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Source: Live Mint (Reuters) – Gold prices surged to a record high on Thursday, as fears of a global trade war sparked by U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariff threats fueled safe-haven demand for the precious metal. Spot gold rose 0.1% to $2,936.38 an ounce as of 02:36 p.m. ET (1936 GMT). It hit $2,954.69 earlier…
Source: Live Mint (Bloomberg Opinion) — On a good day, central banking can be a hum-drum business. Borrowing costs and forecasts are nudged around a touch, but preferably not at all. Unfortunately, it’s the bad times that become emblematic — and addictive. It fell to a diverse set of officials this week to remind us that there…
Source: Live Mint ORLANDO, Florida, Feb 20 (Reuters) – Policymakers around the world may not like the word ‘stagflation,’ but they’re going to hear a lot more it this year if the import tariffs U.S. President Donald Trump is threatening open up a global trade war. “I don’t use the word stagflation,” Bank of England…
Source: Live Mint Feb 20 (Reuters) – Brazil’s 2025/26 coffee crop is projected to fall 8% from the previous season to 59.75 million 60-kg bags due to the impact of last year’s drought and larger-than-expected pruning of coffee trees, said broker Pine Agronegocios on Thursday. In a report based on a recent crop tour through…
Source: Live Mint Depository firm NSDL is targeting to launch its much awaited ₹3,000-crore initial public offering (IPO) by next month, a senior official said on Thursday. As a market infrastructure institution (MII), National Securities Depository Ltd (NSDL) also needs other approvals apart from the draft red herring prospectus, the official said, adding that it…
Source: Live Mint Those who paid attention in probability class already know the answer. The potential outcomes are $1, $2, $3, $4, $5 or $6, each of which has a one-in-six chance of coming up. Your expected winnings are the sum of each result multiplied by its odds of occurring. Add it all up and…
Source: Live Mint The Burman family has acquired a controlling stake in Religare Enterprises Limited (REL) after the completion of the open offer and its shareholding post the acquisition stand at 83,201,819 equity shares representing 25.16% The Burmans, who founded and control consumer goods conglomerate Dabur India, got the central bank’s approval to buy more…
Source: Live Mint Company Credit Report (CCR) is a document that provides information about the credit history and financial health of a company. A CCR is a very important device for the lenders, creditors and business companions to assess the creditworthiness and financial stability of a business. For companies looking to maintain a strong position…
Source: Live Mint Credit cards can be a convenient way of acquiring money, with the possibility of paying for things in a while. This instrument of payment comes in handy when one is short of cash. But if used in a careless manner, they can lead you to debt and financial ruin. Here are five…
Source: Live Mint Pi Network Coin Launch: The all-new Pi Network Coin hit the cryptocurrency market on Thursday, February 20, becoming the first-ever digital currency that can be mined on a phone. The Open Mainnet went live on February 20, 2025, at 08:00 AM UTC, ending the enclosed mainnet phase of the network that has…
