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Slowdown impact Core sector output shrinks 58 in October

29 Nov 11:54 5 articles

Slowdown impact? Core sector output shrinks 5.8% in October

As many as six of eight core industries saw a contraction in output in October

29 Nov 11:54 Business-Standard 1502508926136607351.html
India’s Core Sector Output Shrinks 5.8% In October, Lowest In Over A Decade

As many as six of eight core industries saw a contraction in output, indicating the severity of the economic slowdown in India.

29 Nov 12:09 Bloomberg | Quint 7403450740742277679.html
Core sector output shrinks 5.8 per cent in October

The only sector that posted growth in October was fertilizers where production increased by 11.8 per cent year-on-year.

29 Nov 12:11 The Indian Express 2885715105198389799.html
Core sector output shrinks 5.8% in October

As many as six of eight core industries saw a contraction in output in October.

29 Nov 12:01 India Today 4286117813116507200.html
GDP growth tanks to 4.5% in Q2; core industries' output shrinks 5.8% in Oct

Fiscal deficit in the first seven months of FY20 already at 102% of government's target for full financial year

29 Nov 14:15 Business-Standard 1502508926227077268.html
Publisher says he’s hearing interest in nonprofit turn

29 Nov 12:14 4 articles

Publisher says he’s hearing interest in non-profit turn

NEW YORK — The publisher of the nation’s first daily newspaper to be granted non-profit status says he’s since heard from a “few dozen” lawyers and news executives curious about whether the Salt Lake Tribune’s approach could work elsewhere. Tribune publisher Paul Huntsman learned earlier this month that the Internal Revenue Service had approved the …

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Publisher says he's hearing interest in nonprofit turn

NEW YORK (AP) - The publisher of the nation's first daily newspaper to be granted nonprofit status says he's since heard from a "few dozen" lawyers and news executives curious about whether the Salt Lake Tribune's approach could work elsewhere.

29 Nov 12:13 NEWS wpxi.com 7786541638226777682.html
Publisher says he’s hearing interest in non-profit turn

NEW YORK - Utah’s Salt Lake Tribune is taking an intriguing approach toward survival by successfully petitioning the IRS to let it become a non-profit. That

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Publisher says he's hearing interest in nonprofit turn

NEW YORK (AP) - The publisher of the nation's first daily newspaper to be granted nonprofit status says he's since heard from a few dozen lawyers and news executives curious about whether the Salt Lake Tribune's approach could work elsewhere.

29 Nov 12:13 WFXT 6395891954430570062.html
Sensex tumbles 336 points ahead of GDP data

29 Nov 11:04 4 articles

Sensex tumbles 336 points ahead of GDP data

NSE Nifty also settled 95.10 points down.

29 Nov 11:04 The Hindu 6679535026155701818.html
Sensex tumbles 336 points ahead of GDP data

Yes Bank was the top loser in the Sensex pack, shedding 2.50 per cent, followed by HUL that fell 2.37 per cent, M&M 2.12 per cent, SBI 2.03 per cent, Tata Motors 2.03 per cent and Vedanta 1.97 per cent.

29 Nov 11:16 The Indian Express 2885715103791039839.html
Sensex tumbles 336 pointts ahead of GDP data

The 30-share Sensex pared some losses, ending 336.36 points or 0.82 per cent lower at 40,793.81.

29 Nov 14:27 Deccan Chronicle 7881006363111177782.html
Sensex plunges 336 points ahead of GDP data release for September quarter

The top gainers on the Sensex were Bharti Airtel, HDFC Bank, and NTPC.

29 Nov 11:00 Scroll.in 8669301694031661724.html
India quarterly growth falls to worst level in six years

29 Nov 13:43 3 articles

India quarterly growth falls to worst level in six years

India's economy grew at its slowest pace in more than six years in the July-September period, down to 4.5 percent from 7.0 percent a year ago, according to government figures released Friday that piled more pressure on Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

29 Nov 13:43 Pulse Live 3606876836800492388.html
India quarterly growth falls to worst level in six years

India's economy grew at its slowest pace in more than six years in the July-September period, down to 4.5 percent from 7.0 percent a year ago, according to government figures released Friday that piled more pressure on Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

29 Nov 13:40 Digital Journal 4566489172369585791.html
India quarterly growth falls to worst level in six years

MUMBAI, Nov 29 — India’s economy grew at its slowest pace in more than six years in the July-September period, down to 4.5 per cent from 7.0 per cent a year ago, according to government figures released today that piled more pressure on Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The expansion in Asia’s...

29 Nov 15:40 Malaymail 302165936284384132.html
SAA dropped by leading travel insurer

29 Nov 13:37 2 articles

SAA dropped by leading travel insurer

The decision prompts Australian travel agency Flight Centre Travel Group to stop selling tickets for the airline.

29 Nov 13:37 Moneyweb 1092550946268123786.html
South African Airways dropped by leading travel insurers

JOHANNESBURG, Nov 29 — Three travel insurance companies in South Africa have stopped covering tickets issued by South African Airways against insolvency, further clouding the outlook for the struggling state-run airline. The decision by Santam’s Travel Insurance Consultants (TIC) to drop South...

29 Nov 14:03 Malaymail 302165936014955284.html
RBI may go for another rate cut as GDP slows to more than 6year low

29 Nov 13:48 2 articles

RBI may go for another rate cut as GDP slows to more than 6-year low

Analysts expect the MPC slashing interest rates by 25 basis points (bps), along with a marginal cut in gross domestic product (GDP) growth forecast for FY20

29 Nov 13:48 Business Today 1145527432081143618.html
GDP growth slows down to 4.5% in Q2, hits more than 6-year low

India's Q2 GDP Growth 2019: DEA Secretary Atanu Chakraborty and CEA KV Subramnaian said that the fundamentals of India economy remain strong and the GDP growth rate is expected to bounce back in the third quarter of this fiscal

29 Nov 10:19 Business Today 1145527432502861828.html
Oil to be stuck in a rut in 2020 as slowing demand fuels glut

29 Nov 12:28 2 articles

Oil to be stuck in a rut in 2020 as slowing demand fuels glut

Opec unlikely to opt for deeper output cuts.

29 Nov 12:28 Moneyweb 1092550947604242629.html
Oil to be stuck in a rut in 2020 as slowing demand fuels glut: Reuters poll

(Reuters) - Oil prices will remain subdued in 2020 as growth concerns weigh on demand and fuel a glut of crude, a Reuters poll showed on Friday ahead of production-policy talks among OPEC and its allies next week.

29 Nov 11:02 Reuters 8334514180170824205.html
Malaysia beats Thailand in video streaming experience says Opensignal report

29 Nov 12:09 2 articles

Malaysia beats Thailand in video streaming experience, says Opensignal report

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 29 — Opensignal has just posted its latest “State of Mobile Video Experience” report and it appears that telcos in Malaysia have shown some improvement when it comes to the mobile video experience. The overall mobile video experience score for Malaysia has increased from...

29 Nov 12:09 Malaymail 302165935876443709.html
Malaysia beats Thailand in video streaming experience according to Opensignal’s report

Opensignal has just posted its latest “State of Mobile Video Experience” report and it appears that telcos in Malaysia have shown some improvement when it comes to the mobile video experience. The overall mobile video experience score for Malaysia has increased from 47.1 points in 2018 to 54.4 points in 2019.

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India offers funds to Sri Lanka in bid to outdo China

29 Nov 12:31 2 articles

India offers funds to Sri Lanka in bid to outdo China

NEW DELHI, Nov 29 — India, anxious to counter China’s influence in the region, today offered hundreds of millions of dollars in aid to Sri Lanka as the island’s new president made his maiden overseas trip in New Delhi. Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s visit to India just 12 days after he became...

29 Nov 12:31 Malaymail 302165935779585755.html
India offers funds to Sri Lanka in bid to outdo China

India, anxious to counter China's influence in the region, on Friday offered hundreds of millions of dollars in aid to Sri Lanka as the island's new president made his maiden overseas trip in New Delhi.

29 Nov 12:20 Digital Journal 4566489173168209697.html
Indias fiscal deficit touches Rs 7 trillion surpasses annual target in seven months

29 Nov 12:36 2 articles

India's fiscal deficit touches Rs 7 trillion, surpasses annual target in seven months

India’s fiscal deficit in the first seven months through October stood at Rs 7.2 trillion, or 102.4 per cent of the budgeted target for the current fiscal year, government data showed on Friday.

29 Nov 12:36 India Today 4286117814346851420.html
Fiscal deficit for April-Oct touches Rs 7.2 trillion, exceeds FY20 target

This was 102.4% of the full-year target, compared with 103.9% for the same period last year

29 Nov 14:19 Business-Standard 1502508926213191287.html
Bharti Airtel to seek board nod on December 4 for raising funds

29 Nov 12:45 2 articles

Bharti Airtel to seek board nod on December 4 for raising funds

The board will also evaluate raising of funds through debentures, non-convertible debt instruments along with warrants, convertible debentures , securities or any other equity based instruments including through qualified institutions placement or rights issue, or through any other permissible mode

29 Nov 12:45 The Indian Express 2885715104769684039.html
AGR dues: Bharti Airtel to seek board nod for raising funds on December 4

The fund raising proposal follows the Supreme Court judgement on adjusted gross revenue

29 Nov 11:55 Business-Standard 1502508925895629138.html
Jack Dorsey Twitter CEO says he’ll be relocating to Africa in 2020

29 Nov 12:45 2 articles

Jack Dorsey, Twitter CEO, says he’ll be relocating to Africa in 2020

Jack Dorsey, the co-founder of Twitter, says he would move to Africa for a momentary stay in 2020 as the continent would "define the future."

29 Nov 12:45 TheCable Lifestyle 3194590663075471619.html
Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey Confirms Relocation To Africa In 2020

The co-founder and CEO of microblogging platform, Twitter, Jack Dorsey, says he would be relocating to Africa for a momentary stay in 2020.

29 Nov 14:07 Concise 5544636822012475081.html
Eurozone unemployments falls to lowest rate since July 2008

29 Nov 10:50 2 articles

Eurozone unemployment's falls to lowest rate since July 2008

LONDON (AP) - Unemployment across the 19-country eurozone has fallen to its lowest rate since July 2008 even though growth is cooling in the face of headwinds like the U.S.-China trade war and uncertainty related to Britain's departure from the European Union.

29 Nov 10:50 NEWS wpxi.com 7786541637755246460.html
Eurozone unemployment's falls to lowest rate since July 2008

LONDON (AP) - Unemployment across the 19-country eurozone has fallen to its lowest rate since July 2008 even though growth is cooling in the face of headwinds like the U.S.-China trade war and uncertainty related to Britain's departure from the European Union.

29 Nov 10:50 WFXT 6395891953821708097.html
Daimler to ax at least 10000 jobs in latest car industry cuts

29 Nov 10:37 2 articles

Daimler to ax at least 10,000 jobs in latest car industry cuts

Daimler said on Friday it will cut at least 10,000 jobs worldwide over the next three years, following others in the industry as they cut costs to invest in electric vehicles while grappling with weakening sales. It marks the third announcement on cost cuts this week by a major German car company as

29 Nov 10:37 Yahoo 7097669637696516687.html
Mercedes-Benz owner to slash 10,000 jobs in latest car industry cuts

Daimler said on Friday it will cut at least 10,000 jobs worldwide over the next three years, following others in the industry as they cut costs to invest in electric vehicles while grappling with

29 Nov 14:32 New York Post 7654946768415006776.html
Govt accounts show strong debt position impact of tax timing changes

29 Nov 10:02 2 articles

Govt accounts show strong debt position, impact of tax timing changes

Govt accounts show strong debt position, impact of tax timing changes

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Govt accounts show strong debt position

Hon Grant Robertson

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BMW Builds a Plant for Electric Cars in China

29 Nov 10:11 2 articles

BMW Builds a Plant for Electric Cars in China

Luxury German carmaker BMW on Friday said it would build fully electric models of its Mini cars at a new plant in China, as it kicked off a joint venture with Chinese partner Great Wall Motor. About 160,000 vehicles are are set to roll off the assembly line at the planned factory in the city of Zhangjiagang in Jiangsu province, Tech Xplore reported.

29 Nov 10:11 novinite.com 4235039571547364749.html
BMW, Great Wall to build new China plant for electric cars

BMW and its partner Great Wall Motor said they plan to build a plant in China with a capacity of 160,000 cars per year, and which will produce ...

29 Nov 15:27 CNA 5644198863916275418.html
Black Friday sees fewer shoppers in US stores as spending moves online

29 Nov 10:38 2 articles

Black Friday sees fewer shoppers in US stores as spending moves online

TRIPOLI: Libya’s National Oil Company said Thursday production had resumed at a key field in the southwest a day after it was interrupted by fighting there. “Following the cessation of military activity at the (Al-Feel) oilfield, production has resumed,” the NOC said in a statement on its website. Forces backing eastern-based strongman Khalifa Haftar, who seized Al-Feel

29 Nov 10:38 Arab News 8912634263123154343.html
Black Friday sees fewer shoppers in stores as spending moves online

Shoppers also worried that tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump on Chinese imports would make their holiday shopping more expensive

29 Nov 14:45 Business-Standard 1502508924575234860.html
Japan exPM Nakasone who boosted ties with US dies at 101

29 Nov 10:05 2 articles

Japan ex-PM Nakasone who boosted ties with US dies at 101

  Former Japanese Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone, an ardent conservative who worked to forge a stronger military alliance with the United States, died on Friday at the age of 101, an official at his son's office said. In office for five years from November 1982 to November 1987, Nakasone was known for trying to transform the nation defeated in World War II into a full-fledged member of the West during the Cold War era.

29 Nov 10:05 WION 1570469242027118883.html
Japan ex-PM Nakasone who boosted ties with US dies at 101

Former Japanese Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone, an ardent conservative who worked to forge a stronger military alliance with the United States, died on Friday at the age of 101, an official at his son's office said.

29 Nov 11:08 The Guardian 7580308504220059765.html
Euro zone inflation rises quicker than expected in November

29 Nov 10:41 2 articles

Euro zone inflation rises quicker than expected in November

BRUSSELS/FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Euro zone inflation accelerated faster than expected in November on a rise in food and services prices, likely comforting European Central Bank policymakers even if some factors pushing up prices may be only temporary.

29 Nov 10:41 Reuters 8334514180957847296.html
Eurozone inflation jumps more than expected in November – ING

The increase in both headline and core inflation was driven by strong growth in services prices. Still, don't assume this has implications for the Eur

29 Nov 11:55 FXStreet 4480975638984784697.html
New World Fund sells Adani Ports shares worth Rs 401 crore

29 Nov 14:53 2 articles

New World Fund sells Adani Ports shares worth Rs 401 crore

Bulk deal data on the BSE showed that 1,06,87,163 scrips were sold at an average price of Rs 375.34 apiece.

29 Nov 14:53 The Economic Times 7653256037683284133.html
New World Fund sells over 10 mn shares in Adani Ports worth Rs 401 cr

As per September 2019 shareholding data, New World Fund Inc was a public shareholder of Adani Ports and held 2.07 per cent stake

29 Nov 14:20 Business-Standard 1502508926305739129.html
Jewellery industry welcomes mandatory hallmarking from Jan 2021

29 Nov 14:10 2 articles

Jewellery industry welcomes mandatory hallmarking from Jan 2021

Gold hallmarking is a purity certification of the precious metal and is voluntary in nature at present

29 Nov 14:10 Business-Standard 1502508925628301602.html
Hallmarking For Gold To Be Mandatory From 2021, Industry Welcomes Move

One year period will be provided for implementation of hallmarking decision to enable jewellers clear their existing stock.

29 Nov 11:02 Bloomberg | Quint 7403450740474840390.html
Forex kitty continues to move up closes in 449 billion mark

29 Nov 14:26 2 articles

Forex kitty continues to move up, closes in $449 billion mark

In the previous week, the reserves had increased by USD 441 million to reach USD 448.249 billion

29 Nov 14:26 Business Today 1145527432263282859.html
Forex kitty continues to move up, closes in $449 billion mark

India Business News: Foreign exchange reserves continued the upward move, gaining by a modest $347 million to touch a new high of $448.6 billion in the week to November 22

29 Nov 15:09 The Times of India 6060938664263169920.html
German auto industry group appoints former Merkel aide

29 Nov 14:24 2 articles

German auto industry group appoints former Merkel aide

BERLIN (AP) - An influential group representing the German auto industry has chosen Hildegard Mueller, who was once a senior aide to Chancellor Angela Merkel, as its new leader.

29 Nov 14:24 NEWS wpxi.com 7786541637314287145.html
German auto industry group appoints former Merkel aide

BERLIN (AP) - An influential group representing the German auto industry has chosen Hildegard Mueller, who was once a senior aide to Chancellor Angela Merkel, as its new leader.

29 Nov 14:24 WFXT 6395891953898007693.html
US shoppers stay away from stores spend online as Black Friday begins

29 Nov 11:09 2 articles

US shoppers stay away from stores, spend online as Black Friday begins

NEW YORK, Nov 29 — US consumers splurged more than US$2 billion online in the first hours of Thanksgiving shopping today, while crowds were largely thin at retailers on the eve of Black Friday, reflecting the broader trend away from shopping at brick-and-mortar stores. Early discounts offered...

29 Nov 11:09 Malaymail 302165934679434102.html
Black Friday 2019 Shoppers Stay Away From Stores, Spend Online, Analysts Say

Early discounts saw a dip in the numbers lining up at stores across the country, according to consultants.

29 Nov 11:14 HuffPost 5982769915843254387.html