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Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. New Delhi: Like many other founders, Dhruv Madhok and Dhruv Bhasin launched Slick Organics, a direct-to-consumer (D2C) brand that sells hair care products under the brand Arata, to address a perceived gap in the market. That gap: a lack of effective hair styling solutions for curly and wavy hair in India.

HCL Technologies on Monday reported 6% growth in its consolidated net profit at Rs 4,591 crore for the quarter ended December 2024. The same stood at Rs 4,350 crore a year ago. Revenue from operations in the third quarter rose 5% to Rs 29,890 crore, compared with Rs 28,446 crore in the same quarter of last year.

Joy n Crew said it has roped in senior officials from Cox & Kings, one of the world’s oldest travel brands to strentghthen their top management.

Super Plastronics Pvt Ltd (SPPL).

Union Budget for FY26 scheduled to be presented on February 1, 2025, a report by Goldman Sachs underlined two key concerns for policymakers, the pace of fiscal consolidation and the government's spending priorities.

sick leave, questioning whether employees’ ailments are real or simply a way to dodge work.

Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin prepared for the inaugural launch of its New Glenn rocket from Florida early on Monday but extended the mission countdown to study unspecified last-minute issues, as it neared a pivotal debut in Earth orbit to break into the satellite launch market, reported news agency Reuters.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. After a lull, trade cement prices at an all India-level are gradually climbing in the recent months. But the recovery in prices is not broad-based.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. China’s economy is more dependent on exports than it has been for most of the past two decades, leaving it vulnerable to a new broadside on trade from President-elect Donald Trump.

ICICI Lombard General Insurance Company Ltd. traded 0.3 per cent in Monday's trade at 10:30AM (IST). Around 640 shares changed hands on the counter. The scrip opened at Rs 1860.15 and touched an intraday high and low of Rs 1886.20 and Rs 1860.15, respectively, in the session so far. The stock of ICICI Lombard General Insurance Company Ltd. quoted a 52-week high of Rs 2285.85 and a 52-week low of Rs 1354.80.

Investing in foreign countries for global residencies has been gaining traction in recent years. Several countries have hiked the costs of their residencies, seeing this high demand. But there are still some low-cost alternatives available, with lower living costs and lower eligibility criteria.

Cholamandalam Investment & Finance Company Ltd. traded 0.19 per cent in Monday's trade at 10:35AM (IST). Around 5,277 shares changed hands on the counter. The counter opened at Rs 1239.85 and touched an intraday high and low of Rs 1259.00 and Rs 1227.55, respectively, in the session so far. Shares of the company of Cholamandalam Investment & Finance Company Ltd. quoted a 52-week high of Rs 1650.00 and a 52-week low of Rs 1011.50.

Dunkin' stores in Nebraska and New Mexico, and possibly other states, are finding no doughnuts. Stores have placed signs stating the unavailability of doughnuts. The issue has been attributed to a «manufacturing error,» as reported by Independent. Stores in Omaha, Lincoln, and Grand Island displayed signs informing customers of the situation, leaving many puzzled. A manager at an Omaha Dunkin' location confirmed the issue but couldn't elaborate beyond the official statement, citing company orders. She did indicate the problem is widespread. This is not the first time Dunkin' has experienced supply chain disruptions, with a similar doughnut shortage reported in 2021.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Last month, home beauty services start-up YesMadam, in a social media post, announced the layoff of 100 employees who confessed to “being stressed" in an internal survey. After receiving online criticism, the Noida-based startup clarified it was part of a marketing campaign to raise awareness about the “seriousness of workplace stress." Consequently, the company introduced a programme, Happy 2 Heal, under which employees can get head massages and spa sessions in the office, and a “de-stress leave" policy that permits employees to take six days of paid leave annually for their mental health, along with the facility to avail a complimentary spa at home by YesMadam.

BSE Sensex was the eighth best-performing global index in 2023, but slipped to 13th rank in 2024. The analysis is based on 22 world equity benchmarks that cover the US, Europe, Latin America and Asia. The data is sourced from Reuters-Refinitiv. The weak performance of corporate India in the September quarter, geopolitical factors, elevated valuations, strengthening of the US dollar index and substantial FPI outflows (in October and November) led to a jump in volatility in the fourth quarter of 2024. As the markets enter 2025, the volatility is unlikely to abate soon due to high US bond yields and a stronger USD index. These factors will keep the US markets attractive and prevent FPIs from sustained buying in emerging markets (EMs), including India.

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The impact of the jobs report on U.S. rate cut prospects also raised the stakes for consumer price figures on Wednesday where any rise in the core greater than the forecast 0.2% would threaten to close the door on easing altogether.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Every once in a while Donald Trump says something that shocks Washington with its blunt truth. So it was during last week’s discursive press conference when he observed that wind power isn’t economic without subsidies.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Reports suggest that the Securities and Exchange Board of India will soon ease the way for foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) that intend to invest only in government securities. While these bonds saw inflows of about $14.5 billion via the “fully accessible route" in 2024, aided partly by their inclusion in the JP Morgan Emerging Market Index, more FPI money would have come in had US sovereign bond yields not surged after Donald Trump’s election win.