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Retail inflation or Consumer Price Index (CPI) inflation for the month of February eased to a 7-month low of 3.61%. This is well within the Reserve Bank of India (RBI’s) comfort zone and will likely encourage the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) to cut repo rate in the April review to boost GDP growth.The All India…

MUMBAI: SBI customers were unable to access Unified Payment Interface (UPI) and mobile banking services for more than four hours on Tuesday due to unspecified technical issues. SBI later said the problem had been resolved.UPI platform processes an average of 39.3 crore transactions daily, with 4,500–4,600 occurring every second. The outage began in first half,…

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. (File photo) Wall Street ended lower on Tuesday, extending a turbulent period of losses as uncertainty over US President Donald Trump’s tariff policies continued to shake investor confidence.Trump said late in the afternoon that he would “probably” reconsider doubling planned tariffs on Canadian steel…

Mark Zuckerberg, Elon Musk, Donald Trump and Jeff Bezos (From L to R) When Donald Trump was sworn in as the United States President on January 20, he was surrounded by some of the globe’s most affluent individuals. The billionaires in attendance – including Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos and Mark Zuckerberg – were at their…

India’s share of global equity market value is approaching 3%, showing a significant decrease from its highest point of over 4%. (AI image) What a fall! BSE Sensex and Nifty50 have plunged drastically from their lifetime peaks in a matter of a few months. According to a Bloomberg report, the Indian stock market decline has…

US President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Narendra Modi (File Image) Donald Trump’s 25% tariff on all steel and aluminium imports go into effect on Wednesday with US President asserting that these taxes would generate US factory employment during a period when his fluctuating tariff policies are unsettling the stock market and raising economic decline…

“Going ahead, the ongoing global uncertainty stands out as a significant challenge, says Osho Krishnan of Angel One. (AI image) Stock market today: Indian equity benchmark indices, BSE Sensex and Nifty50, opened in green on Wednesday. While BSE Sensex was above 74,300, Nifty50 was above 22,550. At 9:19 AM, BSE Sensex was trading at 74,372.38,…

Top stocks to buy (AI image) Macquariehas initiated its coverage of Adani Ports & SEZ with an ‘outperform’ rating and a target price of Rs 1,500. According to analysts the company is well positioned to capitalise on India’s long-term growth potential due to its businesses’ thematic alignment with the nation’s development. Visibility of healthy recurring…

Top stocks to buy (AI image) Stock market recommendations: According to Mehul Kothari, DVP – Technical Research, Anand Rathi Shares and Stock Brokers, Tube Investments, Godrej Agrovet Ltd, and Astrazeneca Pharma are the top stock picks for today:TUBEINVEST: BUY Near ₹2850 | Stop Loss: ₹2600 | Target: ₹3350The stock was highly oversold but has started…

NEW DELHI: With India’s workforce undergoing rapid transformation, organisations are re-imagining employee benefits to meet diverse needs and secure top talent. Companies are increasingly adopting innovative solutions, including flexible health insurance plans, mental health support, and diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives to create a more supportive workplace.Over past five years, there has been a…