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S&P upgrades India rating on economic resilience, sustained fiscal consolidation
An employee works inside a textile mill at Bhilwara in India’s Rajasthan state, on July 6, 2025. Himanshu Sharma | Afp | Getty Images Credit rating agency S&P Global upgraded India’s long-term unsolicited sovereign credit ratings to “BBB” from “BBB-” on Thursday, citing economic resilience and sustained fiscal consolidation. The agency had revised the outlook […]
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India’s rising middle class will boost the mid-tier hospitality sector, says analyst
ShareShare Article via FacebookShare Article via TwitterShare Article via LinkedInShare Article via Email Manishi Raychaudhuri, CEO of Emmer Capital Partners, talks about India’s rising middle class and how that will boost the mid-tier hotel segment over the next decade. He adds job creation and income expectations will remain the most important driver for consumption, noting […]
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Buy or avoid India’s IT stocks after recent job cuts? 3 pros share their take
Job cuts and muted earnings in India’s IT sector have left some investors wondering if they should steer clear of such stocks. Tata Consultancy Services, one of the country’s biggest private sector employers, announced last month that more than 12,000 staff in mostly middle and senior management roles would be cut. That accounts for around […]
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Coffee and tea prices continue to ramp up due to tariffs, worrying retailers and importers
While last month’s consumer price index showed that food prices were effectively flat month over month, tariff-sensitive items like coffee beans, specialty teas and spices are showing signs of inflation, worrying small businesses selling those products. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, coffee prices surged 14.5% in July year over year. The average retail price […]
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Taj Hotels owner goes global with bold expansion into Europe and the Middle East
ShareShare Article via FacebookShare Article via TwitterShare Article via LinkedInShare Article via Email Puneet Chhatwal, Managing Director & CEO of Indian Hotels Company Limited (IHCL) discusses its plans to expand its flagship Taj Hotels in the UAE, Bahrain and Saudi Arabia as the hotel group taps into the growing GCC-India corridor. He talked about the […]
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CNBC’s The China Connection newsletter: Wonders and woes of China’s robotics industry
Hello, I’m Anniek Bao, a China economy and business reporter, filling in for Evelyn this week. Welcome to another edition of The China Connection. This week, I look at how the World Robot Conference put China’s ambitions for humanoid robots on full display, even as engineers and investors acknowledge that integrating them into everyday life […]
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India consumer inflation slows for ninth straight month — hits lowest since 2017
Shoppers purchase groceries at the upscale LuLu Hypermarket located in the Lulu International Shopping Mall in Kerala, India, on May 25, 2022. Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images India’s consumer inflation continued to ease in July, dropping for a ninth straight month to 1.55%, below analysts’ estimates, government data showed Tuesday. The headline inflation rate […]
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The full list of U.S. tariffs in place around the world
President Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Aug. 6, 2025. Bonnie Cash/UPI/Bloomberg via Getty Images After months of policy pivots, delays and negotiations from President Donald Trump, dozens of key U.S. trading partners were hit Thursday with “reciprocal” tariffs on their exports to the country. “IT’S MIDNIGHT!!! BILLIONS OF […]
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CNBC’s Inside India newsletter: India’s oil options in a post-Russia world
This report is from this week’s CNBC’s “Inside India” newsletter. Like what you see? You can subscribe here. The big story If refineries are the oil industry’s children, India’s got plenty of mouths to feed — and U.S. tariff threats over Russian crude are imperiling a distinctly affordable meal ticket. This week, U.S. President Donald Trump […]
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India isn’t flinching: Why Trump might be misreading India’s tariff playbook
US President Donald Trump and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi hold a joint press conference in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on February 13, 2025. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds | Afp | Getty Images India’s stock market showed little sign of panic a day after the U.S. announced a 50% tariff on […]
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