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By Sudarshan Varadhan

rupee ended at 83.03 a dollar. The dollar jumped overnight after US retail sales increased 0.6% in August versus an estimated 0.2% rise. “USDINR is expected to rise towards the higher end of the consolidation range 82.80-83.20 amid firm dollar.

Oil prices rose to their highest level in 10 months on Friday, after China cut banks' cash reserve requirements to boost its economic recovery, and on expectations that major global interest rate hike cycles were nearing their end. Brent crude rose 46 cents, or 0.5%, to $94.16 as of 0027 GMT, while the U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude (WTI) was up 0.6% at $90.74.

Roni Cohen-Pavon, the former chief revenue officer of cryptocurrency lending firm Celsius, has reportedly pleaded guilty to charges related to fraud and price manipulation.

In July, the American state of Wyoming shared an open job position for the head of its Stable Token Commission. 

Suriname for the first time in its history will see offshore oil drilling in its waters after French company TotalEnergies announces a $9 billion project expected to boost the impoverished country’s economy and ease austerity measures imposed by the In...

Efforts by the Biden administration to limit tailpipe pollution from automobiles face a crucial test as legal challenges brought by Republican-led states head to a federal appeals court

Many bosses this fall are asking employees to spend more time in the office, talking up the joys of face-to-face collaboration and workplace camaraderie. Some workers are bringing headphones to tune out all the chatter. “It helps me feel like I’m in my own universe," said headphone-wearer Braydon Bippley, a 24-year-old social-media manager in Austin, Texas.

foreign exchange and fiscal revenues. Perhaps no company in the world is as closely linked to its country’s collapse as Venezuela’s state oil firm, PDVSA. At its peak in 1998, it provided 5% of global supply.

By Alex Lawler

The 6th edition of the Jaipur Literary Festival will be organised in Houston this year, featuring various celebrated writers, analysts, and researchers, including award-winning filmmaker Mira Nair. The JLF festival hailed as one of the greatest literary shows globally, will be held in Houston between September 15 and 17.

Emma Coronel Aispuro, the wife of the infamous Mexican drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, has been released from federal custody. Coronel Aispuro, who was convicted for aiding her husband in running his multibillion-dollar criminal empire, reached a plea deal with federal prosecutors in 2021. Her charges included money laundering conspiracy and engaging in transactions with a foreign narcotics trafficker. Coronel was released following 27 months of incarceration. Currently, she is subject to supervised release.

inflation data. The local currency opened at 82.97 a dollar as compared to previous close of 82.99. The dollar index was flat at 104.78, roughly at the same level it was prior to the US inflation data.

Oil prices edged higher on Thursday, after dipping slightly in the previous session, as markets refocused on expectations of tight crude supply for the rest of 2023. International benchmark Brent futures climbed 17 cents to $92.05 a barrel at 12:02 GMT, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude (WTI) rose 19 cents to $88.71. Saudi Arabia and Russia's extension of oil output cuts to the end of 2023 will mean a substantial market deficit through the fourth quarter, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said on Wednesday, as it largely stuck by its estimates for demand growth this year and next. The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) on Tuesday stuck to its forecasts for robust growth in global oil demand in 2023 and 2024. Both benchmarks climbed to 10-month highs on Wednesday before data showed a surprise build in U.S.

Investing.com-- Oil prices rose slightly in Asian trade on Thursday as the prospect of tighter supplies helped traders look past concerns over rising U.S. inflation, while focus remained on more upcoming economic data from the U.S. and China. 

Olivia Rodrigo will launch her 'Guts' World Tour in North America and Europe in February 2024 and it will come to an end in August. The tour will go across North America for six weeks before moving to Europe. It will return to North America in May before concluding in Rodrigo’s hometown of Los Angeles. The tour will feature opening acts, performed by young women. British dance-pop singer PinkPantheress, Los Angeles-based pop singer Chappell Roan, and California pop-rock singer Remi Wolf will produce the opening acts. Ex-Pixies singer Kim Deal will lead the Breeders band which will produce a string of radio and video hits. The American singer made her VMA debut in 2021 as she performed her Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 hit 'Good 4 U.'

A renaissance for the nuclear-power industry has run into a problem: Prices have soared for the radioactive uranium required to fuel reactors in the decades ahead. New reactors have connected to the grid in the U.S., Asia and Europe, while the lifetime of existing plants has been extended. Japan is bringing power stations that were closed after the 2011 Fukushima disaster back online.

Investing.com — The oil rally hit a bump on Wednesday as U.S. oil production hit new three-year highs last week and a weekly reading for crude stockpiles rose for the first time in five weeks as the peak summer driving season drew to a close.

Ahsoka has taken the viewers on a galactic tour and the popularity of the live-action series is soaring. Now, Disney and Luctoin released the live-action series to selected theaters on the occasion of the Ahsoka Midseason Fan Celebration. Dave Filoni joins hands with George Lucas to narrate the story of Ahsoka Tano. It is vividly brought to life by Rosario Dawson. Ahsoka takes on a galactic journey in search of Grand Admiral Thrawn and the enigmatic Ezra Bridger.

U.S. equity futures traded little changed as traders awaited inflation data for clues on whether policy makers will keep rates higher for longer.

By Robert Harvey