Stock market today: BSE Sensex surges over 500 points, crosses 80,000 level; Nifty50 above 24,300

Market experts anticipate continued upward momentum based on potential India-US trade agreements. (AI image) Stock market today: BSE Sensex and Nifty50, the Indian equity benchmark indices, opened in green on Wednesday. While BSE Sensex went above 80,200, Nifty50 was above 24,350. At 9:21 AM, BSE Sensex was trading at 80,140.02, up 544 points or 0.68%.Nifty50…

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Donald Trump tariffs to hit global economy hard! IMF cuts India’s GDP growth forecast to 6.2% for 2025; says it’s relatively more stable

For India, the growth outlook is relatively more stable at 6.2 percent in 2025, said IMF. (AI image) India’s GDP growth outlook for 2025 has been revised downwards to 6.2% by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in its World Economic Outlook report for April 2025. In its January world growth outlook report, the IMF had…

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Wall Street recovers as investors digest earnings amid Trump’s criticism of Fed chair Powell

Wall Street‘s main indexes rebounded on Tuesday as investors shifted their focus to corporate earnings following President Donald Trump’s escalating criticism of Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, which triggered a sharp selloff in the previous session.With a wave of quarterly earnings reports being released, investors are looking for clues on how companies are handling the…

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Donald Trump vs Jerome Powell: Can US President really oust the US Federal Reserve chairman?

US President Donald Trump fired a fresh salvo against Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell, escalating attacks for resisting further interest rate cuts. The clash is rattling financial markets, raising a critical question: Can Trump actually fire Powell?The answer is murky—and the implications could be huge.Under the Federal Reserve Act of 1913, members of the Fed’s…

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