announced its entry into India with the acquisition of logistics marketplace Let's Transport. “In the US and Europe, where the startup ecosystem is mature, founders prefer to work with conglomerates, where they get substantial benefits.
09.02 / 08:51
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Out of the driver's seat, Bandhan's Ghosh bats for longer bank CEO tenures for better long-term planning
Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Indian bank chiefs will be better off with longer tenures at the helm to help them plan better, said Chandra Shekhar Ghosh, founder of Bandhan Bank and its former chief executive officer (CEO). In an interview to Mint, Ghosh, now chairman of the Bandhan Group, said leaders should get more time at the top, allowing them to bring a long-term perspective to the role.
09.02 / 08:35
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India could create its own Big Four audit firms as envisioned by the PM: Here's what it'll take
Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in his address to chartered accountants (CAs) in July 2017, shared his vision of “Big Eight" audit firms in India, of which he said four should be of Indian origin with a global footprint. The idea was not to displace the existing global Big Four, but to complement them with domestic champions.
09.02 / 08:29
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After a strong Q3, Tata Steel looks set for a firmer Q4
Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Tata Steel Ltd reported a 15% year-on-year rise in consolidated Ebitda, adjusted for forex translation, to ₹8,200 crore in the December quarter (Q3FY26), even as revenue grew a more modest 6% to ₹57,000 crore. Lower raw material costs, gains from cost-takeout initiatives and higher volumes helped offset continued losses in the UK operations.
09.02 / 07:03
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The Chinese factory that opened in the US and clobbered its rivals
Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. MORAINE, Ohio—President Trump spent much of last year courting foreign investment in U.S. factories, promising to replace jobs lost to the global economy.
09.02 / 01:25
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Hudco eyes $2 bn overseas borrowing to complement govt's urban infra blitz
Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. NEW DELHI : India’s state-run non-bank lender for housing and urban projects plans to raise $2 billion from multilateral agencies and through foreign-currency borrowing to fund modern infrastructure projects in cities, according to a top executive. Housing and Urban Development Corp.
09.02 / 01:25
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Bharti Airtel’s tough choice: Investors want faster growth strategy using more debt or increased dividend payout
Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Bharti Airtel Ltd’s consolidated Ebitda for the December quarter (Q3FY26) grew by 4.1% sequentially to ₹30,783 crore. India's mobile services Ebitda crawled up by 2.2% quarter-on-quarter (q-o-q), but the metric for the Africa mobile business rose at a faster rate of 6.8% in constant currency.
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