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Bangkok: China's exports jumped 12.4 per cent in March from a year earlier as companies rushed to beat increases in US tariffs imposed by US President Donald Trump, the government said Monday. Imports fell 4.3 per cent, the customs administration reported. It said exports from...

New Delhi: Stock markets will be driven by further developments on the US-China tariff war front along with quarterly earnings announcements from IT majors Wipro and Infosys in a holiday-shortened week, analysts said. Global market trends and trading activity of foreign investors would also dictate...

Washington: A day after the US exempted electronics imports, including semiconductors, from reciprocal tariffs, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick Sunday said that the country is set to launch "separate tariffs" for imports of smartphones, computers, semiconductors, and other components in the next one to two months....

New Delhi: Export of iPhones, smartphones, tablets, laptops from India to the US will be cheaper by 20 per cent compared to those shipped from China following the exemptions given by the Trump administration, industry body ICEA said Sunday. The US government Saturday amended its...

New Delhi: The combined market valuation of five of the top-10 valued firms surged Rs 84,559.01 crore in a holiday-shortened last week, with Hindustan Unilever emerging as the biggest winner. Last week, the BSE benchmark Sensex declined 207.43 points or 0.27 per cent. The NSE...

New Delhi: Foreign investors have pulled out Rs 31,575 crore from the country's equity markets so far this month, in the wake of turbulence emanating from sweeping tariffs imposed by the US on most nations, including India. This came following a net investment of Rs...

New Delhi: Gold prices jumped over 6.5 per cent this week, reaching a record high of $3,237 per troy ounce. This marks the metal's strongest weekly performance since the early days of the Covid-19 pandemic, as global investors react to growing economic uncertainty following a...

New Delhi: India and Nepal have decided to strengthen measures to check cross-border smuggling of gold, narcotics, fake currency notes and other goods such as e-cigarettes, according to a statement issued by the Finance Ministry Sunday. The issue was discussed at the 21st Director-General level...

Mumbai: The hiring outlook for this financial year remained positive as 45 per cent of employers interviewed said they plan to hire for new permanent positions, a report said Saturday. A significant 45 per cent of employers plan to hire for new permanent positions, while...