A senior Mondelez India executive said the company’s Oreo rollout focused on expanding distribution across retail and quick commerce platforms while targeting the premium cream biscuit segment. The executive said evolving consumer preferences, especially among younger buyers, are influencing product positioning and digital marketing strategies in India’s packaged food market.

Elon Musk's SpaceX has delayed plans to launch a trip to Mars to focus on its Moon mission, the Wall Street Journal reported. The space venture told investors it is targeting March 2027 for a lunar landing without astronauts on board. Earlier this week, Musk merged SpaceX and his AI start-up xAI into one entity worth $1.25 trillion.

Indian startups raised $130.5 million across 19 deals between Feb 2–6, up from $95.6 million a week earlier, signaling funding momentum. The Whole Truth led with a $51 million Series D round, while AI startups Vibrium and Mindcase also secured funding. Ecommerce bets extended to emerging brands like 1.5 Degree, Invogue, and CHINI, reflecting selective but improving investor confidence.

Sex offender Jeffrey Epstein offered a "tall, Swedish, blonde woman" to former billionaire Anil Ambani to "make it fun to visit", according to the recently-released Epstein files. Ambani replied to Epstein's offer in under 20 seconds, saying, "Arrange that." Epstein then joked that if Hollywood actress Meryl Streep represents Ambani's "proclivity", with Ambani responding, "Better taste my friend."

At UDGAM ’26 in Guwahati, twelve startups received grants of ₹4.5 lakh each, providing early-stage capital for product development, pilot testing and market expansion. The initiative strengthens Guwahati’s startup ecosystem, giving ventures runway to turn ideas into scalable businesses while boosting entrepreneurship and innovation across Northeast India, creating growth opportunities.

The value of Bitcoin jumped by over $10,200 (over ₹9.25 lakh) in just 20 hours as it once again rose above $70,000 (₹63.43 lakh). According to Bull Theory, the world's largest cryptocurrency has helped investors earn $304 billion (₹27,54,868 crore). This comes after Bitcoin erased ₹2 trillion (₹180,90,200 crore) in investor wealth as its value halved from its all-time high.

Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency Limited (IREDA) board approved a fundraise of up to ₹2,994 crore via qualified institutional placements. Fundraising will take place only to the extent that the shareholding of President or government does not dilute more than 3.76% of the post-issue paid-up equity share capital. Moreover, the fundraise is also subject to approval of the shareholders.

The US imposed a new set of sanctions to "combat illicit traders of Iranian oil and the Shadow Fleet", the US Department of State announced. The sanctions, imposed moments after US and Iran wrapped up indirect nuclear talks in Oman, will apply to 14 vessels. India-based Elevate Marine Management, the commercial manager of a Cameroon-flagged tanker, has also been sanctioned.

Financial bids have been received for the strategic disinvestment of IDBI Bank and they will be evaluated as per the prescribed procedure, DIPAM said. Reportedly, Kotak Mahindra Bank, investor Prem Watsa, and Emirates NBD had qualified to participate in the strategic disinvestment process. The strategic sale involves the transfer of management control along with a majority stake in the bank.

The launch of Anthropic's latest AI agent, which can automate tasks across legal, sales, marketing and data analysis functions, led to a global sell-off of tech stocks, which hit Indian stocks too. The IT index dipped 7% in the week, its worst weekly drop in over four months. The dip reportedly caused a wipeout of ₹2.03 lakh crore investor wealth.