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05.08 / 08:37

Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities

Benchmark U.S. crude oil for September delivery rose $2.06 to $81.55 a barrel Thursday

04.08 / 21:17

business MicroStrategy Worldcoin open Crypto Biz: Worldcoin plans to open source data, MicroStrategy preps for BTC halving, and more

The launch of the controversial digital ID crypto project, Worldcoin, has stirred up a wave of attention and debate. Led by Sam Altman, the CEO of OpenAI, Worldcoin made headlines with its promise to introduce a futuristic digital identity system based on iris scanning, differentiating humans from artificial intelligence (AI) entities.

04.08 / 20:27

Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities

Benchmark U.S. crude oil for September delivery rose $1.27 to $82.82 a barrel Friday

04.08 / 20:27

UPS MET Entertainment Remark band performer compensation U.N. group says people abused by late Japanese boy band producer deserve apologies and compensation

The men who came forward to allege they were sexually abused as teenagers by Japanese boy band producer Johnny Kitagawa now have a powerful listener: the United Nations

04.08 / 20:27

UPS Provident Cooper Fighting Strategy country Cooperation Japan's Kishida hopes to further strengthen strategic cooperation with US and South Korea at summit

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida says he has high hopes to discuss further strengthening of three-way strategic cooperation with the United States and South Korea at a summit hosted by President Joe Biden at Camp David later this month

04.08 / 17:23

Man A remorseful heart

Sri Aurobindo. The US fighter pilots who obliterated Hiroshima and Nagasaki in Japan on August 6 and 9, 1945, respectively, became deranged when they realised what they did and how many innocent people they killed. We may commit a crime sans any sense of compunction, but our conscience keeps telling us afterwards that we made a huge mistake.

04.08 / 17:05

Government Adoption Europe Bitcoin Germany is dragging Europe’s economy down — and that’s great for crypto

In the latest episode of Macro Markets, Cointelegraph analyst Marcel Pechman discusses the recession in Germany, Europe’s largest economy. According to a recent headline in The Wall Street Journal, “Germany is dragging down Europe’s economy.“ The article explains how the country heavily depends on manufacturing, which has been hurt as foreign governments rush to protect domestic industries.

04.08 / 15:55

Lowe's Target CAD Indian Morgan Stanley’s Ridham Desai gives 3 reasons to own Indian stocks

Morgan Stanley upgrading the rating on Indian equities to “overweight” and moving it to the 1st position in the basket of Asian emerging markets ex-Japan. The ratings upgrade reflects India’s growing absolute and relative attractiveness as an equity market, according to Ridham Desai, managing director at the global investment firm.

04.08 / 13:49

Citi Lowe's show country China’s Latest Problem: People Don’t Want to Go There

Covid pandemic. Nationwide, just 52,000 people arrived to mainland China from overseas on trips organized by travel agencies during the first quarter, the latest period for which national data is available, compared with 3.7 million in the first quarter of 2019. As in past years, nearly half of the visitors came from the self-ruled island of Taiwan and the Chinese territories of Hong Kong and Macau, rather than farther-away places like the U.S.

04.08 / 13:21

Lowe's Mobile country Urbanisation intensifies the prevalence of inflammatory bowel disease in India, reveals Lancet Study

Urbanisation could be the main cause behind the prevalence of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) in India. The disease has increased to more than 5 per cent compared to 0.1 per cent in 2006, according to a study published in The Lancet.

04.08 / 10:21

UPS IPO Manufacturing Enterprise band country Concord Concord Biotech IPO: Check subscription status, GMP and other details

Ahead of the IPO, the company has raised Rs 465 crore in the anchor round, which saw participation from marquee foreign and domestic institutional investors, including The government of Singapore, Abu Dhabi Investment Authority, Government Pension Fund Global, UTI Mutual Fund, DSP Mutual Fund, SBI Life among others. Concord, which is backed by Quadria Capital Fund and Rakesh Jhunjhunwala's Rare Enterprises, is one of the leading global manufacturers of select fermentation-based APIs (F-APIs) across immunosuppressants and oncology with a market share of over 20% by volume in 2022. The IPO is completely an offer for sale of 2.09 crore equity shares up, aggregating up to Rs 1,551 crore.

04.08 / 03:09

UPS Provident Lowe's Strategy Boeing Dollar struggles before payrolls test; Aussie rebounds

dollar hung back from a four-week high against major peers on Friday as investors looked ahead to a key jobs report that could influence the path for U.S. interest rates. Sterling traded slightly higher after recovering knee-jerk losses following the Bank of England's decision to downshift to a quarter point rate hike on Thursday.

04.08 / 02:41

UPS Provident Fitch MSCI Nikkei show Asian shares rise as investor focus turns to US payrolls

Asian shares rose on Friday, while the dollar pulled back from a one-month peak as investors took stock of the slew of U.S. economic data that showed a resilient labour market ahead of a crucial non-farm payrolls report due later in the day. MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan was 0.46% higher after dropping 2.3% on Thursday.

04.08 / 02:23

Lowe's NIFTY Nikkei KOSPI show Indian US stocks fall Gift Nifty, mixed trend in Asian markets to a fall in US stocks - key triggers for Indian stock market today

jobless benefits increased slightly last week, while layoffs dropped to an 11-month low in July, labor department report showed. A separate report showed that the US services sector slowed in July. Investors will now focus on the jobs report for July that is due on Friday.

04.08 / 01:45

FIVE Strategy Pool Matthews show country Australian Bank of America’s Australian investment bank morphs into regional hub

Bank of America has made two high-profile changes in its investment bank, building on a successful strategy of elevating Australian bankers into broader regional roles this year.

04.08 / 00:59

NIFTY SENSEX Fitch Dalal Street indices wobble with global weakness

Fitch's downgrade of US long-term credit rating. BSE Sensex fell 542 points, or 0.82%, to at 65,240. NSE's Nifty declined 144 points, or 0.74%, to end at 19,381.

03.08 / 23:05

Lowe's Clorox DAX Qualcomm show US stocks fall Global markets update: US stocks fall marginally on surge in yields

jobless benefits increased slightly last week, while layoffs dropped to an 11-month low in July, labor department report showed. Jobs report for July is due on Friday. A separate report showed that the US services sector slowed in July.

03.08 / 18:01

India maul China 7-2 in Asian Champions Trophy

India started their Asian Champions Trophy campaign on a resounding note, thrashing China 7-2 in their opening match of the tournament here on Thursday. Skipper Harmanpreet Singh (5th, 8th minutes) and Varun Kumar (19th, 30th) converted two penalty corners each for India, while Sukhjeet Singh (15th), Akashdeep Singh (16th) and Mandeep Singh (40th) were the other goal scorers for India.

03.08 / 17:51

Blockchain Ethereum Digital Platform Strategy network Astar Network (ASTR) Announces Tokenomics 2.0 with Enhanced Burning Mechanism

Astar Network, a leading blockchain platform in Japan, has unveiled its Tokenomics 2.0 strategy, focusing on creating sustainable growth for its native token, ASTR. The announcement comes on the heels of the network's recent integration with Fireblocks, a digital asset management platform, to boost secure DeFi access for over 650 banks and financial institutions.

03.08 / 17:21

UPS Software film Nintendo Action-adventure boost Nintendo's profit jumps as Super Mario franchise gets a boost from hit film

Nintendo is reporting a 52% increase in profit for the first fiscal quarter following the success of its Super Mario movie and the new Zelda video game

03.08 / 16:15

UPS NASDAQ COMPOSITE foreign Time Time to start foraging for foreign stocks as dollar declines

Still catching up after the pandemic, vacationing Americans are streaming onto foreign shores in record numbers this summer. Maybe they should check out some cheap international stocks in between beach and museum visits.

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