MUMBAI: You probably do not care much about your inactive accounts on online platforms such as Amazon or Flipkart. But do you know that your dormant e-commerce accounts are being targeted by fraudsters?Unlike financial transactions which usually leave a trail and are notified to users through mobile alerts or messages, suspicious transactions made through e-commerce…
Reliance Industries is taking “deliberate steps” to strengthen its digital unit, chairman Mukesh Ambani said in a note to shareholders, without sharing any updates on the planned listing of Jio Platforms that is expected to fetch as much as $4 billion.“We will continue to evaluate strategic pathways that can broaden stakeholder participation and support Jio’s…
United States on Thursday imposed fresh sanctions targeting Iran’s military-linked oil trade network, despite reports suggested that Washington and Tehran have reached a tentative agreement to extend their ceasefire and ease restrictions on shipping through the Strait of Hormuz.The US Treasury Department said it has sanctioned eight vessels involved in transporting Iranian crude oil and…
NEW DELHI: Tata Motors is witnessing a surge in electric vehicle demand as rising fuel prices and inflation concerns push more consumers towards lower running-cost mobility options, particularly in the affordable passenger vehicle segment.“There is a sharp jump in just two months; it is about 2 to 2.5 times what it used to be for…
MUMBAI: Indians are turning to ice creams, colas, soft drinks and packaged cold coffee to survive the scorching heat, spurring sales of summer products for consumer goods companies and nudging some to upwardly revise their earlier sales estimates for the season.In a summer of price hikes and broader inflationary environment, firms are however pushing lower…
MUMBAI: Bajaj Finserv has launched a new division, Finserv Intelligence, which it may carve out as a separate business in future. Through Finserv Intelligence, Bajaj will invest Rs 1,500 crore to Rs 2,000 crore in early-stage start-ups in AI/fintech, cybersecurity and consumer technology platforms, and will also co-create new ventures. By building applied research capabilities…
New Delhi: India and Canada have decided to focus on low-hanging fruit, work on areas of convergence and avoid seeking concessions in sensitive sectors in the negotiations for the proposed free trade agreement, commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal has said. The two countries are negotiating a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA). The third round…
Oil prices fell slightly on Friday after reports of a potential extension of a US-Iran ceasefire amid the ongoing Middle East conflict that has stretched beyond three months.Prices of Brent crude fell 0.37% to $93.36 a barrel, while US oil futures slipped 0.71% to $88.27 a barrel, as traders reacted to shifting signals around a…
Rising mortgage rates are adding to pressure on the US housing market, with the average long-term home loan rate climbing to its highest level in nine months and further weakening affordability for buyers, AP reported.Freddie Mac said on Thursday that the average rate on a 30-year fixed mortgage rose to 6.53 per cent from 6.51…
