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12.07 / 13:03

Citi Ripple Waters Nikkei Ripples of Fukushima: Hong Kong will ban more Japanese products if radioactive water is released

A top official in Hong Kong says the city will immediately ban the import of aquatic products from 10 prefectures in Japan if it discharges treated radioactive wastewater into the sea

12.07 / 13:03

Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities

Benchmark U.S. crude oil for August delivery rose $1.84 to $74.83 a barrel Tuesday

12.07 / 11:41

IPO SoftBank NVIDIA Ft Arm in talks to bring in Nvidia as anchor investor ahead of planned IPO - FT

Investing.com -- U.K.-based chip designer Arm is reportedly in negotiations to bring in Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA) as an anchor investor in its planned initial public offering, according to unnamed sources cited by the Financial Times.

12.07 / 11:41

UPS Lowe's Reuters Cooper Boeing Dollar drops as traders gear up for weak U.S. inflation

By Amanda Cooper

12.07 / 11:29

FIVE Williams Time Tennis: Four-time Grand Slam Champion Naomi Osaka becomes mother

Naomi Osaka has been blessed with motherhood in Los Angeles where she has given birth to a baby girl. Naomi announced her pregnancy in January and said that she and her partner rapper Cordae were expecting a child. The last Grand Slam title she won was the Australian Open 2021.

12.07 / 11:15

Hyundai Maruti Suzuki Fronx CNG launched in India at ₹8.41 lakh. All details here

₹8.41 lakh and ₹9.27 lakh, respectively. Both these prices are ex-showroom. Interestingly, the automaker has claimed a fuel efficiency figure of 28.51 km/kg. Moreover, the Fronx CNG is set to compete against the Hyundai Exter CNG.

12.07 / 10:01

FIVE BLOCK Booking Mobile Puzzle Yellow Browser Quordle, July 12: Clues, solutions to crack today's wordy puzzle

Quordle was designed by Freddie Meyer back when Wordle was at its peak. Quordle can be played easily on mobile browsers or Pcs. It does not require any fishy sign-ins or logins.

12.07 / 09:41

UPS Provident Cooper Platform Fighting Enterprise Will Japan fight?

alliance between America and Japan would face several tests. If America came to Taiwan’s defence—itself hardly a given—it would need approval from Japan to use its bases there, which host 54,000 American troops. Would Japan accede? China might offer not to harm Japan if it refused.

12.07 / 08:15

UPS Lowe's Man BURST Browser Japan deep dive – are we on the cusp of a bull market?

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12.07 / 05:35

Digital SoftBank SoftBank considering US listing for PayPay payments business

SoftBank is considering a U.S. listing for its PayPay payments business, three sources familiar with the matter said, in what could mark another American listing for Masayoshi Son's sprawling tech conglomerate along with chip designer Arm. New York is seen as a more attractive destination than Tokyo given the higher valuations tech companies generally achieve, one of the sources said.

12.07 / 05:25

Compilation US holds title for world's most powerful military, Pakistan ranks 7th, Where does India stand?

According to Global Firepower, a prominent data website specializing in defence-related information, the United States possesses the most powerful military force worldwide. Russia and China follow closely in second and third place, respectively, while India secures the fourth position.

12.07 / 04:35

Provident Target Digital Manufacturing Japan's second-largest lender Sumitomo Mitsui launches US digital bank

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group has launched a digital banking service in the United States, as Japan's number two lender aims to tap growth in the US consumer banking market, a bank executive said on Wednesday. Sumitomo Mitsui is providing personal loans through a newly created online banking division of Manufacturers Bank, a California state-chartered bank wholly owned by the Japanese group.

12.07 / 02:59

UPS Lowe's Target Reuters MSCI Nikkei inflation data Asian shares rise as traders await US inflation data

Asian shares nudged higher and the dollar was at a two-month low on Wednesday ahead of crucial U.S. inflation data that will help gauge whether the Federal Reserve is at the end of its aggressive rate hike policy. The Japanese yen strengthened against most major currencies and last fetched 139.43 against the dollar, its highest in a month.

12.07 / 02:01

Reuters NIFTY TCS Nikkei KOSPI Indian Asian stocks Gift Nifty, Asian stocks to TCS Q1 results - check out key global cues for the Indian stock market

inflation data from India and the US to be released later today. US stock futures were little changed in early Asian trade, while Japanese and South Korean markets fell. Investors await the inflation data for further cues on the outlook for interest rates in the US and India.

12.07 / 02:01

MET Reuters Cooper Progressive expansion China strongly opposes NATO's expansion into Asia-Pacific region; Warns of 'resolute response'

Reuters reported. The statement, released on Tuesday, stated that China rejects the references to China in NATO's joint communique from the summit held in Vilnius, Lithuania. It further emphasized China's commitment to firmly protect its sovereignty, security, and development interests.

12.07 / 01:55

UPS NASDAQ NIFTY TCS VIX GIFT Nifty down 10 points; here's what changed for market while you were sleeping

TCS and HCL Tech, which are set to announce their results later today. «Going forward, we expect the positive momentum to continue on the back of healthy earnings, consistent FII inflows, and improving monsoon,» said Siddhartha Khemka, Head — Retail Research, Motilal Oswal Financial Services. Option data suggests a broader trading range in between 19100 to 19700 zones while an immediate trading range in between 19300 to 19550 zones. Here's breaking down the pre-market actions:STATE OF THE MARKETSGIFT Nifty (Earlier SGX Nifty) signals a muted startGIFT Nifty on the NSE IX traded 9 points, or 0.05 per cent, lower at 19,528, signaling that Dalal Street was headed for muted start on Wednesday.

11.07 / 22:15

Synopsys ‘Ultraman’ animated movie coming to Netflix? Here’s what we know so far

Netflix is set to release a new animated movie called Ultraman in 2024. It is part of the long-running Japanese superhero franchise. The production is going on in full swing and if things go well, the release is poised to take place in summer 2024. The upcoming Ultraman’s animated movie is directed by Shannon Tindle. He expressed his excitement about the project, which began as an original story inspired by Ultraman. The original idea took 23 years to come to fruition and was adapted into an Ultraman film when Netflix approached Tindle.

11.07 / 21:01

UPS Provident COMPOSITE DAX Nikkei US stocks Global markets update: US stocks climb ahead of inflation

US Federal Reserve was nearing the end of its interest rate hiking cycle. The pan-European STOXX 600 ended 0.7% higher. Irish stocks jumped 2.1%, boosted by gains in Kingspan which climbed 15.7% after forecasting record profit for the first half of the year.

11.07 / 20:49

business FTX Court Bankruptcy Ftx Claims Portal FTX claims portal becomes unavailable shortly after going live

Bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange FTX launched a customer claims portal, which stayed live for roughly an hour before going offline for unknown reasons.

11.07 / 20:25

UPS Citi Provident Lowe's Progressive Fighting Low Dollar dives to two-month low, pound scale 15-month peaks on wage growth data

By Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss

11.07 / 19:17

UPS Provident FIVE BLOCK Aware Manufacturing Railways plans ₹1 tn signal system recast

NEW DELHI : Signalling systems along India’s sprawling rail network will turn fully electronic over the next six years as part of a ₹1 trillion plan to avert the kind of errors that led to the Balasore rail tragedy in June, two people aware of the plans said. The mission mode programme will replace the existing electro-mechanical system with solid-state electronic route relay devices and signals to reduce chances of human error and signalling failures, the people said on condition of anonymity.

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