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LONDON — Barclays on Thursday reported first-quarter net income attributable to shareholders of £1.55 billion ($1.93 billion), beating expectations and returning the British lender to profit amid a major strategic overhaul.

₹10.5 lakh as per today’s exchange rate) a day. They said, ‘Yes, you’re right. We can’t afford you’." Everyone burst into laughter hearing the incident.

'inheritance tax' in India, an old video featuring Nikhil Kamath, co-founder of Zerodha, where he is discussing the issue with Mint, has surfaced. In the video, Kamath expresses his support for inheritance tax in India. “When wealth is passed down from one generation to another, there needs to be a mechanism in place to redistribute a portion of it.

climate change is only making it worse. Now, a newly developed quantitative approach may help raise its prominence as an environmental, social and governance issue. The AI-driven tool, known as the Child Labor Index, scores companies in three areas: disclosure levels, public perception and the commodity-level exposure of the supply chain to child labor. Fund managers can use the scores to pinpoint high-risk companies and identify others that need to confront the issue. Among investors, “the level of awareness of child labor is incredibly low,” said Eleanor Harry, chief executive and founder of HACE, the UK-based startup that developed the index. “This will help them monitor risk in their portfolio.”

Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe on Wednesday that the Canada Revenue Agency is “very, very good” at getting the money it’s owed.“Having an argument with CRA about not wanting to pay your taxes is not a position I want anyone to be in,” he said at a press conference in Oakville, Ont.“Good luck with that, Premier Moe.”The Saskatchewan premier has pledged his province will not send Ottawa the money it collects from the federal carbon price on natural gas — a move that breaks federal law.The jurisdictional spat began when the Liberals created a temporary exemption to the carbon price for home heating oil.The Saskatchewan government said that’s unfair and politically motivated because the exemption has an outsized impact in Atlantic Canada, where oil is the main fuel source for home heating.Moe’s government has called for a similar exemption on natural gas, the primary home-heating fuel in Saskatchewan.He has also been a vocal opponent of the carbon levy more broadly and counts himself among a majority of premiers who have written to Trudeau seeking a meeting to talk about alternatives to the carbon price.Trudeau has rebuffed calls for such a meeting and challenged premiers to come up with their own climate plans if they don’t like the federal carbon price, pointing to British Columbia and Quebec as examples of provinces with their own system.The prime minister confirmed Tuesday that his government will keep sending carbon rebate cheques to people in Saskatchewan.On Wednesday, he reiterated that most people in jurisdictions that use the federal carbon price get more back in rebates than they pay each year.“CRA is an independent organization that is very, very good at getting money it is owed from Canadians, from businesses and

Gold prices were stuck in a tight range on Thursday as investors looked to U.S. economic data for further clarity on the Federal Reserve's interest rate path.

Premier League and FA Cup is ensuing as the formidable Manchester City is currently riding on a two-win streak from the FA Cup. They will be going in as clear favorites in the clash where Brighton host Man City during a rare EPL match. Meanwhile, according to a DAZN report, Man City boss Guardiola has already declared this Thursday clash as one of the most challenging games of the season. In the English Premier League standing, Man City, who had previously been at the top of the charts, have dropped two ranks to the the third position as Arsenal and Liverpool have claimed the top two spots at the table. The reason of the fall in rankings can be related to the fact the Gunners have not played a Premier League clash in the past weekend. Hopefully, they will be able to gain some footing when the clash against Brighton on Thursday.

Singapore and Hong Kong. ETO is a pesticide classified as a carcinogen. The move follows a ban imposed by the two countries on certain spices exported by Indian brands MDH and Everest. Singapore and Hong Kong have alleged the presence of ETO in certain spices exported by the two companies. The government also said spice consignments to other countries will also be strictly monitored for the presence of ETO.

British competition regulators say they’ll scrutinize recent artificial intelligence deals by Microsoft and Amazon over concerns that the moves could thwart competition in the AI industry

A ship near the strategic Bab el-Mandeb Strait has seen an explosion in the distance, marking what may be a new attack by Yemen’s Houthi rebels through the crucial waterway for international trade

The plan, coined 'GH30', also targets an EBITDA of £90m by the end of the decade, the alternatives specialist said in its annual results published today (24 April). Over the twelve months to 31 December 2023, the firm's AUM grew by 8% to £8.5bn, raising £700m across all divisions, while adjusted EBITDA rose to £36m.  Gresham House acquisition 'bittersweet' for 'unloved' UK stock market The asset manager saw £200m net inflows to its public equity funds, which it said bucks the «wider trend of outflows in the UK small-cap sector».  Within public equities, Gresham House manages the...

Educational Testing Service (ETS) showed that the highest average score in this English proficiency exam was witnessed among candidates from Dehradun where the average score of test takers was 105.6. This was followed by Guntur (105.5), Mysuru (104.1) and Delhi (103.5). Most of the students who appeared for TOEFL opted for a major in computing and information technology (IT) at a foreign university in 2023.

Indian Overseas Congress chairman Sam Pitroda's recent comments on 'inheritance tax' in India have stirred up a debate. There are differing opinions on whether introducing such a tax could lead to fairer wealth distribution. Conversely, some argue that implementing an inheritance tax in India may not be justified, citing various economic and social factors such as its potential impact on family businesses and concerns about double taxation.

embryo in the womb experiencing increased pressure due to fluids may impact facial development, including the risk of malformations, a new research has found. The study found that an increase in pressure exerted by still fluids, or hydrostatic pressure, sensed by the embryo can hinder the healthy development of facial features. Researchers at the University College, London, UK, said differences in pressure bears the risk of facial malformations. The researchers performed their analyses in mice and frog embryos, and in lab-grown structures made of human stem cells.

The News, said this new post by the Princess of Wales is a "clear message" to both her fans and critics that she is ready to forgive and resume her royal role. Her latest Instagram post on her youngest's birthday is an “unedited" photo of Prince Louis grinning at the camera as he lies barefoot on the grass.

pharmaceuticals exports increased 9.67 per cent year-on-year to USD 27.9 billion in 2023-24, even as the total exports dipped by 3 per cent in the last fiscal. According to the commerce ministry data, pharma exports in March grew by 12.73 per cent to USD 2.8 billion. In 2022-23, the exports stood at USD 25.4 billion. The top five export markets, for the sector during the last fiscal, are the US, the UK, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, South Africa and Brazil.

In his new post, he will be tasked with developing and implementing a distribution plan to market the firm's services to the institutional and wealth management sector in the UK and Ireland.  Reporting to Åsa Norrie, CEO and head of European distribution at Principal, Agar will be responsible for leading sales and client efforts in these regions across all asset classes and investment teams. Ex-Janus Henderson head of Americas equities resurfaces at Principal Asset Management Agar joins the firm after four years at Allspring Global Investments, where he was head of financial instit...

He joins from Unicorn Asset Management, where he worked for almost a decade and was a named manager on the Unicorn UK Growth and Unicorn UK Smaller Companies funds, as well as the Unicorn AIM IHT and ISA portfolio service. As part of Liontrust's economic advantage team, Game will help with the management of the Special Situations, GF Special Situations, UK Growth, GF UK Growth, UK Smaller Companies and UK Micro Cap funds. Further £1.2bn exits Liontrust over Q1 pushing annual outflows to £6.1bn Anthony Cross, head of the Liontrust economic advantage team, described Game as a «natura...

Analysing UK fund flow data, Morningstar found that property funds saw «modest» net inflows of £24m over the period, whereas money market funds continued to be popular with investors, taking in £180m overall. Equity and fixed income haemorrhaged assets, with the former down over £1bn, while fixed income endured nearly £5bn in outflows. This month witnessed the lion's share of fixed income's outflows year-to-date, which is down a net £5.2bn. Equity funds have endured £3.3bn net outflows so far in 2024, while, according to Morningstar, equity strategies have not enjoyed a quarter of net...

Hitachi Energy is looking to open more global capability centers in India to expand local operations, amid growing energy demand and a push to scale up renewable energy generation in the country. Zurich-based Hitachi Energy, which makes transformers and large-scale power transmitters, operates a GCC in the country, where high power demand has led to the government ramping up generation, including in renewable energy. «We are looking at Hyderabad for our GCC… and also looking at Pune. It might take six months to one year,» said Venu Nuguri, the managing director and CEO of the company's India unit.