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Tokyo stocks ended sharply lower on Monday, with the Nikkei briefly falling as much as three percent on the back of a stronger yen and a sell-off in semiconductor shares. The benchmark Nikkei 225 index dropped 2.19 percent, or 868.45 points, to close at 38,820.49, while the broader Topix index lost 2.20 percent, or 59.97 points, to 2,666.83.

Chip giant Qualcomm's vision and plans in the domains of semiconductors, AI and other emerging techs have caught the attention of Indian business magnate Gautam Adani. The Adani Group chief shared details of his meeting with Qualcomm CEO Cristiano R Amon on social media on March 11, saying that he is enthused by the chip giant's work.

By Francesco Guarascio

(Reuters) -Bitcoin is back in the headlines, having roared to a new record high, just as many of the world's major central banks are starting to pave the way towards cutting interest rates, but only if inflation behaves.

The Body Shop, shut down all of its US-based operations and will soon be closing dozens of Canadian store locations after filing for bankruptcy, CNN reported. Earlier this month, The Body Shop, in an official release, announced that its US subsidiary was no longer operational, effective March 1.

NEW DELHI : New Delhi: India's economic performance is better than what the headline numbers reveal, with the sharp GDP growth coming amid challenging global macroeconomic conditions, Sanjeev Sanyal, member of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Economic Advisory Council, told Mint in an interview. India's higher-than-expected growth of 8.4% during the third quarter of fiscal 2023-24 came without accompanying macroeconomic stresses, he added. Edited excerpts: The latest reading of an 8%-plus growth rate exceeds even the government's expectations.

Gold rate today: Gold price on the Multi Commodity Exchange (MCX) is trading flat in the early morning session as investors are awaiting the release of the US CPI data this week. MCX gold rate today opened flat at ₹66,023 and went on to touch an intraday high of ₹66,049 per 10 gm level. However, the precious yellow metal soon came under selling pressure slipped below the ₹66,000 mark, and made an intraday low of ₹65,938 per 10 gm.

Pranay Karkale is spending years of savings and $60,000 in student loans to pursue a master’s degree in the United States, yet he considers himself lucky. At home in India, it’s common to hear about families selling off their land to send children to universities overseas. Karkale was willing to do whatever it took once he got into Johns Hopkins University. A degree from a prestigious U.S. college, he believed, would open doors to a better job and higher pay than he would find in India.

AI platform. Brian Keene, Abdi Nazemian and Stewart O'Nan said their works were part of a dataset of about 196,640 books that helped train NeMo to simulate ordinary written language before being taken down in October "due to reported copyright infringement." Also Read | Why Nvidia share price is plummeting after 80% rally in YTD — explained In a proposed class action filed on Friday night in San Francisco federal court, the authors said the takedown reflects Nvidia's having "admitted" it trained NeMo on the dataset and thereby infringed their copyrights.

Stock market today: Despite strong global cues on a possible US Fed rate cut buzz, the Indian stock market remained range-bound on Thursday last week. The Nifty 50 index added 19 points and closed at the 22,493 level, the BSE-sensitive index Sensex went up 33 points and ended at the 74,119 mark whereas the Bank Nifty index finished 129 points lower at 47,865 level. However, the broad market witnessed buying interest as the small-cap index went up 0.70 percent while the mid-cap index shot up 0.39 percent.

OneAmerica is augmenting its shelf of retirement plan products with a new active asset-allocation suite.

Investing.com-- Most Asian stocks fell on Monday, tracking a weak lead-in from Wall Street as anticipation of key U.S. inflation data kept markets on edge, while Japanese shares fell sharply amid growing conviction that the Bank of Japan will raise interest rates soon.

Sensex gained 33.40 points, or 0.05%, to close at 74,119.39, while the Nifty 50 settled 19.50 points, or 0.09%, higher at 22,493.55. Market participants will now look out for several stock market triggers as the focus will shift to crucial economic data, such as inflation data releases from both India and the US, electoral announcements ahead of General Elections 2024, foreign capital inflow and other global cues. Read here: Week Ahead: Inflation data, FII activity, global cues among key market triggers as Nifty 50 eyes 22,800 this week “Investors will take cues from the outcome of the ECB interest rate meeting and US Non-Farm Payroll data.

biggest initial public offerings so far this year, according to people familiar with the matter. The social media platform and some of its current shareholders plan a sale of 22 million shares for $31 to $34 each, said the people, who asked not to be identified because the information wasn’t public yet. The company was seeking a valuation of as much as $6.5 billion in the listing, Bloomberg News has reported.

holy month of Ramadan, significant for Muslims, usually sees heightened tensions in the region. Clashes have historically erupted during this time, particularly in Jerusalem's Old City, a site sacred to Jews, Christians and Muslims.

Buy or sell stocks: Despite strong global cues on a possible US Fed rate cut buzz, the Indian stock market remained range-bound on Thursday last week. The Nifty 50 index added 19 points and closed at the 22,493 level, the BSE-sensitive index Sensex went up 33 points and ended at the 74,119 mark whereas the Bank Nifty index finished 129 points lower at 47,865 level.

Hayao Miyazaki clinched his second Academy Award for his semi-autobiographical masterpiece, "The Boy and the Heron," an enchanting narrative exploring a young boy's journey through grief following the loss of his mother. This Japanese anime swiftly rose to prominence as a leading contender in major awards circuits, securing victories at both the Golden Globes and BAFTA awards. «The Boy and the Heron» bested other contenders such as «Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse,» Disney's «Elemental,» Netflix's «Nimona,» and the dialogue-free «Robot Dreams.» Its North American premiere in 2023 saw it soar to the top of the box office charts, amassing an impressive $13 million in earnings. Featuring an all-star English voice cast including Robert Pattinson, Willem Dafoe, Florence Pugh, Christian Bale, and Mark Hamill, the film captured audiences with its captivating storytelling and richly imaginative world.

Investing.com-- U.S. stock index futures fell in evening deals on Sunday, extending declines on Wall Street as the technology sector was walloped by profit-taking, with focus turning squarely to key upcoming inflation data.

(Reuters) — Officials from the U.S. government asked UnitedHealth Group (NYSE:UNH) to expedite payments to healthcare providers in an open letter on Sunday, after a hack of the insurer's Change Healthcare (NASDAQ:CHNG) tech unit crippled medical claims and payments.

new rule by the National Labor Relations Board that would have made it easier for millions of workers to form unions at big companies. The rule, which was due to go into effect Monday, would have set new standards for determining when two companies should be considered “joint employers" in labor negotiations. Under the current NLRB rule, which was passed by a Republican-dominated board in 2020, a company like McDonald’s isn’t considered a joint employer of most of its workers since they are directly employed by franchisees.

By Jonathan Stempel