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Donald Trump might be president again. What would he do? This question is a hard one because Mr. Trump doesn’t actually tell us and also because his opponents do, constantly.

Stephen Bird (pictured), abrdn CEO announced the firm would be embarking on a “transformation programme”, targeting a £150m reduction by 2025.

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The IRS wants to rewrite its complicated letters to taxpayers and speak to people in plain English

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PCs, will fuel the next replacement cycle for the Indian PC market that has been falling since 2021, according to Taiwanese firm Asus that will launch an AI-powered consumer notebook in the country on Wednesday. “How we are looking at AI PCs is similar to how we looked at smartphones when they first arrived 10 years back,” Arnold Su, vice president, consumer and gaming PC, at Asus India, told ET. “They were different, new, and promised to make our lives easier.

Competition Commission of India (CCI) on January 23 approved JSW Ventures Singapore's acquisition of up to 38 percent of MG Motor India, as per an order statement. "The Commission approved the acquisition by JSW Ventures Singapore Pte. Limited (Acquirer), for up to approximately 38% of the share capital of MG Motor India Private Limited (Target).

Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) said on Tuesday. According to media reports, the accident killed some people who were on board. A coroner's service in Canada's Northwest Territories said there are fatalities from Tuesday's plane crash near the community of Fort Smith.

Rio Tinto confirmed Tuesday night.“We have been informed by authorities that a plane on its way to our Diavik mine, carrying a number of our people, crashed near Fort Smith, Northwest Territories, Canada, resulting in fatalities,” the company said.The Northwest Territories Coroner’s Service said there were fatalities from the plane crash near the community of Fort Smith, N.W.T. It did not say how many have died or give further details, saying it must first notify next of kin.The international mining company released a statement of condolences, but did not say how many people were killed or if all were employees.“I would like to extend our deepest sympathy to the families, friends, and loved ones of those who have been affected by this tragedy.

Oil prices were little changed in Asian trading on Wednesday as weak demand and a recovery in supply limited the market's reaction to mounting geopolitical risk.

Houthi militant attacks that followed the commencement of the Israel-Hamas conflict have not been stopped despite numerous rounds of retaliatory strikes by the US and its allies as well as a multinational naval operation to patrol the waters. Here are top 10 updates on Houthis-Red Sea attack 1) The United States has carried out airstrikes in Iraq targeting facilities used by "Iranian-backed militias" in the country following repeated attacks on US forces, Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin said in a statement on Tuesday (local time).

Bloomberg reported. In an official statement, the US Central Command on Tuesday said the facilities are also used by other militant outfits.

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Science and Technology Minister Jitendra Singh made the announcement here in the presence of NITI Aayog member V K Saraswat, Principal Scientific Advisor A K Sood and Department of Science and Technology (DST) Secretary Abhay Karandikar. The VAIBHAV or Vaishvik Bhartiya Vaigyanik fellows are from the topmost institutes of Australia, Canada, Finland, Japan, Singapore, Sweden, Switzerland, the UK and the US, and will work with Indian institutes such as IISc, IUCAA and the IITs for the next three years on jointly identified projects.

Also Read: India's crude oil output down 1.03% to 2.5 MMT in December, imports rise 1.1% YoY: PPAC Back home, on the Multi Commodity Exchange (MCX), crude oil futures due for a February 16 expiry, was last trading 0.06 per cent lower at ₹6,261 per bbl, having swung between ₹6,118 and ₹6,265 per bbl during the session, against a previous close of ₹6,265 per barrel. The International Energy Agency (IEA) this week raised its 2024 global demand forecast, but its projection is half that of producer group Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC).

BRUSSELS (Reuters) — The European Union faces a risk of consumer prices surging and growth slowing due to disruptions to shipping through the Red Sea, though it has yet to feel an economic impact, a top EU official said on Tuesday.

Moody's Analytics, an arm of the ratings agency, has identified seven indicators in companies that can indicate heightened risks in corporate structures potentially enabling evasion of government sanctions, money laundering, fraud, and other financial crimes. Abnormal directorships, mass registration of companies in a particular geography, jurisdictional risks, financial anomalies, dormancy, circular ownership, and unusual ages of directors are the seven indicators, according to a report by Moodys’. Risks through one or more of these indicators imply presence of a shell company that may mandate a targeted investigation. $1.6 trillion are estimated to have been laundered each year globally, calling for efforts to stay ahead of evolving risks.

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In the latest move, abrdn has opted to reshuffle the ABS team, according to a spokesperson for the firm.

Investment Week understands that fund managers are not in the scope of the headcount reduction, which is set to trim roughly 10% of abrdn's workforce. (Pictured) Stephen Bird, abrdn CEO

UBS reported losses last year due to the integration of Credit Suisse, following the acquisition in March 2023.