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Procter & Gamble will announce its acquisition of Thorne supplements on Tuesday. The company’s CEO stated the acquisition price aligns with industry benchmarks. Haleon, a UK consumer health firm, was reportedly bidding for Thorne. Thorne was valued at up to four billion dollars in June. P&G recently forecast slower annual sales growth despite strong beauty…

The five top-performing small-cap funds over the past year shared four common stocks in their portfolios as of June 2026, according to ACE MF data.

The advantages promised by AI could be self-defeating for consumer brands, argues Gavekal’s Louis Gave. That would undermine investors’ ability to value companies.

TRAI reported 13.16 billion promotional calls originated via the 140 series. About 1.48 billion promotional calls were blocked after verification. Commercial SMS reached 248.06 billion, with 7.30 billion promotional SMS blocked. AI spam detection flagged 24.43 billion suspected calls and SMS. Action was taken against 183,000 telecom resources and 263 senders.

Copilot in Excel saves your process as a skill once; call it with a simple mention instead of retyping it each cycle.

The Heavy Industries Ministry has no separate policy for flex-fuel vehicles. It has not studied incentivizing flex-fuel and electric vehicles. The government defends its E20 ethanol blending program extensively. This program strengthens energy security and cushions consumers from price volatility. Ethanol is produced from multiple approved feedstocks, ensuring farmer interests.

JioBlackRock Mutual Fund has launched its first exchange-traded fund, the JioBlackRock Nifty 50 ETF, marking its entry into India’s fast-growing ETF market. The NFO is open until August 11. The passive fund will track the Nifty50 Index, offering investors exposure to India’s 50 largest listed companies through a single investment and broad participation in the…

The Income Tax Appellate Tribunal determined that employee stock options are not considered part of salary perks until they are exercised. Any gains from the repurchase of options, which have not yet been exercised, are to be taxed as long-term capital gains. This case revolved around a Flipkart executive who received ₹2.33 crore from repurchased…

The strategy emerges amid investor concern that AI could disrupt India’s $315 billion IT services industry by reducing demand for engineering teams, shortening project timelines and squeezing prices as clients seek a share of productivity gains

Here is the detailed exposure of the top 5 mid-cap funds with maximum mid & small cap exposure in June, as reported by ET Wealth.