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Listen to this article in summarized format The sharp rise in copper prices in recent years reflects growing concerns over future supply shortages and rapidly expanding demand. More than a cyclical commodity rally, this reflects a structural shift driven by copper's critical role

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Over the five trading sessions ending July 17, the Sensex benchmark advanced 0.75%, or 582 points, to close at 78,151, posting gains in four of the five sessions. Despite the benchmark's modest gain over the period, 17 stocks from the BSE SmallCap index advanced in each of the fi

Listen to this article in summarized format The day-long conference, held on July 17 at the Taj City Centre in Gurugram, brought together global academics, institutional practitioners, regulators and technologists to discuss emerging trends in quantitative and systematic investin

Conman targeted the elderly to defraud them out of millions - Published Eighty-year-old Donald Matthews thought he was safeguarding his family's future when he signed over his house in 2008 to a company he was assured would protect his assets. But after his death in 2016, the com

Listen to this article in summarized format Xtranet Technologies IPO details The issue is entirely a fresh issue of 1.31 crore shares, aggregating up to Rs 166.8 crore. There is no offer for sale, which means the IPO proceeds will go to the company. The allotment is expected to b

Buy or sell stocks: The Indian stock market benchmarks, the Sensex and the Nifty 50, jumped on Friday, 17 July, largely due to healthy gains in shares of Reliance Industries and private bank heavyweights ahead of their Q1 results. Index heavyweights Reliance Industries, HDFC Bank

Control, threats, disfiguring surgery: My life inside Jeffrey Epstein's 'cult' - Published In the week after the sex-criminal financier Jeffrey Epstein died, Anya (not her real name) opened the door of her New York apartment. Outside was Epstein's brother, Mark, telling her she h

Listen to this article in summarized format The data showed declines in the costs of food and energy products were more than offset by higher prices for capital and consumer goods. Expectations for a rate hike of at least 25 basis points from the Fed tumbled earlier this week aft

Lib Dems urge FA and Uefa to withdraw from Fifa - Published The Liberal Democrats have called for the English FA and Uefa to withdraw from Fifa, accusing football's global governing body of "destroying the integrity of the beautiful game". Sir Ed Davey, the party's leader, said F

Listen to this article in summarized format While overall 2026, gross borrowing needs remained virtually unchanged versus previous plans at 738.2 billion, the issuance plan expected only 100-200 billion crowns worth of bonds sold in auctions in the second half, possibly close to

Felix is five years old, loves food, and refuses to lose weight. His owner, Amy in Dallas, has tried cutting back on meals, but with two cats in the house, "he just gobbles down all the food," she said. The extra pounds worry her because she knows obesity can shorten a cat's life

Listen to this article in summarized format Brent crude futures settled $3.87, or 4.59%, higher to $88.10 a barrel, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate futures rose $3.54, or 4.48%, at $82.49. Both were at their highest since mid-June. For the week, both benchmarks gained about 16

Listen to this article in summarized format The U.S. dollar rose for a second straight session, making bullion more expensive for overseas buyers. "The main drivers of the selloff in gold have been a stronger U.S. dollar and higher global inflation fears, which have sent global i

Listen to this article in summarized format The pan-European STOXX 600 index fell 0.34% to 641.53 points. It was largely unchanged for the week. A rise in oil prices stemming from the escalating Middle East conflict, and lacklustre reaction even to strong earnings this week, have

Listen to this article in summarized format The week comes after strong demand in the IPO market in the week gone by, led by SBI Funds Management. The Rs 9,813 crore IPO of India’s largest mutual fund house was subscribed over 40 times and drew demand of nearly Rs 2.98 lakh crore

In late May, Neil Rimer said something during a sit-down I had with him in Athens that I haven’t been able to shake. At a vibrant new tech festival in the city, talking about the wealth piling up around AI, he said he has “a strong sense that there will be some sort of a redistri

Listen to this article in summarized format The country’s largest producer of steel reported its earnings during market hours on Friday, and its shares climbed 1.4% on the BSE at 1,238.35. While higher compared to the previous year, the bottomline was 75% lower sequentially as th

Listen to this article in summarized format The Philadelphia SE Semiconductor Index dropped nearly 2% on Friday, crashing around 10% overall in the week to record its largest weekly fall in over a year. The chip index, however, remains more than 60% higher this year, despite the

After a sharp correction earlier this year, the outlook is turning more constructive for the midcap and smallcap stocks. While largecaps should continue to remain the anchor of portfolios due to relatively better valuations and downside protection, the incremental allocation case

Listen to this article in summarized format In June, Fairfax likely bought around ₹9,600 crore of government securities in an auction. "They (Fairfax) are not a usual market participant, and the purchase is just a way to move capital into India ahead of a potential acquisition,"

Listen to this article in summarized format The benchmark Nifty gained 0.5% this week. Investor concerns also eased after first-quarter earnings from major IT companies showed little evidence of AI-related disruption, prompting some short-covering. (What's moving Sensex and Nifty

Listen to this article in summarized format Reliance Consumer Products (RCPL), which houses the group’s FMCG business, more than doubled gross revenue to 8,600 crore during the quarter ended June. RCPL didn’t disclose Ebitda or profit numbers for the period. Speaking on an analys

Stocks to buy under ₹200: Indian equity benchmarks ended sharply higher on Friday, July 17, with the rally driven by strong gains in Reliance Industries and heavyweight private banks ahead of their June quarter earnings announcements. Reliance Industries, HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank, K

Listen to this article in summarized format The NSE’s Nifty 50 rose 261.55 points, or 1.1%, to close at 24,334.3, while the BSE Sensex gained 964.58 points, or 1.25%, to end at 78,151.45. “Our markets were insulated from the Asian selling due to the lack of AI play,” said Sham Ch

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Listen to this article in summarized format The decline in bullion prices, which reflected in domestic gold and silver rates over the past week, however prompted investors to return to the yellow metal and started drawing consumers back to jewellery stores, according to industry

Listen to this article in summarized format RIL's June quarter in FY26 included ₹8,924 crore from the Asian Paints deal. Net profit attributable to the owners of the company dropped to ₹20,946 crore, from ₹26,994 crore a year earlier. Revenue from operations was ₹3.12 lakh crore,

The S&P 500 skidded on Friday to post a weekly decline, dragged down by a steep pullback in high-flying semiconductor shares. Still, the benchmark S&P 500 remained up about 9% in 2026, and stood 2% below its early June record high. Increasing expectations for profit strength this

Axis Bank Q1 preview: Private sector lender Axis Bank is set to announce its financial results for the April-June quarter of the financial year 2026-27 (FY27) on Saturday, 18 July. Most experts expect the bank's Q1 numbers to be healthy, due to strong loan and deposit growth. Net

ICICI Bank Q1 Results Preview: ICICI Bank, India’s second largest private sector lender, will announce its Q1 results today. The board of directors of the private lender is scheduled to meet today, 18 July 2026, Saturday, to approve the financial results for the first quarter of

HDFC Bank Q1 results 2026 preview: HDFC Bank, India’s largest private sector lender, is set to announce its financial results for the first quarter of FY27 today, 18 July 2026. HDFC Bank Q1 results are expected to be mixed, with net interest margin (NIM) likely to remain largely

Q1 Results Today: More than 20 companies, including banking heavyweights HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank, Axis Bank, Kotak Mahindra Bank and Yes Bank, will announce their Q1 FY27 earnings on July 18, making it one of the busiest days of the ongoing earnings season. The results are expected