Corporate News from Business Media on 07.10.2026

Economic Times

📝 US trade deficit widens 13.7% to $105.6 billion in August, more than expected

📝 Max Estates sales bookings surge over 13-fold to Rs 2,100 crore in Q2

📝 Vehicle registrations up 32% on-year in September

📝 CurvetAI raises Rs 6 crore in pre-seed funding led by Merak Ventures

📝 Tata Power Renewables adds 88,397 rooftop solar installations in Jul-Sep quarter

📝 S&P sees 12-14% credit growth in India despite rural stress risks

📝 Cabinet approves Rs 10,000 crore SME Growth Fund for small and medium enterprises

📝 Govt notifies 375 permissible works under VB-G RAM G, expands scope by 41 per cent

📝 World Bank raises India FY27 growth forecast to 7.1%, flags oil, El Niño risks

📝 Software startup Vinci raises $250 million at a $1.5 billion valuation

📝 Kitchen and bathroom fittings brand Lorazzo raises Rs 15 crore funding led by Sauce

📝 Marico raises stake in Plix owner to 84%

📝 Centre plans faceless CGST scheme in 3-4 months, seeks to cut taxpayer-officer interface

Business Standard

📝 Paramount completes Warner Bros merger to form Hollywood giant Skydance

📝 Moonshot eyes early 2027 Hong Kong IPO after valuation hits $50 billion

📝 Festive hiring grows 7% to 1.27 lakh jobs, led by quick commerce: Report

📝 Spot electricity prices double amid demand surge and coal crunch

📝 FirstCry-backed Swara Baby Products gets SEBI nod for ₹1,000 crore IPO

📝 Cabinet approves new body to integrate transport and logistics planning

📝 Domestic banks tighten grip on equity deals as fundraising surges

📝 Data centres emerge as the new real estate darling as PE inflows rise 23%

📝 Mutual funds log 5% AUM growth in Q2 despite equity market volatility

📝 Aspirational consumers drive Crocs expansion into Tier-2, Tier-3 markets

📝 India services PMI rises to 55.2 in September amid demand recovery

📝 ElevenLabs targets voice AI service in 22 Indian languages, says CEO

📝 Factory output rebounds in Q2FY27, but risks to recovery remain: FICCI

📝 Google signs massive 3.6-GW power deal with Constellation Energy in US

📝 OpenAI in talks with UAE funds, BlackRock for $30 billion funding round

📝 MOSPI proposes adding health, education to services production index

📝 L&T Realty eyes ₹25,000 crore launches across three cities in H2FY27

📝 NBFC credit grows 15.8% in August, trails banks; gold loans surge 69%

📝 Flexi staffing employment rises 2.6% in Q1FY27, manufacturing leads

📝 DRDO flight-tests high-altitude airship platform 20 km above sea level

📝 Delhi airport plans ₹7,000 crore expansion, 7.3-km APM link by 2030

Financial Express

📝 USCIS expands online immigration filing for H-1B, F-1 and Green Card applicants

📝 Tech jobs in India rise 17% YoY to 123,000 in October, highest in 18 months: Report

📝 Govt in talks with airlines, OMCs as West Asia crisis pushes up ATF prices

📝 Govt signs Rs 661.50 crore contract with BrahMos for Navy fire control systems, launchers

📝 Tata Power adds 88,397 rooftop solar systems in Q2 as installations hit record

📝 South Western Railway freight loading rises 5.9% to 4.41 million tonnes in September

📝 Adani Power inks JV with Bhutan’s Druk Green for 770 MW hydro project

📝 Andhra Pradesh declares drought across 388 mandals as monsoon deficit crosses 53%

📝 NTPC ramps up coal buys as stocks fall to 5-6 days-playback

📝 Titan’s consumer business grows 25%; watches, jewellery lead growth

Mint

📝 Govt. plans to expand services index to cover 80% of sector output

📝 Minimum Wage: 5 US states hike pay in 2027; wages to reach $17.73 an hour

📝 SoftBank-backed DayOne Data Centers plans to raise up to $5.0B in U.S. IPO

📝 Zerodha founders bet on Viceroy Hotels with 6.72%

📝 Tablet shipments decline 3.8 pc YoY, hit by memory price inflation: Report.