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Oil prices dip near $70 per barrel mark as Middle East turmoil cools

TazaPulseJune 17, 2026

After repeatedly soaring beyond the $100 per barrel mark amid the Middle East conflict, oil prices have finally begun to cool down, inching near the $70 levels seen before the conflict. This is the first time crude has tumbled below $80 since early March as hopes surrounding a potential US-Iran agreement lifted sentiments. Around 7...

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Japan May exports grow at fastest pace in over three years, beating estimates

TazaPulseJune 17, 2026

Honda Motor Co. vehicles bound for shipment at a port in Yokohama, Japan, on Thursday, Feb. 6, 2025. In Japan, nominal wages rose at the fastest pace in nearly three decades in December, supporting the Bank of Japan’s latest rate hike decision and keeping the bank on track for further tightening steps. Photographer: Toru Hanai/Bloomberg...

Uddhav’s MPs landing in Delhi today to effect a split: Reports | India News

TazaPulseJune 17, 2026

MUMBAI: Amid speculation that some Lok Sabha MPs of the Shiv Sena (UBT) may be headed to the Dy CM Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena, there were reports on Tuesday evening that 6 of the Uddhav Thackeray camp’s 9 LS MPs could reach New Delhi on Wednesday. Sena functionaries said Eknath Shinde could also reach the...

Yum Brands sells Pizza Hut in $2.7bn deal

TazaPulseJune 17, 2026

MUMBAI: Yum Brands is selling struggling fast food chain Pizza Hut in a $2.7 billion deal to two entities, the American company said on Tuesday. As part of the transactions, the Pizza Hut business excluding Mainland China will be bought by private equity (PE) firm LongRange Capital for nearly $1.5 billion while the China operations...

Lower oil prices to offer relief to consumers, government

TazaPulseJune 17, 2026

NEW DELHI: Tuesday’s fall in Brent to under $80 a barrel for the first time in three months will allow oil companies to hold pump prices at current levels, while helping govt finances and keeping inflation from rising, provided gains on crude hold.Policymakers are cautious while making any projections, given how the peace talks between...

B&B fire: Future uncertain for worker who saved many | India News

TazaPulseJune 17, 2026

NEW DELHI: For Rohit (26), who left his village in Bihar for Delhi in search of a better future, life has turned upside down after the June 3 fire at the Hauz Rani bed and breakfast.Rohit worked in the B&B kitchen. He was on duty when the blaze broke out.Fearing for two colleagues from his...

Inflation starting to take toll on consumers: P&G

TazaPulseJune 17, 2026

MUMBAI: An uptick in inflation is starting to “take a toll” on consumers who are increasingly becoming more mindful in terms of spending, Procter & Gamble (P&G) India said on Tuesday, projecting short-term headwinds to growth amid macro-economic risks. “Inflation is all around us, across food, energy, healthcare and so many more areas of everyday...

Jim Cramer says SpaceX investors aren’t buying earnings — they’re buying Elon Musk

TazaPulseJune 17, 2026

CNBC’s Jim Cramer said Tuesday that investors flocking to SpaceX are betting on Elon Musk’s ability to create transformative businesses — not the company’s current earnings power. “The stock is called SpaceX, but it might as well be called Elon Musk,” the “Mad Money” host said. SpaceX has quickly become one of the world’s most...

CERT-In calls for AI-assisted security testing, faster patches

TazaPulseJune 17, 2026

NEW DELHI: CERT-In has issued new cybersecurity guidelines that will require technology vendors to adopt AI-assisted security testing, disclose critical vulnerabilities immediately and significantly accelerate patch deployment across India’s digital ecosystem.The framework applies to OEMs, software vendors, cloud service providers, managed service providers and other technology suppliers operating in the country. The move comes as...

Woman can’t seek maintenance hike after husband’s death: High Court | India News

TazaPulseJune 17, 2026

MUMBAI: In a significant ruling, the Bombay high court recently held that a divorced wife cannot seek enhancement of her maintenance amount that was decreed before her husband’s death. But the ex-wife can continue to recover her maintenance for her lifetime and also arrears of maintenance from his assets, even after the husband passes, Justices...