Month: September 2026

US stock futures rise ahead of the Fed rate decision as Treasury yields hit 5%. (Pexel/Representative image) (Pexel)
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Why are stock futures rising before US Fed rate decision? S&P 500, Nasdaq, Dow react as 10-year yield hits 5%

US stock futures moved higher on Wednesday as investors waited for the Federal Reserve’s interest-rate decision. The market is expecting the US Fed rate to…

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The observations were made by Justice Alok Aradhe while hearing an appeal filed by Hari Dutta Sharma against an April 2025 order of the Allahabad High Court. (HT File Photo)
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Supreme Court bars lenders from forceful loan recovery

The Supreme Court on Wednesday said banks and finance companies cannot use strong-arm tactics to recover loans or treat a loan default as “a licence”…

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Gautam Adani is at number 20th in the top 20 richest persons list released by Bloomberg while Zhang Yiming is at number 18. (Reuters/Mint)
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Gautam Adani no longer richest Asian. This businessman has overtaken him

India’s Gautam Adani is no longer the richest person in Asia, having been overtaken by Zhang Yiming, co-founder of ByteDance, which owns TikTok, according to…

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EPFO wage ceiling hike may cover up to 1 crore more workers: Union Minister Mansukh Mandaviya

Union Labour and Employment Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Wednesday said raising the EPFO wage ceiling from Rs 15,000 to Rs 25,000 per month could bring…

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Reforms improved India’s competitiveness, strengthened resilience: CII’s R Mukundan

MUMBAI: A combination of reforms spanning taxation, infrastructure, manufacturing, insolvency and digital public infrastructure has improved India’s competitiveness, lowered logistics and transaction costs and strengthened…

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Finance Ministry rejects foreign influence claims over UPI MDR, says India’s digital payments decisions are made independently

The finance ministry on Wednesday rejected claims that foreign pressure influenced the decision to impose a 0.4% Merchant Discount Rate (MDR) on UPI transactions above…

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Travis Kelce among victims of India-born man’s $35 million Ponzi scheme; gets 11 years in US jail After an intense legal battle, Siddharth Jawahar, founder…

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U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent attends a House Financial Services Committee hearing on the state of the international financial system, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., September 15, 2026. REUTERS/Annabelle Gordon (REUTERS)
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Scott Bessent should stop blaming the bond market

Theodore Roosevelt’s injunction to speak softly and carry a big stick has rarely felt more apt. In mid-August Scott Bessent, America’s treasury secretary, announced with…

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SK Hynix is considering using Intel’s Ohio factory for US AI memory production. (REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo) (REUTERS)
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Why is SK Hynix considering Intel’s Ohio factory for US AI memory production?

SK Hynix is in talks with Intel to make memory chips in the US for the first time. The talks are focused on finding ways…

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Small exporters get compliance relief as govt removes RCMC requirement for shipments up to Rs 3 lakh

New Delhi: The government has removed the requirement of Registration-cum-Membership Certificate (RCMC) or Certificate of Registration for export consignments with a Free-on-Board (FOB) value of…

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