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Global Markets & Equities 06 Oct 2026, 08:20 PM IST

Hospital and Drug Costs Are Squeezing U.S. Businesses as Health Inflation Spreads

Rising hospital charges and pharmaceutical prices are intensifying pressure on American employers, adding to a broader health-cost surge that is filtering through premiums, wages and corporate margins. The strain is increasingly visible in global markets as investors weigh the durability of earnings for companies exposed to U.S. healthcare inflation.

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Global Markets & Equities06 Oct 2026, 04:59 PM IST

Hospital and Drug Costs Are Squeezing U.S. Businesses as Health Inflation Spreads

Rising hospital charges and pharmaceutical costs are intensifying pressure on American employers, threatening margins, wage plans and benefit budgets heading into the next insurance cycle. The problem is no longer confined to households: it is becoming a broad corporate cost shock that is feeding through to premiums, plan design and hiring decisions.

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Startups & Venture CapitalJust now (02:02 PM IST)

Beam Therapeutics Sues Chinese Biotech and VC-Backed Startup Over Alleged IP Theft

Beam Therapeutics has filed suit against a Chinese biotech company and a venture-capital-backed startup, alleging theft of intellectual property tied to its gene-editing technology, according to STAT. The case adds to mounting tensions over biotech innovation, cross-border technology transfer, and the protection of proprietary research in a sector where patents and trade secrets are central to valuation.

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Healthcare, Pharma & Life Sciences15 Nov 2026, 02:00 PM IST

India Launches Statewide Drive to Protect Children Against Tetanus and Diphtheria

India has begun a statewide vaccination drive aimed at strengthening protection for children aged 10 and 16 against tetanus and diphtheria, two potentially serious vaccine-preventable diseases. The initiative builds on early-life immunisation coverage, with officials emphasising that the TD vaccine provides an additional shield after children receive Pentavalent vaccines in infancy.

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Banking, Fintech & Insurance15 Nov 2026, 08:00 AM IST

IFC Extends $150 Million Credit Line to SBI in First Investment in an Indian State-Owned Bank

The International Finance Corporation has extended a $150 million social loan to State Bank of India to expand agricultural financing for about 864,000 rural women, marking its first investment in an Indian state-owned bank. The deal also includes IFC’s first domestic cross-currency swap with an Indian bank, with SBI becoming its first local swap counterparty in South Asia.

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Banking, Fintech & Insurance14 Nov 2026, 08:00 PM IST

IFC Extends $150 Million Credit Line to SBI in First Investment in an Indian State Bank

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Clean Energy & Climate Transition11 Nov 2026, 08:00 AM IST

Scientists Create Room-Temperature Light State That Behaves Like a Solid and a Liquid

Researchers have reported a quantum state in which light behaves with the unusual properties of both a solid and a fluid, and crucially, at room temperature. The advance could accelerate practical quantum technologies by reducing the extreme cooling requirements that have long limited laboratory breakthroughs to niche settings.

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National Governance & Policy10 Nov 2026, 02:00 PM IST

Mir Saifullah Says NC Will Seek to Restore J&K’s Pre-1953 Status, Recover State Flag

Newly inducted Jammu and Kashmir minister Mir Saifullah has said the National Conference will work to restore the region’s pre-1953 constitutional position and reclaim its flag, reviving one of the most politically charged demands in the Union Territory. His remarks come against the backdrop of the August 5, 2019 downgrade of Jammu and Kashmir from a state to a Union Territory, a move he described as brazen.

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Macro Economy & Fiscal Policy10 Nov 2026, 08:00 AM IST

Rupee Ends Six-Day Rally as State Banks Step Up Dollar Buying

The Indian rupee snapped a six-session winning streak on Monday after dollar demand from state-run banks outweighed the currency’s recent momentum. The unit briefly strengthened to a six-month high before closing slightly weaker, even as lower crude prices and foreign equity inflows continued to offer support.

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National Governance & Policy09 Nov 2026, 08:00 PM IST

West Bengal’s New Industrial Policy Puts State Back on Investor Radar, Says Finance Minister Swapan Dasgupta

West Bengal’s revised industrial policy has placed the state among the options investors can actively consider, Finance Minister Swapan Dasgupta said on Tuesday, framing the move as part of a broader push to improve the state’s appeal as a manufacturing and investment destination. He added that West Bengal currently has sufficient land to meet the initial wave of demand for the next two to three years, a signal aimed at easing one of the most persistent concerns for industrial expansion.

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Banking, Fintech & Insurance09 Nov 2026, 08:00 AM IST

IFC Extends $150 Million Credit Line to SBI in First Investment in an Indian State Bank

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