
Trump says U.S. to impose 50% tariff on copper imports, copper futures jump
A mine worker walks toward the mine shaft at the Resolution Copper exploratory mine shaft 10 facility in Superior, Arizona, U.S. File | Photo Credit: Reuters President Donald Trump said he will announce a 50% tariff on copper on Tuesday (July 8, 2025), hoping to boost U.S. production of a metal critical to electric vehicles, military hardware, the power grid

Stock Market Live Updates 9th July 2025: Stock to buy today: PB Fintech (₹1,855.60)
Businessman trading online stock market on teblet screen, digital investment concept | Photo Credit: nespix tock Market today | Share Market Live Updates – Find here all the live updates related to Sensex, Nifty, BSE, NSE, share prices and Indian stock markets for 9th July 2025. 06:36 | July 9, 2025 Trading Guide for July 9, 2025: Intraday supports, resistances

Bharat Bandh on July 9, 2025: Are schools, colleges, offices open today? What’s open, what’s closed?
Bharat Bandh 9 July 2025: A joint union of 10 trading organisations have called for a nationwide strike or Bharat Bandh today on July 9, Wednesday, to protest against new labour codes and privatisation. The Bharat Bandh today will also raise its voice for demands such as minimum wage of ₹26,000 and old pension scheme, trade union leaders said. The

US trade deal: Donald Trump says more announcements coming Wednesday; 14 nations notified so far
Donald Trump (File photo) US President Donald Trump on Monday said his administration will release at least seven more tariff letters to trading partners on Wednesday morning, followed by more in the afternoon (local time), escalating tensions ahead of the looming August 1 deadline for a new round of reciprocal tariffs.In a post on Truth Social, Trump wrote, “We will

Wipro FMCG arm’s revenue up 3.5% in FY25
BENGALURU: Wipro Consumer Care & Lighting (WCCL)’s revenue rose by 3.5% to Rs 10,600 crore in the 2024-25, with demand impacted by inflation and subdued consumer sentiment. “We are clearly seeing a slowdown in China – dramatic drops of 20% to 25%. We haven’t dropped as much but are facing flat or marginal declines there. India shows muted growth, mainly

Mumbai leads in land deals in H1 2025: Report
MUMBAI: The Mumbai metropolitan region closed a total of 24 land deals spanning over 433 acres in H1 2025 with total deal value estimated to be Rs 11,137 crore. An Anarock report released on Tuesday said over 2,898 acres of land were transacted in 76 deals across India in H1 2025. The total value of the land transacted during this

EV sales surge 29% to 1.8L units in June: FADA
MUMBAI: Electric vehicle (EV) sales in India rose 28.6% to 1,80,238 units in June over the year-ago period, driven by massive jump in e-passenger vehicle volumes, Federation of Automobile Dealers’ Association (FADA) said in a statement on Tuesday. Electric passenger vehicle sales, as per FADA data, stood at 13,178 units in the previous month compared to 7,323 e-PVs in June

IPL business worth over $18 billion, rises 13% in a year: Report
MUMBAI: IPL, cricket’s annual showpiece event, has seen its business value jump 13% in a year to $18.5 billion – nearly Rs 1.6 lakh crore. At the same time, its brand value has risen 14% to nearly $4 billion (about Rs 33,000 crore), a report by NYSE-listed investment bank Houlihan Lokey, which has valued several sports franchises around the world,

Trump explodes over Epstein questions: ‘Are you still talking about this creep?’
US President Donald Trump lashed out Tuesday (July 8) at renewed questions over the Jeffrey Epstein investigation, expressing disbelief that the disgraced financier continues to dominate public interest. “Are you still talking about Jeffrey Epstein? This guy’s been talked about for years,” Trump said during a Cabinet meeting when a reporter asked Attorney General Pam Bondi about newly released files

Wendy’s CEO Kirk Tanner tapped to lead Hershey
Kirk Tanner, then CEO of North American beverages for PepsiCo Inc., speaks during the Bloomberg Power Players Summit in Miami, Florida, on Jan. 31, 2020. Marco Bello | Bloomberg | Getty Images Wendy’s CEO Kirk Tanner has been named the new chief executive of The Hershey Company, effective August 18. Tanner will replace Michele Buck, who is retiring after almost

TSA plans to let travelers keep their shoes on at airport security
Traveler wait in a long security line at John Wayne Airport in Santa Ana Wednesday, May 7, 2025. Allen J. Schaben | Los Angeles Times | Getty Images The Transportation Security Administration plans to let many travelers leave their shoes on at U.S. airport checkpoints, ending a roughly 20-year-old rule, according to people familiar with the matter. The TSA briefed

Trump threatens pharmaceutical tariffs of 200%
US President Donald Trump during a cabinet meeting at the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Tuesday, July 8, 2025. Aaron Schwartz | Bloomberg | Getty Images President Donald Trump on Tuesday threatened to impose up to 200% tariffs on pharmaceuticals imported into the U.S. “very soon.” “They’re going to be tariffs at very high rate, like 200%,” Trump

Jane Street row: Congress says ₹44,000 crore of ordinary investors siphoned off to U.S. under government’s nose
Supriya Shrinate claimed that Jane Street, an American algorithm trading firm, looted unsuspecting small investors of Indian markets for five continuous years. | Photo Credit: SHASHI SHEKHAR KASHYAP The Congress on Tuesday (July 8, 2025) alleged that the New York-based hedge fund Jane Street has siphoned off ₹44,000 crore of ‘unsuspecting small investors’ by manipulating the Futures and Options (F&O)

US Treasury targets $500 billion cash cushion by end-July as 2025 tariff revenue nears $100 billion
The US government has already collected around $100 billion in tariff revenue so far in 2025 and is on track to triple that amount by the year’s end, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Tuesday, highlighting the fiscal boost from President Donald Trump’s aggressive trade policy. Bessent projected tariff income could reach $300 billion by December. The US Treasury Department

Tata Sons’ stake in Tata Capital valued at over $11 billion
Tata Sons’ stake in its subsidiary, IPO-bound Tata Capital, is worth around $11.5 billion, post the rights issue earlier this year, and based on the price of ₹281 per share, at which the rights shares were issued. According to Tata Capital’s annual report, its holding firm Tata Sons’ stake in it rose a notch to 92.86 per cent at the

Some international LGBTQ+ travelers pull back on U.S. trips
Participants march in the Reclaim Pride Coalition’s seventh annual Queer Liberation March in New York, June 29, 2025. Erik McGregor | Lightrocket | Getty Images Canadian citizen Robert Sharp was planning to visit Provincetown, Massachusetts — one of the most LGBTQ+-friendly places in America — for his friend’s milestone birthday in July. But against a backdrop of ongoing trade tensions

UAE’s new Golden Visa vs real estate-linked lifetime residency: How are they different?
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has rolled out a new nomination-based Golden Visa, offering lifetime residency for a one-time payment of ₹23.30 lakh. This marks an addition to the UAE’s earlier residency option, which required a person to make a certain amount of investment in the Gulf country’s real estate market or business. For now, this new visa system has

Daimler Trucks increasing its focus on India for both domestic and export markets
India is strategically important for cost competitiveness with R&D, manufacturing and logistics | Photo Credit: Hannibal Hanschke German auto major Daimler Truck is increasing its focus on India not only for export of its vehicles but also plans to use the country as a major sourcing destination and for developing new products. The commercial vehicles major also expects the India-EU

‘Uber may implement social security code for drivers by year end’
If the code is in place, social security of the workers at Uber, mostly drivers, will be interoperable, which means they can benefit even if they go to Rapido or Ola | Photo Credit: Shanker Chakravarty Uber India may implement the Code on Social Security for its drivers by the end of the calendar year and is in talks with

Short supply of rare earth magnets remains a concern for auto sector: ACMA
China controls 90 per cent of the global processing capacity for magnets used across sectors The limited availability of rare earth magnets remains a concern for the auto industry, underscoring the need for a national strategy on critical minerals to secure the future of electric vehicle (EV) and mobility manufacturing in India, the Automotive Component Manufacturers Association of India (ACMA)

Shoe removal rule ending at US airports after nearly 20 years
Nearly 20 years after airline passengers were first required to remove their shoes for security screening, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is beginning to phase out the policy at airports across the United States, according to media reports. The directive, issued last week, states that starting Sunday, all passengers will be allowed to keep their shoes on in general screening

General strike: Ten Central trade unions join hands, RSS-backed BMS not to participate
The charter of demand urged hosting an Indian Labour Conference. The tripartite body last met in 2015 | Photo Credit: iStockphoto The platform of 10 Central trade unions and independent sectoral federations and associations got support from farmers union for the nationwide strike against the four labour codes on Wednesday. RSS-backed Bhartiye Mazdoo Sangh (BMS) announced that it will not

Boeing delivers most airplanes since late 2023 as 737 Max output rises
Boeing 737 MAX airliners are pictured at the company’s factory in Renton, Washington, on Sept. 12, 2024. Stephen Brashear | AP Boeing delivered 60 airplanes last month, the most since December 2023, as the plane maker seeks to raise production of its bestselling 737 Max jets after a series of manufacturing and safety problems. The tally was the highest since

Adani group plans to raise $2 bn more in current fiscal year
The group is also negotiating a loan amount of around ₹16,000 crore with Indian banks for its airport arm. | Photo Credit: AMIT DAVE The Adani group is planning to raise an additional $2 billion in the current fiscal year having already mopped up $3 billion so far, according to sources. The fund raising would be by group companies Adani

Donald Trump reaffirms August 1 tariff deadline: ‘No extensions will be granted’
US President Donald Trump has reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to begin imposing tariffs on imports from multiple countries starting August 1, 2025. In a post on Tuesday (July 8) on his social media platform Truth Social, Trump made it clear there would be no delays or exceptions. “There has been no change to this date, and there will be no