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India's factory growth hits 10-month high in November

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Compiled by IHS Markit, the Purchasing Managers' Index rose to 57.6 in November from 55.9 in October. The reading was the highest since January and the fifth straight month above the 50-mark that separates growth from contraction. from Business News: Latest News on Business, Stock Markets, Financial News, India Business & World Business News https://ift.tt/3DbZ0Q3

Bajaj Auto reports 10% dip in November sales

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Rupee surges 29 paise to 74.84 against US dollar

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Sensex surges over 500 pts in early trade

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Explained: What Q2 GDP growth numbers reveal about economic recovery

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India Q2 GDP growth: A comparison of the GDP data to the pre-pandemic 2019 era is important to understand the extent of recovery. from Business News: Latest News on Business, Stock Markets, Financial News, India Business & World Business News https://ift.tt/3DcGQO1

Global airlines prepare for Omicron-induced volatility

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US stocks: Wall Street ends lower on Omicron scare

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The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 652.22 points, or 1.86%, to 34,483.72, the S&P 500 lost 88.27 points, or 1.90%, to 4,567 and the Nasdaq Composite dropped 245.14 points, or 1.55%, to 15,537.69. from Business News: Latest News on Business, Stock Markets, Financial News, India Business & World Business News https://ift.tt/3piPwxt

Agrawal to draw $1mn annual salary, get restricted stock worth $12.5mn

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8 core sectors post 7.5% growth in October

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Reserve price relook: Trai seeks views

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Will move crypto bill in this session: Sitharaman

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Snapdeal aims at $200-250 million IPO by March

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HDFC, Bajaj Finance up rates on longer term deposits

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Economy to grow at double-digit rate in current fiscal: Finance ministry

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Q2 GDP growth at 8.4%, government sees double-digit rise in FY22

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The country’s economy grew by 8.4% in the July-September quarter, broadly in line with expectations, led by a steady farm sector and double-digit expansion in public administration, defence and other services as the impact of the base effect waned and weighed on the overall numbers. from Business News: Latest News on Business, Stock Markets, Financial News, India Business & World Business News https://ift.tt/3D605IZ

Joblessness in urban areas fell to 9.4% in January-March

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The unemployment rate in urban areas in the January-March quarter of 2020-21 was 9.4%, lower than the 10.3% recorded in the October-December quarter of the previous year, data showed on Thursday. The rate cooled down after being in double digits for the past three quarters. from Business News: Latest News on Business, Stock Markets, Financial News, India Business & World Business News https://ift.tt/3E50oFj

Omicron effect: Doubts over Moderna vaccine efficacy roil markets

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Stricter norms for int'l passengers to be effective from Tuesday midnight

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The strict norms for arriving international passengers, especially from 'at-risk' countries, will come into effect from Tuesday midnight and authorities are stepping their vigil for effective surveillance amid mounting concerns over the emergence of the Covid variant Omicron. from Business News: Latest News on Business, Stock Markets, Financial News, India Business & World Business News https://ift.tt/31iYwtS

Experts weigh in on India's Q2 GDP growth

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Sensex succumbs to fag-end sell-off as Omicron worries haunt global markets; Nifty ends below 17k

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New bill on cryptocurrency after Cabinet approval: Sitharaman in RS

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Govt's excise mop-up from petrol, diesel doubles in FY21

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Oil falls 3% on jitters over vaccine efficacy

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Govt's excise mop-up from petrol, diesel doubles to Rs 3.7 lakh cr in FY21

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Why India's households are paying over Rs 60/kg for tomatoes

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The average price of tomato has shot up 25 percent in the last two months while it has shot up by 50 per cent in the last on year. from Business News: Latest News on Business, Stock Markets, Financial News, India Business & World Business News https://ift.tt/3o4vmrp

Zara founder's daughter Marta Ortega to lead parent company

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Marta Ortega will replace Pablo Isla, who has been chairman since 2011, in April, the company said in a statement. He was deputy chairman between 2005 and 2011. from Business News: Latest News on Business, Stock Markets, Financial News, India Business & World Business News https://ift.tt/3D8cmgb

Cryptocurrencies post record inflows in first 11 months: Report

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Sensex jumps over 500 points in opening session

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Rupee recovers 21 paise to 74.86 against US dollar

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Mukesh Ambani turns to WhatsApp to break Amazon's grip on Indian buyers

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Indians can now use WhatsApp to order groceries from billionaire Mukesh Ambani's JioMart via a new "tap and chat" option, as his Reliance Industries Ltd challenges the domination of Amazon and Walmart-owned Flipkart. Delivery is free and there's no minimum order value, according to JioMart users who got WhatsApp shopping invites with a 90-second tutorial and catalog. from Business News: Latest News on Business, Stock Markets, Financial News, India Business & World Business News https://ift.tt/3odD3fj

US stocks rebound from Omicron-induced plunge

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Investors appeared less concerned on Monday as vaccine makers Pfizer and Johnson & Johnson signaled they were already working on a potential formula targeted at the new strain Omicron. The Dow Jones Industrial Average finished at 35,135.94, up 0.7 percent. from Business News: Latest News on Business, Stock Markets, Financial News, India Business & World Business News https://ift.tt/3G25pzc

Twitter missed out on tech peers’ stock rally in Dorsey era, grew user base

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Jack Dorsey’s era running Twitter spanned one of the biggest rallies for US technology stocks. Twitter missed out on most of it. A nearly 75% gain for the social-media platform during Dorsey’s tenure as CEO lags far behind the more than 280% rally for the Nasdaq 100 and the almost 140% gain in the S& as of Friday’s close. During Dorsey’s six-year tenure, other megatech stocks have posted triple-digit gains. from Business News: Latest News on Business, Stock Markets, Financial News, India Business & World Business News https://ift.tt/3E6axkZ

IIT-Bombay alumnus Parag Agrawal is Twitter CEO after Dorsey exit

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Yet another major global tech company will be headed by an executive of Indian-origin. Parag Agrawal, an IIT Bombay alumnus and chief technology officer of Twitter will take over as CEO of the social media platform immediately following the departure of its co-founder CEO Jack Dorsey. from Business News: Latest News on Business, Stock Markets, Financial News, India Business & World Business News https://ift.tt/3d4VM60

‘Resolution delay due to complex litigation’

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The Reserve Bank of India on Monday superseded the board of directors of Reliance Capital and announced plans for insolvency proceedings citing payment defaults and serious governance concerns which the board has not been able to address. The RBI also appointed Nageswar Rao Y, former executive director of Bank of Maharashtra as the administrator. from Business News: Latest News on Business, Stock Markets, Financial News, India Business & World Business News https://ift.tt/3DcHsU0

Elon Musk’s Starlink seeks licence for pilot ops

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Taking the first official step towards launching full-fledged operations in the Indian market and falling in line with local laws, Elon Musk’s Starlink Internet Services has applied for a licence to begin pilot services. The move comes just days after the government advised the public not to subscribe to the services that were being advertised by the American company as it did not have the requisite licences to offer them. from Business News: Latest News on Business, Stock Markets, Financial News, India Business & World Business News https://ift.tt/3G4voGd

LIC can hike Kotak stake to 10%: RBI

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IndusInd Bank microfinance arm’s CEO, ED exit

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There’s no plan to recognise bitcoin as currency: Govt

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The Centre has not received a proposal to recognise bitcoin as a currency in India, the government told Parliament on Monday, while adding that the Reserve Bank of India has recommended widening the definition of “bank note” for the launch of a Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC). Responding to a question on whether the government has any proposal to recognise bitcoin as a currency, finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman replied in the negative in Lok Sabha. from Business News: Latest News on Business, Stock Markets, Financial News, India Business & World Business News https://ift.tt/3FVixGb

Revenue receipts RS 2 lakh cr short of Budget estimates: CAG

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Govt healthcare spend up at 41% in FY18 from 29% in FY14

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The share of government spending in total health expenditure increased significantly to 40.8% in 2017-18, up from 32.4% in previous year, and went up from 28.6% in 2013-14 during the UPA regime, the National Health Accounts estimates show. The findings show government spending on health as a share of total government expenditure increased to 5.1% from 3.7% between 2013-14 and 2017-18, indicating higher investments in the sector as compared to previous years. from Business News: Latest News on Business, Stock Markets, Financial News, India Business & World Business News https://ift.tt/3E9CNDA

After Air India, govt okays sale of CEL for Rs 210 crore

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The Centre on Tuesday announced the sale of state-run Central Electronics Ltd to Nandal Finance and Leasing for Rs 210 crore, the second privatisation of a public sector entity in the current fiscal after the sale of Air India to the Tata group. The government hopes to complete the transaction in the current financial year. from Business News: Latest News on Business, Stock Markets, Financial News, India Business & World Business News https://ift.tt/3D9CwPw

Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey expected to step down: Report

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BioNTech starts work on Omicron-specific vaccine

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Markets eke out gains amid Omicron jitters

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Sensex advances 153 points amid Omicron worries

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RBI supersedes board of Reliance Capital

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Rupee plunges by 23 paise, slips below 75 a dollar

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Net direct tax revenue rises 68% to Rs 6.92L cr till Nov 23

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No proposal to recognise Bitcoin as a currency: FM

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The government has no proposal to recognise Bitcoin as a currency in the country, finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman said in a reply to the Lok Sabha on Monday. She also informed the House that the government does not collect data on Bitcoin transactions. from Business News: Latest News on Business, Stock Markets, Financial News, India Business & World Business News https://ift.tt/3xxslTG

All you need to know about Star Health and Tega Industries IPOs

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The two IPOs come after 10 firms concluded their initial public offerings in November. So far in 2021,51 companies have launched IPOs to raise over Rs 1 lakh crore. from Business News: Latest News on Business, Stock Markets, Financial News, India Business & World Business News https://ift.tt/3E3sVLv