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Prince Philip Was No Saint, But He Was the Queen’s Rock
(Bloomberg Opinion) — “I doubt whether I’ve achieved anything likely to be remembered,” the Duke of Edinburgh once observed to a BBC…
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Michigan Seeks Aid Amid Surge; EU Reviews J&J Shot: Virus Update
(Bloomberg) — Governor Gretchen Whitmer called for Michiganders to voluntarily suspend social activities for two weeks, and asked the federal…
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L&T Construction Wins ‘Major’ Order For Solar Power Plant In Saudi Arabia
The renewables arm of Larsen & Toubro Ltd.’s power transmission & distribution business has secured a “major” EPC contract for…
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Slavery Reparations Study Gets House Judiciary Hearing Next Week
(Bloomberg) — A bill to study paying reparations to descendants of slaves will be considered in the House Judiciary Committee…
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Insurance Regulator Eases AIF Investment Norms
The insurance regulator allowed Indian insurers to invest in fund of funds, which in turn invest within the country, in…
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Give Pilaf a Chance
(Bloomberg) — Editor’s Note: As more people are working from home, Bloomberg Pursuits is running a weekly Lunch Break column…
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In Charts: How Bad Is India’s Covid-19 Second Wave
India’s Hotspot Maharashtra has once again emerged as the epicentre of the outbreak, with the wealthiest state accounting for more…
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Capital Goods, Defence, PVC Pipes Earnings Preview – Another Strong Quarter On The Cards: Reliance Securities
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Graphite India – A Key Beneficiary Of Current Upcycle In Steel: ICICI Direct
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Construction Sector Q4 Earnings Preview – Good End To A Difficult Year; 2022 Outlook Strong: Nirmal Bang
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Two Reasons Why Bharat Iyer Is Overweight On Indian Stock Markets
“India would slam dunk be an overweight” for him if he were a global or an emerging market investor with…
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First India EV Battery Plant Takes Shape to Cut China Dependence
(Bloomberg) — The son-in-law of India’s biggest steel tycoon is betting big on converting coal tar into graphite anodes for…
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Current Emissions Put the World on Track for Biodiversity Collapse
(Bloomberg) — The lemurs of Madagascar and Himalayan snow leopards are among the hundreds of endemic species that will all but…
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Ron Burkle’s SPAC Said in Talks for $4 Billion Signa Sports Deal
(Bloomberg) — German online retailer Signa Sports United GmbH is in talks to go public through a merger with billionaire…
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India Startup Byju’s Makes Global Push With One-on-One Lessons
(Bloomberg) — India’s second-most valuable startup Byju’s is expanding its push into international markets to drive future growth, after reaping…
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Macrotech Developers IPO Subscribed 0.35 Times On Day 2
Macrotech Developers Ltd. continued to witness a lukewarm response to its initial public offering on the second day of bidding.…
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Has Healthcare Spending Of The Government Increased? CARE Ratings Report
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Technology Sector Update – Cloud ACV Growth Decelerates; ISG Moderates 2021 Outlook: ICICI Securities
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Why Ecuador’s Runoff Vote Matters for the Bond Market: QuickTake
(Bloomberg) — Voters in Ecuador face a stark choice when they pick their new president in the April 11 runoff…
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Agro-Chemicals Q4 Earnings Preview – Consumption Weak But Placement Growth To Be Strong: Prabhudas Lilladher
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Sterling & Wilson Solar’s Stock Jumps 11% On Repaying Debt
Shares of Sterling & Wilson Solar Ltd. gained after the Shapoorji Pallonji Group flagship company repaid some of its loans.…
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Biden’s School-Reopening Plans at Risk on Sports-Tied Outbreaks
(Bloomberg) — The coronavirus pandemic is erupting anew in youth sports across the U.S., prompting fresh warnings from President Joe…
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Rupee And Bond Update – April 08, 2021: Reliance Securities
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Westlife Development – Second Wave Restrictions Lead To Temporary Overhang: Motilal Oswal
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Demand Recovery Will Outweigh Risks For Indian Equity Market, Says Spark Capital
Consumption and capex-led recovery in India will outweigh immediate risks in equity markets, according to Ganeshram Jayaraman of Spark Capital…
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Indonesia’s Jokowi Wants Growth. And Something More
(Bloomberg Opinion) — In upsetting everyone’s best-laid plans, the pandemic has made us aware of the fallibility of our single-minded pursuit of peak efficiency.…
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Nigeria’s Oil Curse Could Become an Opportunity
(Bloomberg Opinion) — Third in a four-part series on oil-dependent economies and their transition to a zero-carbon future. Read part one…
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California Sees Spring Awakening After Over a Year in Lockdown
(Bloomberg) — California, the first state to impose severe lockdown restrictions as the pandemic raged a year ago, is finally…
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Capital Goods Earnings Preview – Recovery Visible In Q4: Prabhudas Lilladher
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Rupee Sees Its Steepest One-Day Drop Since August 2019
A confluence of factors appeared to have driven the sharp fall in the rupee. The Indian central bank announced a…
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RBI’s Monetary Policy Review – Friend Of A Friend: IDFC Research
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Agriculture Sector Update – Larger Companies To Continue To Gain Market Share: ICICI Securities
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Securities Lending And Borrowing – Features, Opportunities, Regulations: Motilal Oswal
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Life Insurance Sector Q4 Earnings Preview – Growth Returns, Margins Marginally Better: KRChoksey
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EPA’s New Chief Gets to Work on Climate Goals—and Hiring Scientists
(Bloomberg) — President Joe Biden has promised to put the U.S. on a path to net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 that…
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Barbeque Nation Shares Rise After Tepid Stock Market Debut
Shares of Barbeque Nation Ltd. rose after listing at a discount, as investors piled into the maiden offering of the…
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Cement Sector Q4 Preview – Higher Volumes To Drive Earnings Growth: Prabhudas Lilladher
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India’s March Services PMI Eases But Remains In Expansion Zone
A gauge of India’s services sector eased but remained in the expansion zone for the sixth straight month. The India…
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Financial Services Q4 Earnings Preview – Greenshoots Visible, Full Recovery Yet Distant: Prabhudas Lilladher
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Marico – Growth Continues But Input Cost Pressure Eating Into Margin: Nirmal Bang
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Epharmacy Segment Mints First India Unicorn
(Bloomberg) — API Holdings Pvt., one of India’s largest digital pharmacies, announced on Wednesday that it has raised $350 million…
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Who’s Afraid of the Big Bad Economic Boom?
(Bloomberg Opinion) — The global recovery needs to call its agent. An economic rebound as brawny as the one projected…
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EV-Battery Rivals Race the Clock to Sway Biden on Import Ban
(Bloomberg) — Two of the world’s largest electric-vehicle battery makers have hired top Washington insiders to hold near-daily meetings with…
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Moon Facing Tough Election Fight in South Korea’s Biggest Cities
(Bloomberg) — President Moon Jae-in’s Democratic Party could be headed for its biggest defeat in five years in mayoral elections…
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Intel Brings Delayed Tech to Server, Ready for ‘Huge Build-Out’
(Bloomberg) — Intel Corp., the world’s largest chipmaker, said it’s offering a revamped version of its Xeon range in time…
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A New, Jaw-Dropping Thrill Attraction Hovers Over the Utah Desert
(Bloomberg) — One of the most luxurious resorts in the U.S. now lays claim to one of the greatest thrills…
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What Ever Happened to Toms Shoes?
(Bloomberg) — Toms, the once-high-flying shoe brand, is itching for a comeback. It starts with expanding beyond the millennials who…
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The Fed Is Making Wall Street Forecasters Pay Attention to Black Unemployment
(Bloomberg) — To get an idea of what Jerome Powell’s Federal Reserve will do next, Wall Street economists are having…
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Nifty Transitions From An Era Of ‘Earnings Mirage’ To ‘Earnings Growth’: ICICI Securities
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EU Projects Near-Virus Immunity by End-June, Beating Its Target
(Bloomberg) — Most European Union member states will have sufficient Covid vaccine supplies to immunize the majority of people by…
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