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The US. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has cited the Terraform Labs recent ruling during the Coinbase and Binance hearings strengthening its claim that the cryptocurrency exchanges went against the securities law.

Bajaj Allianz General Insurance was ordered by the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) via an order dated December 27, 2023 to reimburse $20,000 plus interest to the husband of Mrs Aruna Vaish who took an overseas travel insurance policy from the company. The fight between Bajaj Allianz General Insurance and Mrs Aruna (the insured) started from July 28, 2009 when the overseas travel insurance claim was rejected. After rejection of the insurance claim, Mrs Aruna Vaish filed a complaint with the Insurance Ombudsman. The Insurance Ombudsman via a letter dated October 12, 2011 said that her claim fell outside their jurisdiction. Subsequently, she went to fight her case in the State Consumer Forum and then in NCDRC. In the time between fighting her (Aruna Vaish) case, she had died so her husband Deepak Chandra Vaish fought the long battle against the insurance company on her behalf.

Bitcoin ETF application. Amid this backdrop, a major correction affected Bitcoin, Ether, and various altcoins. Crypto investment services provider Matrixport expects the US SEC to reject all applications to list a spot Bitcoin ETF this month. In today's trade, the global cryptocurrency market cap declined by 4.73% to around $1.65 trillion in the last 24 hours. At 10:34 am, BTC was trading 4.37% lower at $43,192, while Ethereum was down 5.55% at $2,240. Altcoins, such as Polygon, Dogecoin, Avalanche, and Cardano, declined 8-12%. XRP, Solana, Shiba Inu, Litecoin, and Toncoin also plunged.

Vodafone Idea and will be entitled to receive future payments related to existing ATC India receivables, it said. “Proceeds from the transaction are expected to be used to repay American Tower’s existing indebtedness." The acquisition further diversifies Brookfield’s existing portfolio of about 175,000 towers it acquired from Reliance Industrial Investments in 2020.

rupee appreciated 5 paise to 83.19 against the US dollar in early trade on Friday, supported by positive domestic equities and foreign fund inflows. However, forex traders said the Indian currency remained under pressure amid a strong American currency and rising crude oil prices. At the interbank foreign exchange, the domestic currency opened at 83.23 and touched 83.19 against the greenback in initial trade, registering a rise of 5 paise from its previous close.

Varun Saboo, Head-Equities, Anand Rathi Shares, says “rural economy has been doing fine. We have been of the view that the rural economy has continued doing well. It is just that the pricing growth was very strong. Prices of most products have literally doubled in the last three years. All these consumer companies – be it FMCG, be it discretionary names, be it auto companies – have seen a huge inflation. We have seen products going up around 70-80% to about 100%.” What are the return expectations considering this is going to be an eventful year, first half India elections and then second half US? Varun Saboo: If we speak about elections it is better to speak about the India side, at least the results which we saw of the state elections which went by it is kind of getting into a consensus where there is a belief that there will be a strong majority again by the current government coming in. There is a lot of euphoria around it. And that is reflected in our markets.

Houthi-controlled Yemen got within a “couple of miles" of U.S. Navy and commercial vessels in the Red Sea before detonating on Thursday, just hours after the White House and a host of partner nations issued a final warning to the Iran-backed militia group to cease the attacks or face potential military action. Vice Admiral Brad Cooper, the head of U.S.

Investing.com-- Most Asian stocks moved little on Friday as they steadied after a weak start to the new year, although anticipation of key U.S. payrolls data and persistent concerns over China kept investors on edge.

(Reuters) — Telecom tower operator American Tower (NYSE:AMT) said on Thursday it would sell its India operations to Canada's Brookfield Asset Management (TSX:BAM) for $2.5 billion.

“We expect Nifty50 to give a further return of 5,000 points and Nifty50 is expected to reach 26,000 in the year 2024,” says Shailesh Saraf, smallcase Manager & MD — Dynamic Equities Pvt Ltd. In an interview with ETMarkets, Saraf who has over 3 decades of experience in capital markets said: “We believe that 2024 will continue to see a great number of IPOs—possibly even better than 2023—given the expectation of GDP growth and the India manufacturing story where capital spending by the Government is significant ($120bn),” Edited excerpts: We were cruising nicely but suddenly COVID, freight concerns, and potential geopolitical tension strike D-St. What is your take – is it profit booking or will any of the above factors have a material impact? Shailesh Saraf: The Indian market has crossed 4 trillion USD in terms of market capitalization. With 25% gains this year India has outperformed the major global markets like the US, China, Japan, and Europe.

crypto stablecoins, which advertise tranquility in an ocean of tumult, have hardly lived up to their billing. Not one out of the 68 tokens studied by researchers at the Bank for International Settlements has managed to stay on its peg at all times. Tether and USD Coin, the two largest players, reference their values 1:1 to the dollar, which enables them to act as a bridge of sorts between virtual and real-world representations of money. However, they have very little use outside the domain of crypto trading. For the broader population that doesn’t dabble in Bitcoin or Ether, keeping money in a bank that has deposit insurance has always been a safer option. And yet, despite their well-known infirmities, more stablecoins keep coming. Regulators, too, seem to be more receptive to having them around, despite spectacular blowups like when TerraUSD breached its $1 price target in May 2022 and wiped out about $500 billion from cryptocurrency markets. Circle’s USD Coin briefly lost its peg during the US regional banking crisis of 2023. Still, Hong Kong put out a proposal last week to license stablecoins. Singapore has already announced similar intentions. It’s very likely that before the end of 2024, the two financial centers will have come up with rules that US lawmakers have failed to adopt after three years of efforts.

By Daniel Wiessner

As speculation about the upcoming approval or denial of spot bitcoin ETFs reaches a fever pitch, a group of former Citigroup Inc. executives is starting to offer securities backed by the oldest cryptocurrency that they say don’t need the blessing of U.S. regulators. 

Stocks and bonds steadied after a bruising two-day selloff to start 2024. Oil advanced as conflict in the Middle East added to supply concerns.

New banking rules proposed last year by US regulators were “extremely aggressive” and are likely to be “materially wound back” before being put in place, Morgan Stanley Chairman James Gorman said.

GDP estimates on Friday. The domestic equity benchmark indices resumed their upward march on Thursday, snapping their two-day losing run, amid across-the-board buying despite mixed global cues. The Sensex rallied 490.97 points, or 0.69%, to end at 71,847.57, while the Nifty 50 closed 141.25 points, or 0.66%, higher at 21,658.60.

Sensex rallied 490.97 points to end at 71,847.57, while the Nifty 50 closed 141.25 points, or 0.66%, higher at 21,658.60. Nifty 50 formed a small positive candle on the daily chart, which is placed within a high low range of Wednesday’s bear candle. Also Read: Indian stock market: 7 key things that changed for market overnight - Gift Nifty to US private payrolls data “Technically, this could be considered as a bullish inside day type candle pattern.

(Reuters) -U.S. aviation safety officials will provide assistance to Japan in the reading of airplane recorders after a deadly collision between a Japan Airlines widebody jet and a small Coast Guard plane this week.

Investing.com-- Oil prices rose in Asian trade on Friday as focus remained on supply disruptions in the Middle East, although gains were somewhat limited in anticipation of key U.S. payrolls data.

Investing.com — US stock futures saw a modest increase on Thursday evening in the lead-up to a significant jobs report, as Wall Street attempts to recover from a lackluster start to January.

Mint’s request for comment. Batteries comprise the biggest chunk of an electric vehicle’s (EV) bill of materials, and strapping a smaller battery on a car would be crucial for Tesla to realise a $24,000 (around ₹20 lakh) electric car, which it is reportedly conceptualizing for sale in India and other developing markets. For context, the company’s most affordable car today, the base variant Model 3, starts at around $40,000 ( ₹33 lakh).