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Workers of Venezuelan state oil company PDVSA operating pumpjack in Lake Maracaibo, in Cabimas, Venezuela, Jan. 27, 2026. Leonardo Fernandez Viloria | Reuters The Trump administration could issue a general license as soon as this week for companies to produce oil and gas in Venezuela, a person familiar with the plan told CNBC on Tuesday….

A rendering shows Singapore’s new $8 billion Las Vegas Sands development, on the right. Source: Safdie Architects Construction in Singapore has boomed since the pandemic. Several mega projects are underway, with the $8 billion Las Vegas Sands development and a new terminal at Changi Airport both breaking ground in 2025. Another major public sector project…

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A Chipotle in the Bronx in New York, April 23, 2025. Spencer Platt | Getty Images Chipotle Mexican Grill on Tuesday reported quarterly earnings and revenue that topped analysts’ expectations, although traffic to its restaurants fell for the fourth straight quarter. For 2026, the company is projecting flat same-store sales growth, signaling that the burrito…

👉 Visit the Official SleepLean Website NEW DELHI: The focus has been on shrimps and textiles, but Indian carpets and rugs have seen a bruising year with exports slipping nearly 9% to $735 million between April and Nov. Lowering of tariffs is expected to come as a boost for the highly-labour intensive sector.While overall exports…

The Budget has earmarked ₹95,692.31 crore for VB‑GRAMG and ₹30,000 crore for MGNREGS. File | Photo Credit: RAO GN Civil society groups and rural employment activists have criticised the Union Budget’s allocations for rural job schemes, alleging that the government has offered little clarity on the transition from the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee…

Some prominent gainers were Bajaj Finance, InterGlobe Aviation, Power Grid, Sun Pharma, Bajaj Finserv and Reliance Industries. File | Photo Credit: PTI Stock market benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty ended 2.5% higher on Tuesday (February 3, 2026) after India and the U.S. agreed to a trade deal under which Washington will bring down the reciprocal…

The trade deal with the United States, announced by U.S. President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on social media late Monday (February 2, 2026) night, will exclude sensitive agricultural items and dairy, Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal said on Tuesday (February 3, 2026), adding that the details of the deal would be made public…

Image used for representational purposes only. | Photo Credit: Reuters Even as U.S. President Donald Trump announced on Monday (February 3, 2026) night that India has agreed to buy more oil from Venezuela, Indian refiners in the recent past have spoken about difficulties in refining the oil received from the South American nation. This is…

VST Tillers Tractors Limited (VST), a farm equipment manufacturer, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Axis Bank, to offer financial solutions to the farmers for purchasing tractors and Farm Mechanisation products.  As per the agreement, Axis Bank will provide financial solutions to VST’s prospective customers through its network of 5370 branches. As per the MOU both the…