NEW DELHI: Global CEOs from the semiconductor world on Tuesday praised India’s work in the high-technology industry and promised new investments and hirings to grow their engagements in the country for worldwide projects.As most of the top CEOs said the country is increasingly playing a major role in their research and engineering work and this…
Anthropic has closed a deal to raise $13 billion from investors in a new funding round that nearly triples its valuation to $183 billion, including dollars raised – a larger-than-expected haul that makes the AI company one of the most valuable startups in the world. The financing, one of the largest to date for an…
NEW DELHI: India had moved the World Trade Organisation, questioning the 50% tariff imposed by the Trump administration on certain copper products imported into the US.“India considers that the measure, although claimed to be taken for security interests, are, in essence, a safeguard measure,” it said in a communication to the Geneva-based global trade watchdog…
BENGALURU: Market regulator Sebi cleared 13 IPOs, adding momentum to the pipeline of companies set to list in the second half of the year. The approvals include Tiger Global-backed Urban Company and consumer electronics player Imagine Marketing, the parent of Boat.According to TOI’s calculations, the combined IPO sizes add up to about Rs 14,000 crore,…
Russia on Tuesday said it had signed a legally binding agreement with China to build the Power of Siberia 2 gas pipeline, a project aimed at further strengthening energy and strategic ties between the two countries. The pact was signed during President Vladimir Putin’ visit to Beijing, reported AFP.The planned pipeline, which would run through…
The Indian rupee traded near record lows against the US dollar on Tuesday, slipping to 88.15 after closing at an all-time low of 88.18 a day earlier. The depreciation has provided exporters with better price competitiveness but raised concerns for import-heavy sectors.Exporters said the fall in the rupee presents a mixed picture. “On one hand,…
Sweden’s “buy now, pay later” financial services firm Klarna said on Tuesday it aims to raise $1.27 billion through an initial public offering in New York, setting a price band of $35 to $37 a share, after an earlier plan was delayed due to market volatility.Klarna had first announced plans for an IPO in November…
Jaguar Land Rover, the Tata Motors-owned luxury automaker, said on Tuesday its global retail and production operations have been “severely disrupted” following a cyberattack, forcing the company to shut down systems as a precaution.The UK-based company said it took immediate steps to shut down its systems in a bid to limit the fallout, AFP reported….
Sugar stocks turned into a sweet spot for investors on Tuesday as shares of leading mills surged sharply, buoyed by the government’s decision to allow ethanol production without any quantitative restrictions in the 2025-26 marketing year beginning November.Rajshree Sugars & Chemicals hit the upper circuit with a 20 per cent jump on the BSE, while…
The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has approved Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation’s (SMBC) proposal to acquire up to 24.99 per cent stake in Yes Bank, paving the way for the Japanese lender to become the private sector bank’s single-largest shareholder.SMBC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group (SMFG), is among the leading foreign banks…
