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Reuters report said earlier this month. "We continue to engage cooperatively with the Commission in its investigation and are open to pragmatic solutions that address its concerns and serve customers well," Microsoft said.

The bitcoin price has reclaimed $30,000 and needs to break resistance at $32,000, but the new cryptocurrency BTC20 has pumped to $342,000 in a little over 24 hours.

EU antitrust regulators, saying Microsoft's integration of its workplace chat and video app Teams into its Office product gives it an unfair advantage.

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Investing.com — European stock markets traded in a mixed fashion Thursday, as investors digested more corporate earnings with the tech sector particularly fragile following weak cues from Wall Street.

Robert Habeck on Thursday said India and Germany want to further strengthen bilateral cooperation and increase investments and collaboration among companies. He arrived on a three-day visit to India on Thursday. Talking to reporters on the sidelines of the Indo-German Business Forum in New Delhi, Habeck also said China is Germany's biggest trading partner and a lot of German and European companies have invested in that country.

Goel Ganga Developments has ventured into the rental segment to offer last-mile support to people looking out for a place to rent in Pune. The new venture called Goel Ganga Rent Easy is a full-stack platform, which also has separate verticals for buying and selling properties. The rental market is considered as growing segment in Indian real estate as in most of the major cities in India, close to 35% of the inhabitants prefer to rent out a space.

Samvardhana Motherson International (SAMIL), formerly Motherson Sumi, is looking to raise funds by issuing overseas bonds after five years. The company is gauging investor interest as it aims to garner more than $500 million equivalent through euro or dollar or yuan -denominated bond sales for growth and capital expenditure. The company roped in HSBC to reach out to investors in a non-deal roadshow earlier this week and it may consider issuing overseas bonds in the second half of the financial year, two sources said.

This week, the UK will see rail strikes as workers demand significantly higher pay raises. From Sunday, workers on London’s fabulous metro are threatening industrial action. Earlier this month, it was the turn of doctors of the National Health Service (NHS), who rejected Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s offer of a 6% salary hike and are demanding 35% to catch up with what in developed-world terms has been runaway inflation.

A recent Wall Street Journal editorial suggested Canada should sit at the kiddies table in the NATO alliance instead of with the adults. This is because as a share of GDP our defence spending is seventh lowest among NATO’s 31 member nations. It’s also lowest among the G7, which prompted the Journal to question whether we are still willing to accept our responsibilities as a member of the G7. It concluded that if this country “doesn’t want to play that role, then the G-7 should consider a replacement.”

Investing.com — European stock markets traded higher Wednesday after cooler-than-expected U.K. inflation, while investors await more earnings from major U.S. companies.

Finland is looking to attract 15,000 international students a year by 2030 and increase the level of work-based migration to 30,000 per year. «The Finnish society is ageing; therefore, the country needs more young people to join the labour market,» Glenn Gassen, Director of Immigration Affairs, Helsinki, told TOI in an interview. «We see India as one of our focus countries and want to intensify our partnership,» he added. «India has a growing young population, and a lot of untapped talent and Finland has had excellent experiences with Indian students, researchers, entrepreneurs, and professionals. There is an active Indian business community across Finland, and we have seen that Indian newcomers integrate quickly and emerge very successful.» «There are open positions across many sectors, for example, the healthcare and elderly care is on a lookout for workers. Similarly, several manufacturing industries is hoping to get international skilled labour,» Gassen said. Finland attracts top talent from around the world to its knowledge-intensive industries- mostly from the US and the UK.

retail sales rose less than expected in June on a fall in building materials and service station receipts. A separate report showed production at domestic factories unexpectedly fell in June, but rebounded in the second quarter as motor vehicle output increased.  The yield on 10-year treasuries declined three basis points to 3.77%. The US dollar rose to 138.85 Japanese yen from 138.67.

Bosch said he was optimistic India could be the only region to have a substantial growth path in the next two years, at a time China faces a slowdown and economic uncertainty dogs Europe and US. Introduction of economic regulations such as GST, interventions to incentivise industrial production are key developments seen as enablers for growth, which also fuel the bullishness, said Stefan Hartung, chairman, Bosch. For Bosch, India isn't among its top markets yet. Home market Germany, and China are. However, the German major still has high stakes in the country, where its subsidiary Bosch India clocked sales of ₹1.67 billion (₹14,929 crore) in 2022-23. That's because, he said, «It has contributions far beyond that sales as it's involved in many projects globally. That gives it a special role.»

Rachel Zegler responded to the criticism surrounding the cast of the upcoming live-action «Snow White» remake film set to be released next year. Photos were published by Daily Mail on July 14, giving a first glimpse of the diverse actors portraying the seven dwarfs from the Disney classic. A Disney spokesperson initially denied the authenticity of the photos, but later confirmed their legitimacy. Alongside criticism of the casting choices for the seven dwarfs, racist comments targeting Zegler, who is Latina, as the chosen Disney princess also emerged. However, many fans took to social media to express their support for Zegler, praising her as the ideal Snow White.

U.S. attempts to foster closer military integration among allies are extending into space. The U.S.

Sentiment was buoyed by the relative stability in long bond yields in the second quarter, reflecting well-anchored market expectations for longer-term inflation and interest rates.

The updated 2023 Henley Passport Index Tuesday placed Singapore as the world's most powerful passport with visa-free access to 192 travel destinations out of 227 around the world.  Three European countries Germany, Italy, and Spain move up one slot with 190 visa-free destinations and shared the second place. Japan has been knocked off the top spot for the first time in five years and slipped to third place as the number of destinations its passport can access without a visa fell to 189.

iPhone market in the second quarter. Apple's increased focus on distribution and marketing in India, seen as a critical future market by CEO Tim Cook, has resulted in India surpassing Germany and France in iPhone sales.

Tesla is due to hold a question-and-answer session on Tuesday for citizens in the German state of Brandenburg on the ramifications of a planned expansion of its EV and battery plant which would make the site the biggest car plant in the country. The event could help the U.S. carmaker prevent delays to securing the go-ahead from local authorities for the expansion plans similar to those it faced in preparing to open the plant, when numerous citizen objections put it behind schedule.

By Elizabeth Howcroft