New jobs rise to 11-month high of 9.51 lakh in July; 27 states, UTs on board to implement PM Modi's healthcare scheme from September 25; India to pay Iran in rupees for oil imports from November; Flipkart employees to turn millionaires after Walmart buys employee shares worth $800 million. Watch more in this episode of Business Wrap.

New jobs rise to 11-month high of 9.51 lakh in JulyNew job creations in July rose to an 11-month high of 9.51 lakh, taking the total tally of new enrolments to 61.81 lakh since September 2017, according to the EPFO's payroll data. Job addition numbers, which are based on new members enrolled in various social security schemes of EPFO such as pension, PF and insurance, were 9,51,423 in July -- the highest in any month since September 2017 when the retirement fund body started rel...

Oil refiners such as state-owned Indian Oil Corp (IOC) and Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Ltd (MRPL) could use UCO Bank or IDBI Bank to route oil payments to Iran.

Iran's Naftiran Intertrade Co Ltd, a trading arm for state-owned National Iranian Oil Co, owns a 15.4 per cent stake in Chennai Petroleum, which has two refineries with a total combined capacity of 230,000 barrels of oil per day.

The forex reserves have been declining in the past few weeks as the Reserve Bank is selling the US dollar to contain rupee depreciation

In July, China cut import tariffs on almost 1,500 consumer products ranging from cosmetics to home appliances as part of efforts to open up its economy, the world's second biggest.

Dimon said that India's world beating economic growth as well as critical reforms such as GST and the first step in bank mergers are advantages that far outweigh fears arising out of macroeconomic imbalances and a sliding currency

India may raise import duties on components used in mobile handsets, most of them imported from China, as one of the measures.

Last month, Adani Enterprises had filed a plea in the Bombay High Court seeking quashing of all LRs against its firms that are under probe for alleged over-invoicing of Indonesian coal imports.

Ahead of festive showdown, Flipkart pumps in Rs 3,463 crore to boost sales; RCom to exit telecom fully to focus on realty: Anil Ambani; Sebi eases rules to woo foreign funds; move aims to arrest rupee fall, stock market volatility; CCI imposes total penalty of Rs 38 crore on 18 sugar mills; PNB fraud: ED eyes Nirav Modi's Rs 4,000 crore worth of foreign assets. Watch more in this episode of Business Wrap.

Cautioning businesses in China to be ready for a long drawn trade war with US, Alibaba Group founder Jack Ma said the dispute could drag for 20 years, extending far beyond the presidency of Donald Trump.

Donald Trump's remarks came after he announced that the US will slap 10 per cent tariffs on $200 billion worth of Chinese imports.

The government's latest measures to support the rupee announced last week were particularly underwhelming for market participants who have since increased bearish positioning on the currency.

India's steel imports totaled $6.5 billion in 2017/18, according to official data.

Ahead of festive showdown, Flipkart pumps in Rs 3,463 crore to boost salesFlipkart is aiming at achieving 50 per cent of all smartphone sales during the upcoming festive month. Keeping the ambitious plan in mind, Flipkart has pumped in Rs 3,463 crore into its online marketplace, Flipkart Internet. This is the first biggest capital infusion by the Walmart-backed e-commerce giant ever since the US-based retail behemoth acquired a majority stake in the company. RCom to exit tele...

On Tuesday, the rupee closed at its all time low of 72.98, falling 47 paise against the US currency due to surging crude oil prices and escalating trade war worries. Earlier in the day, the Indian currency hit a historic low of 72.99 in late afternoon deals.

Bank of Baroda, Dena Bank and Vijaya Bank to merge; govt promises to protect employees' interests; Bank of Baroda, Vijaya Bank, Dena Bank stocks make major moves post merger announcement; US-China trade war: Trump imposes fresh round of tariffs on imports worth $200 bn; India delays imposition of retaliatory tariffs on U.S. goods till November 2; gold to become more expensive? Govt may hike import duty to stem rupee fall. Watch more in this episode of Business Wrap.

Continuing its intermittent fall against the US dollar, the Indian rupee dived to another all-time low of 72.98 on Tuesday. The currency has lost over 13 per cent in value against the greenback since the beginning of the year.

The rupee fell 46 paise to close at 72.97 level, its lowest ever against the US dollar in trade today which dampened market sentiment. The Indian currency had closed at 72.51 to the dollar on Monday. Led by the sharp fall in stocks, the market capitalisation (m-cap) of BSE-listed companies plunged by Rs 2,72,549.15 crore to Rs 1,53,64,470 crore since Friday.

Bank of Baroda, Dena Bank and Vijaya Bank to merge; govt promises to protect employees' interestsMoving ahead with consolidation of public sector banks, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Monday announced the merger of Bank of Baroda, Vijaya Bank and Dena Bank. The merged entity would be India's third largest. There will be no adverse impact on employees of merged entity, the Finance Minister added. Department of Financial Services Secretary Rajeev Kumar said that the new bank will ...