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Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg Lobbies Donald Trump to Avoid Antitrust Trial: Report
Meta and its representatives met with President Trump and his senior advisers ahead of an April 14 Federal Trade Commission trial that could force the company to unwind its acquisitions of messaging platform WhatsApp and image-sharing app Instagram.
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Generative AI Being Used by Advertisers Across Firms, With Risks of Copyright and Security Involved
Generative AI softwares like ChatGPT and DALL-E are being used by some of the world's biggest advertisers, from food giant Nestle to consumer goods multinational Unilever to cut costs and increase productivity. But many companies remain wary of security and copyright risks as well as the dangers of unintended biases.
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12,000 Jobs At Risk As UK Household Goods Company Wilko Collapses
British household goods company Wilko has collapsed owing to big debts, its boss announced Thursday, impacting about 12,000 jobs as high inflation and interest rates hurt consumers and businesses.
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EU Proposes Rule to Let Consumers Get Worn-Out Electronics Repaired From Producers for Up to 10 Years
The European Union wants to give consumers the right to have worn-out products like washing machines and televisions repaired by producers even after the sales guarantee has expired, to cut waste and make goods last longer. The European Commission proposed rules on Wednesday that would oblige producers to offer repairs for a product for between fiv...
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Consumer Goods (FMCG) Industry Hopes To Recover Lost Volume, Profits In 2023
FMCG companies are "cautiously optimistic" and expect the rural market to bounce back in 2023.
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Yoga Guru Ramdev Plans Stock Market Debut Of 4 Patanjali Firms
The consumer group Patanjali, co-founded by a well-known yoga guru, said on Friday it plans to list four group companies as part of its vision for 2027, as the producer of affordable, local-made goods takes on bigger rivals like Unilever and P&G.
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Ukraine Conflict To Likely Result In 10% Higher Prices For Fast Moving Consumer Goods
The escalating Russia-Ukraine conflict has pressured fast moving consumer goods (FMCG) companies in India to consider another round of price hikes to offset an unprecedented rise in commodity prices such as wheat, palm oil and packaging materials.
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PM Modi Seeks Inputs From Corporate Bigwigs For Union Budget
Chief executives and CEOs of companies from sectors ranging from telecom, electronics, auto, hospitality and consumer goods shared their views
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Salesmen Threaten To Disrupt Supplies Over Reliance Monopoly
Household goods salesmen have threatened to disrupt supplies to provision stores if consumer companies provide products at lower prices to Reliance
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Google Defers Chrome's Blocking of Tracking Cookies Until 2023
Google is not getting rid of tracking cookies in Chrome until 2023, the company announced last month. The impending deadline that was being called the Cookiepocalypse had been the centre of many discussions about how Internet based companies would be able to sustain their advertising supported businesses. The business implications will take some ti...
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Infosys, Accenture To Cover COVID-19 Vaccination Costs For Indian Employees
Several companies, including autos-to-technology conglomerate Mahindra Group and consumer goods giant ITC Ltd, had already started considering buying COVID-19 vaccines for their employees
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Consumer Goods Firm Cheats Thousands, 2 Arrested From Noida: Police
The Noida Police has arrested two officials of a consumer goods import-export company accused of duping billions of rupees from thousands of people across the country by tricking suppliers, officials said on Monday.
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Sensex Closes 377 Points Higher, Nifty Reclaims 11,850 On Kotak Mahindra Bank Boost
Domestic stock markets jumped on Tuesday as sharp gains in Kotak Mahindra Bank boosted financial stocks, a day after the private sector lender beat earnings estimates. Benchmark indices S&P BSE Sensex and NSE Nifty 50 gained around 1 per cent each to 40,551.09 and 11,895.20 respectively during the session, also supported by consumer goods and pharm...
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Elon Musk's Vegas Loop May Not Be As Good As AdvertisedÂ
The system was supposed to be ready by October 1 so that it would be ready for the 2021 Consumer Electronics Show (CES)
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Delhi Discoms Offer New "Green" ACs, Fans To Consumers At Heavy Discount
In India, nothing works like a good discount and so goes for the adoption of cleaner technologies, which are often more expensive. With this in mind, Delhi's power distribution companies have started an exchange scheme, wherein all its consumers can replace their old fans and ACs and get new energy-saving ones for a substantial discount, a BSES spo...
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Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg Lobbies Donald Trump to Avoid Antitrust Trial: Report
Meta and its representatives met with President Trump and his senior advisers ahead of an April 14 Federal Trade Commission trial that could force the company to unwind its acquisitions of messaging platform WhatsApp and image-sharing app Instagram.
-
Generative AI Being Used by Advertisers Across Firms, With Risks of Copyright and Security Involved
Generative AI softwares like ChatGPT and DALL-E are being used by some of the world's biggest advertisers, from food giant Nestle to consumer goods multinational Unilever to cut costs and increase productivity. But many companies remain wary of security and copyright risks as well as the dangers of unintended biases.
-
12,000 Jobs At Risk As UK Household Goods Company Wilko Collapses
British household goods company Wilko has collapsed owing to big debts, its boss announced Thursday, impacting about 12,000 jobs as high inflation and interest rates hurt consumers and businesses.
-
EU Proposes Rule to Let Consumers Get Worn-Out Electronics Repaired From Producers for Up to 10 Years
The European Union wants to give consumers the right to have worn-out products like washing machines and televisions repaired by producers even after the sales guarantee has expired, to cut waste and make goods last longer. The European Commission proposed rules on Wednesday that would oblige producers to offer repairs for a product for between fiv...
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Consumer Goods (FMCG) Industry Hopes To Recover Lost Volume, Profits In 2023
FMCG companies are "cautiously optimistic" and expect the rural market to bounce back in 2023.
-
Yoga Guru Ramdev Plans Stock Market Debut Of 4 Patanjali Firms
The consumer group Patanjali, co-founded by a well-known yoga guru, said on Friday it plans to list four group companies as part of its vision for 2027, as the producer of affordable, local-made goods takes on bigger rivals like Unilever and P&G.
-
Ukraine Conflict To Likely Result In 10% Higher Prices For Fast Moving Consumer Goods
The escalating Russia-Ukraine conflict has pressured fast moving consumer goods (FMCG) companies in India to consider another round of price hikes to offset an unprecedented rise in commodity prices such as wheat, palm oil and packaging materials.
-
PM Modi Seeks Inputs From Corporate Bigwigs For Union Budget
Chief executives and CEOs of companies from sectors ranging from telecom, electronics, auto, hospitality and consumer goods shared their views
-
Salesmen Threaten To Disrupt Supplies Over Reliance Monopoly
Household goods salesmen have threatened to disrupt supplies to provision stores if consumer companies provide products at lower prices to Reliance
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Google Defers Chrome's Blocking of Tracking Cookies Until 2023
Google is not getting rid of tracking cookies in Chrome until 2023, the company announced last month. The impending deadline that was being called the Cookiepocalypse had been the centre of many discussions about how Internet based companies would be able to sustain their advertising supported businesses. The business implications will take some ti...
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Infosys, Accenture To Cover COVID-19 Vaccination Costs For Indian Employees
Several companies, including autos-to-technology conglomerate Mahindra Group and consumer goods giant ITC Ltd, had already started considering buying COVID-19 vaccines for their employees
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Consumer Goods Firm Cheats Thousands, 2 Arrested From Noida: Police
The Noida Police has arrested two officials of a consumer goods import-export company accused of duping billions of rupees from thousands of people across the country by tricking suppliers, officials said on Monday.
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Sensex Closes 377 Points Higher, Nifty Reclaims 11,850 On Kotak Mahindra Bank Boost
Domestic stock markets jumped on Tuesday as sharp gains in Kotak Mahindra Bank boosted financial stocks, a day after the private sector lender beat earnings estimates. Benchmark indices S&P BSE Sensex and NSE Nifty 50 gained around 1 per cent each to 40,551.09 and 11,895.20 respectively during the session, also supported by consumer goods and pharm...
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Elon Musk's Vegas Loop May Not Be As Good As AdvertisedÂ
The system was supposed to be ready by October 1 so that it would be ready for the 2021 Consumer Electronics Show (CES)
-
Delhi Discoms Offer New "Green" ACs, Fans To Consumers At Heavy Discount
In India, nothing works like a good discount and so goes for the adoption of cleaner technologies, which are often more expensive. With this in mind, Delhi's power distribution companies have started an exchange scheme, wherein all its consumers can replace their old fans and ACs and get new energy-saving ones for a substantial discount, a BSES spo...
