Cryptocurrencies fell sharply on Monday as US President Donald Trump’s threat to impose new tariffs on eight European countries rattled risk assets and boosted demand for safe-haven assets. Bitcoin slid 3.6% to below $92,000, while other major tokens also saw a sharp decline.Ether, the second-largest digital asset, dropped 4.9%, and Solana fell 8.6% as traders…
State-owned Nalco is open to venturing into mining of rare earth elements (REEs) with its bid advisor conducting due diligence on domestic auctions for REEs, magnesium and chromite blocks, its CMD Brijendra Pratap Singh Monday said. The move signals National Aluminium Company Ltd’s (Nalco) diversification strategy beyond bauxite and alumina, targeting high-value critical minerals essential…
Top stocks to buy (AI image) Stock market recommendations: According to Sudeep Shah, Head – Technical Research and Derivatives, SBI Securities, the top stock picks for this week are LTIMindtree Ltd, and UltraTech Cement. Here’s his view on Nifty, Bank Nifty for the week starting January 19, 2026:Nifty View:After hitting a fresh alltime high of…
Top stocks to buy (AI image) Stock market recommendations: According to Motilal Oswal Financial Services Ltd, the top stock picks for the week (starting January 19, 2026) are 360 One, and Canara HSBC Life. Let’s take a look: Stock Name CMP (Rs)* Target (Rs) Upside (%) 360 One 1198 1400 17% Canara HSBC Life 141…
European Union leaders will hold an emergency meeting in Brussels on Thursday to decide how to respond to US President Donald Trump’s threat to impose new tariffs on several European countries.EU ambassadors met on Sunday and broadly agreed on a bilateral approach. This includes intensifying diplomatic efforts to discourage Washington from proceeding with the tariffs,…
NEW DELHI: Borrowings of the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI), which had peaked at almost Rs 3.5 lakh crore in 2021-22, is set to fall below Rs 2 lakh crore by March with the entity planning to reduce its debt load.The Centre is directly taking over funding for highway projects, instead of getting NHAI…
MUMBAI: HDFC Bank’s chief has admitted that the bank has fallen short of its deposit mobilisation growth and has set a very wide range for credit-deposit targets for the current financial year and the next, highlighting the uncertain environment.“Having focused on granular segments has given us encouraging outcomes. We did, however, fall short of our…
MUMBAI: ICICI Bank’s board choosing to seek a two-year term for CEO Sandeep Bakhshi instead of the usual three years has given rise to speculation that this may be his last term. However, the proposal has removed any overhang of uncertainty as his term extends until Oct 2028.Addressing media, the bank’s executive director Sandeep Batra…
NEW DELHI: Free food items, such as wheat and rice made available through the public distribution system (PDS), to nearly 80 crore people will not be part of the new consumer price index (CPI) basket, as the 22-member technical advisory panel, tasked with updating the base year of price indices, has decided to stick to…
NEW DELHI: Vietnamese electric carmaker VinFast will roll out three new models in India in 2026 and expand its retail and service network as it scales up operations in the country, according to a senior official in the company .“We will begin with launching a seven-seater MPV… Beyond that, additional models will follow, each addressing…
