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Gen Z drives fashion, beauty e-sales

TazaPulseMay 18, 2026

NEW DELHI: Around half of India’s online fashion and beauty shoppers are now Gen Z, and platforms are rapidly realigning to keep pace. Significantly, the cohort also boasts 1.5x the e-retail spend share on categories such as lifestyle, beauty, and electronics compared to other age groups, driving growth in a market that has more than...

Weather & then war lead to tears in India’s onion basket

TazaPulseMay 18, 2026

Seeking relief: Onion growers want an MSP of Rs 3,500/quintal and a Rs 1,500-a-quintal compensation for distress sales Rain clouds rolled over Maharashtra’s onion belt. Then came war winds from West Asia. Prices collapsed. Crops rotted. Farmers counted losses in rupees — and sold tears by the quintal. Across Nashik, Solapur and Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, onion...

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One of the market’s hottest trades is everything AI can’t replace

TazaPulseMay 17, 2026

As investors worry about all of the companies that AI will wipe out, they are rotating into the ones that AI will have a harder time disrupting. And the HALO trade, as it is called, is working. HALO, which stands for “heavy assets, low obsolescence,” was coined by Josh Brown, co-founder and CEO of Ritholtz...

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AI-related layoffs a boost for stocks? Not necessarily

TazaPulseMay 17, 2026

Artificial intelligence has ushered in a bull run in stocks that has taken the broader market to new heights. Companies that have tied workforce reductions to the new technology, however, haven’t always fared so well. CNBC compiled a list of 23 S&P 500 firms across multiple sectors and industries to see how their stocks fared...

Top 10 firms bleed Rs 3.12 lakh crore in market cap; Reliance biggest loser

TazaPulseMay 17, 2026

Last week, the combined market capitalisation of nine of the top 10 most valued firms fell by Rs 3.12 lakh crore, with Reliance Industries registering the sharpest decline.Broader market sentiments also remained weak with the 30-share BSE Sensex dropping 2,090.2 points, or 2.7%, while the 50-share NSE Nifty slipped 532.65 points, or 2.2%.“Markets ended the...

Second hike in 48 hours — Check rates in your city

TazaPulseMay 17, 2026

Delhi commuters, your next CNG refill is set to cost a little more!Indraprastha Gas Limited (IGL) raised rates by Re 1 per kg across its network on Sunday, marking the second hike in just 48 hours. With the latest revision effective from 6:00 am on Sunday, CNG prices in Delhi climbed to Rs 80.09 per...

20,000-tonne LPG carrier Symi arrives in Gujarat after crossing Strait of Hormuz

TazaPulseMay 17, 2026

The Marshall Islands-flagged tanker Symi, an LPG carrier transporting nearly 20,000 tonnes of liquid propane and butane, has safely docked at Deendayal Port in Kandla. The vessel crossed the Strait of Hormuz on May 13, marking another crucial movement of energy supplies through the key maritime route amid the ongoing Middle East crisis. The vessel...

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PFC, REC boards clear merger, seek approval from President

TazaPulseMay 17, 2026

NEW DELHI: The boards of state-run power sector financiers Power Finance Corporation and REC Limited on Saturday decided to move ahead with the proposal to merge the two entities.In separate stock exchan-ge filings, both companies said their boards had cleared reserving the merger proposal for approval of President of India, as required under their Articles...

Vodafone rides govt relief, posts Rs 52k crore surprise profit

TazaPulseMay 17, 2026

NEW DELHI: India’s third largest telecom operator Vodafone Idea (VI) is finally profitable. On Saturday, it reported a net profit of Rs 51,986 crore in March quarter — probably a record for any company — against a loss of Rs 7,168 crore in the corresponding period of 2025.This was thanks to a one-time accounting gain...