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Kumar Mangalam Birla, Chairperson, Aditya Birla Group, says the Budget also focuses on power sector revitalisation, particularly in electricity distribution and intra-State transmission. | Photo Credit: The Hindu Finance Ministers face a perennial balancing act when crafting Budgets. They must articulate the government’s broader policy vision while maintaining fiscal discipline — a task that is…
Image used for representation purpose only. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto The rupee appreciated 24 paise to 89.96 against the U.S. dollar in early trade on Friday (December 19, 2025), supported by corporate dollar inflows and easing crude oil prices. Forex traders said the gain in the USD/INR pair follows the rupee’s string of record…
Union Minister Piyush Goyal in conversation with EU Trade and Economic Security Commissioner Maroš Šefčovič, in Brussels on January 9, 2026. Photo: @PiyushGoyalX/ANI Photo Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal concluded a two-day visit to Brussels on Friday (January 9, 2026), which marked a “decisive step” forward in the India-EU Free Trade Agreement…
Image used for representation | Photo Credit: Reuters India’s rice exports jumped 19.4% last year to the second-highest on record after the centre lifted all export curbs, making shipments more competitive, government and industry officials told Reuters on Saturday (January 10, 2026). An improved flow of rice from the world’s largest exporter of the grain…
Women carry fodder for their cattle through a mustard field on the outskirts of Srinagar. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Rapeseed-mustard oil (hereafter ‘mustard oil’) is the third-largest edible oil consumed in India. Two executive and judicial decisions on mustard oil — one from 2021 and another from 2024 — have major public health implications,…
U.S. President Donald Trump takes questions from members of the media during a meeting with oil and gas executives in the East Room of the White House on Jan. 9, 2026 in Washington, DC. Alex Wong | Getty Images U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday signed an executive order that aims to block the seizure…
Chip Somodevilla | Getty Images News | Getty Images It’s often said that the economic reality on Main Street doesn’t match the mood on Wall Street, but right now small business owners are matching the market with increased confidence after a rocky start to 2025. After a significant decline in small business confidence in the…
United Wholesale Mortgage at the NYSE, Jan. 22, 2021. Source: The New York Stock Exchange Shares in mortgage lenders jumped Friday after President Donald Trump instructed “representatives” to purchase mortgage bonds in an attempt to lower rates for homebuyers. Trump said in a social media post on Thursday that he was asking unnamed buyers —…
A version of this article first appeared in CNBC’s Inside Wealth newsletter with Robert Frank, a weekly guide to the high-net-worth investor and consumer. Sign up to receive future editions, straight to your inbox. In 1989, Byron Trott was working at Goldman Sachs in the private wealth management division when he paid a visit to Jack Taylor,…
A cargo ship sits in New York Harbor on Nov. 19, 2025 in New York City. Spencer Plat | Getty Images The Supreme Court did not rule Friday on the legality of broad tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump, leaving markets still awaiting a decision poised to have far-reaching impacts on trade policy and the…
