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Asahi cyberattack: Japan’s beer giant delays earnings; claims shipments resuming in stages as systems recover

Japanese beer giant Asahi on Thursday delayed the release of its full-year financial results as it continues to grapple with a major cyberattack that began in late September.“While the Company is making every effort to restore the system as quickly as possible, it has decided to postpone the announcement of financial results for the fiscal…

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Asian stocks: Markets extend global rally on Fed cut bets; Japan’s beer giant Asahi dips

Asian stocks rose for a second straight session on Thursday, extending this week’s global rally as investors grow increasingly confident that the US Federal Reserve will deliver a third consecutive interest rate cut next month.The renewed optimism has pushed concerns over stretched valuations into the background for now, allowing risk appetite to strengthen across global…

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Pune Metro expansion: Cabinet okays Phase-2 expansion as Line 4 and 4A approved; 31.6-km corridors to boost citywide connectivity

The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved two new corridors under Phase-2 of the Pune Metro Rail Project, setting up a major expansion of the city’s public transport network and widening access across key residential and commercial clusters. The clearance follows earlier sanctions for Line 2A and Line 2B in the same phase.The decision covers Line…

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No finance degree needed: Sebi widens eligibility for advisers and analysts; all you need to know

Sebi has opened the door for more professionals to enter the advisory space by allowing graduates from any discipline to register as investment advisers (IAs) and research analysts (RAs), widening the talent pool for the two regulated categories. The regulator made the changes through separate notifications issued on Tuesday.The move replaces the earlier requirement that…

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Budget leak shock: UK’s Treasury chief Reeves unveils tax plan in Parliament; Labour braces for political fallout

Britain’s Treasury chief Rachel Reeves delivered her tax-raising budget on Wednesday under the shadow of a major leak that exposed her proposals hours before she reached Parliament. The disclosure came from the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR), which Reeves relies on for independent forecasts. According to AP, the leak effectively mapped out the entire fiscal…

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Budget leak shock: UK’s Treasury chief Reeves unveils tax plan in Parliament; Labour braces for political fallout

Britain’s Treasury chief Rachel Reeves delivered her tax-raising budget on Wednesday under the shadow of a major leak that exposed her proposals hours before she reached Parliament. The disclosure came from the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR), which Reeves relies on for independent forecasts. According to AP, the leak effectively mapped out the entire fiscal…

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IMF’s big move: India’s forex framework reclassified; move comes amid rupee weakness

India’s exchange rate framework came under renewed global scrutiny on Wednesday after the International Monetary Fund reclassified the country’s “de facto” regime as a “crawl-like arrangement”, two years after designating it “stabilised”. The change follows an IMF review conducted earlier this year and could shape how global investors read India’s approach to managing the rupee…

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