Asian stocks slide: HSI, Kospi, Nikkei fall over 1% as Middle East tensions rise; Singapore holds firm

Asian markets began the week on a shaky note, but the story isn’t uniform across the region. While most stocks slipped into the red as lingering uncertainty around the Middle East conflict dragged down investor sentiment, Singapore is bucking the trend with its comparitively better position and its markets hovering near record highs despite the…

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Gold, Silver Rate Today Live Updates: Gold, silver prices expected to be volatile this week; what should investors do?

Pranav Mer, Vice President, EBG, Commodity and Currency Research at JM Financial Services Ltd, said attention will be on key Chinese data covering trade, investment and growth, along with inflation figures from the Eurozone. On the domestic front, he noted that traders will track the Consumer Price Index and Wholesale Price Index readings early in…

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TCS makes 25k fresher offers; AI push on track

BENGALURU: Even as TCS saw its headcount fall by nearly 24,000 in FY26, CHRO Sudeep Kunnumal said the entire decline cannot be attributed to last year’s restructuring. He added that the company has already made 25,000 campus offers and remains on track to hire around 40,000 freshers annually. “Last year, we onboarded 44,000 trainees. We…

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AI boom drives global VC funding to record $300bn

BENGALURU: Global venture funding hit a record $300 billion in the Jan-March quarter, the highest ever for a single quarter, according to Crunchbase data. The surge, driven largely by artificial intelligence deals, has reignited the debate on whether venture markets are truly recovering or if capital is concentrating in a narrow set of companies.Nearly 80%…

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‘If we catch them… ‘: Trump threatens China with 50% tariff if it helps Iran militarily as talks in Pak fail

US President Donald Trump on Sunday threatened China with “staggering” new tariffs if Beijing provides military assistance to Iran in the ongoing Middle East conflict.During an interview on Fox News’ Sunday Morning Futures, host Maria Bartiromo asked Trump whether his warning of a 50% tariff on countries aiding Iran was aimed at China.“Yes, China and…

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