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General Atlantic sold a nearly 10% stake in KFin Technologies through the open market on Friday, making a profit of Rs 851 crore. The private equity major sold 1,70,00,000 shares of the company at Rs 500.25 apiece, according to bulk deals data. Shares of KFin Technologies ended 3.2% down at Rs 514.75 on the NSE.

Workers angry that a proposed smoking ban in Atlantic City's casinos seems to be going nowhere protested by lighting up during a state government hearing Thursday in Trenton

Five billion dollars worth of gambling gets done each year in Atlantic City

Regulators voted on Friday that New England’s long-shuttered shrimp business, which fell victim to warming waters, will remain in a fishing moratorium indefinitely

The federal government appears to have a perception problem: Most Canadians don’t understand what the carbon tax is costing them while others believe they are paying more than they receive in rebates, a new poll suggests.

A bill that would end smoking in Atlantic City's casinos continues to go nowhere

In the 10 years that it has been operating in New Jersey, internet casino gambling has generated nearly $7 billion in revenue for casinos and their affiliates, sent over a billion dollars in tax revenue to the state’s coffers, and helped keep Atlantic ...

New Jersey gambling regulators say Atlantic City’s casinos and two internet-only entities earned $281 million in the third quarter of this year

The rate of auto theft has risen to a record high in the past year, but drivers can lower their chances of falling victim depending on what kind of car they drive, one industry group says.

Steve Norton, who ran the first U.S. gambling facility outside Nevada — Atlantic City's Resorts casino — has died

MPs are set to vote Monday on a motion by Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre to have Ottawa extend its carbon price pause to all forms of home heating.

Ahead of a looming vote on a Conservative motion to pause the federal carbon price on all forms of home heating, Alberta Liberal MP and Employment Minister Randy Boissonnault is defending the current policy – only pausing it for homes that use heating oil.

MADRID (Reuters) — More than 500 migrants were rescued in the Atlantic Ocean off Spain's Canary Islands, the Spanish coastguard said on Saturday, as the number of people arriving on the archipelago so far this year neared an all-time record posted in 2006.

The NDP will be supporting a Conservative motion to pause the federal carbon price on all forms of home heating.

heating oil from the carbon price for the next three years, a policy that primarily benefits residents in Atlantic Canada.Energy and Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson first said the federal pollution price will remain in place for other forms of home heating on his way into cabinet Tuesday morning.“There will be no more carve-outs coming,” Wilkinson said, who stressed Canadians on heating oil stand to save around $2,500 annually now.Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre spent question period pressing Trudeau on the exemption, accusing him of doing it for political, not environmental reasons.Trudeau responded saying that eight out of 10 Canadians who use natural gas for heat get more money back from carbon rebates than they pay.NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says the approach is one that divides the country.“It provides help to those that live in the ridings where the Liberals are worried about losing their seats and doesn’t provide help across the country. It’s a divisive approach,” Singh said.As an alternative, Singh called on the government to remove GST from all forms of home heating, calling it an essential as winter approaches.Premiers across the country are calling the federal carbon price exemption on home heating oil unfair as the policy announced last week primarily benefits Atlantic Canada.

environment ministers say they were caught by surprise by the federal government’s announcement it will pause the carbon tax on home heating oil.Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Thursday that his government would pause applying carbon pricing to home heating oil deliveries for three years, in an effort to speed up Canadians’ shift to more eco-friendly electric heat pumps.He added that the government would provide incentives and grants to households in Atlantic Canada that are more reliant on heating oil to switch to the new technology.“We just learned of this federal announcement, which is unfortunate, because B.C. is leading Canada with our CleanBC climate action plan.

By Ismail Shakil and Nia Williams

Most Canadians are regularly eating seafood despite high grocery prices, according to a new survey.

This storm is anticipated to disrupt travel significantly in at least six states, according to AccuWeather. As of midday Tuesday, roughly 2.5 million residents are living in areas under some form of winter weather alert due to the storm, according to the National Weather Service. States affected include Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, and North Dakota. Winter storm warnings and watches have been issued for sections of the Cascades and northern Rockies as the storm approaches. Meanwhile, tropical Storm Otis strengthened early Tuesday as it approached Mexico’s southern Pacific coast and was forecast to become a hurricane before making landfall near the resort of Acapulco late Tuesday or early Wednesday. The US National Hurricane Center said that Otis was about 155 miles (250 kilometers) south-southeast of Acapulco on Tuesday morning with winds of 70 mph (110 kph). It was moving north-northwest at 8 mph (13 kph). In the Atlantic, Hurricane Tammy has made landfall on the Caribbean's Barbuda as Category 1 hurricane.

Thursday, October 19, marked the 36th anniversary of the infamous 1987 crash, a day etched into the annals of financial history as Black Monday.

General Atlantic on Sunday said it will acquire a minority stake in Indian online B2B travel distribution platform Travel Boutique Online (TBO) for an undisclosed sum. For the deal, General Atlantic entered into an agreement with entities held by Affirma Capital. Subsequent to this transaction, Affirma Capital will continue to remain invested in TBO, the company said in a statement.