Your sugar cravings may get costlier

Your sugar cravings may get costlier (PTI photo) MUMBAI: Your next pack of cookies, chocolates or ladoos could cost you more. Under pressure because of high prices of sugar, consumer goods companies are planning to take price hikes. Bikaji Foods is already in the process of rolling out about a 2% price increase across its…

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China to pump $54 billion into state banks, insurers

China to pump $54 billion into state banks, insurers BEIJING: China’s finance ministry will lead a combined $54 billion in capital injections into state-owned insurers and banks, the companies said on Sunday, in a coordinated push by Beijing to shore up capital across its financial system.China Life Insurance (Group) Co, the country’s largest life insurer,…

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VCs, celebrities bet on AI startups in media, sports

VCs, celebrities bet on AI startups in media, sports NEW DELHI: Artificial intelligence investment is widening beyond enterprise software and chip bets, and one of the areas money is increasingly flowing into is media, entertainment and sports. In India, venture capital firms, private equity investors, family offices and celebrities are backing startups using AI to…

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