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US stocks slipped in morning trade on Friday, with major indexes on track for their first weekly loss in four weeks as technology shares continued to weigh on sentiment.The S&P 500 dropped 0.7%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 143 points (0.3%), and the Nasdaq Composite slid 1.2% as of 9:51 am ET.Big tech stocks…

The Trump administration has recently hiked the application fee for the much sought after H-1B visa to a mind numbing $100,000! Indian students in the US who were looking at bagging lucrative jobs are facing a big shock – Donald Trump’s H-1B visa fee hike has left them in a lurch as companies automatically reject…

FSN E-Commerce, the parent company of fashion and beauty retailer Nykaa, on Friday reported a multifold rise in consolidated net profit to Rs 34.4 crore for the September quarter, up from Rs 10.04 crore in the same period last year.Revenue from operations rose 25.1% year-on-year to Rs 2,345.98 crore, compared to Rs 1,874.74 crore a…

In a shift from his long maintained approach over US tariffs, US President Donald Trump on Thursday acknowledged that consumers are actually paying higher prices for goods. This marks a switch in his stance, as he has long maintained that US citizens have benefited from the tariffs overall. During a discussion with journalists in the…

NEW DELHI: Chief economic advisor V Anantha Nageswaran on Friday expressed confidence that India’s economic growth for FY26 will exceed 6.8%, supported by stronger consumption driven by GST rate cuts and income tax relief.Speaking at CNBC-TV18’s Global Leadership Summit 2025, Nageswaran said, “I am comfortable looking at a number north of 6.8 per cent now….

B9 Beverages, the debt ridden bear maker, may soon clear pending salaries and provident fund dues as the company moves to sell one of its assets. Bira 91 founder Ankur Jain has informed employees that the planned sale is aimed at raising “immediate cash” to address these obligations, according to ET.The proposed move, however, has…

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…