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Quiver Quantitative — In a critical development, U.S. congressional leaders have reached an agreement on the fiscal year 2024 spending cap, setting it at $1.59 trillion. This bipartisan agreement, led by Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Speaker Mike Johnson, significantly reduces the risk of a government shutdown. This deal allows the appropriations committees to commence negotiations on detailed spending bills for federal agencies, ensuring continuity in government operations.

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Investing.com — US stock futures showed mixed movement on Sunday night following the first week of 2024, which saw the major averages decline. Traders are now turning their attention to the upcoming inflation data and significant bank earnings set to be released later in the week.

The acronym ‘FANG’ refers to the stocks of four popular US tech giants— Meta Platforms (Facebook), Amazon, Netflix and Alphabet (Google). The FANG+ index is a broader set of stocks, including Apple, Nvidia, Tesla, Twitter, as well as Broadcom and Snowflake. US big tech stocks, in general, scored big last year, coming off a painful 2022, when these stocks bled amid elevated interest rates, fears of impending recession and earnings disappointments.

Flipkart has been implementing these performance-based job reductions annually for the past two years. It has also frozen fresh hiring in the past year to control costs, these people said. Currently, the firm is closing $1-billion financing from Walmart and others, first reported by ET on December 21.

markets will take cues from the third quarter earnings season, which will be kick-started by TCS and Infosys on January 11. HCL Tech, Wipro, and HDFC Life and a few others will also announce their results this week. «Overall we expect markets to remain in a positive range. Stock-specific action will gather pace with the start of the earning season,» said Siddhartha Khemka, Head — Retail Research, Motilal Oswal. Here's breaking down the pre-market actions: STATE OF THE MARKETS

STOCKHOLM — Calliditas Therapeutics AB (NASDAQ:CALT) (Nasdaq Stockholm: CALTX), a biopharmaceutical company specializing in rare diseases, today announced the appointment of Maria Törnsén as President of its North American operations. Törnsén, who brings over two decades of experience in the biopharma sector, will oversee all U.S. operations and report directly to the CEO, Renée Aguiar-Lucander.

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A few days ago, the president of Harvard University resigned in disgrace. There is a perception among cultural observers in America that the episode has eroded Harvard’s prestige. That cannot be true.

The hottest and most closely watched activist battle isn’t happening inside corporate America. It’s taking place at Harvard University, where Bill Ackman has applied the same playbook he has used in campaigns against the likes of Herbalife to one of the most elite and storied institutions in higher education.

REC, one of the largest state-sponsored infrastructure financiers, will launch an offering of Yen bonds this week to raise at least Rs 2,500 crore, according to people aware of the matter. It has filed offering details with stock exchanges in Tokyo, London, Singapore and New York. REC has opted for a Regulation S offering which will make it compliant with US laws without the need for the company to register with the stock market regulator there.

Ram Mandir in Ayodhya on January 22 will not only be telecast across India at booth level but also be live-stream at the iconic Times Square in New York City in the United States, India Today reported Sunday citing sources. The report said the much-awaited 'Pran-Pratishtha' ceremony of Ram Lalla will also be live-streamed at various Indian embassies, and consulates overseas. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address all the devotees of Bhagwan Ram in the country and abroad.

By David Shepardson, Valerie Insinna and Tim Hepher

(Reuters) — A piece of fuselage tore off the left side of an Alaska Airlines-operated Boeing (NYSE:BA) 737 MAX 9 jet as it climbed following takeoff from Portland, Oregon, en route to Ontario, California, forcing pilots to turn back and land safely with all 171 passengers and six crew on board.

MUMBAI : Foreign portfolio investment (FPI) net inflows into Indian equities and debt in 2023-24 have reached a nine-year high, showed data from the National Securities Depository Ltd (NSDL). At ₹2.68 trillion, this is just ₹9,625 crore away from 2014-15’s record net inflows of ₹2.77 trillion. In monthly average terms, foreign portfolio investors have invested net ₹29,780 crore in Indian equities and debt this fiscal.

₹50 trillion for the first time in November last year. Many factors have contributed to it. The pace of new orders has been slower than in previous months.

American Pie 5 has been hinted at by Jon Hurwitz, co-writer and co-director of American Reunion. The iconic American Pie franchise, originating in 1999, has entertained audiences with its teen sex comedy narrative, centered around best friends Jim, Kevin, Finch, and Oz, alongside the irreverent Stifler and their diverse love interests. While the main franchise comprises four movies—American Pie, American Pie 2, American Wedding, and American Reunion—five direct-to-DVD spinoffs also exist.

Reliance Industries' Mukesh Ambani on Sunday said Tamil Nadu has become one of the most business-friendly states in the country and he believed it would indeed become a trillion-dollar economy in line with the state government's goal of reaching this milestone by 2030. «Reliance is committed to making new investments in Tamil Nadu in renewable energy and green hydrogen,» he said in a virtual address at the inaugural session of the state's two-day Global Investors Meet (GIM) in Chennai. «We shall work closely with the state government to promote sustainable development which is necessary to save Mother Earth from the climate crisis.»

Gaza Strip, let's take stock of the situation. The Israeli military has reportedly signaled that they have wrapped up major combat in northern Gaza, saying it has completed dismantling Hamas' military infrastructure there. Israeli defense forces spokesperson Rear Adm.

T20 International format. MSK Prasad, the former chairman of selectors and wicketkeeper, stated on Sunday that if both Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli have declared themselves fit for the T20 World Cup in June, then they need to be included in the T20I squad for the forthcoming series against Afghanistan. After the ODI World Cup, they were supposed to return to T20Is. India had matches against South Africa and Australia, but they missed both of those matches as well, which sparked debate over whether they would even play in the World Cup in June, which the USA and the West Indies would be co-hosting. If news about the ICC tournament in 2024 is to be believed, Kohli and Rohit have both committed to participate.