The agriculture sector is expected to end 2025 with record high foodgrain production, despite global trade headwinds. The strong figures come on the back of strong monsoon-driven sowing and major cost savings thanks to GST cuts on key inputs. For the upcoming year, 2026, stakeholders are waiting for major bills on seeds and pesticides to…
NEW DELHI: The potential rollout of the Social Security Code is bringing childcare benefits back in focus at India Inc, prompting companies to reassess both compliance and costs. Even before the Code takes effect, a majority, 60% of companies have budgeted higher spends on childcare and daycare, which is twice of what they were three…
Look to the Caribbean for an unsung bank play that offers a combination of upside potential and income, according to Bank of America. The firm upgraded shares of Puerto Rico-based Popular Inc. on Tuesday, lifting its rating to buy from hold. Analyst Brandon Berman also raised his price target to $156 from $141, implying upside…
Bitcoin’s BTC$88,686.98 stark rejection at $90,000 on Wednesday was a quick reminder for investors that precious metals like gold and silver are the real winners of the debasement trade, not — at least for the moment — digital gold. Back in October, JPMorgan analysts said that gold and bitcoin were both benefitting and would continue…
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The U.S. Treasury Department has sanctioned a Russian company, Operation Zero, and the individuals behind it after accusing them of buying stolen cyber tools for millions in cryptocurrency and re-selling those technologies, which were created to be used by the U.S. government. The tools bought and sold by newly sanctioned Sergey Sergeyevich Zelenyuk and his…
Memecoins are not dead because the market is down and the narrative has faded, according to president of payment infrastructure company MoonPay, Keith A. Grossman, who said that memecoins will be back but in a different form. The real innovation of memecoins is that attention can be tokenized easily and at low costs through blockchain…
The address of the finance ministry may have changed, but when it comes to guarding the country’s most closely held financial secret, tradition still holds firm on Raisina Hill.Even after the ministry’s move to the new Central Secretariat offices at Kartavya Bhawan last year, the printing of the Union Budget — among the most confidential…
ICICI Prudential Asset Management Company on Monday set the price band for its much-awaited public issue, putting a valuation of about Rs 1.07 lakh crore on the fund house as it prepares to tap the capital markets later this week.The Rs 10,602-crore initial public offering will open for subscription on December 12 and close on…
NEW DELHI: Business sentiment in the economy is high, driven by stronger demand, better profitability expectations and steady investment conditions, according to a CII survey. Domestic demand has increased, with nearly two-thirds of 175 firms surveyed reporting higher demand for July to Sept 2025 and about 72% expecting further improvement in Oct-Dec 2025. More than…
