Gold and Silver hit record highs in 2025. The gold prices on MCX jumped by nearly 78% from ₹75,233 on December 20, 2024, to ₹1,33,589 on December 22, 2025, The Economic Times reported. Silver gave a 144% return in the same period, rising from ₹85,146 to ₹2,08,062 per kg. In comparison, the share market index gave a return of 10.18%.

Fibrebond CEO Graham Walker sold his firm to Eaton for $1.7 billion. The terms of transaction included a condition, 15% of sale proceeds would go to his employees. In June 2025, 540 full-time employees began receiving $240 million in bonuses, average of $443,000, to be paid over five years, as long as employees remained at the company for that period.

Pakistan is witnessing a renewed rise in flour prices as Sindh government's attempt to stabilise the market through subsidised wheat distribution failed. Flour mill owners have refused to lift government wheat stocks as officials are demanding bribes of Pakistani Rs 1,200/bag to release wheat from government warehouses. Some traders are also misusing the policy and selling wheat at inflated price.

Italy will lose nearly €140 million (₹1,480 crore) after the European Union extended its ban on exporting sanitary ware, including toilets and bidets, to Russia. The ban is part of efforts to tighten pressure on Russia over its war in Ukraine. Russia President Vladimir Putin responded to the ban, saying, "Will cost them dearly."

Manufacturing and PSUs led the Sensex in the late 1980s, while cyclicals and commodities dominated the index in the following decade, Moneycontrol reported. Information technology, which led the Sensex during the early 2000s, today holds a more moderate weight. Financial services led the 2010s, while financials and consumption are driving gains in the 2020s.

Indian government's PIB Fact Check has issued a warning for customers of SBI against messages asking them to download and install an APK file to redeem SBI rewards via WhatsApp. "SBI never sends links or APK files over SMS/WhatsApp…Never download unknown files or click on such links," PIB Fact Check said. Earlier, SBI warned its customers about ongoing online scam.

India's start-up ecosystem attracted $10.5 billion in funding in 2025, with the number of start-up funding rounds falling by nearly 39% from last year to 1,518 deals. AI start-ups in India raised just over $643 million across 100 deals in 2025, a modest 4.1% increase from the previous year. Seed-stage funding fell to $1.1 billion, a 30% drop from 2024.

Varun Vummadi, an Indian-origin CEO of tech startup Giga, alleged that the San Francisco-based company is facing an extortion attempt involving a demand of $3 million. He alleged that a "small group of individuals" has illegally obtained confidential company information. "Reveal will begin with...least damaging material and escalate to nuclear level impact," the email sent to Vummadi read.

At Think Salem 2025, 17 tier-2 startups secured government grants and seed funding, highlighting India’s non-metro innovation surge. Salem-based NervePro, DroneTribes, energy startup IswiftPro–Min-Sakthi, and ride-hailing platform Cabocab were among the ventures supported through DST-NIDHI grants and the Startup India Seed Fund, reinforcing the growing strength of regional startup ecosystems.

Bengaluru-based entrepreneur Rohit Shroff has said that his businesses paid ₹4 crore in taxes in the last 12-18 months and were still being scrutinised by tax department. "I'm done. I'm done living the 'building in India' dream. The goal for 2026 is simple: move out of the country and build elsewhere," he wrote. He added that "Indian system is flawed".