Business updates

Business updates

MacBook Neo marks Apple’s bold return to affordable laptops

The MacBook Neo, priced at ₹69,900 onwards, is Apple's biggest push yet into low-end laptops to challenge Windows laptops and Google Chromebook.>

Gas shortage hits ceramic hub in Gujarat's Morbi as Iran war widens

For Morbi, the world’s second-largest ceramic hub, the stakes are existential, even as Qatar shutters the world's largest LNG terminal amid Iran war.>

Iran war impact on stock market puts IPO plans of India Inc. in a fix

IPOs in India have raised $1.5 billion in Q4 FY26 versus $2.3 billion a year-ago—the clearest indicator yet of a prolonged chilling effect due to Iran war.>

Iraq cuts crude oil production as blocked Strait of Hormuz fills up storage

The shutdowns may extend to about two-thirds of Iraq’s total crude oil production in the coming days if the Strait of Hormuz remains effectively out of bounds.>

PhonePe targets IPO valuation lower than at its last funding round

There are lingering questions around PhonePe's ability to monetise its user base—a key reason it may not achieve a valuation closer to its last funding round.>

Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon surprised by Iran war impact on stock market

It’s going to take a couple of weeks for markets to really digest the implications of the Iran war, the Goldman Sachs CEO says, even as crude oil prices spike.>

Gold shipments stranded in Dubai as Iran war grounds flights

The mass cancellation of flights at Dubai is a challenge for traders in India and other markets that source their gold from the country.>

Are stock markets open today? Check if BSE, NSE are operational on Holi 2026

Both the National Stock Exchange (NSE) and the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) are open today and will work normally from 9.15 am to 3.30 pm. >

Rupee @ 93 soon? The crude catalyst for rupee slump today, even as RBI sells dollars

According to analysts, 93 as the next major threshold to watch for INR-USD if the Iran war continues to spark an investor flight to a safer dollar and gold.>

Global markets on March 4: Saudi Aramco facility housing largest refinery struck by projectile

Global markets on March 4: Saudi Aramco's Ras Tanura, which houses its largest domestic refinery and a key crude export terminal, was struck again on Wednesday by an unknown projectile, Reuters reported, citing four sources.>

Credits : HTimes