Chaos amid Indigo flight cancellations NEW DELHI: India’s largest airline IndiGo is scrambling to restore stability after a week of unprecedented operational chaos sparked by the rollout of revised Flight Duty Time Limitations (FDTL) for pilots. The disruption, which began on December 2, quickly snowballed into one of the worst aviation meltdowns the country has…
US stocks hovered close to record levels on Monday as investors stayed cautious ahead of a key Federal Reserve decision, even as select stocks moved sharply on takeover news and index reshuffles.The S&P 500 was largely flat in early trade and sat about 0.3% below its all-time high set in October, while the Nasdaq Composite…
India’s Unified Payments Interface (UPI) has been recognised as the world’s largest retail real-time payment system by transaction volume, accounting for nearly half of all such transactions globally, the government told Parliament on Monday.Citing an International Monetary Fund (IMF) report titled ‘Growing Retail Digital Payments (The Value of Interoperability)’ dated June 2025, the government said…
IBM on Monday announced a major acquisition to strengthen its artificial intelligence capabilities, agreeing to buy data streaming platform Confluent in a cash deal valued at $11 billion.The US technology major said it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire all issued and outstanding common stock of Confluent Inc. for $31 per share in cash,…
Shares of InterGlobe Aviation, the parent of IndiGo, remained under heavy pressure on Monday, extending a sharp sell-off that has wiped out more than Rs 37,000 crore in market value in less than a week, as operational turmoil rattled investor confidence.The stock slid as much as 10% to Rs 4,842 during intraday trade, marking its…
Meesho’s shares are trading at a grey market premium (GMP) of Rs 40–41 apiece ahead of their stock market debut on Wednesday, December 10, signalling an expected upside of about 36% over the issue price.The initial public offering, which opened on December 3 and closed on December 5, has entered the allotment stage, with the…
ICICI Prudential Asset Management Company on Monday set the price band for its much-awaited public issue, putting a valuation of about Rs 1.07 lakh crore on the fund house as it prepares to tap the capital markets later this week.The Rs 10,602-crore initial public offering will open for subscription on December 12 and close on…
Credit rating agency Moody’s has flagged IndiGo’s recent flight disruptions as credit negative, saying the airline failed to adequately plan for aviation regulations that had been known well in advance. The rating agency said the large-scale cancellations and delays point to significant lapses in planning and operational oversight, even though the revised Flight Duty Time…
US President Donald Trump is once again floating the idea that tariffs could one day replace federal income taxes in the United States, reviving a proposal that has been the focus of his economic approach since the 2024 presidential campaign.Trump claims that the revenue generated from tariffs is rising fast enough to eventually eliminate the…
Banks across the Asia–Pacific region are displaying stronger capital health than lenders in the United States and Western Europe, Moody’s said in its latest survey. The agency’s comparison of the largest banking institutions across major markets shows Asia–Pacific banks have accumulated strong capital levels under what it describes as tighter and more cautious regulatory oversight.The…
Gold prices inched up to Rs 1,30,638 per 10 grams on Monday, even as silver futures slipped to Rs 1,82,600 per kg, with investors turning cautious ahead of the US Federal Reserve’s final policy meeting of the year. On the Multi Commodity Exchange (MCX), February 2026 gold futures rose by Rs 176, or 0.13%, to…
India’s defence aviation is set for a major boost, as Tata Advanced Systems and Lockheed Martin begin a dedicated Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) facility for the C-130J Super Hercules aircraft. The groundbreaking, that took place in Bengaluru on Monday, marks the latest expansion in the two companies’ long-running industrial ties.The ceremony was attended by…
Goldman Sachs has a buy on Maruti Suzuki with the target price at Rs 19,000. Analysts said that for the auto major small car elasticity, Product cycle inflection and addition to the global financial services major’s APAC conviction list are some of the strong positives. They believe post GST-cuts, elasticity for small cars is favourable…
China ended November with a historic milestone, recording an annual trade surplus of more than $1 trillion for the first time. Official figures released on Monday show that booming exports to markets outside the United States more than compensated for shrinking US demand.The breakthrough came only weeks after Presidents Xi Jinping and Donald Trump negotiated…
When people tell me about their stock market disasters, the story is almost always familiar. It’s rare, “I bought a solid company at a sensible price, held it for years, and it went to zero.” What I usually hear is closer to, “I bought stock based on this story… this penny stock… this F&O trade…
Flight disruptions continued on Monday (PTI image) NEW DELHI: IndiGo’s operational crisis entered its seventh consecutive day on Monday, with more than 400 large-scale flight cancellations continuing across major airports, leaving thousands of passengers stranded nationwide.Meanwhile, the Supreme Court has declined to hear a plea seeking judicial intervention in the cancellation of hundreds of flights,…
Top stocks to buy (AI image) Stock market recommendations: According to Sudeep Shah, Head – Technical Research and Derivatives, SBI Securities, the top stock picks for this week are AB Capital, and Indus Towers. Here’s his view on Nifty, Bank Nifty for the week starting December 8, 2025:Nifty ViewThe benchmark index Nifty began December on…
Domestic flight ticket prices showed some relief on Monday after the government imposed temporary caps, bringing a breather to passengers who were hit by unprecedented fare hikes, after IndiGo’s mass flight disruptions.Airfares had surged to never-seen-before levels on Friday when IndiGo cancelled more than 1,000 flights. A one-way one-stop economy-class SpiceJet Kolkata–Mumbai ticket for December…
The allotment of shares for Meesho’s Rs 5,421.20 crore IPO is scheduled for today, marking the next big step for what has become one of the most closely watched tech listings of the year. The public issue, which included a fresh issue of 38.29 crore shares and an offer for sale of 10.55 crore shares,…
NEW DELHI: It isn’t just luxury cars and apparel that are attracting buyers. Luxury homes now account for more than a quarter of the supply as against 16% four years ago. In terms of demand, their share has increased from 14% to 18%, according to a new report.Besides, it is now expanding into new cities,…
