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The Conference Board chief economist Dana Peterson says the LEI is great for the goods economy on Making Money.

₹25,000 crore semiconductor packaging plant which will be established in partnership with the Assam government and Tata Group, minister of state for electronics and IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar said at the Future Skills Summit in Guwahati, on Thursday. “A semiconductor packaging plant will be established in partnership with the Assam government and Tata Group. We will soon obtain all approvals and submit it to the cabinet for final approval.

By Abigail Summerville

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Federal Aviation Administration's top official said on Thursday he will discuss Boeing (NYSE:BA)'s quality control and manufacturing practices at a Washington meeting with company executives, after a panel blew out of a 737 MAX plane in flight in January.

Reuters. This ruling paved the way for the first-ever criminal trial of a former US president. For the case, Justice Juan Merchan set a trial date of March 25 – one of four criminal prosecutions Trump faces as he pursues the Republican nomination to challenge Democratic President Joe Biden in the 5 November 5 US election. Earlier, Trump has asked Merchan to toss the 34-count indictment, which charges him with falsifying business records to cover up the $130,000 payment to porn star Stormy Daniels before the 2016 election.

The NSE Nifty 50 index settled 0.32% higher at 21,911, while the S&P BSE Sensex gained 0.32% to 72,050. Both the benchmarks struggled for direction earlier in the day, before consolidating gains in the final two hours.

By Timothy Gardner

The rally in artificial intelligence chip stocks has seen investors continue to flock to names such as AMD (NASDAQ:AMD), Arm Holdings (NASDAQ:ARM), and especially NVIDIA (NVDA).

Debt Box, a software firm entangled in a legal battle with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), has launched a countermove against the regulatory body’s attempt to dismiss the case.

The yield on the 10-year Treasury fell to 4.19% from 4.27% late Wednesday. A report showed US retail sales weakened by more in January from December than expected. A separate report showed fewer US workers applied for unemployment benefits last week than expected.

JD.com was the firm’s second biggest holding as it increased its investment from 125,000 to 200,00 shares at $5.8m.

'By committing to a quarterly dividend, alongside the company’s pre-existing buyback programme, Meta will now be allocating roughly two-thirds of its free cash flow to shareholder returns.'

Cardano’s price has climbed 4.1% overnight off the back of a hefty $600 million 24-hour trading volume, according to data by CoinGecko. ADA trades at $0.6038 as of this writing.

Young women in India’s small towns and hinterlands are increasingly aspiring for a foreign degree. This is evident in the surging demand for educational loans as well as applications to international universities. As of December-end, women comprised nearly 45% of the students who availed educational loans from non-metro cities by education loan provider Avanse Financial Services. “We have observed a consistent growth in the number of female students applying for education financing to study abroad from tier II, III and beyond cities,” said Amit Gainda, managing director and CEO at Avanse Financial Services. The number has been rising post-pandemic from 34% in FY21 to 38-40% in FY22 and FY23.

Firms have been quizzed based on size instead of concerns over their practices.

SAINTS noted the share price return had been generally affected by the broadening of discounts that is common among investment trusts currently.

Indians planning their summer travel to Europe may have to face lesser waiting period at visa centres this year as visa services provider VFS Global expects an improvement in visa processing time for foreign destinations on the back of deployment of additional staff by client governments to handle the visa applications traffic. "The Swiss have given us 25% more appointments. Also, earlier, their appointments would be concentrated in 2-3 months, now they have spread the appointments across the entire year.

Former Assistant Treasury Secretary Monica Crowley discusses the strain inflation is having on the middle and lower class on 'The Bottom Line.'

Economist Peter Morici breaks down what the national debt is, why it ballooned to more than $34 trillion and what it means for Americans.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) — U.S. retail sales fell more than expected in January, pulled down by declines in receipts at auto dealerships and gasoline service stations.