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Sensex today | Stock Market Highlights: Sensex, Nifty decline for fifth straight session; Auto, metal stocks drag

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-07-24T10:52:16+00:00

Sensex, Nifty, Share Prices Highlights: Indian benchmark indices ended lower for a fifth straight session, with the Sensex falling 331 points and the Nifty losing 102 points, as concerns over US tariffs and West Asia tensions outweighed gains in IT stocks and a recovery in the rupee.

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Is the US-Saudi nuclear deal on, or in limbo?

Source: Al Jazeera - World · Published: 2026-07-24T10:48:27+00:00

Trump's last-minute demand for Saudi normalisation with Israel has complicated the already sensitive deal.

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Sensex today | Stock Market Live: Sensex, Nifty decline for fifth straight session; Auto, metal stocks drag

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-07-24T10:48:04+00:00

Sensex, Nifty, Share Prices Live Updates: Indian benchmark indices ended lower for a fifth straight session, with the Sensex falling 331 points and the Nifty losing 102 points, as concerns over US tariffs and West Asia tensions outweighed gains in IT stocks and a recovery in the rupee.

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Four Palestinians and one Israeli killed during West Bank settler attack

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-24T10:45:42+00:00

Several others seriously injured in attack that residents of Palestinian village say also involved Israeli militaryFour Palestinians and one Israeli have been killed in a shooting in the northern West Bank, health officials have said, during what residents described as a settler attack also involving the Israeli military. Several more people were seriously injured.The serious incident in the Palestinian village of Tell, near Nablus, is the deadliest attack in the West Bank this year and has the potential to lead to a series of reprisals between Israeli-backed settlers and Palestinian communiti

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First Thing: Trump imposes fresh tariffs on UK, EU and dozens of other trading partners

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-24T10:43:27+00:00

Measures replace 10% global duty and come after supreme court declared many of the earlier tariffs illegal. Plus, how secondhand fashion got so expensiveGood morning.Donald Trump has imposed a fresh round of tariffs on more than 80 countries to replace a 10% global duty that was due to expire, provoking a wave of criticism and protests from US allies and trading partners.What is Trump’s justification for the tariffs? The newest tariffs, announced late last night by the US trade representative, Jamieson Greer, would fall under section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974, aimed against countries that e

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Will monitor steps taken to curb NEET paper leaks: SC

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-07-24T10:42:00+00:00

One of the pleas sought a direction to replace or restructure the NTA, which is responsible for conducting NEET-UG, with a robust and autonomous body to conduct the medical entrance examination

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India imposes minimum import price on suspension-grade PVC resin

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-07-24T10:40:57+00:00

Imports with a CIF value above USD 0.766 per kg will remain free, while EOUs, SEZs and imports under the Advance Authorisation Scheme are exempt from the restriction, subject to specified conditions

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Espagne : l’incendie à l’ouest de Madrid est « au plus fort » et « impossible à éteindre », Pedro Sanchez attendu samedi sur place

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-07-24T10:40:47+00:00

Les services de secours de la région de Madrid ont confirmé la fusion des feux de San Martin de Valdeiglesias et de Villa del Prado, qui ont déjà ravagé 6 000 hectares et sont désormais « au plus fort » selon le préfet. Le premier ministre espagnol se rendra samedi sur place.

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Espagne : l’incendie à l’ouest de Madrid est « au plus fort » et « impossible à éteindre », Pedro Sanchez attendu sur place samedi

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-07-24T10:40:47+00:00

Les services de secours de la région de Madrid ont confirmé la fusion des feux de San Martin de Valdeiglesias et de Villa del Prado, qui ont déjà ravagé 6 000 hectares et sont désormais « au plus fort » selon le préfet. Le premier ministre espagnol se rendra samedi sur place.

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Southport killer Axel Rudakubana is manipulating system, victims’ families say

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-24T10:35:23+00:00

Axel Rudakubana moved to psychiatric hospital after it was concluded he could not be safely managed in prisonThe Southport killer Axel Rudakubana has been accused of attempting to “manipulate the system” by the families of his victims, after it emerged he had been transferred from prison to a psychiatric hospital.Rubakubana, 19, was jailed for life in January last year, with a minimum sentence of 52 years, for the murders of Elsie Dot Stancombe, seven, Bebe King, six, and nine-year-old Alice da Silva Aguiar. Continue reading...

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VW profits plunge and deep job cuts loom amid tough Chinese competition

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-24T10:34:14+00:00

Carmaker, which is pushing through cost-cutting programme, expects sales to fall by up to 3% this yearVolkswagen has reported a steep fall in profits and cut its revenue forecast amid a sales slump in China, as the German carmaker pushes through a brutal cost-cutting programme that includes slashing up to 100,000 jobs.The world’s second-largest maker of vehicles said it expects sales to fall by up to 3% this year, a dramatic reversal on a previous forecast for a 3% increase on last year’s €321.9bn (£275.3bn), because of a sales slump in the highly competitive Chinese market. Continue reading..

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Mass job cuts loom at VW as profits fall steeply on China sales slump

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-24T10:34:14+00:00

Carmaker expects to sell 3% fewer vehicles this year as it pushes through a programme that could eliminate 100,000 rolesVolkswagen has reported a steep fall in profits and cut its revenue forecast amid a sales slump in China, as the German carmaker pushes through a brutal cost-cutting programme that includes axeing up to 100,000 jobs.VW said it expects sales to fall by up to 3% this year, a reversal of a previous forecast for a 3% increase on last year’s €321.9bn (£275.3bn), because of a sales slump in the highly competitive Chinese market. Continue reading...

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Trump’s new tariffs ‘a sales tax that will make life harder for Americans’, say Democrats – US politics live

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-24T10:32:16+00:00

Even some Republicans apparently expressing concern over measures against 85 countriesSign up for the US Breaking News emailHello and welcome to the US politics live blog.Donald Trump’s move to impose a fresh round of tariffs on more than 80 countries has drawn criticism from both Democratic politicians and his own allies.If he was serious, he would not be applying the same tariff rate to China, one of the worst forced labor abusers in the world, as he does to countries like Australia. Then again, unlike China, Australia, doesn’t manufacture any Trump corporation products.This is the same admi

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Банк России 10 раз подряд снизил ключевую ставку

Source: Vedomosti – All Articles · Published: 2026-07-24T10:31:33+00:00

На заседании 24 июля совет директоров Банка России принял решение снизить ключевую ставку до 14%. Решение регулятора не совпало с консенсус-прогнозом «Ведомостей»: только пятеро из 20 опрошенных экономистов снижения ставки, а шаг на 25 базисных пунктов (б.п.) – трое. 14 экспертов ждали сохранения ставки, один допускал снижение до 13,25–13,75%, еще один – до 13,25%. Один экономист ждал либо ее сохранения на текущем уровне, либо снижения на 25 базисных пунктов (б. п.) до 14%.

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Банк России 10-й раз подряд снизил ключевую ставку

Source: Vedomosti – All Articles · Published: 2026-07-24T10:31:33+00:00

На заседании 24 июля совет директоров Банка России принял решение снизить ключевую ставку до 14%. Решение регулятора не совпало с консенсус-прогнозом «Ведомостей»: только пятеро из 20 опрошенных экономистов ожидали снижения ставки, а шаг на 25 базисных пунктов (б. п.) – трое. 14 экспертов ждали сохранения ставки, один допускал снижение до 13,25–13,75%, еще один – до 13,25%. Один экономист ждал либо ее сохранения на текущем уровне, либо снижения на 25 базисных пунктов (б. п.) до 14%.

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Standardised pack sizes for edible oils to enhance transparency: Gokul Agro

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-07-24T10:31:11+00:00

The Department of Consumer Affairs has notified 9 standard pack sizes for edible oils, ranging from 200 ml/g to 20 litre/kg, with a 3-month transition period for industry compliance

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ED attaches Gameskraft assets worth ₹1,906 crore in money laundering case

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-07-24T10:30:52+00:00

The ED alleged Gameskraft used BOTs to play against users and generated proceeds of crime through platform commissions, taking the total attached, seized and frozen assets in the case to ₹2,401 crore

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Sensex today | Stock Market Live: Sensex ends at 76,059, Nifty at 23,767; Auto index leads losses

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-07-24T10:28:16+00:00

Sensex, Nifty, Share Prices Live Updates: Indian benchmark indices ended lower on Friday, with the Sensex falling 331.62 points and the Nifty losing 102.15 points, weighed down by auto stocks. However, gains in IT and banking shares, along with positive market breadth, helped limit the overall decline.

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Meesho shares decline despite narrower Q1 loss

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-07-24T10:25:57+00:00

Meesho provided long-term growth guidance of 25% CAGR for the next five years, with higher growth expected in the initial years and lower growth in the latter years

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WSJ: Трамп усомнился в мирном урегулировании на Ближнем Востоке

Source: Vedomosti – All Articles · Published: 2026-07-24T10:25:37+00:00

Президент США Дональд Трамп уже сомневается, что переговоры с Ираном приведут к мирному урегулированию конфликта. При этом, начиная военную кампанию, он рассчитывал завершить войну за несколько недель. Об этом сообщил The Wall Street Journal со ссылкой на источники.

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В Укрметалургпромі просять НКРЕКП переглянути структуру витрат у тарифі на передачу електроенергії

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-07-24T10:24:00+00:00

В Укрметалургпромі вважають, що оптимальний тариф на послуги з передачі електричної енергії у 2026 році має залишатися на рівні чинного, не вище 742,91 грн/МВт·год.

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Watch: Are Trump's tariffs delivering on his objectives?

Source: BBC News - World · Published: 2026-07-24T10:21:31+00:00

The BBC's Samira Hussain explains how President Trump's tariffs affect US economy, who pays the price, and whether they're working.

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