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Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell is back with his higher for longer negative as U.S. Equities slip for the third day in a row; National Stock Exchange has introduced four new indices; Government increases the windfall tax on crude petroleum; DMart added 24 stores in Q4 FY24...…All this and much more on your daily podcast by Alex Mathew and Niraj Shah.

World Bank raises India's GDP growth projection by 20 bps to 6.6% for FY25; Heatwaves in India to impact vegetable cultivation, but not wheat, says IMD official; NSE halves market lot size of derivatives contracts for Nifty 50; 7.4 magnitude earthquake hits Taiwan, tsunami warning issued.…All this and much more on your daily podcast by Alex Mathew and Niraj Shah.

Several flight cancellations and delays have forced Vistara to reduce operations; AU Small Finance Bank and Fincare SFB merger comes into effect; Aditya Birla Group plans to demerge Madura Fashion & Lifestyle into a separate listed company; Byju's informed employees that their March salaries would be delayed, citing "irresponsible action" by the four foreign investors; Byju's delays March salaries over 'irresponsible action' by four foreign investors…All this and much more on your daily podcast by Alex Mathew and Niraj Shah.

India forex reserves hit all-time high, rise by $140 million to $642.63 billion; GST authorities urges IT Ministry to block 60 offshore online gaming platforms; Infosys expects refund of Rs 6,329 crore from the Income Tax Department; HDFC Bank plans to sell 100% stake in HDFC Education and Development Services…All this and much more on your daily podcast by Alex Mathew and Niraj Shah.

Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal in custody; Bajaj Housing Finance IPO; Renault-Nissan investing in India; US stock market gains; Nikkei 225 insights; India's GDP forecast; sector alerts; regulatory impacts on companies; Asia-Pacific market beginnings.

A major commuter bridge in the city of Baltimore collapsed after being struck by a container ship, causing shipping traffic at one of the most important ports on the U.S. East Coast to grind to a halt; Cocoa futures surged above an unexpected $10,000 per ton, extending a historic run up that has already seen prices double this year; India's current account deficit eased in the October-December quarter to $10.5 billion (1.2% of the GDP); L&T is raising eyebrows after the board approved a long-term loan of Rs 7,500 crore, just six months after a share buyback of Rs 10,000 crore...All this and much more on your daily podcast by Alex Mathew and Niraj Shah.

India's currency dropped sharply in offshore trade against the U.S. dollar on Friday to hit a record low of 83.70 per dollar, 27 paise down from the spot market close; Quantum Mutual Fund has voted against the resolution for the merger of ICICI Bank with its subsidiary, ICICI Securities; Tata Group has pivoted from traditional sectors towards electric mobility, artificial intelligence and energy transition as part of the conglomerate's transformation goals; Boeing's CEO, head of commercial airplanes and Chairman all step down as the company battles the 737 Max crisis...All this and much more on your daily podcast by Alex Mathew and Niraj Shah.

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has been arrested by the Enforcement Directorate in the liquor policy case; SBI has released a fresh data set detailing the parties and whose bonds they encashed; Mutual funds will stop fresh subscriptions to overseas exchange-traded funds on April 1; Mahindra & Mahindra has signed a memorandum of understanding with Adani Total Energies E-Mobility to establish EV charging infrastructure across India; Securities and Exchange Board of India introduced a beta framework for the T+0 settlement cycle that will be available from March 28...All this and much more on your daily podcast by Alex Mathew and Niraj Shah.

The U.S. Federal Reserve maintains status quo, keeping its policy rate unchanged while continuing to signal three interest rate cuts in 2024; Airtel subsidiary, Bharti Hexacom, is planning to launch its initial share sale in the next two weeks after it received the regulator's nod to float its public issue; Wockhardt is set to raise up to Rs 570 crore through QIP; Newly formed Indian REITs Association has pitched to the market regulator for real estate investment trusts to be classified as equities; The CCI dismisses four petitions of Indian app companies filed against Google's new Play Store billing policy...All this and much more on your daily podcast by Alex Mathew and Niraj Shah.

The U.S. Federal Reserve's latest meeting will conclude today with markets widely expecting rates to be kept unchanged by officials; India's GDP growth may surpass estimates in 2024, given that it already exceeded expectations during the quarter, according to the RBI; Prestige Estate Projects is likely to ink a pact with Marriott to develop six properties across the western and southern regions in a bid to expand its footprint in South Asia; Zomato launches a "Pure Veg" fleet to serve orders from pure vegetarian restaurants in a bid to differentiate itself in a competitive marketplace...All this and much more on your daily podcast by Alex Mathew and Niraj Shah.