The average rate on a 30-year US mortgage fell again this week, reaching 6.26%, marking the lowest level since early October, amid a decline in long-term Treasury yields and the Federal Reserve’s first rate cut of 2025, mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday. Last week, the rate was 6.35%, and a year ago it averaged…
Net direct tax collection climbed 9.18 per cent to over Rs 10.82 lakh crore till September 17 in the current fiscal, driven by higher advance tax payments from corporates and slower issuance of refunds, the government said. Refunds issued during the period dropped 24 per cent to Rs 1.61 lakh crore, PTI reported.Corporate advance tax…
Emphasising the role of fiscal discipline in fostering economic growth and prosperity, RBI Governor Sanjay Malhotra on Thursday urged states to focus on the quality of expenditure and exercise prudence in off-budget borrowings.Speaking at the 35th Conference of State Finance Secretaries, themed ‘Journey towards Economic Prosperity through the Path of Fiscal Consolidation’, Malhotra highlighted the…
Eternal Ltd, the parent company of Zomato and Blinkit, saw its market valuation soar to Rs 3.26 lakh crore on Thursday, vaulting past Hindustan Aeronautics, Titan, Avenue Supermarts and Adani Ports in the top 100 market capitalisation rankings.The company’s shares rose 2.96 per cent to close at Rs 337.90 on the BSE, touching a 52-week…
Federal Reserve policy adjustments influence consumer costs for various financial products. (AI image) How does the US Federal Reserve’s decision to cut the benchmark rate by 25 basis points to the 4-4.25% range impact the lives of common people in America? The Federal Reserve establishes the federal funds rate, which governs inter-bank lending practices. Although…
Nvidia on Thursday said that it will invest $5 billion in Intel and partner with the struggling chipmaker to build artificial intelligence infrastructure and personal computer products, in what the companies called a “historic collaboration.”As part of the agreement, Nvidia will buy Intel common stock at $23.28 a share, subject to regulatory approvals, AP reported….
India’s pharmaceutical sector is projected to post healthy revenue growth of 7-9 per cent in FY26, aided by robust demand in the domestic and European markets, even as momentum in the United States is expected to cool, according to rating agency ICRA.The domestic market is expected to expand by 8-10 per cent and Europe by…
Maruti Suzuki India, the country’s largest carmaker, on Thursday said it will cut vehicle prices by up to Rs 1.29 lakh from September 22, passing on the benefit of a GST rate reduction to customers.According to the company’s regulatory filing, entry-level model S-Presso will see the steepest reduction of Rs 1,29,600, followed by Alto K10…
The families of four victims of the June 12 crash of Air India Flight AI171 have filed a lawsuit against US planemaker Boeing and aerospace supplier Honeywell, alleging that faulty cockpit fuel switches caused the deadly accident that killed 260 people.The complaint, lodged in Delaware Superior Court on Tuesday, claims the accident occurred seconds after…
MUMBAI: While a jump in capital expenditure is unlikely this fiscal year, the prospects for the economic growth catalyst are much better over a medium-to-long term, an arm of global rating agency S&P said on Wednesday. Companies are likely to invest upward of $800 billion over the next five years, S&P Global said. “There is…
