Month: January 2026

Ignore gold's message at your peril
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Ignore gold's message at your peril

Gold emerged as a top performer in 2025, a year marked by significant global financial market turmoil. This surge in gold’s value is linked to…

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PhonePe leads India's digital payments ecosystem with over 45% market share in UPI transactions. (HT)
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PhonePe IPO gets SEBI nod but needs to file an updated DRHP first| Business News

India’s largest payments app PhonePe has received regulatory approval for an initial public offering, except it has to file updated draft papers. That sets the…

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It is expected that shipments might see a dip in 2026 on the back of potential price increases for consumers. (AFP)
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AI PCs primarily for future-proofing, not immediate business value: Gartner| Business News

Before price increases began to define memory as well as GPUs, or graphics processing units towards the end of 2025, PC makers took advantage of…

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India’s sugar output jumps 22% to 15.9 million tonnes by mid January: ISMA

New Delhi, India’s sugar production rose 22 per cent to 15.9 million tonnes by January 15 in the 2025-26 season from a year earlier, supported…

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A 40% surge in Corona Remedies' share price gave the company a market capitalisation of nearly  ₹9,000 crore. (HT)
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Sensex, Nifty 50 tumble 1.5% each as trade war fears wipe out ₹10 lakh crore| Business News

India’s stock market deepened its retreat today, capping a brutal two-day selloff that has erased more than ₹10 lakh crore in investor wealth. The stock…

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India processes ~90% of the world’s polished diamonds by volume, making it the central artery of the global trade. (Reuters)
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India defines a ‘diamond’ amid lab-grown surge, US tariff woes| Business News

India has defined a “diamond” amid a surge in lab-grown alternatives, even as 50% US tariff weighs on the wider gems & jewellery industry. India…

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Budget 2026: Date and time of historic Sunday presentation by Nirmala Sitharaman

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present the Union Budget for 2026–27 on February 1 at 11 am, marking her ninth budget in Parliament. As the…

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FICCI’s Manufacturing Index reaches all-time high in Q3 FY26

The Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry’sManufacturing Index reached an all-time high in Q3 FY 2025–26, reflecting sustained growth in the sector. “For…

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Everstone-backed Wingify merges with AB Tasty to create $500 million SaaS firm
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Everstone-backed Wingify merges with AB Tasty to create $500 million SaaS firm

Software company Wingify, which was bought by private equity investor Everstone Capital last year, is merging with Paris-based peer AB Tasty in a deal that…

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VC firm Avaana Capital appoints Vikas Verma as partner, promotes Shruti Srivastava
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VC firm Avaana Capital appoints Vikas Verma as partner, promotes Shruti Srivastava

Climate-focused venture capital fund Avaana Capital, which is looking to scale up its investments in deeptech, has appointed Vikas Verma as Partner and elevated Shruti…

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