Business updates

Business updates

Zijin Mining seeks $1.5 billion from convertible bonds as gold surges

Zijin Mining plans to use proceeds to fund capex related to the construction of the La Arena gold mine project in Peru.>

Amazon cutting 16,000 jobs in latest layoff round, employees from India among those hit: Report

Internal Slack messages reportedly revealed that those being hit by the latest round of layoff in Amazon are employees in the US, UK, and India.>

Gold, silver rate today highlights: Gold prices drop, 24k trades at ₹1,70,620 in Hyderabad; silver at ₹4,150

Gold Silver Rate Today highlights: Gold and silver prices dropped in domestic markets on Friday, with 24-carat gold trading below record high level it reached on Wednesday across major cities and silver holding below the ₹4 lakh per kilogram mark.>

Investing Resolutions for 2026: Let Your Money Grow With You

As 2026 begins, investors are taking a closer look at how their financial decisions have held up in a changing environment.>

RBI's DICGC insures bank deposits up to ₹5 lakh. All that you need to know

The coverage is up to ₹5 lakh per deposit account per bank held in the “same right and same capacity”. The bank pays the premium.>

India’s bond market is expanding: What is attracting investors towards it?

The reduction in minimum face value of securities, emergence of OBPP platforms, etc., is bringing domestic investors into the bond market.>

How much can delaying retirement planning cost you?

If you delay retirement planning, you will have to invest a higher amount later. With a shorter horizon, you won't fully benefit from the power of compounding.>

Strategic resilience must for trade

Services exports continued to provide a stable anchor for growth, partially offsetting greater volatility in goods exports, amid tariff related uncertainties.>

Fiscal deficit on track as tax base broadens, spending rationalised

The survey lauded the government for bringing down both its deficit and debt levels since the pandemic’s disruption.>

Economic Survey says India to grow by up to 7.2% next fiscal

The survey’s overall direction is best described by its clarion call for “strategic sobriety and not defensive pessimism” in a world expected to stay turbulent.>

Credits : HTimes