Asian markets mostly rose on Tuesday as investors focused on hopes of United States rate cuts and nerves around rising Japanese bond yields eased slightly.In Hong Kong, HSI rose 0.11%, rising 28 points to reach 26,061. Nikkei also rose 56 points to trade at 49,360 at 10:30 AM IST. South Korea’s Kospi added 1.81% to…
Starbucks, one of the world’s biggest coffee chains, has finally agreed to hand over about $35 million to more than 15,000 New York City workers after claims that shifts were slashed without warning and schedules kept in constant flux. The announcement landed on Monday, just hours before Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani and US Senator Bernie Sanders…
TOI correspondent from Washington: In the predatory world of American artificial intelligence, where top engineers command salaries in the millions and signing bonuses rival small fortunes, Apple Inc has taken a big bite out of Microsoft and Google. The iPhone giant on Monday announced the hiring of Amar Subramanya, a Bengaluru-educated Google veteran who briefly…
Top stocks to buy (AI image) Stock market recommendations: According to Somil Mehta, Head – Alternate Research, Capital Market Strategy, Mirae Asset Sharekhan, the top stocks investors can consider buying today on December 2, 2025 are: Ashok Leyland, HCL Tech, and Bank of Baroda. Let’s take a look:Ashok Leyland – Buy in the range between…
MUMBAI: Complaints against credit information companies have almost quadrupled in three years, signalling growing frustration among borrowers over credit scores and data accuracy. This surge stands out in the wider trend of rising grievances handled by India’s financial ombudsman. CIC complaints rose from 1,039 in 2022-23 to 3,847 in 2023-24 and further to 4,585 in…
NEW DELHI: With demand continuing to be strong post the festive season, leading automakers – Maruti Suzuki, Mahindra & Mahindra, Tata Motors, Hyundai and Toyota Kirloskar – saw robust growth in sales in Nov as compared to the same month last year. Maruti Suzuki India reported the best-ever total sales, including exports, last month at…
MUMBAI: The price of silver futures on Multi Commodity Exchange (MCX) touched a record high level at close to Rs 1.8 lakh/kg on Monday after global prices hit an all-time high at $58.5/ounce early in the day. The weakness of the rupee further to near the Rs 90/$ mark, also helped the rally in the…
MUMBAI: Amazon India, a late entrant to the quick commerce space, is speeding up expansion of its 10-minute delivery service after rivals Zepto and Swiggy’s Instamart (they are bigger in terms of quick commerce growth, share and reach) lined up new funding to grow market share in the cash-guzzling sector. In Oct, Zepto bagged $450…
MUMBAI: India’s current account deficit narrowed to $ 12.3 billion, or 1.3% of GDP, in the Sept quarter, improving sharply from $20.8 billion, or 2.2% of GDP, a year earlier. The deficit, however, deteriorated quarter-on-quarter from $2.4 billion, or 0.2% of GDP, recorded in the June quarter. For the first half of FY26, the gap…
NEW DELHI: The deep differences in the Indian car industry over proposed relaxations in CO2 emissions limits in the new CAFE norms, which are to kick in from April 2027, are out in open with Maruti Suzuki, seen to be a major gainer, accusing “makers of some large gas guzzlers” of spreading “false narratives… (and)…
