October-december

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  India's GDP Grew 6.2% In October-December Quarter, Says Government Data

  India's economic growth decelerated to 6.2 per cent in the third quarter of 2024-25, mainly due to poor performance by the manufacturing and mining sectors.

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  Sony Lifts Profit Forecast as Games Business Shines

  Sony has raised its operating profit forecast for the year ending in March. Its profit at the gaming business grew 37 percent in the October-December quarter, driven by higher sales including from network services and reduced losses from hardware.

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  iPhone Top Selling Model In India For October-December 2024: Apple Executive

  Apple is "particularly keen on India," said CFO Kevan Parekh after the company achieved a December quarter growth record where the iPhone was the top-selling model in the country.

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  Apple Secures Top Spot in Q4 2024 Global Smartphone Shipments: Canalys

  Global Smartphone shipments grew by 3 percent year-on-year for the October-December (Q4) period in 2024, marking the fifth consecutive quarter of growth, according to a new report by market research firm Canalys. Driven by the popularity of the new iPhone 16 series, Apple secured the top spot in Q4 with 23 percent market share. Samsung came in seco...

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  India Smartphone Shipments Grew 25 Percent YoY in Q4 2023, Xiaomi Climbs to the Top: Counterpoint

  Smartphone shipments in India witnessed a 25 percent growth year-on-year (YoY) for the October-December period (Q4) in 2023 as per a Counterpoint report. According to the market research firm, Xiaomi climbed to the top position with 18 percent of the market share, a feat it last achieved in Q3 2022. Samsung despite keeping 17 percent of the market,...

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  Opinion: Will Demand Pick Up This Season?

  Consumer demand has been one of the missing links in the India growth story and it is not surprising that the progress on this front in the period - October-December merits interest.

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  Wearable Device Shipments in India Grew Over 80 Percent YoY in Q1 2023: Report

  Over 25 million wearable units were shipped in India in January-March 2023 quarter, registering a strong 80.9 per cent year-on-year growth, according to the International Data Corporation's (IDC) India Monthly Wearable Device Tracker. However, data showed shipments remained flat quarter-on-quarter following a strong October-December 2022 quarter.

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  Unemployment Rate In Urban Areas Dips To 7.2% In October-December 2022

  Unemployment rate for persons aged 15 years and above in urban areas declined to 7.2 per cent during October-December 2022 from 8.7 per cent a year ago, the National Sample Survey Survey (NSSO) showed.

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  TVS in Talks With ADIA, Goldman Sachs, Carlyle for Up to $350 Million Investment in Its EV Arm: Report

  TVS is in talks with Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA), Goldman Sachs Group Inc and Carlyle Group Inc for an investment in its electric vehicle (EV) arm, the Economic Times reported on Wednesday. TVS Motors, which makes the iQube e-scooter, had reported its EV sales had nearly doubled in the October-December quarter.

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  Xiaomi Leads Indian Smartphone Shipments Despite 25 Percent YoY Dip: IDC

  Smartphones shipments in India plunged by over 27 percent to 29.6 million in the October-December quarter of 2022, from 40.6 million in the year-ago period, mainly due to inflationary pressures, market research firm IDC said on Friday. According to the report, dwindling consumer demand due to high inflation remained a challenge throughout the year ...

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  Apple Led Smartphone Shipments in Q4 2022, Samsung Top Earner in 2022: Canalys

  Global smartphone sales dropped 17 percent in Q4 2022, according to the latest Canalys report. In the October-December period, worldwide smartphone shipments saw a 17 percent decline. Despite the fall, Apple captured a market share of 25 percent, while Samsung secured a 20 percent market share.

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  Global PC Shipments Decline 16 Percent in 2022, Lenovo Secures Top Spot: Canalys

  Global PC sales are declining, shows the latest Canalys report. In the October-December period, worldwide PC shipments saw a 16 percent drop. Lenovo led the list with total shipments of 15,470 million units and a market share of 23.6 percent.

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  TSMC Defies Broader Industry Downturn, Posts 78 Percent Rise in Q4 Net Profit: All Details

  TSMC on Thursday reported a 78 percent rise in fourth quarter profit, as the world's largest contract chipmaker and a major Apple supplier saw its net Q4 profit hit a record TWD 295.9 billion (roughly Rs. 77,570 crore) amid a broader industry downturn. The firm's dominance in making some of the world's most advanced chips has kept its order book fu...

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  Apple Reports 8 Percent Boost in Quarterly Revenue, Warns of 'Increasingly Difficult Economic Conditions'

  Apple on Thursday reported that the company's quarterly revenue was up by 8 percent, an improvement over the 2 percent increase in revenue for the April-June quarter. The company's iPhone sales accounted for most of its success during the past quarter, even though the company didn't sell quite as many of the devices as analysts had hoped. Apple CEO...

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  Royal Enfield's Parent Company Eicher Motors Reports 14% Decline In Net Profit

  Net profit declines 14.4 per cent to Rs. 456 crore, and Royal Enfield sales volumes declined 15.6 per cent. But motorcycle exports grew 57 per cent in the quarter under review.