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July 18, 2025 10:30 AM

Piyush Goyal holds talks with Saudi investment minister to boost India-Saudi trade ties

Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal held talks on Thursday with Saudi Arabia's Minister of Investment, Khalid Al-Falih, to strengthen trade and investment relations between the two countries. The virtual discussion focused on enhanc...

July 18, 2025 10:00 AM

Sensex, Nifty open lower amid FII selling pressure

Indian equity indices opened lower on Friday, with heavyweights such as Axis Bank and Bharti Airtel among the top losers on the BSE benchmark. At 9:25 am, the Sensex was down 171 points or 0.21% at 82,087, while the Nifty slipped 35 points or 0.14% ...

July 18, 2025 9:40 AM

Lula says he won’t take orders from foreigner Trump, calls tariffs blackmail

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Thursday said he would not take orders over tariffs from a foreigner, referring to U.S. President Donald Trump, and later called the United States' threatened duty "unacceptable blackmail." The commen...

July 17, 2025 5:05 PM

Sensex, Nifty decline as IT and banking stocks drag

India’s benchmark indices ended lower on Thursday, weighed down by selling in information technology and banking stocks amid weak Q1 earnings and concerns over foreign institutional investor (FII) outflows linked to global trade uncertainties. The...

July 17, 2025 4:08 PM

Global oil prices likely to decline, India ready for any sanctions fallout: Hardeep Puri

Union Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Thursday expressed confidence that global oil prices could see a decline in the coming months. He also played down concerns about possible US sanctions over India’s continued purchase o...

July 17, 2025 5:03 PM

Trump says Coca-Cola agreed to use real cane sugar in US

President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that Coca-Cola had agreed to use cane sugar in its beverages in the U.S. after his discussions with the company. "I have been speaking to Coca-Cola about using REAL Cane Sugar in Coke in the...

July 17, 2025 12:19 PM

Trump says he’s not planning to fire Fed’s Powell

U.S. President Donald Trump said Wednesday he is not planning to fire Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, but he kept the door open to the possibility and renewed his criticism of the central bank chief for not lowering interest rates. A Bloomberg ...

July 17, 2025 10:54 AM

Sensex, Nifty open flat amid search for fresh market triggers

Indian equity markets opened on a muted note Thursday morning as investors awaited new cues to help break the prevailing consolidation phase. The BSE Sensex dipped slightly by 15 points to open at 82,619, while the NSE Nifty edged down by 2 points t...

July 17, 2025 4:59 PM

G20 finance chiefs meet under tariff cloud in South Africa

South Africa urged G20 countries to provide global and cooperative leadership to tackle challenges including rising trade barriers as the club's finance chiefs met on Thursday under the shadow of President Donald Trump's tariff threats. The G20, whi...

July 17, 2025 4:33 PM

Trump says India trade agreement is close, Europe deal possible

The United States is very close to a trade deal with India, while an agreement could possibly be reached with Europe as well, but it is too soon to say whether a deal can be agreed with Canada, President Donald Trump said in an interview aired on Rea...