INDIA
India, Canada to sign ‘immense’ range of deals during Carney visit
The trip marks a major shift in a relationship that was badly strained just a year ago
INDIA
Govt panel said to review future of key GM food crop
The officials will discuss field trials of a GM variety of rapeseed, known locally as mustard
WORLD
Poland will stay US ally but can’t be a sucker, Sikorski says
Sikorski told parliament on Thursday that deteriorating relations between the US and Europe “pose a particular challenge” for his country after Washington has remained the pillar of its foreign policy for decades.
MARKETS
India expands rules for $385 billion stock funds to add gold
By widening the list of permitted assets, the regulator has given equity funds a broader toolkit that already includes money market and other liquid securities
COMPANIES
Noel Tata’s tough ask on IPO stalled vote on chairman N Chandrasekaran's tenure
Most critically, Noel sought assurances that the group’s holding company could avoid a public listing
BUSINESS
Apple in talks with banks to start payment service in India
Given the prevalence of mobile payments in the region, an Apple Pay launch could boost demand for its hardware
BUSINESS
NSE invites investment banks to pitch for $2.5 billion IPO; plans to select advisers by mid-March
NSE's move to issue request for proposals (RFPs) to investment banks signals renewed momentum for what could rank among India’s largest ever initial public offerings (IPOs).
BUSINESS
US, China challenge Modi’s ‘Make in India’ factory incentives
On Wednesday, the US imposed preliminary duties of 126% on solar imports from India, after determining the South Asian country unfairly subsidised manufacturing
AUTOMOBILE
Toyota’s January car sales climb despite US, China headwinds
Toyota and Lexus brand sales grew 8.1% in the US and 6.6% in China in January. Domestic sales, meanwhile, fell 2.7%
BUSINESS
Nvidia investors give tepid reaction to upbeat forecast
Though the chipmaker delivered a first-quarter outlook that easily beat the average Wall Street estimate, Nvidia shares fell as much as 1.5% during a conference call with analysts
WORLD
Iran ramps up oil tanker loading as US builds military force
Exports from Kharg Island from Feb. 15 to 20 were at nearly 20.1 million barrels, data from Kpler show
BUSINESS
Nvidia gets US licence for small amount of H200 exports to China
The leading maker of artificial intelligence accelerators said that the US government granted it a licence for H200 shipments, subject to inspection in the US and a 25% duty
ARTIFICIAL-INTELLIGENCE
AI threat signals investors should shift bets to builders — not coders, says UBS Wealth CIO
The move comes as the tech-led stock rally has all but stalled since late October
WORLD
US stocks rise as AI trade faces Nvidia earnings test
Nasdaq 100 futures advanced 0.5% after Tuesday’s rally in beaten-down software firms, while those for the S&P 500 climbed 0.3%
MARKETS
India’s bond bankers push SEBI for more funding flexibility
The intermediaries known as merchant bankers in India say the move would give them more financial flexibility to underwrite debt issuances
COMPANIES
Billionaire-backed Zoho plans more Mideast, Africa data centers
The firm has appointed Equinix Inc. to set up facilities in the UAE and has started discussions for centers in Saudi Arabia and South Africa
WORLD
Singapore banks draw $61 billion in new wealth from Asia’s rich
The inflows came amid conflicts in Europe and the Middle East, strained US-China ties and uneven growth in China that have unsettled regional investors.
BUSINESS
Bagmane REIT is said to seek $3.9 billion valuation in India IPO
The Bengaluru-based real estate developer has secured regulatory approval and begun investor roadshows
BUSINESS
South Korea’s massive $2.2 trillion rally takes it past France amid AI boom
The Asian nation’s stock market climbed to a valuation of $3.76 trillion, after adding roughly $2.23 trillion since the start of 2025
WORLD
Trump pledges new retirement savings plan for workers without 401(k)s
The new 401(k)-type plan would be modeled after the low-fee federal Thrift Savings Plan, or TSP, to remedy what Trump termed “the gross disparity” between the roughly 50% of the population who have access to workplace retirement savings plans and those who do not.
BUSINESS
Anthropic shout-out makes Thomson Reuters latest AI winner
Shares of the financial services company soared as much as 14%, notching the biggest intraday gain in 26 years, after its AI tool for lawyers, CoCounsel, was touted on stage at an Anthropic-hosted briefing
BUSINESS
Payments processor Stripe expresses interest in PayPal
Founded in the late 1990s, PayPal was an early mover in digital payments. It has since struggled with modernizing its payment technologies as rivals such as Apple Inc. and Alphabet Inc. have seized market share.
BUSINESS
AI spurs biggest foreign buying of Taiwan stocks in 20 years
Overseas investors bought a net $2.77 billion of Taiwan equities on Tuesday, the most since December 2005, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.
WORLD
US warns Anthropic to allow unrestricted use of AI by military
The ultimatum marks an escalation in a growing dispute between the Defense Department and the AI startup over the company’s insistence on guardrails for use of its Claude AI tool that the military sees as unnecessary.
