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banking system after Moody’s cut the credit ratings for 10 smaller and midsized lenders. The S&P 500 fell 19.06, or 0.4%, at 4,499.38. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 158.64, or 0.4%, at 35,314.49.

Colombia in the quarter-finals. The Lionesses managed to secure their spot in the quarter-finals after a tense penalty shootout against Nigeria in the last-16 match. Despite the late-game sending off of Lauren James, the team emerged victorious. However, this red card has left them potentially shorthanded for the remainder of the tournament. Still, the European champions have consistently demonstrated remarkable determination and resilience in this competition, positioning themselves as strong contenders for victory leading up to this match. Colombia, on the other hand, has emerged as the unexpected revelation of the World Cup, reaching this stage for the first time in their history. Boasting a well-balanced combination of young talents and seasoned players, the South American team had already triumphed over Germany and South Korea, securing their place in the quarter-finals with a close victory against Jamaica in the last-16 round.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. will build its first European chip factory with support from the German government, the latest move to make the continent less dependent on high-tech imports out of Asia. TSMC said it had approved a $3.8 billion investment in the factory in Germany, with total investments in the plant expected to exceed 10 billion euros, equivalent to $11 billion, including government support.

open-source LLMs finds its perfect embodiment in the German term "Unternehmergeist," coined by the renowned economist Joseph Schumpeter, often translated as the «entrepreneurial spirit». Schumpeter's theories, dating back to the early 1900s, emphasise that sustained growth arises from innovative ideas, with fresh advancements consistently supplanting outdated technologies.

As the tournament progresses, top teams like the USA, Canada, and Germany remain strong contenders, setting the stage for exciting quarter-final matches later this week.

Maheshwari Bandari, economic research analyst at GlobalData, said some indicators highlight economic green shoots in Europe, but economic recovery is uneven.

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(Bloomberg) — LNG Japan Corp. agreed a deal worth as much as $880 million for a stake in a giant natural gas project off Australia, a new step to secure supply of a fossil fuel the nation expects to retain a key role in its energy mix.

Bonds gained along with the dollar on Tuesday, while stocks fell as fresh concerns around China’s economic recovery and the state of US banks sent investors scurrying for havens.

GPS Renewables, a Bengaluru headquartered biofuels technology company, has acquired Germany-based Proweps Envirotech GmbH, for an undisclosed amount. Proweps Envirotech GmbH is a design and engineering company that specializes in technologies to utilize municipal and industrial organic waste and agri-residue for biogas production.

new cars to have zero carbon emissions from 2035, Germany managed to wangle an exemption for vehicles running on “e-fuels". Some saw it as a charter for producers to continue flogging internal-combustion engined cars to petrol-heads. While it does, indeed, mean some petrol-powered sports cars are likely to remain in production in the future, the hope is they can be powered without overheating the planet.

Italian banking shares took a beating on Tuesday morning after Italy's cabinet approved a 40% windfall tax on lenders' «excess» profits in 2023.

Mumbai: Ambareesh Murty, co-founder of online furniture store Pepperfry, died of a cardiac arrest in Leh on Monday. The 51-year-old entrepreneur was there with the strategy team of Pepperfry for an offsite. Murty, a fitness freak and trekker, founded Pepperfry along with Ashish Shah in 2011.

There are two matches to be held on August 8: Colombia vs Jamaica and France vs Morocco. Let’s have a look at both of them. Colombia entered the Round of 16 with two wins, one against South Korea and the other against the mighty Germany.

The DXY was trading with a positive bias at 102.29, up 0.24%. The October gold futures were trading with declines at Rs 59,405 per 10 grams on the MCX in the opening trade, down Rs 15 or 0.03%. Meanwhile, September Silver futures were trading at Rs 71,230, down Rs 38 or 0.05%.

China's exports are expected to fall 12.5% in July from a year earlier, based on a Reuters poll of economists, extending a drop of 12.4% in June and marking the worst reading since the early days of the pandemic in February 2020. The trade figures come a day ahead of the country's inflation reading, with markets on the lookout for further signs of deflation in the world's second-largest economy. Ahead of the data release, the offshore yuan was little changed at 7.2039 per dollar.

Weekly cryptocurrency asset flows for the week ending Aug. 4 reconciled at $107 million in outflows, continuing a three-week negative trend totaling $134.8 million.

A weakening economy and potential recession in Germany could be positive for Bitcoin (BTC) prices, crypto analyst Marcel Pechman believes.

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