Day: August 6, 2026

LG Uplus Q2 2026 slides: record profit, AI infrastructure push

CAB Payments chair Ann Cairns to step down by year-end

CJ ENM Q2 2026 slides: TVING turns profitable, margins expand

Universal Music Group starts €250 million share buyback program

KKR-backed LEAP India is set to launch its Rs 2,480 crore IPO on August 7, with shares commanding a grey market premium of around 2%. The company plans to use the proceeds to reduce debt and strengthen its balance sheet, while investors bet on India’s growing logistics and supply chain sector.

Hikma Pharmaceuticals appoints Tobias Hestler to board

The decision to hold India’s policy rate steady in the face of inflation risks felt like a foregone conclusion. Now that RBI watchers appear to have assumed a hierarchy of policy goals, India’s central bank must mull over the potential consequences.

Henry Ford explored using farm crops for car manufacturing decades ago. His 1941 experimental vehicle featured a lightweight plastic body derived from plants. This innovative project aimed to reduce reliance on traditional industrial materials. World War II halted production, and petrochemicals later dominated the industry. However, Ford’s early ideas inspired modern plant-based automotive materials.

Serco appoints Carol Borg as non-executive director

The country’s employment statistics show new jobs being created, but many were in agriculture—a reversal of the shift away from farms any emerging economy sees. Meanwhile, euphoria over India’s rapid economic growth has stoked aspirations.