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Chicago isn’t a beacon for free markets these days, but the city has been home to some of the visionaries of today’s financial system. The Chicago History Museum this month is saluting one of those creators, 92-year-old Leo Melamed, whose journey is a reminder of an era when financial innovation changed the world for the better. Mr.

Fidelity Digital Assets, the cryptocurrency custody arm of Fidelity Investments, has revealed a drop in revenue of nearly 60% and losses exceeding £7 million for the previous year.

Indo-Pacific Economic Framework is holding a ministerial meeting this week in Singapore, including major firms joining a «Clean Economy» investor forum to boost infrastructure and climate investments across the region.

Bitcoin (BTC) briefly crossed $70,000 on Monday after spending most of last week below that mark. However, it was BlackRock's iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) that grabbed headlines after toppling Grayscale Bitcoin Trust (GBTC) as the largest spot bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) by assets.

India's strong GDP growth of over 6% a year will help push the annual growth in travel spending in the country to roughly 9%, a new McKinsey report released on Monday said. With this growth, India's domestic travel market could overtake Japan and Mexico to become the world's fourth largest by 2030, as per the report titled 'The State of Tourism and Hospitality 2024'. Domestic air passenger traffic in India is projected to double by 2030, buoyed in part by a state-subsidised initiative that aims to connect underserved domestic airports and has shifted the development focus away from major metropolises such as Mumbai and Delhi towards fast-developing smaller cities such as Chandigarh and Hyderabad.

The £77.1m fund has struggled over the past three years, losing 28.4% compared to the IA Japan sector's 11.9% positive total return, according to data from FE fundinfo. HL lead investment analyst Kate Marshall said: «Due to the risk this poses to investors, we have taken the decision to remove the fund from the Wealth Shortlist.» Japan managers help maintain number of consistently top quartile performing funds According to Marshall, the FSSA has placed the fund under strategic review due to its shrinking size in recent years, as the vehicle may no longer be «commercially viable» fo...

Japan's leading automaker involved a range of issues, including the use of inadequate or outdated data in collision tests, incorrect testing procedures for airbag inflation and rear-seat damage in crashes, and falsification of emissions tests. The irregularities also extended to models that had already been discontinued.Despite the gravity of the situation, Toyota assured the public that the safety of vehicles already on the roads, including the popular Corolla subcompact and Lexus luxury vehicles, remained unaffected.In a press conference held in Tokyo, Toyoda bowed deeply as he expressed sincere regret for the company's actions.

Craft beer pioneer Anchor Brewing Co. has been purchased by Chobani yogurt founder and billionaire Hamdi Ulukaya

Benchmark U.S. crude oil for July delivery fell 92 cents to $76.99 per barrel Friday

Toyota Chairman Akio Toyoda has apologized for massive cheating on certification tests for seven vehicle models

Kotak AMC CEO Nilesh Shah's suggestion of working 84 hours a week for nation-building, calling it “impractical and counterproductive". She highlighted research showing that excessive work hours reduce productivity and harm physical and mental health.

Kotak AMC, has said that for India to accelerate its growth, one generation should adopt the work ethic seen in countries like Korea, Japan, and China, where people consistently work 12-hour days.He was speaking during a podcast, “Invest Aaj For Kal with Anant Ladha." Ladha posted a clip of the podcast on the social networking site X, in which Shah can be heard saying, “We need to work 12 hours per day for 365 days."Also Read | Bill Gates to Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg — A look at the hobbies tech billionaires enjoyEconomist and writer Sanjeev Sanyal, concurred, stating that a generation must work diligently yet also prioritize family and emphasize their role in India's progress. "I agree. One generation will have to put in that effort …..

Asian manufacturers seem to be on firmer ground, with the latest survey data signaling stronger output and orders, but building cost pressures could stoke concerns about inflation. Purchasing managers index data from S&P Global showed improvements in industrial powerhouses like South Korea and China midway through the second quarter. “Asia’s manufacturing recovery looks to be firming by the month," said Maybank economist Erica Tay.

Japan’s north-central region of Ishikawa was hit with an earthquake of 5.9 magnitude early morning on June 3, while the country was still recovering from the January 1 earthquake destruction. The Japan Meteorological Agency reported multiple tremors on the northern top of the Noto Peninsula, followed minutes later by a 4.8 and then several smaller quakes within the next two hours

Rupert Murdoch marries for fifth time, 93-year-old media mogul ties knot with 63-year-old Elena ZhukovaPrime Minister Narendra Modi reviewed the impact of Cyclone Remal on Sunday, ANI reported. The cyclone, which caused flash floods, heavy rains, and landslides across the northeastern states, has claimed three dozen lives and affected more than 200,000 people.Continuous rainfall and landslides have isolated parts of the northeast, submerging railway tracks.

1993 Mumbai serial bomb blasts was fatally attacked by five inmates in Kalamba Central Jail, Kolhapur, on Sunday, police said, according to a PTI report.The deceased, 59-year-old Munna alias Mohammad Ali Khan alias Manoj Kumar Bhawarlal Gupta, was involved in an argument with other inmates regarding the use of the bathroom. This dispute escalated and led to the violent attack.Also Read | Rupert Murdoch marries for fifth time, 93-year-old media mogul ties knot with 63-year-old Elena ZhukovaDuring the argument, several under-trial inmates removed an iron cover from the drainage and struck Khan on the head.

global investors, India holds the most attractive investment proposition among emerging market economies, Candace Browning, head of Global Research, Bank of America, tells Bhaskar Dutta. Edited excerpts: How do you view India as an investment destination versus other emerging markets? We have seen outflows of foreign investment from stocks for the last two months.

earthquake hitting Ishikawa Prefecture, with authorities confirming no tsunami risk, NHK reported.The quake occurred at approximately 6:31 am on Monday, with its epicentre estimated to be 10 kilometres deep.Also Read | Rupert Murdoch marries for fifth time, 93-year-old media mogul ties knot with 63-year-old Elena ZhukovaWajima and Suzu cities in Ishikawa Prefecture experienced tremors at an intensity of upper 5 on Japan's seismic scale.Additionally, Noto town felt tremors at an intensity of lower than 5, while Nanao city and Anamizu town, along with some areas in Niigata Prefecture, registered an intensity of 4.Also Read | Election Commission orders repolling at Barasat, Mathurapur in West Bengal on June 3Following the earthquake, East Japan Railway temporarily suspended Hokuriku Shinkansen and Joetsu Shinkansen bullet train services due to a power outage. Service resumed at 6:50 am, NHK reported.

Read here: Week Ahead: Exit polls, Lok Sabha election results, RBI Policy, auto sales, among key market triggers this weekOn Friday, the Indian stock market ended with minor gains, snapping the five-day losing streak, led by gains in key heavyweights.The Sensex gained 75.71 points, or 0.10%, to close at 73,961.31, while the Nifty 50 ended 42.05 points, or 0.19%, higher at 22,530.70.“Exit polls results which indicate a clear victory for the NDA with around 360 seats completely removes the so-called election jitters which have been weighing on markets in May. This comes as a shot in the arm for the bulls who will trigger a big rally in the market on Monday.

ALSO READ: RBI Policy: Repo rate cut expectations pushed back to December quarterOn June 3 (Monday), data on the S&P flash US manufacturing PMI for May and ISM manufacturing for May will be released.TBA Auto sales data for May is also due on the same day.On June 4 (Tuesday), factory orders data for April will be declared.June 5 (Wednesday) will see the release of reports on ADP employment for May, ISM services for May, US productivity (final revision) for first quarter, US trade deficit for April, and S&P flash US services PMI for MayOn June 7 (Friday), a report on consumer credit for May and data on US employmenand unemployment for May will be released.Following companies are due to report quarterly earnings in the week ahead— GitLab, Science Applications, CrowdStrike, PVH, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, Bath & Body Works, Lululemon, Dollar Tree, Brown-Forman, Campbell Soup, and Five Below, Samsara, DocuSign, J.M. Smucker, and NIO.US stocks rallied on Friday after a report showed the Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation was flat.ALSO READ: OPEC to extend cuts till 2H; Crude oil seen at $70-$90 in 2024: Kaynat ChainwalaThe Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 574.84 points, or 1.51%, to 38,686.32, the S&P 500 gained 42.03 points, or 0.80%, to 5,277.51 and the Nasdaq Composite lost 2.06 points, or 0.01%, to 16,735.02.The yield on the 10-year Treasury fell to 4.50% from 4.55%.