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US President Donald Trump has reportedly expressed a strong desire to negotiate with Ukraine for access to its rare earth minerals as a condition for continuing US military and economic support in the ongoing severe and long tern conflict against Russia, reported Associated Press.

The Waffle House restaurant chain is putting a 50 cent per egg surcharge in place temporarily due to the biggest bird flu outbreak in a decade

Wall Street is mixed in light trading early as anxiety dissipated somewhat after President Donald Trump agreed to a 30-day pause on his tariff threats against Mexico and Canada

China has countered President Donald Trump’s tariffs on Chinese products with tariffs of its own on multiple U.S. imports as well as announcing an antitrust investigation into Google and other trade measures

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. A store displays a ‘Buy Canadian Instead’ in response to President Trump's 25% tariffs on Canadian goods in Vancouver, British Columbia, Feb. 2.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. In the midst of our cluttered, borderline-ADD-inducing digital lifestyles, e-readers, old or new, Kindle or Kobo, feel like a breath of fresh air in their distraction-free approach to serving up your favorite reads. That they were the only devices that still used black and white screens further reinforced the appeal — I mean, turning your phone to grayscale mode is a known hack to curb phone addiction.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. On 3 February, Trump triggered a worldwide panic, and the knee-jerk reaction caught traders as well as investors by surprise before they got positive about the Budget cues. We had mentioned recently that historically, the last three budgets have resulted in a negative closing, and this came true on Monday as a weak opening set the tone for the big event ahead of the RBI policy at the end of the week.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. India is charting an ambitious course toward its vision of a $30-trillion economy by 2047. To realize this, India must sustain double-digit growth over the next two decades.

The leader of Canada’s most populous province of Ontario says he’s ripping up a contract with Elon Musk’s Starlink internet services in response to Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs on Canada, as well as banning American companies from provincial contracts

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Delhi: The main road of Karawal Nagar, in the northeast part of the national capital, albeit wide, is congested, crowded and chaotic. Lined with kiosks, paan stalls and thelas (carts) on both sides, and a row of bylanes that lead into housing colonies, the area is a marriage of the commercial and residential.

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Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. The government has just presented the first full-year budget of its third term, marking a significant milestone in its economic agenda. This budget stands out for a deft tightrope walk, navigating the complex challenges posed by an uncertain global environment while ensuring that India’s growth remains strong.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. NEW DELHI : The central government will maintain its focus on capital expenditure in the final quarter of 2024-25, and the year ahead, despite a dip in the first half of the year, expenditure secretary Manoj Govil said on Monday.

«So, we will keep on seeing such liquidity measures continue because in our opinion the tariff war is not temporary, that is the reason why I said Trump one and Trump two are very different,» says Anindya Banerjee, Kotak Securities. This further weakness in the rupee and touching its all-time low levels for today, how do you see this and what is next for rupee actually? Help us understand your analysis because in the last few quarters we are seeing a lot of intervention from the RBI as well. So, where do you see rupee headed and stabilising as well? Anindya Banerjee: See, the Indian rupee is now subjected to what is happening to almost all Asian currencies, almost all currencies against the US dollar. Because after Trump announced the high tariffs on Canada and Mexico also, he slapped fresh tariffs on China.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. The Trump administration said Saturday it will levy 25% import tariffs on goods from Mexico and Canada, with Canadian energy products facing a 10% tariff. The announcement also includes an extra 10% tariff on imports from China.

Vikas Pershad, Portfolio Manager, M&G Investments, says the multiples are high, the price might seem high, but the Indian market is pricey not expensive because one is getting a lot in return and nothing about that has changed since Saturday, nothing about that has changed since the latest Trump 2.0 tariffs came out and so Pershaud remains very constructive on India. The FIIs probably will come back in phases. Until then, the domestic bid should be there. Pershaud also says consumption-focused Budget doesn’t mean we should be investing in consumer staples. Rather, they have grown exposures in higher-end expenditures, high-end real estate, hotels, airlines,. They have broadened out in life sciences and healthcare services, clinical diagnostics also and are increasing it in defence and some of the infrastructure names also. So, what is going to be on the market's mind for the next few days? Will it be the T of tariff or will it be T of tax cut? Vikas Pershad: I think a little bit of both.

KV Subramanian, Executive Director, IMF, says the finance minister stated that tax cuts will put around Rs 1 lakh crore in the hands of the middle class. Middle class savings are roughly 18%, and if we round it to 20%, it suggests that 80% of this amount will be spent. The consumption multiplier, which is the inverse of the savings rate, is about five. Therefore, we can anticipate a total increase in consumption of around Rs 5 lakh crore, which represents about 2.7% of GDP. The GDP growth estimate is at 6.3% on the lower end. Adding that 2.7% could bring the total to 9%, and even with some overestimation, a growth rate near 8%, definitely above 7%. What a Budget it turned out to be! What were the key bullet points that stuck with you from the Budget this time? KV Subramanian: I have had an all-nighter here watching the Budget in Washington DC. And I think there are a few aspects that are really worth mentioning. As I tweeted just after the Budget, I did a quick analysis of the impact of the personal income tax rate cut on overall consumption and thereby on GDP. I think this is an aspect that is quite important. Unlike, for instance, infrastructure where the impact of that persists over many years, the impact of a personal income tax rate cut, which actually affects consumption, will be there for this year. But I think that impact is going to be large.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. New Delhi: The tax cut announced in the budget was driven primarily by the intent to honour the honest taxpayer, said finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman. In a wide-ranging interview to Mint and HT, she explained the philosophy behind the new Income Tax bill expected to be tabled in Parliament this week, what the government is doing to ensure regulators don’t operate in silos, how the government is trying to diversify export markets and the plan to reach 8% GDP growth to become a developed country by 2047.

Donald Trump signed an order to put tariffs on U.S. neighbors Canada and Mexico, as well as China, starting Tuesday. Canada and Mexico quickly announced retaliatory tariffs, while China said it would take «necessary countermeasures.»

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. The Union budget for 2025-26 is being hailed as a “thanksgiving’’ for the middle-class, while its personal income tax relief is being called “historic’’ and has hogged most of the limelight. But there a quite a few standout features other than these.

Kempegowda International Airport (KIA) here has issued an advisory on Sunday on the revised airspace closure timings from February 5 to 14, to facilitate Aero India Show 2025. According to a press release issued by KIA, on February 5, 6 and 8, airspace closure timings are 9 am to 12 noon and 3 pm to 4.30 pm. On February 7 and 9, it will be closed between 9am and 11am. On February 7, it will also be closed post noon between 3pm to 4.30pm.