US stocks’ 2023 surge faces Fed test even as profits improve

Amid signs that inflation pressures are finally ebbing, setting up what has historically been a bullish stretch, the S&P 500 Index is a mere 5.4% below its all-time peak. It’s a backdrop that raises the stakes for this week’s pivotal central bank meeting, with economists still debating whether a recession is ahead this year.

Coffee Day Global now in bankruptcy process

Coffee Day Global, which runs the Cafe Coffee Day chain in India, has been admitted for corporate insolvency by the Bengaluru bench of the bankruptcy court following a petition filed by IndusInd Bank. A subsidiary of listed Coffee Day Enterprises, which was promoted by the late VG Siddhartha that committed suicide in 2019, the company […]