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Sugar prices see sharp drop at mill gates, decline yet to fully reach consumers
Sugar prices have fallen sharply at mill gates over the past two weeks, but the decline is yet to fully reach consumers, with retail prices…
Gold reserves are on the move, but central banks are choosing different vaults
Gold is changing addresses. The Netherlands has moved about 86 tonnes of its reserves from the United States and Canada to London, France has shifted…
For many individual traders, prediction markets are hot—and crypto is not
First, the AI trade stole bitcoin’s thunder. Now, the cryptosphere is losing some of its most-loyal traders to bets on soccer matches and congressional elections….
Nilgiris tea production hit by severe drought, El Nino conditions; green leaf supply drops sharply
Nilgiris: For the first time in the history of the Nilgiris, severe heatwave and drought conditions attributed to El Nino have led to a sharp…
Forex reserves hit record $740.8 billion, lift rupee
Kolkata: India’s foreign-exchange reserves scaled a new summit of $740.8 billion at the end of August 28, climbing for the ninth straight week, as dedicated…
Economic growth & quality of life must go hand in hand: Piyush Goyal
NEW DELHI: Real inclusion is the only way to achieve Viksit Bharat by 2047, commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal said on Friday, calling for…
GST returns, overseas investments, off-market stock deal come under AIS
New Delhi: The Income Tax Department is broadening the scope of financial information required for taxpayers’ annual information statements (AIS), bringing goods and services tax…
Customs portal aims to curb divergent assessment practices
New Delhi: The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) has launched a common digital repository of customs assessment decisions, rulings and advisories, giving…
New FTAs open big export gains across key sectors
New Delhi: Eight new free trade agreements (FTAs) signed in the last five years have opened up duty-free market access of $982 billion in electronics,…
U.S., European bond yields little changed ahead of key jobs data
U.S. Treasury and European government bond yields were little changed Friday as investors awaited August U.S. employment data at 1230 GMT, a key input ahead…