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UBS Group’s more diversified wealth management exposure and business mix makes it more attractive than US peer Morgan Stanley, according to analysts at JPMorgan Chase & Co. 

Meme coin BONK’s price has risen 28% over the last two weeks, buoyed by a crypto buying frenzy that has driven market leader Bitcoin to new highs.

Elections are in the air. Whether it's India's that's around the corner, Russia's currently underway, or Britain's and America's this winter, democracies take pride in conducting elections — even when some do it less freely and fairly than others. Incumbent Vladimir Putin, for instance, will be declared victor for the fifth — and third consecutive — time.

Pierce Brosnan, who pleaded guilty to stepping off a trail in a thermal area during a November visit to Yellowstone National Park, was caught after posting pictures online, court records said. Brosnan, who called in to the court hearing in Mammoth, Wyoming, on Thursday, was fined USD 500 and ordered to make a USD 1,000 donation by April 1 to Yellowstone Forever, a nonprofit organization that supports the park, court records said. Prosecutors had recommended a USD 5,000 fine and a two-year probationary sentence. A second petty offense, for violating closures and use limits, was dismissed by US Magistrate Judge Stephanie Hambrick. The actor issued an apology on his Instagram account Thursday, saying he «made an impulsive mistake» and calling himself an environmentalist with «the utmost respect for and love of our natural world.»

(Reuters) -Reckitt Benckiser said on Friday it would pursue all options to have a $60 million verdict overturned in a lawsuit related to its Enfamil baby formula in the United States as it stood by the safety of all its products.

Happy Hours, Bogo, Ladies Nights, Early Bird offers.… all designed to push the consumer to shell out more than planned. And then there's this nasty thing called surge pricing in aviation and app-based taxi business, the fear of which makes one review and re-review plans.

Meghan Markle, the Duchess of Sussex, is once again in the spotlight, this time with a surprising return to Instagram to unveil her latest venture. The actress-turned-royal introduced her new lifestyle brand, American Riviera Orchard, through social media platforms, marking her reentry into the digital realm.

(This March 14 story has been refiled to fix a spelling error in the CEO's last name throughout the story)

By Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss and Iain Withers

Gold and silver prices Today on 15-03-2024 : Check latest rates in your city Now, the prices of the yellow metal will now depend to next week's Fed meeting, where there will be an updated dot plot, and the market is going into the meeting with expectations of a hawkish Fed, as reflected in rising bond yields and a rising dollar index. “Apart from the inflation print the other data's have been indicating a mixed picture of the U.S. economy with manufacturing/ services activity slowing down, unemployment rate ticking up to rising retail sales and lower unemployment claims - keeping sentiments subdued.

Hindustan Petroleum Corp Ltd (HPCL) posted a combined net profit of ₹69,000 crore in the current financial year till the October-December quarter (Q3FY24). The OMCs have recouped losses registered in 2022 over frozen retail prices of petrol, diesel rates after international crude oil prices soared to a 14-year mark with Brent hitting $140 per barrel in March 2022 due to the Russia-Ukraine war-led spike.

Bitcoin faced intense selling pressure yesterday, with a nearly 10% drop amid record-high prices, reflecting growing apprehension in the market.

As the stock market consolidates 2024 gains, small caps have yet to catch up, prompting speculation about potential entry points amid the recent drop.

Bitcoin extended a retreat from its latest record high amid an intensifying debate about whether the bull run in cryptocurrencies is evidence of speculative froth in global markets.

Morgan Stanley is doubling down on its AI ambitions as it names a key executive to a newly created role.

Investors are dismissing the risk of stagflation, sending record flows into US equities, according to Bank of America Corp.

cryptocurrency by value. Meanwhile, Ethereum, the second largest crypto token, also plunged over 7% to $3,685. The global cryptocurrency market cap declined 6.15% to around $2.6 trillion in the last 24 hours.

T20 World Cup 2024: The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Friday mandated the use of stop clocks in limited-overs international matches and said that it will become permanent in all ODIs and T20Is from June 2024, starting with the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 in the West Indies and USA. The stop-clock rule was introduced in December 2023 on an experiment basis, which ensured the timely completion of matches. The cricket regulating body has decided to mandate the same in all limited-overs formats of the game.

A recent survey conducted by leading crypto venture capital firm Paradigm reveals that Donald Trump’s poll numbers for the 2024 US Presidential Election enjoy significant support from the crypto community. 

Byju's $1.2 billion term loan said on Friday that judge John T Dorsey of the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware has issued an order prohibiting the edtech firm from transferring or using any of the $533 million in loan proceeds previously held by Camshaft Capital Fund, LP and subsequently transferred to an unnamed, unknown offshore trust. The court, according to the lender statement, also found that company founders Byju Raveendran and Divya Gokulnath are working in concert with Byju's Alpha and ordered them to comply with its ruling.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 96.01 points, or 0.25%, at the open to 38,809.65.