ArthaWireFinancial news from India and the world, in two minutes.https://arthawire.com/Aswath Damodaran values Anthropic at $1.475 trillion ahead of its IPOhttps://arthawire.com/news/2026-10-31-aswath-damodaran-values-anthropic-at-1-475-trillion-ahead-of-its-ipo/https://arthawire.com/news/2026-10-31-aswath-damodaran-values-anthropic-at-1-475-trillion-ahead-of-its-ipo/NYU professor Aswath Damodaran's base-case value for the Claude maker sits just below the reported $1.5–2 trillion IPO range.Sat, 31 Oct 2026 04:45:35 GMTipoanthropicipoaswath damodaranaiBank of Baroda Q2 profit jumps 36% to Rs 6,532 crore, helped by NSE stake salehttps://arthawire.com/news/2026-10-31-bank-of-baroda-q2-profit-jumps-36-to-rs-6-532-crore-helped-by-nse-stak/https://arthawire.com/news/2026-10-31-bank-of-baroda-q2-profit-jumps-36-to-rs-6-532-crore-helped-by-nse-stak/Bank of Baroda's standalone Q2FY27 profit rose 35.8% on gains from selling NSE shares; net interest income grew 9% and bad loans fell.Sat, 31 Oct 2026 04:45:35 GMTresultsbank of barodapsu banksnseq2fy27GAIL Q2 profit jumps 139% to Rs 4,720 crore; board clears GAIL Gas IPOhttps://arthawire.com/news/2026-10-31-gail-q2-profit-jumps-139-to-rs-4-720-crore-board-clears-gail-gas-ipo/https://arthawire.com/news/2026-10-31-gail-q2-profit-jumps-139-to-rs-4-720-crore-board-clears-gail-gas-ipo/GAIL's consolidated profit more than doubled in Q2FY27 and its board approved listing subsidiary GAIL Gas with up to 25% equity dilution.Sat, 31 Oct 2026 04:45:35 GMTresultsgailgail gasipoq2fy27Jio Platforms Q2 profit rises 13.7% to Rs 8,389 crore in first results after listinghttps://arthawire.com/news/2026-10-31-jio-platforms-q2-profit-rises-13-7-to-rs-8-389-crore-in-first-results/https://arthawire.com/news/2026-10-31-jio-platforms-q2-profit-rises-13-7-to-rs-8-389-crore-in-first-results/Jio Platforms' September-quarter profit grew 13.7% YoY and revenue rose 11.4% to Rs 40,475 crore, days after its stock market debut.Sat, 31 Oct 2026 04:45:35 GMTresultsjio platformsreliance industriestelecomq2fy27Reliance Retail Q2 profit falls 24% as festive season shifts to next quarterhttps://arthawire.com/news/2026-10-31-reliance-retail-q2-profit-falls-24-as-festive-season-shifts-to-next-qu/https://arthawire.com/news/2026-10-31-reliance-retail-q2-profit-falls-24-as-festive-season-shifts-to-next-qu/Reliance Retail's Q2FY27 net profit fell about 24% to Rs 2,611 crore; revenue from operations rose 5.8% to Rs 80,220 crore.Sat, 31 Oct 2026 04:45:35 GMTresultsreliance retailreliance industriesretailq2fy27Sun Pharma Q2 profit falls 36% to Rs 1,989 crore on one-time chargeshttps://arthawire.com/news/2026-10-31-sun-pharma-q2-profit-falls-36-to-rs-1-989-crore-on-one-time-charges/https://arthawire.com/news/2026-10-31-sun-pharma-q2-profit-falls-36-to-rs-1-989-crore-on-one-time-charges/Sun Pharma's Q2FY27 profit fell 36% due to litigation and acquisition-related costs, while revenue rose about 12% to Rs 16,199 crore.Sat, 31 Oct 2026 04:45:35 GMTresultssun pharmapharmaorganonq2fy27Varun Beverages profit rises 13.5% but shares fall on margin squeezehttps://arthawire.com/news/2026-10-31-varun-beverages-profit-rises-13-5-but-shares-fall-on-margin-squeeze/https://arthawire.com/news/2026-10-31-varun-beverages-profit-rises-13-5-but-shares-fall-on-margin-squeeze/PepsiCo bottler Varun Beverages grew profit 13.5% in the September quarter, but higher packaging and sugar costs hit margins.Sat, 31 Oct 2026 04:45:35 GMTresultsvarun beveragespepsicofmcg