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Dim Diwali: From watches to clothes, luxury brands get the slowdown blues

Walk into any designer clothing store which caters to businessmen in Mumbai and the absence of footfalls is evident

Quick-service restaurants post 5-7% rise in sales, buck the slowdown trend

Jubilant FoodWorks saw its same-store sales growth (SSG) at nearly 5% in Q2

Despite consumption slowdown, packaged food sector grows 14.4%: IIP data

Branded packaged food market expanded 17.6% in calendar year 2018 to cross the Rs 5-trillion-mark for the first time

Slowdown impact: Gold, silver sales down by up to 40% this Dhanteras

Dhanteras was a muted affair in most markets across the country with traders complaining of lesser footfall and reduced consumer spending

Economic slowdown: Sundaram-Clayton declares non-working days at plants

Five-day shutdown at Chennai units starting Oct 29, Hosur to go silent for three days

Aluminium makers stare at consumption slowdown on auto sector stress

The prevailing economic slump and auto sector stress are likely to moderate consumption of aluminium products

Election results: Slowing economy is taking a toll on BJP's popularity

In PM Modi's first electoral test since sweeping to a second term in office in May, BJP fell short of a majority in the 90 seat assembly in Haryana

Govt mulls personal I-T relief while scrapping some exemptions: Report

If the government tinkers with personal taxes, it will add to the list of measures taken in recent months to boost growth that's expanding at the slowest pace in nearly six years

Indian firms default on record $1.2 bn of bonds this year as economy slows

Those firms that delayed or missed debt payments in 2019 still have $17 billion of notes and loans outstanding including the defaulted securities

'5%?' Chidambaram, in CBI custody, mocks govt over state of economy

He also raised his hand to show five fingers as the CBI took him away in custody

Best of BS Opinion: The importance of exports, the power of youth activists

Here's a selection of Business Standard opinion pieces for the day

Stationery problem: Has even the CBI been hit by economic slowdown?

CBI counsel said it had run out of printed booklets of Chidambaram's case diary, and hence could not submit one

Economic slump may hit refinancing by Indian vehicle financiers: Moody's

A key risk for vehicle financing companies in India was their heavy reliance on short-term wholesale funding, the agency said

Kamal Nath on a charm offensive to woo investors amid economic slowdown

A slump in growth and declining economic activities across sectors portended that it would be difficult to attract investment at this juncture

Two-wheeler makers get export breather amid slump in domestic sales

Two-wheeler exports rise 4% in April-Sep; Bajaj Auto leads the pack

MPC minutes: Members were concerned about growth, rate transmission

Minutes of meetings show maintaining the 'accommodative' stance was the Reserve Bank governor's idea

It's a problem when the talking point is economy, not cricket or politics

Without bold action to deal with India's banking crisis, count on the economy's doldrums to continue for much longer than most of us anticipate

State of the economy: How did we get here and how do we get out of it?

Former Editor, Business Standard, A K Bhattacharya joins Ankur Bhardwaj in this special podcast to talk about the Indian economy

Despite IMF projections, India still among fastest growing economies: FM

The minister is in Washington to attend the annual meeting of the IMF and the World Bank

Crucial Diwali for jewellers: Will consumers lift demand for the industry?

If this Diwali season fails, the jewellery industry is expected to face huge losses