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US stock marketstoday: US stock markets opened sharply lower on Monday after Moody’s downgraded the country’s sovereign credit rating, citing concerns over escalating federal debt and long-term fiscal slippage.The downgrade rattled investor confidence, triggering broad-based selling across equities and lifting market volatility.At the opening bell, the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 288.77 points or 0.68…

State Bank of India (SBI) reported a record profit of around USD 9.2 billion for the fiscal year ending March 2025, making it only the third Indian company—after Reliance Industries and ONGC—to feature in the Global Top 100 ranked by net profit. Despite this remarkable achievement, much of SBI’s profits are generated by a relatively…

Gold rate today: Gold prices soared by Rs 580 to reach Rs 97,030 per 10 grams in the national capital on Monday, supported by strong cues from international markets, according to the All India Sarafa Association.On Friday, gold of 99.9% purity had closed at Rs 96,450 per 10 grams.Similarly, gold of 99.5% purity rose by…

Pirojsha Godrej (File photo; credit- Godrej website) NEW DELHI: Godrej Properties, one of India’s prominent real estate developers, acquired 14 land parcels across major cities during the 2024–25 fiscal year, with a total development potential of approximately Rs 26,500 crore.These acquisitions span key urban markets, including the Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR), Pune, Delhi-NCR, Bengaluru, Kolkata,…

India is making significant strides in enhancing the appeal of its manufacturing sector to global investors, according to a new study by S&P Global India Research. The report, titled “India Forward: Transformative Perspectives,” highlights that global shifts in trade policy could work in India’s favour over the long term.“As economies adapt to evolving trade dynamics…

Vodafone had requested relief of approximately Rs 30,000 crore. (AI image) The Supreme Court on Monday rejected appeals from major telecommunications companies Vodafone, Airtel andTata Teleservices regarding their request for adjusted gross revenue (AGR) dues waiver. The bench, consisting of Justices J B Pardiwala and R Mahadevan, deemed these appeals “misconceived”.“We are really shocked by…

NEW DELHI: Reliance Power has signed a commercial term sheet with Bhutan’s Green Digital Pvt Ltd for a long-term power purchase agreement, marking a major milestone in cross-border clean energy collaboration. Green Digital is a subsidiary of Druk Holding and Investments Ltd (DHI), the investment arm of the Royal Government of Bhutan.The agreement paves the…

Protean eServices participated in the competitive bidding process to become a Managed Service Provider (MSP) for the PAN 2.0 Project. (AI image) Protean share price crash: Protean eGov Technologies‘ stock plummeted 20% to reach its lower circuit of Rs 1,143 on NSE following the Income Tax Department‘s decision not to select the company for its…

Gold could trade in a broad range of Rs 91,500 and Rs 95,500 this week. (AI image) Gold price prediction today: Gold is a safe haven investment but geopolitical tensions and developments in the US-China trade deal have left investors confused – should they buy, sell or hold gold? There is also the additional factor…

Asian stock markets slid on Monday and the US dollar weakened after Moody’s downgraded the United States’ last remaining triple-A sovereign credit rating, triggering renewed investor concerns about Washington’s rising debt burden. Moody’s cut the rating from Aaa to Aa1, citing “the increase over more than a decade in government debt and interest payment ratios…