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Riot Games' free-to-play tactical shooter «Valorant» has expanded beyond PC, launching on Xbox Series X and S and PlayStation 5 in several regions.

Based on James Clavell’s epic novel, Shōgun has garnered significant attention, earning 26 Emmy nominations, including Outstanding Lead Actor for Sanada. Originally conceived as a limited series, the show's success has paved the way for the development of additional seasons, expanding the saga beyond Clavell’s original work.

seemingly unstoppable bull run, after months of hitting new all-time highs. Now they are in free fall. America’s Nasdaq 100 index, dominated by the tech giants that were at the heart of the boom, has fallen by more than 10% since a peak in mid-July.

Paris Olympics 2024 live performance on Day 8 is scheduled to start off on August 3, with a plethora of events lying wait to begin, including the likes of the women's 100m final, cycling, artistic gymnastics and a lot more. As 29 gold medals lie in offer for Olympic enthusiasts this time on Day 8 of Paris Olympics, countries like China, Japan, Great Britain, USA and others will be trying to win as many gold as possible to consolidate their positions in the Paris Olympics medal tally.

Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 index has dropped nearly 6% after a broad retreat on Wall Street

Benchmark U.S. crude oil for September delivery fell $2.79 to $73.52 per barrel Friday

Japanese video game maker Nintendo has reported a 55% drop in its profit in the April-June quarter as sales slipped in both machines and game software

Tower of God Season 2, including Episode 5. Learn when new episodes will be available on Crunchyroll and what to expect from the season.

US economy, corporate world and Federal Reserve. Some stock market watchers believe it is a kind of reset as the Dow slipped more than 600 points, indicating a new phase in the US economy- a slowdown. Besides, the S&P 500 fell 1.5% and the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite also tumbled by 2.5%. The downslide was so clear and widespread that Dow futures slipped 400 points or 0.1%, S&P 500 futures fell 1.2% and Nasdaq futures came down 1.8%. As if this is not enough, some experts apprehend further bloodbath on Friday as Amazon and Intel have already reported a fall in their earnings, reports CNN Business. They have also indicated that the transition to AI has proven costly, though its prospects remain uncertain.

Venezuelan trap shooter Leonel Martinez, age is just a number. He is back at the Olympics after 40 long years and is not ready to walk into the sunset just yet. Martinez finished 28th in men's trap competition of the Paris Games, missing only nine of his 125 shots. It was his second Games appearance after the Los Angeles Olympics back in 1984. The next edition of the mega event will be staged in Los Angeles and Martinez says it is only fitting he finishes from where he started four decades ago. «I have a light inside guiding me towards Los Angeles 2028. That is the future for me. The work for that starts right now. I will be working with my body and with my mind. This sport is 90 per cent mental,» said Martinez, who is not a firm believer in sports science.

Asian stocks tumbled as sentiment was hit by a triple whammy of a Japan selloff, a global tech rout and weakness in the US economy. The MSCI Asia Pacific Index dropped as much as 2.8%, the most since June 2022, with Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. and Tokyo Electron Ltd. among the biggest drags. Japan’s Topix Index headed for a technical correction, while benchmarks in the tech-heavy markets of South Korea and Taiwan fell about 3%.

Also read: Deepak Dhar of Banijay: Bigg Boss of entertainment in India After gaining experience at a hedge fund in New York and at a partner of JSW Steel in Japan, Jindal decided to learn the tricks of the trade at JSW Group. All along, he was clear that he wanted to build businesses and create his own legacy, much like his grandfather and father had in the past. And quite unknowingly, his first assignment handed him a brainwave that pushed him in the direction of sports.

Japanese stocks plunged for a second day as expectations rose on more rate hikes by the nation’s central bank. Asian equities also declined, tracking losses on Wall Street as data signaled a softening US economy. The broad Topix benchmark index in Japan fell more than 4%, as the yen gained for a fourth day to pressure markets. The selloff in tech-related stocks continued in Asia with AI chipmaker SK Hynix Inc. tumbling more than 6%.

Benchmark U.S. crude oil for September delivery fell $1.60 to $76.31 per barrel Thursday

The ride sharing giant Uber and Chinese automaker BYD say they have agreed on a partnership to introduce 100,000 BYD model EVs on the Uber platform in Europe and Latin America

Toyota says its April-June profit rose 1.7%, boosted by a favorable exchange rate, as vehicle sales grew around the world despite a certification scandal that halted production in Japan for several months

Japanese automakers Nissan and Honda say they plan to share components for electric vehicles like batteries and jointly research software for autonomous driving

The recent partnership of Franklin Templeton with SBI Holdings to create a joint venture in Japan is a big deal, and it has given the digital currency industry in that part of the world a boost. This venture will focus on ETFs and other digital assets.

In the first half of this year, 37 new crypto exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and exchange-traded products (ETPs) were listed globally with a total of 877 new products launched, according to the research firm ETFGI.

Wednesday brought two important monetary-policy meetings, and the more important one probably wasn’t the Federal Open Market Committee gathering in Washington (see nearby). The Bank of Japan announced significant new steps on its slow and not entirely steady path to monetary normalization in an effort to shore up the yen. The Japanese central bank raised its target short-term interest rate to 0.25% from 0.1%.