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Southwest Airlines said Tuesday that it will begin charging customers a fee to check bags, abandoning a decades-long practice that executives had described last fall as key to differentiating the budget carrier from its rivals. Southwest, which built years of advertising campaigns around its policy of letting passengers check up to two bags for free, said people who haven't either reached the upper tiers of its Rapid Rewards loyalty program, bought a business class ticket or hold the airline's credit card will have to pay for checked bags. The airline did not outline the fee schedule but said the new policy would start with May 28 bookings.

LightStream makes our list twice, as Best Overall and Best for Large Loan Amounts. It hit the sweet spot in our scoring rubric: low APRs, a wide range of loan amounts, and a very wide range of repayment options. If you need a large sum, for a home improvement or a boat, LightStream lends up to $100,000. You’ll have up to 20 years to repay for specific loan uses (like home improvements).

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Billionaire investor Ron Baron is standing by Elon Musk's Tesla even in the face of its dramatic sell-off. The stock plunged 15% on Monday, its biggest one-day loss since September 2020.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. SAN FRANCISCO—The founder of the Museum of Failure, which celebrates product flops like Crystal Pepsi and a golf club that doubles as a urinal, has one wish for its highly anticipated exhibition slated to open here next month—that it bombs as spectacularly as the items on display. Samuel West is begging people not to buy tickets to the internationally acclaimed show, and he isn’t joking.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. New Delhi: Beer companies are salivating over warnings of a warmer summer after unseasonal rains in 2023 and the 2024 national election watered down volumes during the industry’s peak sales season the previous two years.

Shares of Alkem Laboratories Ltd.(up 3.14 per cent), Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.(up 2.72 per cent), Laurus Labs Ltd.(up 2.72 per cent), Zydus Lifesciences Ltd.(up 0.69 per cent) and Divi's Laboratories Ltd.(up 0.59 per cent) ended the day as top gainers in the pack.

The world's biggest social media company has begun a small deployment of the chip and plans to ramp up production for wide-scale use if the test goes well, the sources said. The push to develop in-house chips is part of a long-term plan at Meta to bring down its mammoth infrastructure costs as the company places expensive bets on AI tools to drive growth.

India's cotton imports in 2024/25 are likely to double from a year ago as production is set to fall below consumption because of a decline in acreage planted and adverse weather, a leading trade body said on Tuesday. Higher imports by the world's second-largest producer of the fibre could support global prices, which fell to their lowest in more than four years after top consumer China levied duties on imports from the United States. India could import 3 million bales in the current marketing year ending on September 30, up from 1.52 million bales imported a year ago, the Cotton Association of India (CAI) said in a statement. During the period from October to February, 2.2 million bales of overseas cotton landed at Indian ports, according to CAI estimates. India's cotton production in the current year is likely to fall by 10% from a year ago, to 29.53 million bales, even as demand is estimated to rise marginally to 31.5 million bales, it said.

In a note on Friday (7 March), the FCA said it published a tender notice regarding the release of documents for the tender process. The documents consist of an invitation to tender and a draft contract to be signed by the winning bidder, both of which can be found on FCA's procurement portal. FCA to cut red tape around corporate bonds in push for greater retail investor and wealth manager access According to the watchdog, potential bidders need to sign up on the portal to participate in the procurement process or ask questions about it. The tender documents contain informat...

India's run from the 2023 ICC Cricket World Cup, which ended with a heartbreaking loss to Australia in the final after an unprecedented 10-match win streak, till the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 has been one of the finest runs by a team in white-ball cricket, 23 wins in 24 matches, one loss and two trophies won, reported ESPNCricinfo. India won both the last year's T20 World Cup at Barbados and the Champions Trophy in Dubai undefeated. Had they won the 2023 World Cup, they would have had all the ICC titles in white-ball cricket at the same time, that too undefeated, which no team has ever managed to do.

Foreigners Act, 1946, the Passport (Entry into India) Act, 1920, the Registration of Foreigners Act, 1939, and the Immigration (Carriers’ Liability) Act, 2000. The objective is to enhance national security, control immigration procedures, and introduce stricter penalties on foreigners who violate entry and stay conditions.

Uber on Tuesday said it has tied up with Refex Green Mobility to deploy 1,000 electric vehicles across key cities by 2026, furthering its efforts to boost electric vehicles on its platform. The collaboration aligns with Uber's global objective of providing 100 per cent emission-free rides by 2040, the company said in a statement. The deployment will see electric four-wheelers onboarded onto the Uber platform across Chennai, Hyderabad, Bengaluru, and Mumbai, it added. «Uber is committed to accelerating the shift to zero-emission mobility in India, and this partnership with Refex eVeelz is a significant step in that direction,» said Aditya Kapoor, Head, Supply and Electrification, Uber India and South Asia.

IndusInd Bank plummeted 26% on Tuesday, hitting a fresh 52-week low of Rs 720.50, as multiple brokerages downgraded the stock and slashed target prices in the wake of an accounting discrepancy in its forex derivatives portfolio. Mutual funds held around 20.08 crore shares of IndusInd Bank in their portfolios, with a total market value of Rs 19,884 crore as of February 28, 2025. Around 35 AMCs and around 360 schemes had exposure in IndusInd Bank as of February 28, 2025. Five AMCs had over Rs 1,000 crore exposure in IndusInd Bank. ICICI Prudential Mutual Fund had the highest exposure of around Rs 3,778 crore and had around 3.81 crore shares in its portfolio in February.

In the American markets on Monday, the Nasdaq index tanked 4 per cent, while the S&P 500 also closed more than 2.7 per cent lower, causing stock markets around the globe to trade in the red. The market participants saw S&P 500 losing over USD 4 trillion market valuation. «The sell-off has been exacerbated by the unwinding of extended positioning in certain market segments such as momentum and tech stocks and is not necessarily a signal that US economic risks have escalated significantly.» says the report. The tech-dominated Nasdaq composite index witnessed a 4 per cent fall, showing investors' sentiment. In the major losers, the AI fab company Nvidia lost about 5 per cent or USD 140 billion in a single day, while the stocks of Tesla declined about 15 per cent, and Apple plunged 4.85 per cent. Among the other major tech giants, Meta, which owns popular social media platforms such as Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, lost USD 10 billion, down 4.42 per cent.

While established hotspots in West and Central Hyderabad continue to drive real estate activity, peripheral areas—including the North, South, East, and West peripheries—are projected to account for 12-15% of Hyderabad’s Grade A office stock and 5-10% of annual office space demand in the next 3-5 years, according to Colliers’ latest report, ‘Hyderabad: Emerging Real Estate Growth Hotspots’. The residential market is also set to witness significant traction, with property prices in these peripheral areas expected to rise by 10-20% over the same period. “Hyderabad’s office market continues to mature, driving one-fifth of the demand and over one-fourth of the new supply across the top six cities in India during 2024. The city’s peripheral areas are set to enter a transformative growth phase, fueled by upcoming infrastructure projects and supportive government policies. The West Periphery micro-market, particularly areas like Kokapet, Neopolis, and Narsingi, is likely to witness heightened commercial activity, driven by price arbitrage compared to established IT hubs of Gachibowli and HITEC City, along with enhancements in metro connectivity,” said Arpit Mehrotra, Managing Director, Office Services, Colliers India.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. For the past year, U.S. economic policymakers have been singularly focused on achieving a so-called soft landing that brings inflation down without a recession.

According to the survey, the majority of the respondents started their bedtime routine from 8PM onwards every day, with 53% choosing to start their routine after 10:30 PM. The top activities that are part of the bed-time routines include watching video content (58%), connecting with family and friends (59%), listening to podcasts, music, or audiobooks (58%), and scrolling through social media apps (57%). The survey found one in two respondents use voice assistants to set up their sleep routines, with more people in the 35-45 years age bracket using voice assistants than those aged between 25-34 years. «Sleep routines are gaining popularity, and what's noteworthy is that smart technologies, especially voice assistants like Alexa, are increasingly becoming a valuable aid in helping people follow their bedtime routines. Personalised voice AI experiences are emerging as practical alternatives to handheld screen devices before bedtime. Whether it's playing meditation sessions or relaxing sounds, listening to audiobooks or music, setting reminders and alarms, or controlling smart devices to adjust the room’s sleep environment, people are finding innovative ways to use Alexa as part of their bedtime routines. Alexa users can easily set up their bedtime routine through the Alexa app, customizing it to their specific needs and preferences,» said Teena Sidana, Country Manager, Alexa India. The survey said 45% of the respondents use voice assistants in smart devices to listen to music, podcasts, meditation playlists, ambient sounds, movies, and audiobooks, with households with couples and kids ranking higher in taking help of voice assistants.

silver May futures contracts were trading at Rs 96,820/kg, up by 0.37% or Rs 355. Gold prices have surged by Rs 260/10 grams in the last one week while silver prices went up by Rs 560/kg in the same period.

Sensex down by over 5% in February, Samir Arora, the founder and CIO of Helios Mutual Fund, has drastically increased cash holdings in his flexi cap fund from 1.70% in January to 20.60% in February. Fund managers are allowed to keep a part of their portfolio in cash to meet events like redemptions or make investments when they see a possible opportunity in the market. Also Read | Sensex up nearly 900 points in March so far. How should mutual fund investors tweak their portfolios?