FMCG volume growth may slow to 3-4% this year

MUMBAI: The war-led volatility in energy markets coupled with the risk of food inflation amid projections of below-normal monsoon rains this year could weigh on FMCG volume growth, Worldpanel by Numerator (formerly Kantar) said in its update on Wednesday. It estimated volume growth to drop to 3-4% if the situation doesn’t improve, as an unstable…

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After Donald Trump, Putin to visit China’s Xi Jinping on May 19 for two days

Russian President Vladimir Putin will travel to China on May 19 for a two-day visit, shortly after US President Donald Trump concluded his high-profile trip to Beijing, the Kremlin announced on Saturday.According to a Kremlin statement, Putin will hold talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping on ways to “further strengthen the comprehensive partnership and strategic…

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Vaibhav Sooryavanshi’s sixes set social media on fire: “….went to school and learnt only 4 and 6 tables in maths class”— best fan reactions from IPL 2026

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (Image credit: BCCI/IPL) The internet basically melted on Saturday night. There’s no other way to describe what happened on Twitter, Instagram, and every cricket forum you can think of when a 15-year-old decided to hit four consecutive sixes and remind everyone why they care about cricket in the first place. Vaibhav Sooryavanshi didn’t…

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Sam Altman is delighted to be wrong about AI layoffs, says: I thought there would have been …

Sam Altman has some reassuring words for those who fear that artificial intelligence (AI) could trigger a global “job apocalypse.” According to a Reuters report, the chief executive of ChatGPT-maker OpenAI said he was wrong to expect AI to have already eliminated more entry-level white-collar jobs, adding that the employment impact has been less severe…

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