Index provider MSCI said on Saturday it was seeking feedback on Adani Group and associated securities and was aware of a report issued by short-seller Hindenburg Research. Seven listed companies of the Adani conglomerate – controlled by one of the world’s richest men Gautam Adani – have lost a combined $48 billion in market value …
European stock markets edged lower Tuesday, as investors digested dire Chinese growth numbers as concerns about the global economic outlook remain high. At 04:15 ET (09:15 GMT), the DAX index in Germany traded 0.2% lower, the CAC 40 in France fell 0.1% and the FTSE 100 in the U.K. dropped 0.2%. European equities have had …
People in China worried on Thursday about spreading COVID-19 to aged relatives as they planned returns to their home towns for holidays that the World Health Organization warns could inflame a raging outbreak. The Lunar New Year holiday, which officially starts from Jan. 21, comes after China last month abandoned a strict anti-virus regime of …
General Motors said Friday it wants the U.S. Treasury to reconsider classification of GM’s electric Cadillac Lyriq to allow it to qualify for federal tax credits. The Treasury and Internal Revenue Service did not classify the Lyriq as an SUV, meaning its retail price cannot be above $55,000 to qualify for up to $7,500 in …
Chinese manufacturing activity shrank for a fifth straight month in December, a private survey showed on Tuesday, as the country grappled with an unprecedented spike in COVID-19 cases after it relaxed some restrictions intended to prevent the spread of the virus. The Caixin Manufacturing Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) read 49.0 in December, higher than forecasts …
Jerome Powell is scheduled to deliver a speech, nominally focused on the labor market, at an event on Wednesday hosted by the Brookings Institution in Washington. It will be one of the last from policymakers before the start of a quiet period ahead of their Dec. 13-14 gathering. Chair Jerome Powell is expected to this …
Based on inflationary pressures, supply-chain challenges, and geopolitical concerns resulting from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the World Bank decreased India’s real gross domestic product (GDP) growth prediction for 2022-23 (FY23) to 7.5 percent from 8%. The multinational agency also cut its global growth prediction for 2022 to 2.9 percent from 4.1 percent in its latest …
In keeping with a jump in global energy costs, jet fuel prices were boosted by a whopping 5.3 percent on Monday, marking the ninth consecutive increase this year. According to a price announcement issued by state-owned fuel dealers, the price of aviation turbine fuel (ATF), which lets planes fly, has increased by Rs 6,188.25 per …
Officials stated on Thursday that Delhi had a record GST collection of Rs 2,898 crore in the first month of the fiscal year 2022-23. According to them, this is the city’s highest-ever April GST collection. According to them, the record GST collection is also a sign that the national capital’s economy is quickly rebounding after …
India risks a repeat of last summer’s power outages as soaring temperatures boost demand for coal that’s used to generate about 70 percent of the country’s electricity. The hottest March in more than a century has heralded an early start to summer, increasing power consumption by air conditioners and refrigerators. While state-run miner Coal India is producing …
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