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China is creating a new licensing system to make rare earth exports faster and easier. However, the country has given no sign that it will remove the restrictions put in place in April, falling short of meeting US President Donald Trump’s hopes of a full rollback.The ministry of commerce told some exporters that they will…

Gold futures surged on Friday, lifting the metal into its third straight session of gains as traders reacted to weak US economic data that boosted expectations of an imminent interest rate cut by the Federal Reserve. On the Multi Commodity Exchange (MCX), the December gold contract rose by Rs 520, or 0.43%, to settle at…

Pine Labs has opened its initial public offering (IPO) for public subscription from Friday, aiming to raise Rs 3,900 crore. The three-day issue will close on November 11.The IPO consists of two components: a fresh issue of Rs 2,080 crore and an offer for sale worth Rs 1,820 crore. Shares are being offered in a…

rThe wave of layoffs sweeping across the United States intensified in October, with more than 153,000 positions eliminated, the highest total for the month in 22 years, according to Challenger, Gray & Christmas.The consultancy, cited by CBS News, reported that employers have now disclosed almost 1.1 million job cuts since January. No year has seen…

Asian stock markets slipped on Friday as tracking Wall Street losses, as a weak stream of US economic data and uncertainty over future interest rate moves weighed down investor confidence.Hong Kong’s HSI dipped 241 points to 26,244. Kospi reached 3,929, falling 96 points or 2.4%. Japan’s Nikkei also fell 1.7% or 905 points. Shenzhen, meanwhile,…

Groww’s initial public offering, through which the company plans to raise Rs 6,632 crore, has entered its final day of subscription. At the upper end of the price band, the issue values the investment platform at 33.8 times its FY25 earnings. As per BSE data, the IPO of Groww (Billionbrains Garage Ventures Ltd) has drawn…

Market analysts indicate that the current phase shows consolidation with a downward tendency. (AI image) Stock market today: Nifty50 and BSE Sensex, the Indian equity benchmark indices, opened in red on Friday on weak global cues. While Nifty50 went below 25,400, BSE Sensex was down over 450 points. At 9:19 AM, Nifty50 was trading at…

Morgan Stanley has an equal-weight rating on SBI with the target price raised to Rs 1,025. Analysts said the key positive from SBI’s July-Sept (Q2FY26) results was a 5% higher net interest income (NII) over analysts’ estimates and strong fees. Its profit after tax (PAT, pre-exceptional gain) was 15% above estimates, while asset quality remained…

Rotorua, New Zealand: India hopes to sign a free trade agreement (FTA) with New Zealand soon and the two countries are aiming to seal a pact which balances the interest of the two nations, commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal said on Thursday.Goyal, who is leading a large delegation of businessmen on his four-day visit…

Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) has delivered another strong quarterly performance, with higher premium income and expanding assets driving a 31% year-on-year rise in consolidated net profit to Rs 10,098 crore for the September quarter.The state-run insurer’s premium income rose 5.5% to Rs 1,26,930 crore from Rs 1,20,326 crore a year earlier, even as…