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Pakistan stock exchange sees a rise as nation awaits election results

The stock exchange saw a rise to 42,106 points in early trade as Imran Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) surged ahead in early poll results.

Jul 26, 2018

Foreign bond investors shun India, blame RBI's lack of reassurance

Total returns on Indian bonds this year are negative 4 percent, one of the worst in Asia after outperforming last year.

Jul 26, 2018

Cash-on-Delivery deals may be illegal: RBI

The RBI has noted that the CoD option is not permissible as it is not in compliance with the Payments and Settlements Systems (PSS) Act, 2007.

Jul 26, 2018

Facebook's new privacy safeguards will erode company's profits for years

Latest earnings reveal a huge drop in Facebook's market cap as the social media giant is investing heavily in new privacy safeguards, a move that will eat into the company's profits for "years" as per Chief Financial Officer David Wehner.

Jul 26, 2018

New deal sees an end to the US and EU trade war

EC head Jean-Claude Juncker and US President Trump announce an end to the US-EU trade war with a new deal that will see Brussels import soybeans and liquefied natural gas.

Jul 26, 2018

Production facility is seen at Saudi Aramco's Shaybah oilfield

Oil prices rise as Saudi Arabia halts shipments through Red Sea lane after Houthi attack

The Bab al-Mandeb Strait, where the Red Sea meets the Gulf of Aden in the Arabian Sea, is only 20 km (12 miles) wide, making hundreds of ships potentially an easy target.

Jul 26, 2018

Korean and Chinese handset makers' takeover as Indian players fail to impress

Micromax had a 16 percent share of the Indian smartphone market in the final quarter of the financial year 2016. Its share substantially dropped to only five percent in final quarter of the financial year 2017.

Jul 25, 2018

HDFC AMC IPO subscribed 43% in first 3 hours

IPO received a positive response from the investors as 81,00,560 shares were subscribed against the issue size of 1,88,04,290 shares.

Jul 25, 2018

Ferrari Chairman and CEO Sergio Marchionne

Sergio Marchionne, the man behind Fiat Chrysler resurrection, dies at 66

Sergio Marchionne died after complications from a surgery conducted at Zurich's University Hospital. He was replaced as CEO of FCA on July 22 by Mike Manley.

Jul 25, 2018

Jio eyes foothold in entertainment industry

The telecom giant aims to set up its own production house to tap the lucrative web series market.

Jul 25, 2018

Maruti Suzuki recalls 566 new Swift, 713 new Dzire units over faulty airbag controller unit

The new Swift and Dzire units recalled are manufactured between May 7, 2018 and July 7, 2018. Maruti Suzuki will inspect and replace the faulty part for free of cost starting from July 25.

Jul 25, 2018

Bitcoin rises from two-month low to cross $8,000

Since collapsing in December 2017, the value of Bitcoin has slowly been on the rise, touching $8,000 for the first time this year. Analysts are bullish about its long-term prospects.

Jul 25, 2018

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Paytm May lose competitive advantage as industry war thickens

Intense lobbying by several American card firms has forced the RBI to soften its stance on local data storage of all Indian transactions, which Paytm has been pushing for.

Jul 25, 2018

Idea–Vodafone bows in front of DoT; pay up Rs 72 billion

The deal is expected to get a final approval from the DoT within next week. After many rounds of deliberations, the DoT was adamant on its demand of Rs 72 billion which was eventually paid by the two telcos

Jul 24, 2018

Reliance Jio effect: Indian telcos continue to register losses

In the last quarter of the fiscal year 2017-18, the revenue of two of India's largest telecom companies Bharti Airtel Ltd and Idea Cellular Ltd has declined. Bharti Airtel Ltd reported a loss in revenue of 3.7% while Idea Cellular Ltd witnessed a decline in revenue at 5.7%.

Jul 24, 2018