BENGALURU: Indian Premier League‘s business value rose 11.4% from a year earlier to $20.6 billion in 2026, helped by growing revenues, digital viewership and record franchise transactions, according to a study by investment bank Houlihan Lokey.It also pegged Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s brand value at $312 million, 16% higher than the previous year and making it…
BENGALURU: GenAI is poised to transform India’s labour market over the next decade, redefine job roles and accelerate the shift towards higher-value work, according to a new Goldman Sachs report.The report estimates that GenAI could automate 9-17% of tasks currently performed by India’s non-agricultural workforce. However 8-12% of jobs face a meaningful risk of substitution,…
MUMBAI: Gold loans are surging despite low growth in the number of borrowers as well as the quantity of gold that is pledged with lenders. Gold loans have grown over 50% in FY26 largely because of larger loans by existing borrowers and a shift from other personal loan products to secured gold loans.Gold loans accounted…
File photo: Union minister Nitin Gadkari NEW DELHI: Road transport minister Nitin Gadkari informed Rajya Sabha Wednesday BS-III vehicles, manufactured between 2005 and 2016, may require replacement of some rubber parts and gaskets when run on E20 petrol, while adding studies have found no major impact of the blended fuel on overall vehicle performance.In a…
MUMBAI: Employers are widening employee health benefits beyond conventional group medical insurance as companies seek protection against diseases that can quickly exhaust standard health covers. Reflecting this shift, AstraZeneca Pharma India has become the first company in India to buy a group cancer care policy that sits on top of its existing group health insurance,…
India’s growth momentum remains on a firm footing on the back of resilient domestic demand, despite the global challenges NEW DELHI: The finance ministry on Wednesday said that swifter policy responses and their implementation are critical to encourage foreign and domestic investment in the economy and underlined the need for reimagining responses to deal with…
Inflation has remained above the US Fed’s 2% target for more than five years. (AP photo) Kevin Warsh-led Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) decided to keep the interest rate unchanged in the 3.5-3.75% range. The US Federal Reserve announced the monetary policy review after deliberations on July 28 and July 29. “The Committee decided to…
The long proposed India-US bilateral trade agreement will enter its first phase only after Washington restores India’s tariff competitiveness against rival exporting nations, Addressing concerns around the much awaited trade pact, commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal on Wednesday, said that the understanding reached between the two countries was based on India receiving a comparative…
Oil prices rallied sharply on Wednesday, with benchmark crude contracts gaining over 7%, after a fresh wave of military action in the Middle East reignited concerns over global oil supplies. The rally was also supported by industry data showing a drawdown in US crude inventories.Around 9 pm IST, Brent crude rose $6.28, or 7.47%, to…
Technology stocks, particularly companies viewed as richly valued, remain under pressure. US stock market today: US equities traded in negative on Wednesday as investors awaited the outcome of the Federal Reserve’s latest policy meeting on interest rates. Meanwhile, oil prices climbed sharply.S&P 500 edged down 0.73%. The Dow Jones Industrial Average lost over 700 points,…
