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ArcelorMittal expands Microsoft partnership on cloud

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-08-03T07:09:24+00:00

ArelorMittal to integrate Microsoft ​Fabric, Purview and Foundry ⁠to modernise its IT ‌systems

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AstraZeneca holds talks with Bristol Myers Squibb on $400bn merger

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-03T07:08:12+00:00

Tie-up would be one of the biggest pharmaceutical deals ever and create the world’s fourth-largest drugmaker Business live – latest updatesBritain’s biggest drugmaker AstraZeneca is in discussions to take over its US rival Bristol Myers Squibb in a deal that would create a near-$400bn (£300bn) pharmaceutical group.AstraZeneca, run by longtime chief executive Pascal Soriot, is the second-biggest listed company in the UK, with a market value of nearly £196bn. BMS, headquartered in Princeton and known for its cancer treatments, is worth $133bn. Continue reading...

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Il Danubio in secca, l’Europa resta senz’acqua. Oltre 40 gradi in Ungheria, chiusa centrale nucleare

Source: Repubblica Homepage · Published: 2026-08-03T07:07:37+00:00

Il riscaldamento climatico prosciuga il grande fiume europeo. A Budapest si ferma per la prima volta in 44 anni l’impianto atomico che produce il 40% dell’elettricità nazionale, mentre in Serbia rallenta la produzione idroelettrica. E dal letto del fiume riemergono anche i relitti delle navi naziste affondate nel 1944

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Karnataka Bank launches ‘KBL Finsurance’ platform

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-08-03T07:04:01+00:00

The project is powered by SprintMoney, a fintech company providing a comprehensive suite of white-labelled digital solutions to banks and financial institutions

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Binance to Launch Commodity Options on Gold and Silver

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-08-03T07:03:01+00:00

Building on strong demand for commodity perpetuals, Binance adds another layer to its TradFi ecosystem with compliant, crypto-native options on core macro assets

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Утренний звон по рынку акций 3 августа

Source: Vedomosti – All Articles · Published: 2026-08-03T07:02:43+00:00

Российские акции растут утром в понедельник несмотря на серьезное падение цен на нефть. Brent снижается на 5,4% и торгуется у отметки 83,2 долл. за баррель.

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Some Diageo, Inbrew liquor banned over artificial flavouring

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-08-03T07:02:00+00:00

The food safety regulator said ⁠its tests found that some Diageo and Inbrew factories were adding flavours of the alcoholic beverage itself

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Divi’s Labs hits 52-week high as analysts pile in after healthy Q1

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-08-03T06:58:57+00:00

The stock has now gained over 25 per cent in the past month alone and 33 per cent year-to-date, significantly outperforming the Nifty Next 50 index, of which it is a constituent.

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Aux Etats-Unis, le ministre de la justice par intérim enterre le fonds « anti-instrumentalisation » pour débloquer sa nomination définitive au gouvernement

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-08-03T06:48:33+00:00

Un arrêté, diffusé dimanche sur X par Todd Blanche, stipule qu’un fonds dit d’« anti-instrumentalisation » de la justice pour compenser financièrement des alliés de Donald Trump poursuivis sous l’administration Biden, « est annulé ».

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Cardamom exports lose aroma as prices surge

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-08-03T06:27:58+00:00

Instead of building large inventories, many importers are opting for smaller, more frequent purchases

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Monsoon set to weaken at half way, head north and east under El Nino shadow

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-08-03T06:26:00+00:00

With August, second rainiest month, and September, when the monsoon begins its withdrawal, still to come, global models indicate El Niño may finally begin to exert its full influence on monsoon

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Keto Motors rolls out new commercial electric bus

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-08-03T06:22:16+00:00

It features a floor height of 900 mm for convenient passenger boarding, and offers a certified operating range of over 150 km under fully loaded operating conditions with a top speed of up to 80 km/h

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Willie Walsh assumes charge as IndiGo CEO

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-08-03T06:17:35+00:00

A pilot and an aviation industry leader who just completed his tenure as the Director General of the global airlines' grouping IATA, Walsh's appointment as the CEO was announced by IndiGo on March 31.

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