BUSINESS
StanChart front-runner to become the Dollar settlement bank in GIFT City
The move is likely to speed up transactions at a time when foreigners are showing greater interest in India and its sovereign bonds are added to global indexes, including those of JPMorgan Chase & Co.
BUSINESS
TPG said to be in advanced talks to buy Siemens Gamesa India assets
TPG has emerged as the likeliest buyer after outbidding rivals including industry players and private equity firms, the people said, asking not to be identified because the matter is private.
BUSINESS
Japan’s SBI follows Nomura in disclosing Adani Funds exposure: Report
SBI’s asset management arm published the weightings of Adani-related stocks held by four of its publicly offered investment trusts in a statement dated Monday.
BUSINESS
Vedanta sells dollar bonds after a brief pause due to market volatility
A unit of Vedanta, a London-based mining company with most of its operations in India, sold $800 million of callable notes in 3.5- and 7-year tranches.
BUSINESS
It’s reasonable to consider rate cut next month, says Fed’s Neel Kashkari
Policymakers have lowered interest rates by three quarters of a percentage point in recent months, including a larger-than-usual half-point cut in September.
WORLD
Buffett donates $1.14 billion in Berkshire shares to charities
The 94-year-old investor will convert 1,600 of Berkshire’s Class A shares into 2.4 million Class B shares
WORLD
Can the world unite to end the plastic pollution crisis?
Plastic production will jump about 60% to 736 million tons a year by 2040, according to the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development
WORLD
Sport giant Real Madrid seeks to open door for outside investors
Under the proposal, members will become “the true owners of the club,” Chairman Florentino Pérez said during Real Madrid’s general assembly Sunday
BUSINESS
EQT-backed Indira IVF is said to weigh $400 million Mumbai IPO
The Stockholm-based investment firm is working with arrangers to help prepare for an IPO in Mumbai as soon as next year
BUSINESS
Edelweiss hires Nomura for mutual fund unit stake sale
The Mumbai-based financial services group is exploring a sale of a 25% to 35% stake in the unit, the people said, asking not to be identified because the deliberations are private.
WORLD
Riyadh’s new dealmakers show women rising in $1 trillion economy
Rare interviews with almost a dozen senior female leaders in Saudi Arabia show a dramatic about turn in a country that had few women workers a decade ago
MARKETS
Stubborn US inflation set to reinforce Fed’s go-slow approach
The income and spending report packs the biggest punch for investors during a Wednesday data barrage ahead of the Thanksgiving Day holiday
WORLD
At a climate conference in oil country, progress remains elusive
The conference went into overtime Friday with a draft agreement that would have rich countries providing $250 billion annually by 2035
WORLD
How much salary would you need to earn to be considered successful in US?
The numbers are well beyond the reach of most Americans
MARKETS
High-frequency trading causes more liquidity shortages, says BIS
The institution analyzed 25 years worth of high-frequency trading data across asset classes in the US, Europe and Japan
WORLD
Bosch to cut 5,500 jobs as auto industry slump deepens
Bosch, the world’s biggest automotive supplier by revenue, will cut positions related to automated driving and car steering products in Germany
BUSINESS
Adani Green debt major near-term worry, says CreditSights
The analysts pointed to short-term debt of about $2 billion, largely in the form of project loans, at Adani’s green energy unit.
BUSINESS
Three BofA India bankers leave amid probe on stock offerings
Among the transactions being probed are Aditya Birla Capital and Sun Life India AMC Investments’ Rs 1,500 crore share sale in ABSL Asset Management in March, IFR reported, citing unidentified people.
BUSINESS
Sebi investigating whether Adani flouted disclosure rules: Bloomberg
Sebi has asked officials at the stock exchanges if Adani Green Energy failed to properly disclose the US Justice Department’s investigation into bribery allegations, the people said, asking not to be identified as the details are private.
WORLD
Chinese stocks slump as weak tech earnings hit sentiment
The retreat extends the market’s slide since an October peak, underscoring growing frustration over the Beijing’s underwhelming fiscal stimulus and jitters over a potential escalation in US-China tensions.
BUSINESS
India is Abrdn’s top Asia bet next year in search for carry trade gains
India's relatively low correlation with the US and attractive bond valuations also make the nation’s notes among the asset manager’s top weightings in emerging markets, said Kenneth Akintewe, head of Asian sovereign debt at Abrdn Plc.
BUSINESS
Asian stocks, gold gain after Wall Street rises
Shares in Australia, Japan and Hong Kong rose while those in China fluctuated after an index of US-listed Chinese stocks fell 1% Thursday.
WORLD
Bitcoin flirts with $100,000 on optimism over US crypto outlook
The largest digital asset traded at $98,550 as of 7:03 a.m. Friday in Singapore after briefly scaling a record $99,000 on Thursday in the US. The crypto market as a whole has gained about $1 trillion since Trump’s Nov. 5 election win.
BUSINESS
Byju’s founder told ally to flee the US to avoid testifying
Raveendran reiterated a job offer with a $500,000 salary if Hailer would immediately come to Dubai and start working, Hailer told US Bankruptcy Judge John T. Dorsey during the hearing in Wilmington, Delaware.
