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Three of the nation’s biggest banks say their profits fell last quarter

Detroit’s big auto show is returning to January after an ill-fated two-year move to warmer September in an effort to create more outdoor experiences and draw more consumers

The Federal Aviation Administration says it will increase oversight of Boeing and audit the production of the 737 Max 9 jetliner after a panel blew off an Alaska Airlines plane in midflight last week

U.S. wholesale inflation fell for a third straight month in December, further evidence that price pressures in the economy are easing

Taiwanese are preparing to elect a new president and legislature Saturday in what many see as a test of control with China which claims the self-governing island republic as its own

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₹2 crore) annually through the Liberalized Remittance Scheme (LRS), encompassing all overseas expenditures, including travel, education, and investments. Looking ahead, there's potential for Indian mutual funds to introduce products allowing investment in these US-based ETFs. Such 'feeder funds' would facilitate investments in the Indian rupee, with the same currency used for redemptions, and wouldn't count against the LRS limit.

Joe Biden faced vocal opposition during his visit to Pennsylvania on January 12, with protesters expressing discontent over his support for Israel in its conflict with Hamas in Gaza, NDTV reported. Demonstrators could be heard shouting, "No vote for genocide, Joe," while others referred to the president as a "loser" and urged him to "go home", it said. Sources told the publication that Biden left Pennsylvania without delivering his prepared speech.

Sweden's government and military urging Swedes to be ready for war has triggered panicked buying, frightened children and a fierce debate in the Nordic country. While Sweden has contributed troops to international peacekeeping missions, the country has not been directly involved in an armed conflict since the Napoleonic era. The realities of war are therefore foreign to most Swedes. «There could be war in Sweden,» Minister for Civil Defence Carl-Oskar Bohlin told an annual defence conference on Sunday, warning Swedes against complacency. Days later, the sentiment was echoed by the commander of Sweden's armed forces Micael Byden, who showed pictures of burnt out and bombed houses from Ukraine. «Do you believe that this could be Sweden?,» Byden asked the audience, later explaining that the question was not a rhetorical one. "Russia's war against Ukraine is a step, not an end goal, for the ambition to establish spheres of influence and tear down the rule-based world order," he added. Ending two centuries of neutrality and military non-alignment, Sweden applied to join NATO in May 2022, in the wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, though its bid is currently held up by Turkey and Hungary. In early December, Stockholm and Washington signed a pact paving the way for US forces to operate in Sweden. Byden then went on to say that Swedes needed to «mentally prepare for war.» — Anxious children - The statements were widely spread by news outlets and social media. Subsequently, children's rights group Bris said it had seen a noticeable uptick in calls to its support hotline from children worried about the prospect of an impending war. «Many children already have a level of anxiety that was made worse by this news,»

Kohler has introduced a toilet seat at this year's CES. Priced at $2,139 (approximately Rs 1,77,000), the PureWash E930 bidet toilet seat has some unexpected tech features.

By Idrees Ali, Phil Stewart and Mohammed Ghobari

airstrikes in Yemen on Thursday, targeting Houthi rebels. The Yemen authorities have now vowed vendetta, saying “America and Britain will have to prepare to pay a heavy price". The attack by the US and UK on Yemen comes weeks after the Houthi rebels allegedly unleashed disruptive attacks on the Red Sea hurting commercial shipping on the trade route.

Buy or sell stocks: Despite weak sentiments at the Asian bourses, the Indian stock market extended its winning streak for the fourth straight session on Friday. Nifty 50 index finished at the 21,894 level after climbing to a new peak of 21,928. BSE Sensex ended at 72,568 mark after hitting a new peak of 72,568.

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United States has announced that the online filing for H-1B applications for FY25 will begin in February. The US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will also launch organizational accounts that will enable online collaboration and submission of H-1B registrations. USCIS will launch organizational accounts for non-cap filings and the fiscal year (FY) 2025 H-1B cap season. Organizational accounts will allow multiple individuals within an organization, such as a company or other business entity, and their legal representatives to collaborate on and prepare H-1B registrations, Form I-129, Petition for a Nonimmigrant Worker, and associated Form I-907, Request for Premium Processing Service, the USCIS said. USCIS will announce the availability of the organizational accounts and H-1B registration dates at the end of January. “USCIS is always striving to improve and streamline our processes, and this is a big step forward,” said USCIS Director Ur M. Jaddou. “Once we launch the organizational accounts and online filing of I-129 H-1B petitions, the entire H-1B lifecycle becomes fully electronic — from registration, if applicable, to our final decision and transmission to the Department of State,” she added. «Once the portal is ready to accept online filings, H-1B petitions (Forms I-129) and associated premium processing requests (Form I-907) may be filed,» explained Poorvi Chothani, managing partner of LawQuest. The H-1B registration process is only available online, she added.

The commerce ministry said that the two ministers noted that the movement of professional and skilled workers, students, investors and business visitors between the countries contributes immensely to enhancing bilateral economic and technological partnership. «Minister Goyal highlighted challenges being faced by business visitors from India due to visa processing time periods and requested the US to augment processing,» the statement said.

crypto market was trading over 3% higher on Thursday following the US SEC's approval of 11 spot Bitcoin ETFs. The US Securities and Exchange Commission approved 11 applications, including from BlackRock, Ark Investments/21Shares, Fidelity, Invesco and VanEck, among others, according to a notice on its website. Some products are expected to begin trading as early as Thursday, kicking off a fierce competition for market share. At 10.:37 a.m., BTC was trading 0.86% higher at $46,346, while Ethereum was up 9.58% at $2,607. At the same time, altcoins, such as XRP, Cardano, Avalanche, Polkadot, Dogecoin, Polygon, Shiba Inu and Chainlink rose 5-14%. «The crypto market has risen by 3% on a historic day of Bitcoin spot ETF approvals in the US. Bitcoin briefly breached $47,000 and is now consolidating near $46,400 before the next move up. Ethereum has surged by 9% today as investors remain optimistic about its spot ETF soon,» said Vikram Subburaj, CEO of Giottus.

The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is on the verge of issuing conclusions on multiple spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) applications. This announcement comes at a crucial juncture for the cryptocurrency landscape. If this new breakthrough is successful, it has the potential to drastically alter the way digital assets are traded in the United States.

NASA and aerospace major Lockheed Martin have formally debuted X-59 quiet supersonic aircraft, paving the way for a new generation of commercial aircraft that can travel faster than the speed of sound. The X-59 is at the centre of NASA's Quesst mission, which focuses on providing data to help regulators reconsider rules that prohibit commercial supersonic flight over land.

European Union's competition czar Margrethe Vestager on Friday said US tech giants will have to strictly abide by the bloc's new rules on how they do business when they come into force in two months. EU competition commissioner Vestager was on a visit to Silicon Valley where she met with Apple CEO Tim Cook, Google CEO Sundar Pichai and other big tech executives.