RIL Group to hold direct stake as well, invest up to $1.5 bn cash; new merged co to be arm of Viacom 18. Reliance executives are also working on a three-year capital allocation programme for all businesses to be presented shortly to the board. The proposal, as of now, is to create a step-down subsidiary of Viacom18 Media, which will absorb Star India via a stock swap, they said. Both businesses are being treated as similar-sized ones, valued at $4-5 billion each, so RIL will be paying cash for controlling stake.
NY Fed’s John Williams flags need to gather more information on inflation risks before rate decisions
Federal Reserve officials John Williams and Alberto Musalem have flagged persistent inflation risks, with rapid AI infrastructure investment potentially adding to price pressures. Williams backed