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Apple partners with Oprah. (Photo: Pixabay)

Apple's ride to USD 1 trillion: The magic number that gets it there

Apple bought back a record $43 billion of its own shares in the first six months of 2018.

2 Aug 2018 12:08 PM IST

Maruti Suzuki MD and CEO Kenichi Ayukawa (left), senior executive director, marketing and sales, R.S. Kalsi (right) and senior executive director (engineering) C.V. Raman during the launch of Concept FutureS at the Auto Expo 2018 in Greater Noida. (Photo: PTI)

Mixed bag for auto companies in July

The transporters' strike had affected companies such as Ford and Mahindra with their passenger vehicles sales dropping.

2 Aug 2018 11:59 AM IST

According to HSBC, the public spending component of GVA and the government consumption component of GDP grew at a rapid pace, accounting for roughly one-fifth of overall growth.

India's GDP growth to rise to 7.5 per cent this fiscal, says report

In the January-March quarter, India's gross domestic product (GDP) grew at the fastest pace.

2 Aug 2018 11:43 AM IST

Wedding season in the coming weeks is expected to up the demand for gold. (Photo: PTI)

Gold demand to revive in H2 as govt supports farmers: WGC

Gold demand is set to improve in the second half of 2018, after falling 6 per cent in the first half.

2 Aug 2018 10:37 AM IST

Sensex, Nifty each lost over 1 per cent on Friday amidst fears of a US-North Korea war. (Photo: PTI)

Sensex falls over 200 points, Nifty slips below 11,300

The 30-share index dropped 248.42 points, or 0.66 per cent, to 37,273.20.

2 Aug 2018 10:11 AM IST

According to IFA Global, a forex and treasury solution firm, the Indian rupee is the third best performing Asian currencies this year, up 4.63 per cent in the March quarter, its best quarterly gains since September 2012.

Rupee rises 17 paise to hit fresh 1-month high against US dollar

Rupee is trading at 68.26 against dollar after RBI maintained its growth outlook for the economy.

2 Aug 2018 9:43 AM IST

Air India and its subsidiaries have nearly 20000 employees. Among them Air India has only 11,500 employees. Air India management has not offered their employees for voluntary buyouts, an Air India spokesperson said..

Govt has no plan to completely exit Air India, says Sinha

As per its audited accounts, the airline's total cumulative losses stood at Rs 47,145.62 crore in financial year...

2 Aug 2018 9:32 AM IST

New Delhi said the step would further facilitate India-US trade and technology collaboration in defence and high technology areas.

US Congress seeks to strengthen defence partnership with India

United States Congress has passed the USD 716 billion defence spending bill.

2 Aug 2018 9:26 AM IST

Farmers participate in the race in the belief that participation before ploughing their fields will bring good rain and a better harvest. (Photo: AFP)

Rural demand, farm income set to grow: RBI

Farm sector accounts for about 14 pc of India's $2.6 trillion economy and employs more than half of the country's 1.3 bn...

2 Aug 2018 9:12 AM IST

Nissan said it plans to bring the device to other countries eventually and install it in 30 per cent of the 40 million Nissan vehicles that are on the roads at present.

Nissan close to settling dispute with India over unpaid incentives

Nissan would drop the arbitration case against India once the settlement was agreed.

2 Aug 2018 8:27 AM IST

In August and September India could get 88 per cent and 93 per cent rainfall respectively of the LPA, the agency said.

Farm output at risk as rain forecast slashed

Lower farm incomes due to scanty rains could hit the demand for an array of consumer goods.

2 Aug 2018 2:04 AM IST

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Thursday directed all payment system operators in India to store data within the country.

RBI hikes key rate 2nd time in two months

This is the second consecutive rate hike by the RBI after it increased the repo rate by similar percentage points in its...

2 Aug 2018 2:00 AM IST