Month: August 2026

Governments look increasingly as if they are betting on economic growth to pay the bills—which today means a bet on ai. (REUTERS)
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Governments are making a dangerous bet on the AI boom

After a STEADY upward climb this year, 30-year bonds in America, France, Japan and Britain are all near their highest since the global financial crisis…

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Bitcoin and Ethereum prices rise as Hormuz talks continue and weak US jobs data supports risk assets. (Pexel/Representative image) (Pexel)
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Bitcoin price today: BTC, Ethereum firm as Hormuz talks continue; can Bitcoin rally in August?

Bitcoin and Ethereum prices opened higher on Thursday, August 6, as investors moved back toward riskier assets while negotiations linked to Iran and the Strait…

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Robotics startup Solinas Integrity bags $5.5 million from Hero Enterprise, Mela Ventures
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Robotics startup Solinas Integrity bags $5.5 million from Hero Enterprise, Mela Ventures

Robotics startup Solinas Integrity has raised $5.5 million (around Rs 48 crore) in a round led by Hero Enterprise Partner Ventures and Mela Ventures, with…

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Fisdom founders to exit Groww after completing wealth business integration
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Fisdom founders to exit Groww after completing wealth business integration

Fisdom cofounders Subramanya SV and Anand Dalmia will leave Groww after completing the integration of the wealth management platform, nearly a year after the listed…

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ETtech Explainer: Can premium beauty, quick commerce drive Nykaa's next phase of growth?
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ETtech Explainer: Can premium beauty, quick commerce drive Nykaa’s next phase of growth?

Premium beauty products, in-house brands, and quick commerce are emerging as Nykaa’s key growth levers and margin drivers, as the beauty retailer doubles down on…

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India, Brazil must join hands to defend multilateralism amid tariffs: Brazilian Trade Minister Márcio Fernando Elias Rosa

New Delhi: India and Brazil must join hands to defend multilateralism and World Trade Organisation amid unilateral imposition of tariffs, Brazil’s Industry & Trade Minister…

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India-Israel investment agreement in force: Modi, Netanyahu discuss enhanced bilateral ties

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in a telephone call with Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu, reviewed the sustained progress in India-Israel Special Strategic Partnership The telephonic conversation…

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FILE PHOTO: A live feed shows SpaceX CEO Elon Musk on the day of SpaceX's initial public offering (IPO) at the Nasdaq MarketSite, in New York City, U.S., June 12, 2026. (REUTERS)
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Investors are having doubts about Elon Musk’s grandiose ambitions

ON AUGUST 5TH SpaceX may have at last achieved Elon Musk’s goal of reaching the Moon—by accident. The upper stage of a Falcon 9 rocket,…

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Pizza Hut is closing US restaurants as sales fall and customers shift to faster, cheaper food. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images/AFP (Photo by JOE RAEDLE / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP) (Getty Images via AFP)
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Why Pizza Hut is failing in America: How the us fell out of love with the once-dominant pizza chain

Pizza Hut’s decline can be seen clearly in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee. Highway 321 runs through the tourist town, surrounded by motels, amusement parks, fast-food restaurants…

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Indian rice export prices near 10-month high amid El Nino fears and rising domestic paddy costs

​Indian rice export prices held near a 10-month high this week, underpinned by rising domestic paddy prices and concerns El Nino could tighten supply, while…

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