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How India’s silver import restrictions have created shortages; white metal trading at significant premium to global prices

TazaPulseJuly 8, 2026

In India, silver is used across a wide range of segments, including jewellery, coins, bars and industrial applications. (AI image) India’s curbs on silver imports have triggered supply shortages in the country’s domestic market, driving premiums to their highest level in six months even as demand remains weaker than usual.As India relies on imports to...

US-Iran war impact: IMF lowers India’s GDP growth forecast marginally; still tags it among fastest growing economies

TazaPulseJuly 8, 2026

India’s growth is supported by strong momentum in private consumption and services activity. (AI image) The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Wednesday marginally lowered the growth projections for India to 6.4% from 6.5% earlier as part of its World Economic Outlook update for the current year. However, it raised the GDP growth projections for the...

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Delta launches ‘basic business’ without lounge access, seat selection

TazaPulseJuly 8, 2026

A Delta aircraft taxis to Terminal A shortly before a deep orange winter sunset at Boston Logan International Airport in Boston, MA, on Dec. 22, 2025. Austin DeSisto | Nurphoto | Getty Images Delta Air Lines is dividing up the front of the plane into even smaller groups, offering a new “basic” fare for business...

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Manhattan office leasing sees strongest gains in 20 years

TazaPulseJuly 8, 2026

Key Points During the second quarter, 11.02 million square feet of office leasing was signed, 29.4% above the five-year quarterly average and 31.3% above the 10-year average, according to a new report from Colliers. For the full first half of the year, demand was the strongest in more than two decades, according to the commercial...

Are Indians swiping less? Credit card story has grown bigger, user base hasn’t

TazaPulseJuly 8, 2026

India’s credit card market has expanded sharply over the past decade, but is yet to touch its potential, with only !According to a report by TransUnion CIBIL, credit cards continue to have limited reach, with only one in four credit-active consumers holding one.The credit information company’s managing director and chief executive, Bhavesh Jain, said that...

Amid E20 petrol debate, why oil marketing companies are not too keen to expand E85 rollout

TazaPulseJuly 8, 2026

E85, a blend containing 85% ethanol and 15% petrol, also requires flex-fuel vehicles. (AI image) Even as the country debates the impact of E20 petrol on cars and mileage, oil marketing companies (OMCs) are reluctant to undertake a large-scale rollout of E85 fuel outlets. This comes on the back of an earlier experience with E100...

Listing rewards: Startup backers cash out Rs 97,000 crore

TazaPulseJuly 8, 2026

Bengaluru: Early investors in India’s listed startups have sold shares worth nearly Rs 97,252 crore since 2021, underscoring how public markets have emerged as the primary exit route for venture capital, private equity and other private-market investors after years of backing high-growth companies.Of this, PE and VC investors offloaded shares worth Rs 43,595 crore through...

Tata Power’s aim: 2x profits, over Rs 1L crore revenue by FY30

TazaPulseJuly 8, 2026

Mumbai: Tata Power set out plans to nearly double net profit and lift revenue by more than half by FY2030, as the 116-year-old utility accelerates a capital-intensive push into clean energy and grid expansion. It is targeting Rs 10,000 crore in net earnings and Rs 1 lakh crore in revenue by the end of the...

Top stocks to buy today: Stock recommendations for July 8, 2026 – check list

TazaPulseJuly 8, 2026

Top stocks to buy today (AI image) Stock market recommendations: Hero MotoCorp, Tata Steel are the top stocks to buy recommended by Mehul Kothari, DVP – Technical Research at Anand Rathi Shares for July 7, 2026. He also recommends buying Nippon India ETF Nifty IT (ITBEES).Hero MotoCorp: Rebound Expected from Long-Term Trendline SupportBuy: Rs 5,020–Rs...

NBFC loans grow 14.2% to Rs 58. 6L crore, trail banks

TazaPulseJuly 8, 2026

Mumbai: NBFCs or shadow banks as central banks see them are growing more slowly than their regulated counterparts, even as a burst of small-ticket borrowing keeps their loan books ticking over.NBFC lending rose 14.2% year-on-year to Rs 58.6 lakh crore at end-May 2026, trailing the 17.7% pace of banks which have a Rs 215 lakh...