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New EPF Scheme 2026: What it means for your provident fund savings

TazaPulseJuly 2, 2026

The EPF Scheme, 2026 replaces the Employees’ Provident Funds Scheme, 1952. (AI image) For millions of salaried employees in India, the Employees’ Provident Fund (EPF) remains one of the most important financial safety nets. It helps build retirement savings, provides support during emergencies and serves as a long-term social security benefit that continues throughout an...

Stock Market Live Updates Today: BSE Sensex opens over 250 points up, Nifty50 above 24,050; crude oil prices continue to drop

TazaPulseJuly 2, 2026

Sensex Today Live: ‘Technical setup remains positive with a bullish undertone’ “Indian equity markets are expected to open on a positive note, with Gift Nifty trading at 24,205, up by 120 points. However, broader Asian markets are witnessing weakness in early trade, with sharp declines seen across major indices including the Nikkei 225 and KOSPI...

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Alibaba-affiliate Ant Group enters the humanoid robot market with 12 deals

TazaPulseJuly 2, 2026

Zeroth W1, produced by Lexiang Technology, has obtained the Wall-E IP authorization for the Disney animated film “RoboCop” and will be unveiled at AWE 2026 in Shanghai, China on March 15, 2026. Cfoto | Future Publishing | Getty Images BEIJING — Alibaba-affiliate Ant Group is ramping up its move into humanoid robots. Ant has led...

Brands get quick-comm boost in summer sales

TazaPulseJuly 2, 2026

NEW DELHI: Peak temperatures and the sweltering heat this year have delivered a windfall for consumer brands, with quick-commerce platforms driving robust growth in heat-linked categories.As temperatures climbed across the country, demand for products ranging from ice creams and beverages to sunscreens more than doubled year-on-year in May as consumers sought relief from the relentless...

PE-VC deal value dips 5% in H1 CY2026

TazaPulseJuly 2, 2026

CHENNAI: Private equity and venture capital (PE-VC) investments fell 5% year-on-year during the Jan-June period of CY2026 to $17.5 billion, compared with $18.4 billion in the corresponding period of CY2025. PE-VC investments, excluding those in the real estate sector, remained flat at $1.9 billion in June 2026, according to data released by research firm Venture...

Car sales in June signal strong demand recovery

TazaPulseJuly 2, 2026

NEW DELHI: India’s passenger vehicle industry ended the first quarter of FY27 on a strong footing, with most major automakers reporting healthy year-on-year growth in June, reflecting resilient consumer demand for SUVs and electric vehicles, despite supply disruptions at select manufacturers.Tata Motors Passenger Vehicles emerged as the biggest gainer among leading carmakers, reporting sales of...

At 14%, GST collections in June grow fastest in 8 months

TazaPulseJuly 2, 2026

NEW DELHI: GST collections rose 13.9%, fastest pace in eight months, to Rs 1,94,812 crore on sharp growth in the mop-up from imports due to a spike in international prices of crude, fertiliser and other commodities.Latest data showed that in June, for transactions undertaken in May, IGST on imports shot up nearly 35% to over...

Tech analyst Dan Ives is exiting Wedbush for a new venture

TazaPulseJuly 2, 2026

Dan Ives, Wedbush Securities analyst. Scott Mlyn | CNBC Dan Ives, one of Wall Street’s most recognizable technology analysts, is leaving his longtime role at Wedbush Securities to launch a merchant bank aimed at combining research, advisory, capital raising and investing under one roof. Ives, who has spent the past eight years at Wedbush and...

‘Magnificent 7′ stocks’ rough June pushes them into the red for the year. What’s behind the decline

TazaPulseJuly 2, 2026

The “Magnificent Seven” have dominated the U.S. market for years and sat on a combined valuation of $21.7 trillion as of Tuesday’s close. That number, however, masks how much they lost in June. The group — which Microsoft , Nvidia , Alphabet , Apple , Meta , Tesla and Amazon — shaved off roughly $2...

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Inflation peaked in May as energy prices fell in June, Kalshi traders think

TazaPulseJuly 1, 2026

Red meat is displayed at a grocery store in Brooklyn on May 12, 2026, in New York City. Spencer Platt | Getty Images With oil and gas prices falling in the wake of the detente between the U.S. and Iran, prediction market traders now think inflation has peaked. Speculators on prediction market platform Kalshi think...