Market jitters as Biden eyes tariff hikes on Chinese goods
Equity benchmarks in Australia and Japan saw declines, mirroring the downward trend in Hong Kong futures. Additionally, US contracts showed a slight dip following the previous week's struggle of the S&P 500 index to gain momentum.News Arena Network - Beijing - UPDATED: May 12, 2024, 10:08 PM - 2 mins read
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At present, the US, China and Japan are the top three markets for Sony globally, followed by India.
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In the lead-up to the main event, Bihar will kick off a series of roadshows in various cities, starting with Kolkata on Monday. These roadshows are part of the state's strategy to roll out the red carpet for both domestic and foreign investors.
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The tariff revisions, implemented over a span of two days, aim to monetise new 5G services and mark an end to the prolonged price competition among telecom giants since 2016.
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South Africa earlier this week requested the establishment of two panels at a meeting of the Dispute Settlement Body (DSB) of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) to address the EU’s regulations on two separate plant health issues -- Citrus Black Spot and False Codling Moth.
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This inaugural shipment of the season marks the fruition of a strategic Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Meghalaya State Agriculture Marketing Board and Lulu Group International.
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The adjusted mobile service tariffs for Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea will lead to a 10-24 per cent increase starting in the first week of July.
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The Nifty50 index also recorded its first loss in five days. Despite the day's decline, both indices reached new intraday record highs before closing lower.
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Bharti Airtel announced a 10-21% increase in prepaid and postpaid mobile tariffs, effective July 3, following a similar move by Reliance Jio. The hike, the first in two-and-a-half years, aims to boost Average Revenue Per User (ARPU) and support network investments.
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The Indian MSME sector, which currently employs around 1.2 crore people, is expected to generate over two lakh new jobs by 2025 across various sectors such as e-commerce, logistics, and supply-chain management, according to a report released on Thursday.
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India is projected to annually increase its colocation data center capacity by 464 MW until 2028, as per a report from Cushman and Wakefield. The country requires an additional 1.7-3.6 GW (gigawatt) data centre capacity over and above the planned development of 2.32 GW (colocation) capacity.
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Addressing the Parliament on Thursday, President Droupadi Murmu said that the pace of reforms will be further accelerated in tune with the aspirations of the people of India for rapid development. In the last 10 years, India has risen to become the fifth largest economy from the 11th ranked one, she said.
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According to the Morgan Stanley report, initiatives under PM Gati Shakti are yielding results. The report projects infrastructure investment to rise to 6.5% of GDP by FY29, with $1.45 trillion spent over five years, enhancing logistics and port efficiency.
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