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India towards a higher 8% growth, which will help overtake China as the biggest contributor to global growth, according to the latest Barclays research. “India is set to remain the fastest-growing major economy for some time. However, post general elections, the policy may tilt towards even faster economic expansion… targeting 8% could see it overtake China as the biggest contributor to global growth,” said Rahul Bajoria, Head of EM Asia (ex-China) Economics, Barclays. The study pointed out that India is likely to become an $8 trillion economy by 2030 if it achieves a higher growth rate, compared with the $6.6 estimated at 6.1% growth by the IMF.

The dollar’s recent strength has confounded naysayers, and according to some hedge funds, the rally isn’t over.

The Environmental Protection Agency is delaying plans to tighten air quality standards for smog despite a recommendation by a scientific advisory panel to lower air pollution limits to protect public health

Meta has lost a legal battle to freeze an order from Norway’s data protection authority that imposes hefty fines on the Facebook and Instagram owner over advertising practices deemed to violate user privacy

Solana (SOL) is defying expectations, as SOL price action continues to tumble despite bullish fundamental news following Visa USDC integration.

Search engine behemoth Google has revised its advertisement policy on cryptos, allowing blockchain-based non-fungible token (NFT) ads, as long as they adhere to ad requirements and do not advocate gambling-related content.

Rathi, senior vice president (SVP) of revenue and growth at food delivery major Swiggy, on Thursday confirmed that he had resigned from the firm. ET had first reported on Rathi’s imminent departure from the firm on May 29.

brigade, and Serhiy Ogerenko, his chief of staff, speaking to Ukrainska Pravda, a newspaper, say civilians helped correct artillery fire, even using their own commercial drones. Colonel Shevchuk says that, if his men knew that Russians were near a particular village but were unsure precisely where, they would open Google Maps, find a local shop and cold-call it. “Good evening, we are from Ukraine! Do you have any kaptsaps [Russians] about? Yes.

Russia and Ukraine, five drones were shot down overnight in three Russian regions, with one targeting the capital city, Moscow. Fortunately, there were no reported casualties from these incidents. Meanwhile, Russia continued its fourth day of air attacks on Ukraine's port city, Izmail, situated on the Danube River.

consumer spending in the economy. According to customs data released on Thursday, China’s exports dipped 8.8% year-on-year (YoY) to $284.87 billion in August, registering its fourth straight month of decline. However, exports beat a forecast of 9.2% fall in a Reuters poll and off a 14.5% drop in July.

On the Comex, Brent Oil futures were trading at $90.420, down $0.180 or 0.200%. After a strong rally, crude oil futures are witnessing some profit-booking at higher levels, but the overall trend remains positive, and a buy-on-dips strategy is recommended, analyst Anuj Gupta, Head Commodity & Currency at HDFC Securities, told ETMarkets. He suggests a buy at Rs 7,050 with a stop loss of Rs 6,950 and a target of Rs 7,300. The prices are at 10-month high levels, the analyst informed. Crude oil futures have gained 5.47% or Rs 377/bbl in September while the year-to-day gains stand at Rs 694 or 10.59%, Gupta said. Analyst Prathamesh Mallya, Deputy Vice President, Research, Non-Agro Commodities & Currency at Angel One, believes that the uptick in prices is on the back of declining US inventories and sustained production cuts by Saudi Arabia and Russia, and the situation could remain as it is, going ahead. Earlier, Reuters reported the US crude oil inventories were projected to fall by 5.5 million barrels in the week ending September 1, quoting market sources in the American Petroleum Institute.

Woolworths Group’s near $500 million expansion into media by selling targeted advertising to its suppliers is at risk in the government’s privacy review, which wants to let Australians opt out of targeting and personalisation.

The Albanese government is considering introduced blending mandates, targets for sustainable aviation fuel or low-carbon fuel standards to try and help the hard-to-abate sector cut its carbon emissions.

Bajaj Finance share price declined over a per cent in intraday trade on Thursday. The stock opened at ₹7,383.65 against the previous close of ₹7,383.65 and fell 1.07 per cent to the intraday low of ₹7,304.80 on BSE. Bajaj Finance's share price has gained 12 per cent this year so far (as of September 6 close).

Pralhad Joshi on Thursday accused senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh of twisting facts about constitutional provisions and parliamentary procedures related to Parliament sessions. It is crucial to stop the spread of misinformation that scandalises Parliament and its procedures, the parliamentary affairs minister said in a rejoinder to Ramesh who had accused him of being «misleading» in his reply to Congress leader Sonia Gandhi's letter to the prime minister. The Congress has been targeting the government for not disclosing the agenda of the five-day special session starting from September 18. Ramesh had claimed the agenda of every special session in the past was well known in advance and alleged that it was only the Modi government that «distorts» parliamentary conventions. Seeking to set the record straight, Joshi accused him of «falsely claiming» that the historic function in Parliament's Central Hall on June 30, 2017 for the GST roll out, was a Parliament session. «That's just not true! It wasn't a session under Article 85 of the Constitution,» he said on X. «Now, let's address another misrepresentation.

Zomato climbed 3% to Rs 101 in Thursday's trade on BSE amid reports of a block deal executed on the counter. As per reports, on Thursday, 12 lakh equity shares of Zomato changed hands in a block deal. The buyers and sellers in the deal are not known. According to the latest shareholding pattern available with the exchanges, as of 30 June 2023, 97.91% of the company's shareholding is with the public, and 2.09% with the employee trust. At 11.15 a.m., the stock was trading 1.7% higher at Rs 99.8 over its last day's closing price of Rs 98.2 apiece.

auto stocks, whose fortunes will be aligned with the performance of the companies during this period, have come under the spotlight. Top brokerages along with analysts that ETMarkets spoke to remain gung ho on the prospects of the sector. A look at the Nifty Auto index’s performance over the past one year suggests that it has done better than Nifty50 and also outperformed Nifty IT, Nifty Bank, Nifty FMCG, Nifty Metal and Nifty Media during this period while underperforming Nifty Pharma and Nifty Realty. https://datawrapper.dwcdn.net/fER2n/2/" scrolling=«no» frameborder=«0» style=«border: none;» width=«600» height=«478» data-external=«1»> Kranthi Bathini, Director-Equity Strategy at WealthMills Securities opines that the outperformance of the auto sector will likely continue going ahead in the wake of the upcoming festive season. The strength in the economy, disposable income and the growing preference for big cars will see the auto industry sail comfortably through the season, Bathini said. The auto sales have been strong on a year-on-year and quarter-on-quarter basis with traction for sports utility vehicles (SUVs) growing among vehicle buyers, he said, while highlighting that the future is EVs (electric vehicles) and India is witnessing a transformational shift towards them. The WealthMills Securities Director remains bullish on Tata Motors, Mahindra & Mahindra and Maruti Suzuki among the OEMs while he is betting on Minda Corporation and Samvardhana Motherson International among the ancillaries.