Rs 11.5L: Sierra SUV back in new avatar

NEW DELHI: Tata Motors fired fresh competition in SUV market with launch of Sierra at an aggressive entry price of Rs 11.5 lakh (ex-showroom), aiming to take on Hyundai Creta, Maruti’s Grand Vitara and Mahindra’s Thar and Scorpio-N.The Sierra is an iconic SUV nameplate of nineties that the company has revived almost after 25 years….

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Price strain: US retail sales cool in September; businesses face higher input costs; consumer resilience tested

US retail sales grew slower than expected in September as consumers grappled with persistently higher prices and companies faced rising input costs, according to government data released on Tuesday.Retail sales rose 0.2% month-on-month, the Commerce Department said, easing from 0.6% in August and falling short of analyst estimates. The moderation in spending comes at a…

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Trade boost: Exports rebound in November; Piyush Goyal says shipments back in ‘positive territory’

India’s merchandise exports, which had fallen sharply in October, have bounced back this month and entered positive territory till November 21, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said on Thursday.After chairing a meeting of the Board of Trade, Goyal told reporters that the latest quick estimates show a clear uptick, according to PTI. ‘Double Trade…

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US sentiment slide: Consumer confidence falls to 7-month low; are Americans pulling back on spending?

US consumer confidence weakened in November, falling to its second-lowest reading since April as Americans grew more wary of elevated prices, sluggish job gains and the fallout of the prolonged government shutdown, according to an AP report.The Conference Board said on Tuesday that its consumer confidence index dropped to 88.7 in November, down from an…

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