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the US Supreme Court declined to hear appeals from both Apple and Epic Games, effectively affirming a lower court ruling that favored Apple. Epic Games initiated the legal dispute in 2020, aiming to challenge Apple's control over the App Store, alleging the tech giant's monopoly practices. Central to the controversy was Apple's practice of charging up to 30 percent on all financial transactions within its app store, leading to accusations of an unjust "tax" on companies utilizing the platform.

cryptocurrency tokens were trading lower in Thursday's trade amid expectations that the global rate easing cycle may not come as early as some had initially thought. At 11:33 a.m., BTC was trading 0.2% lower at $42,757, while the second most popular token, Ethereum, was down 1.3% at $2,529. At the same time, the global cryptocurrency market cap declined by 0.63% in the last 24 hours to approximately $1.68 trillion. «The overall crypto market is at $1.68 trillion with Bitcoin and Ether witnessing marginal fluctuation from the previous day. If Bitcoin closes above $43,000 this week, then we may witness a healthy surge in its price in the coming weeks,» said Shivam Thakral, CEO of BuyUcoin. Meanwhile, ZebPay Trade Desk said, «This drop in Bitcoin price coincided with US investors turning towards institutional investment products following the approval of spot ETFs. Long liquidations totaling over $27 million occurred within 24 hours on January 17, with Bitcoin long liquidations accounting for the majority, wiping out $19.5 million.»

Taiwan's TSMC will formally open its new chipmaking foundry on Japan's Kyushu island on February 24, its chairman said Thursday, which is part of their plan to expand its global manufacturing footprint. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company — whose clients include Apple and Nvidia — controls more than half the world's output of silicon wafers, used in everything from smartphones to cars and missiles.

Binance customers are seeking approval from a Florida federal court to serve the world renowned soccer player Cristiano Ronaldo with the $1 billion proposed class action through the social media platform X, formerly Twitter.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday unveiled Commemorative Postage Stamps on Shri Ram Janmbhoomi Mandir and a book of stamps related to Lord Ram worldwide. The stamps feature various components, including the Ram Mandir, Choupai 'Mangal Bhavan Amangal Hari', the Sun, Sarayu River, and sculptures in and around the Temple. The collection comprises six stamps depicting Ram Temple, Lord Ganesh, Lord Hanuman, Jatayu, Kevatraj, and Ma Shabri.

Following a challenging 2022, 2023 proved to be a year of recovery, NIFTY with strong growth of about 20% in CY2023 compared to a meagre 3% in CY2022. Globally, except for a 15% decline in the Chinese and Hong Kong markets, the markets recovered between ~14% and ~25%. Notably, the NASDAQ jumped 45% while the S&P 500 increased by 25%. Healthy returns of CY2023 were on back of negative returns in the range of negative ~8 to ~34% in CY2022 with NASDAQ falling the most at 34% and an exception of Indian markets (positive 3%) being stronger than the world. The year 2023 was not without difficulties, though, as interest rates reached previously unheard-of levels, sparking fears about future economic growth and recessionary expectations in the developed world. Despite challenges, Indian markets and a number of sectors saw outstanding performance, with real estate (up 78%), PSE (up78%), and Autos (up 45%) showing particularly strong returns. The outstanding returns were delivered for the BSE SME IPO index delivering 91%. Abundant liquidity fuelled the IPO markets with astounding oversubscriptions. Moreover, the shift in ownership dynamics, marked by higher domestic ownership and strong inflows, added strength to the market. Global Economic Scenario

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Pakistan Air Force has conducted airstrikes on Baluch separatist camps inside Iranian territory. Pakistan has recalled its ambassador from Iran and blocked Tehran's envoy from returning to Islamabad after attack on the "anti-Iranian terrorist groups" in Balochistan. While US has condemned the airstrikes that "violated the sovereign borders" of neighbouring country, India launched a veiled attack on Pakistan over terrorism.

Austrian-born actor and former governor of California, 76, was detained in the customs area on Wednesday afternoon after arriving from the United States, spokesman Thomas Meister said. Schwarzenegger was expected to be able to continue his journey later in the day but "the watch will probably have to stay", Meister said.

Investing.com-- Oil prices rose slightly in Asian trade on Thursday as severe cold weather appeared to have spurred some disruptions in U.S. production, while military action in the Middle East raged on.

Day Two of the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos was about Ukraine’s Zelenskyy and Chinese Premier Li, Day Three was a mixed treat, with Argentina’s new President Javier Milei getting more mileage at the event. European Central Bank president Christine Lagarde, IMF’s Kristalina Georgieva, and an address by French President Emmanuel Macron were also in focus for their star power.

Meta Platforms' former chief operating officer Sheryl Sandberg plans to step down from her position on the company's board of directors after her term ends in May, she said in a Facebook post on Wednesday. «Meta business is strong and well-positioned for the future, so this feels like the right time to step away,» Sandberg said in the post, adding that she will serve as an adviser to the company.

S24 Ultra series at the Galaxy Unpacked event on Wednesday. The Korean smartphone manufacturer launched 3 smartphones with the same processor: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 chipset for Galaxy. The For Galaxy part of the name indicates that these processors are expected to bring performance improvements over the standard Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 SoC.

The world’s biggest talk show is on: the World Economic Forum’s (WEF) 54th Annual Meeting at Davos began this Monday and ends on Friday. As in the past, this year too, the WEF conclave in the Swiss skiing resort, where they have been held for half a century, is being attended by a veritable who’s-who of business, politics and media.

An absurdist scenario has played out for months in the bizarrely binary racial politics of the US, with one Indian-American identifying as “Black" in the vice-president’s office (Kamala Harris generally downplays her mother’s Tamil heritage) and another passing for “White" (Nikki Haley’s parents are Punjabi Sikhs) in her quest for the Republican party’s presidential nomination in a field of candidates that included Vivek Ramaswamy, the only undisguised Indian-American among the three, till he withdrew from the race this week. This mercurial 38-year-old entrepreneur splashed $17 million of his own money to garner only about 8,000 votes in Monday’s Iowa caucuses, a moment of truth that led him to drop out in support of Donald Trump, with the controversial ex-president hinting of a relationship: “It’s an honour to have his endorsement.

Sensex cracked 1,628.01 points, or 2.23%, to end at 71,500.76, while the Nifty 50 ended 460.35 points, or 2.09%, lower at 21,571.95. Nifty 50 formed a reasonable negative candle on the daily chart with a long upper shadow. The huge opening downside gap remains partially filled.

₹3,816 crore in the December quarter amid volatility in the stocks of the ports-to-renewable energy conglomerate, according to data from stock exchanges.Despite this sale, the value of LIC’s investment in Adani group companies has risen almost 54% from ₹36,470 crore on 30 January 2023 to ₹56,073.64 crore on 17 January 2024, as shares gained during the period. During the third quarter, LIC also bought shares in Ambuja Cements Ltd worth ₹20.3 lakh.In Q3, LIC sold a little more than 37 million shares across flagship Adani Enterprises Ltd, Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Ltd (APSEZ) and Adani Energy Solutions Ltd (AESL).

diplomats of Iran and the United States sit down for public — and separate — one-on-one chats while the U.N. chief and leaders of France, Argentina and Spain will deliver speeches as the World Economic Forum's annual meeting saunters into a busy second day on Wednesday. The elite gathering in the Swiss ski resort of Davos takes a turn toward the environmental and climate concerns that have animated plea after plea from U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres for the world to come together do take more united action against global warming — after a record-hot year in 2023.

Houthi rebels to a list of terrorist groups, as the militants claimed their second attack this week on a U.S. operated vessel in the Red Sea region. Attacks by the Iran-allied Houthi militia on ships in the region since November have slowed trade between Asia and Europe and alarmed major powers — an escalation of the more than three-month-old war between Israel and Palestinian Hamas militants in Gaza.