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colgate palmolive india signals more price hikes ahead as commodity inflation pressures margins

Inflation will be an issue, may hike prices: Colgate

TazaPulseAugust 18, 2026

Colgate-Palmolive India signals further pricing action to offset commodity inflation. Photo credit: ANI MUMBAI: Colgate-Palmolive India on Monday signalled that the company may take more price hikes in the coming quarters to protect margins as firms across sectors continue to tackle commodity inflation triggered by the West Asia war. Inflation will be an issue, the...

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Credit card issuer Synchrony partners with OpenAI

TazaPulseAugust 18, 2026

In this photo illustration, the stock market information of Synchrony Financial displayed on a smartphone while the logo of Synchrony Financial seen in the background. Igor Golovniov | Lightrocket | Getty Images Editor’s note: A previous version of this story, based on information provided by a Synchrony Financial executive, mischaracterized the collaboration between Synchrony and...

officials were taken aback by the chief economic advisers comments regarding the availability of e10 fuel

CEA bats for E10 fuel; not feasibile, say officials | India News

TazaPulseAugust 18, 2026

Officials were taken aback by the Chief Economic Adviser’s comments regarding the availability of E10 fuel NEW DELHI: An opinion piece by chief economic adviser (CEA) V Anantha Nageswaran on ethanol blending has rekindled the debate whether govt should look at making E10 (10% ethanol blended petrol) available for older vehicles manufactured before April 2023.Officials,...

govt to soon announce high level banking reforms panel says nirmala sitharaman

High-level committee on banking reforms ‘soon’: FM

TazaPulseAugust 18, 2026

FM Nirmala Sitharaman. Photo credit: ANI NEW DELHI: Govt will “soon” announce the high-level committee on banking reforms, finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Monday at the conclave of 12 public sector banks (PSBs) and public financial institutions, while lauding the sector’s improved asset quality. She also emphasised that the future of banking must “reflect”...

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Today’s Tata Sons AGM likely to be adjourned; board meets mid-Sept

TazaPulseAugust 18, 2026

N Chandrasekaran will step down as chairman of Tata Sons when his current term ends on February 20, 2027, wrapping up a nine-year tenure that transformed the scale and breadth of one of India’s most influential conglomerates but ended with a standoff with Tata Trusts Chairman Noel Tata over his reappointment. MUMBAI: Tata Sons will...

states cant create blockades in elephant corridors to prevent crop loss says sc

There can be no obstacle to elephant movement: SC | India News

TazaPulseAugust 18, 2026

NEW DELHI: SC Monday resolved to make right to freedom of movement for elephants meaningful by mandating the Union govt to conduct a fresh survey to identify which states have built walls or dug trenches on the pachyderms’ inter-state migration corridors.“There can be no obstacle, no blockade or impediment in the movement of elephants from...

Looking for under-the-radar stocks? Cramer gives his take on 5 unfamiliar names

TazaPulseAugust 18, 2026

Key Points CNBC’s Jim Cramer took a fresh look at five stocks viewers asked about, including ExlService, MakeMyTrip, Establishment Labs, NVE, and Ubiquiti. Cramer sees Establishment Labs and NVE as speculative opportunities, while recommending investors look elsewhere for better alternatives to the other three. CNBC’s Jim Cramer on Monday shared his take on five viewer-requested...

Indian handle quoted by Netanyahu & US: How a false claim fooled the world | India News

TazaPulseAugust 18, 2026

Hawkish narrative got significant boost from a fake quote. Tehran’s alleged effort to develop nuclear weapons has been the key reason cited by US President Trump and Israel govt for the war on Iran. In recent weeks, amid stop-start peace efforts, the hawkish narrative got a significant boost from a fake quote first posted by...

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Korean stock investors flee a bruising home market and pile into U.S.

TazaPulseAugust 18, 2026

Currency traders watch monitors at the foreign exchange dealing room of the KEB Hana Bank headquarters in Seoul. Kim Jae-Hwan | SOPA Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images A wave of South Korean investors is flocking to U.S. markets to avoid a correction at home, even as global investors pile in. Korean retail investors net...

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Money or power? The key to winning the U.S.-China AI race

TazaPulseAugust 18, 2026

An AI-themed ‘AGI Bar’ in Beijing’s tech-focused Zhongguancun district on Aug. 9, 2026. Pedro Pardo | Afp | Getty Images Hi, this is Evelyn, writing to you from Beijing. Welcome to the latest edition of The China Connection — a snapshot of what I’m seeing and hearing from local businesses. Is the AI race about...