SBI considers share sale to raise 25k crore

SBI is preparing to sell as much as Rs 25,000 crore ($2.9 billion) of shares to institutional investors as soon as next week, according to people familiar with the matter, in what could be the nation’s biggest deal of its kind.If the qualified institutional placement is fully subscribed, it would mark the biggest QIP ever … Read more

NHAI plans to bid out projects worth 3.4 lakh crore

NEW DELHI: National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) plans to bid out 124 highways and expressway projects worth Rs 3.4 lakh crore in current financial year (2025-26). NHAI has put the entire list of projects in public domain, amid a sense of uncertainty among the highway developers.In last two years, there has been a slowdown … Read more

US tariffs: Trump slaps 35% duties on Canadian goods; threatens more in case of retaliation

US President Donald Trump announced a 35 per cent tariff on Canadian imports, effective August 1. The decision was conveyed in a letter to Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney on Thursday, marking the latest in a string of over 20 similar communications Trump has issued since Monday.The move follows escalating tensions over trade policies, with … Read more

Canara Bank drops ‘fraud’ tag from Reliance Communications loan a/c

MUMBAI: Canara Bank on Thursday informed the Bombay HC that it has withdrawn an order that classified Anil Ambani‘s loan account connected to Reliance Communications, which is undergoing insolvency proceedings, as ‘fraudulent’. The HC bench then disposed of a petition filed by Ambani challenging the bank’s Nov 8 order. The bank had classified the loan … Read more

TCS Q1 revenue falls 3%, 1st drop in over 4 years

Bengaluru: TCS marked its first year-on-year decline in constant currency since the Sept quarter of FY21, with lacklustre performance attributed to weak macroeconomic conditions, cautious client sentiment, delayed decision-making, and the winding down of the BSNL deal. Its revenue for the June quarter fell 3.1% year-on-year in constant currency and 3.3% sequentially, as geopolitical uncertainties … Read more

HDB IPO triggers grey market reset: NSE, NSDL, Tata Capital shares dip in unlisted trade; retail FOMO persists despite valuation concerns

Investor confidence in India’s unlisted securities market has taken a hit after HDB Financial Services’ Initial Public Offering was priced significantly below grey market expectations. The impact has rippled across high-profile pre-IPO stocks like NSE, NSDL and Tata Capital, whose unlisted values have dropped between 5% and 18% in recent weeks, according to an ET … Read more

Indian team heads back to US to ‘negotiate complete trade deal’ amid looming tariffs

NEW DELHI: Further talks on the India-US trade deal are lined up in the coming days with negotiators once again headed to Washington as the government seeks to finalise an agreement, without any deadline pressure. “We are not differentiating between an interim or the first phase of the bilateral trade agreement. We are negotiating a … Read more

India top contributor in US immigrant billionaire list: 12 Indian-origin tycoons in list; Jay Chaudhry beats Sundar Pichai, Satya Nadella in US rich club

India now ranks No. 1 in supplying billionaire immigrants to the US, according to Forbes’ 2025 list of America’s Richest Immigrants. With 12 India-born citizens on the list, the country has overtaken Israel as the leading source of billionaire migrants in the US this year.Forbes’ list of 125 foreign-born billionaires spans 43 countries, but Indian-origin … Read more

Investing in FDs? Banks now offer interest rates up to 8.10% on 444 day scheme; check list

Are you planning to invest in fixed deposits, but wondering which bank offers the best interest rate? While many banks have recently lowered their FD rates following the Reserve Bank of India’s repo rate cut, several public, private, and small finance banks are still offering highly competitive returns, especially on special 444-day deposit schemes. Some … Read more

Housing squeeze: 30-year US mortgage rate rises to 6.72%; 5-week easing streak ends as borrowing costs inch up

The average long-term mortgage rate in the US edged higher this week, ending a five-week streak of easing borrowing costs that had offered some relief to prospective homebuyers.According to mortgage buyer Freddie Mac, the average rate on a 30-year home loan ticked up to 6.72% from 6.67% last week. A year ago, the rate was … Read more