Recent Posts

ET logo
Posted in Economy

India-Brazil bilateral trade set to reach $20 bn with focus on critical minerals, AI, defence: Envoy

New Delhi: Brazil’s Ambassador to India, Kenneth Felix Haczynski da Nobrega, on Friday highlighted the growing strategic and economic partnership between the two countries, saying…

Continue Reading
Intel was among the biggest losers, with its shares plunging nearly 30%. (UnSplash)
Posted in Business

Wall Street tumbles to worst day since June: 5 key points amid tech sell-off

US stocks ended sharply lower on Friday, as a sell-off in technology shares dragged major indexes to their biggest daily losses since June. Intel was…

Continue Reading
The Nasdaq 100 fell 4% as weak tech results and AI spending concerns triggered a Wall Street selloff. (Unsplash)
Posted in Business

Nasdaq 100 falls nearly 4%, Intel shares tumble roughly 30% amid AI spending concerns

Wall Street stocks fell sharply on Friday as disappointing results from major technology companies raised fresh concerns about the money being poured into artificial intelligence…

Continue Reading
Fiscal Deficit in H1 Rises to 42% of Target on Higher Capex, Sops
Posted in Economy

Fiscal deficit in H1 rises to 42.1% of FY27 target on higher capex, subsidies

New Delhi: Higher capital spending and subsidy outlays widened the Centre’s fiscal deficit in the first half of 2026-27 to ₹7.14 lakh crore, or 42.1%…

Continue Reading
Image for DealDigest-57_GFX
Posted in Startups

Indian tech funding: ETtech Deals Digest: Even Healthcare, Different lead October funding to $694 million, down 51% on-year

Bengaluru: Indian tech and startup funding fell to $693.8 million across 101 rounds in October, down 22.8% from September and 50.5% lower than the same…

Continue Reading
ET logo
Posted in Economy

Niti Aayog’s Lahiri flags growth risks in case of further monetary policy tightening

Kolkata: Policymakers need to balance output growth and inflationary expectations, Niti Aayog vice chairman Ashok Lahiri said on Friday in Kolkata, as bets mount on…

Continue Reading
ET logo
Posted in Economy

RBI Central Board of Directors meet: RBI deliberates economic risks at 625th Central Board meeting chaired by Governor Sanjay Malhotra

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Friday conducted the 625th meeting of the Central Board of Directors under the Chairmanship of Governor Sanjay Malhotra,…

Continue Reading
India's services trade surplus rises to $53.39 billion in Q2
Posted in Economy

India’s services trade surplus rises to $53.39 billion in Q2

Kolkata: India logged a $53.392 billion surplus from international trade in services in the second quarter, higher than the first quarter’s $52.2 billion, according to…

Continue Reading
ET logo
Posted in Economy

India’s FTAs to open access to $85 trillion market; Piyush Goyal urges exporters to go global

India’s expanding network of free trade agreements (FTAs) is expected to provide domestic exporters preferential access to markets with a combined gross domestic product (GDP)…

Continue Reading
ET logo
Posted in Economy

CBIC holds outreach programme in Chandigarh to discuss GST 2.0 reforms with taxpayers

Chandigarh: More than 200 taxpayers, industry representatives and tax professionals on Friday interacted with the top leadership of the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and…

Continue Reading