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By Gabriel Stargardter and Lucinda Elliott

Goldman Sachs Group Inc. has increased David Solomon’s compensation by 24% to $31 million, despite a year of diminished earnings for the Wall Street giant. The decision to boost the chief executive officer’s pay came amidst a challenging year, during which the firm witnessed a 24% decline in profit and focused on resolving internal conflicts while promoting a streamlined strategy.

₹29,520 crore so far in 2024. FPIs have sold ₹3,776 crore worth of Indian equities and the total inflow stands at ₹19,608 crore as of February 16, taking into account debt, hybrid, debt-VRR, and equities, according to National Securities Depository Ltd (NSDL) data. Foreign institutional investors (FIIs) were buyers for three out of five sessions last week, yet the total divestment stood at ₹6,240.55 crore, while domestic institutional investors (DIIs) were buyers for all five sessions, with a total investment of ₹8,731.6 crore, according to stock exchange data.

Charlie Chaplin vs America. By Scott Eyman. Simon & Schuster; 432 pages; $29.99 and £18.99 In today's culture wars, Hollywood has a starring role.

Max Verstappen wins again. The teams often whisk men and machines from one glamorous location to the next by air. All of that involves spewing out plenty of carbon.

Pernod Ricard has reported a 4 per growth in sales in the Indian market during the first half of the current financial year. The company, which follows July to June fiscal year, has witnessed a «strong market demand for spirits» in India, according to the latest earnings statement from Pernod Ricard. Moreover, a «strong growth» is expected in the second half (January to June 24) from India, which is the second largest market globally for Pernod Ricard after the US. Its international brands Jameson, Absolut and The Glenlivet reported a «very strong growth» in the Indian market during the period, the company said.

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Saturday met Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina here and appreciated her guidance in taking the 'India-Bangladesh Maitri' forward. This is Jaishankar's first meeting with Hasina after she returned to a record fifth term in January. The two leaders were meeting on the sidelines of the prestigious Munich Security Conference, in its 60th edition, which is the world's leading forum for debate on international security. «Honoured to call on Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina of Bangladesh. Congratulated her on the renewed mandate. Appreciated her guidance for taking India Bangladesh Maitri forward,» Jaishankar posted on X along with a photograph. The Indian minister also met Director-General of the World Health Organisation (WHO), Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. India hosts the WHOSEAR, the top health body's South East Asia Region's headquarters.

Vampire Weekend. The loved indie rock band is back with the latest music, a new album "Only God Was Above Us", a North American tour with 39 dates, which is about to be released on April 5 after nearly a decade as per a report by USA Today. The latest album was announced in the past week, following up on the 2019 album «Father of the Bride», of the band. Their last album has been at the top of the Billboard Hot 100 amassing Grammy nominations in 2020 for the Album of the Year category, as well as winning for the category of best alternative rock album, with the lead single "Harmony Hall" scoring the best rock song's nod.

Tether’s (USDT) dominant position as the largest stablecoin faces regulatory challenges and risks from various authorities and jurisdictions as they seek to impose more transparency and compliance on stablecoins.

The US State Department announced on Friday that a Panamanian-flagged tanker transporting crude oil destined for India, was targeted by a missile in the Red Sea. According to the State Department, the missile, originating from Yemen, struck the M/T Pollux on its port side. Prior to this, both the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) agency and the British maritime security firm Ambrey had reported that a Panama-flagged tanker was allegedly hit approximately 72 nautical miles (133 km) northwest of Yemen’s port of Mokha.

PE investor Nordic Capital has signed an agreement to acquire a majority share in Zafin, a provider of SaaS core modernisation and transformation solutions for financial institutions. The investment is made in close partnership with Zafin’s founders and management, who will reinvest in the company alongside Nordic Capital, the company said in a statement.

The FPIs bought shares worth Rs 138 crore on Friday. In January, they sold shares worth Rs 25,744 crore.

President Joe Biden’s campaign is embracing TikTok to court younger voters ahead of the presidential elections, but U.S. adults have mixed views about whether the video-sharing app should even operate in the country

gold closed with a gain of 0.46% at $2,013 on Friday, however, despite this the metal closed nearly 0.50% lower on the week, which is its second straight weekly loss. The ten-year US yields at 4.28% were up around 2.50% on the week, whereas the US Dollar Index was up around 0.15% on the week as it closed at 104.28.

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Read more The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Friday extended by 15 days the deadline for stopping deposit transactions at Paytm Payments Bank, part of One 97 Communications that runs the digital payments firm Paytm. Customers now have time till 15 March to deposit money into their accounts, wallets, FASTags, and prepaid cards.

tech stocks now and previous bubbles suggest the Magnificent Seven is nearing — but not yet at — levels that may lead it to pop, according to Bank of America Corp. strategists. They cite a handful of indicators, such as bond yields, valuations and price action, that suggest there are further gains ahead of the group that includes Apple Inc. and Amazon.com Inc.

Buy or sell stocks: Following strong global market sentiments, the Indian stock market ended higher for the fourth day in a row on Friday. The Nifty 50 index shot up 129 points and finished at 22,040 level, the BSE Sensex surged 376 points and closed at 72,426 mark while the Bank Nifty index ended 165 points up at 46,384 level. In the broad market, both small-cap and mid-cap indices outperformed the key benchmark indices even as the advance-decline ratio remained firm at 1.56:1.

Karnataka Budget 2024: The recent announcement made by the Karnataka government to raise excise duty on alcohol, particularly beer, has put the spotlight on brewery stocks in the upcoming week. According to stock market experts, liquor prices are already high in Karnataka and the current Karnataka Budget 2024 proposal may have an adversary impact on liquor sales in the state in the short term.

CNN. Currently, the weapon is still being developed and not yet in orbit, Biden administration officials have confirmed publicly. They warned that if deployed, it would cross a precarious boundary in the history of nuclear weapons and might have catastrophic, unpredictable effects on daily life.