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It may not be too “appeeling,” but the price of some bananas are rising by a few cents

The former Gucci designer Alessandro Michele has been named the new creative director at Valentino, following the sudden departure last week of Pierpaolo Piccioli after 25 years

For the first time in 27 years, the U.S. government is changing how it categorizes people by race and ethnicity

Some of China’s biggest developers are doubling down on asset management and investment property rather than home building, seeking more stable sources of income as hopes for a turnaround in the country’s real-estate sector fade. That shift, an effort to boost profit stability after years of weak property sales and tightened sector regulations in the world’s second-largest economy, should give investors a clearer road map into earnings while also boosting company valuations and financial health, analysts say. At the front of the drive are China Resources Land and Longfor, two developers with mature investment properties that include some of the biggest shopping malls in China.

Glavin joins the French asset management giant after more than 16 years at SSGA, having joined the firm in 2006 as head of research for fundamental equities. He was promoted to the CIO role in 2013, a post he held until his departure in May last year. Amundi to acquire private markets specialist Alpha Associates Prior to SSGA, he worked for HSBC Global Asset Management and was based in Paris. He joined the firm in 2000 as a portfolio manager for balanced funds. Two years later, he moved to the London office as head of equity industrials research.  Vafa Ahmadi, head of thematic equi...

capital on Thursday amid strong trends in the international markets, according to HDFC Securities. Extending its gains for the second straight session, the price of the precious metal had settled at Rs 67,000 per 10 grams in the previous trade. Silver also jumped Rs 200 to Rs 77,450 per kg. In the previous close, it had ended at Rs 77,250 per kg.

Nifty Bank closed above 47,000 on Thursday after 10 sessions. The index had closed at 47,282 on March 12. The Nifty Bank gained 338 points to close at 47,124, while on the weekly front, the index rose 0.5%. The Nifty50 gained more than 200 points to close at 22,326 on Thursday.

1. CoinSwitch: CoinSwitch is the leading cryptocurrency trading app in India, with over 2 crore users. The platform is backed by some of the world’s leading investors, including a16z, Tiger Global, and Sequoia Capital India.

Digitalisation of business, when companies increasingly use digital tools to create efficiencies, understand the market, and reach out to the customer, is gathering pace even after the pandemic which gave a booster shot to e-commerce. India's fast moving consumer goods (FMCG) companies are increasingly betting on digital advertising to reach customers.

WuXi AppTec had transferred US intellectual property to Beijing without consent, according to two sources. The US government is concerned that certain Chinese biotech companies are contributing technology or research and development for use by China's military, and the proposed legislation would restrict US government funds going to those Chinese companies.

The Hague Conference on Private International Law (HCCH) has initiated a project on digital asset tokenization. It aims to bring legal clarity to cross-border businesses engaging with digital assets.

₹$1,000, could be manufactured for less than $5 a month, a new study has suggested. Novo Nordisk charges close to $1,000 per month for the Ozempic injection before insurance in the US market. However, the blockbuster drug's manufacturing cost is much lower than its selling price.

oil prices edged up on Thursday, recovering from two consecutive sessions of decline, as investors reassessed the latest U.S. crude oil and gasoline inventories data and returned to buying mode. Brent crude futures for May were up 29 cents, or 0.34%, at $86.38 a barrel while the more actively traded June contract rose 28 cents, or 0.33%, to $85.69 at 0041 GMT. The May contract expires on Thursday.

Sensex rallied 526.01 points to end at 72,996.31, while the Nifty 50 settled 118.95 points, or 0.54%, higher at 22,123.65. Nifty 50 formed a small positive candle on the daily chart with a minor upper shadow. Also Read: Indian stock market: 10 key things that changed for market overnight - Gift Nifty, S&P 500’s record close to oil prices “This market action indicates upside momentum in the market amidst range-bound action.

RECord closing high ahead of key economic data. Investors will watch out for the US Personal Consumption Expenditures Price Index (PCE), the US Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation gauge, due on Good Friday, when the stock markets will remain closed. On Wednesday, the Indian stock market indices ended with decent gains led by a rally in index heavyweights, with the benchmark Nifty 50 closing above the 22,100 level.

NEW DELHI : In line with the Indian government’s Make-in-India initiative, Israel Aerospace Industries has launched its Indian subsidiary, Aerospace Services India, with plans to set up a large-scale hub for maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) of defence equipment in Gurugram, the Indian subsidiary’s top official said in an interview. “We are planning to build a large MRO in Gurgaon area.

Day trading guide for today: Frontline indices Sensex and Nifty 50 settled higher on Wednesday led by heavyweights including Reliance Industries along with oil marketing companies (OMCs). Buying interest in auto, banking, and realty stocks on positive macro data also aided sentiment. A decline in global crude oil prices supported hopes for refining margins among Indian OMCs.

BSE Sensex ended 526.01 points, or 0.73%, higher at 72,996.31 on March 27. The broader markets ended mixed as the Nifty Smallcap 100 index gained 0.96%, while the Nifty Midcap 100 index settled flat with a positive bias.

consumer goods manufacturers. They have launched more premium products than mass-market ones in the last two years in several categories as per data from companies and market researchers. Inflation in the last financial year played a key role, said experts, taking a toll on mass-segment sales as prices went up across products while economic stress in the low to middle income groups hasn't eased up much since the pandemic period. More than 70% of the new products launched by India's largest consumer goods maker Hindustan Unilever in last two years were in the premium segment. Around 65% of all new personal care product launches were in the premium segment for ITC Ltd, doubling the contribution of such products to the division's sales in the last four years to 38%. For the largest biscuit maker Parle Products, around 60-65% of new launches were in the premium segment as compared to 40% pre-Covid.

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As Tax Day approaches, there are plenty of things small business owners should keep in mind when filing taxes this year