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US Section 301 Tariffs Create Disadvantage for Indian Textile Exporters Against Regional Competitors

The United States' ongoing enforcement of Section 301 tariffs is altering global textile trade flows, placing Indian apparel exporters at a pronounced disadvantage relative to competitors in Bangladesh. As major…

Prasenjit Bhowmik July 25, 2026

Market

American Express Shares Fall as Rising Operational Expenses Eclipse Revenue and Spending Growth

American Express Company saw its shares drop significantly during Friday trading in New York, as investor anxiety over rising operational costs eclipsed a stellar quarterly performance highlighted by a 10%…

Prasenjit Bhowmik July 25, 2026

Business Insights

Jindal Steel Restructures Executive Leadership with Reappointment of Former MD V.R. Sharma

Indian industrial conglomerate Jindal Steel and Power announced a major executive overhaul in New Delhi this week, reappointing former Managing Director V.R. Sharma to lead the organization following a period…

Prasenjit Bhowmik July 25, 2026

Emerging Market

Tech Wealth Drives Record $10 Billion Auction Boom in Dinosaur Bones, Art, and Watches

Global auction houses recorded nearly $10 billion in combined sales during the first half of the year, powered by an influx of newly minted technology entrepreneurs acquiring high-value alternative assets…

Prasenjit Bhowmik July 25, 2026

Economy

Canadian Producer Prices Decline in June as Geopolitical Shifts Cool Energy Costs

Statistics Canada reported a decline in Canadian producer prices for June, marking the first month-over-month drop in five months after a temporary diplomatic accord between the United States and Iran…

Prasenjit Bhowmik July 25, 2026

Business Insights

Paramount and Warner Bros. Freeze Merger Negotiations Until June 2027 Amid Regulatory Blockade

Paramount Global and Warner Bros. Discovery have officially agreed to delay their proposed corporate merger until at least June 2027 following a court-approved standstill agreement filed this week in federal…

Prasenjit Bhowmik July 25, 2026

Business Insights

India Explores Parallel Licensing Model to Boost Competition in Power Distribution

The Indian Ministry of Power, chaired by Union Minister for Power and Housing & Urban Affairs Manohar Lal, convened a high-level Consultative Committee meeting yesterday in New Delhi to consider…

Prasenjit Bhowmik July 25, 2026

Startup

Seattle’s CDL Accelerator Graduates 17 Deep-Tech Startups Targeting Manufacturing and Healthcare AI

Creative Destruction Lab (CDL) Seattle announced the graduation of 17 early-stage startups from its nine-month accelerator program at the University of Washington's Foster School of Business, signaling a major push…

Prasenjit Bhowmik July 25, 2026

Economy

EPFO Simplifies UAN Retrieval: How Salaried Workers Can Access Forgotten Accounts Online and Offline

Millions of salaried employees across India can now effortlessly regain access to their retirement savings following updated guidelines and streamlined digital tools released by the Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO).…

Prasenjit Bhowmik July 25, 2026

Economy

Nomura Projects India GDP Growth at 6.6% Amid $100 Oil and Rising Global Yields

Global investment firm Nomura announced this week that India's economic growth forecast remains resilient at 6.6% for the current fiscal period, despite escalating macroeconomic pressure caused by $100-per-barrel crude oil,…

Prasenjit Bhowmik July 25, 2026