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Mastercard SpendingPulse said Tuesday that holiday sales rose this year

The Israeli military says it has expanded its ground offensive in the Gaza Strip to the densely populated urban refugee camps in the central part of the territory

Christmas is over, but giving season for nonprofits is just starting to peak

A winter storm is pummeling much of the central United States a day after Christmas

Apple is filing an emergency motion asking a court to let it keep selling two of its most popular watches until a final decision on its broader appeal in a patent dispute is decided

Sports betting has spread rapidly across U.S. states in the past five years

China says it is banning a United States research company and two analysts who have reported extensively on claims of human rights abuses against Uyghurs and other Muslim minority groups native to the country’s northwest

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immigration consultancy firm in Gujarat's capital Gandhinagar were arrested by the state Crime Investigation Department (CID) on Wednesday for allegedly forging bank account statements of visa seekers, said an official. Investigation revealed that the accused trio used to prepare fake statements of their clients' bank accounts and attach the forged documents with their visa applications to get speedy approval from the authorities, said a release by the state CID (Crime and Railways). Embassy officials review bank statements to ensure that visa seekers meet the financial requirements for their intended stay in the host country.

Sensex rallied over 700 points on Wednesday to scale the 72,000 mark for the first time. Nifty, too, hit a fresh all-time peak of 21,654.75 amid all-round buying in banks, auto, metals and IT stocks. The market rally was broad-based but Nifty's 1% rise left smallcap and midcap indices behind as investors found more value in bluechips after the non-stop rally seen in smaller stocks. UltraTech Cement ended over 4% higher, along with other cement stocks, after Nomura upgraded the sectoral outlook. Among bluechips, Hindalco and Bajaj Auto ended 4% higher while heavyweight HDFC Bank advanced 1%. The combined market capitalisation of all BSE-listed stocks rose by Rs 2.5 lakh crore to Rs 361.4 lakh crore. Here are the key factors behind today's rally:

Mahendra Jajoo, CIO, Mirae Asset Management, says “we have to wait till at least June ‘24 to see what we can expect because of the simple reason that now in February, we are not going to have a full year budget, it will be a vote on account. Then when the new government comes and the full year budget is presented in June, July, that is the time we can say if there is an environment building up for a rate cut. I would say for the next six months, first half of 2024, no change in the policy rates, then I think the room opens up if the inflation comes down for a rate cut by the RBI in the second half of 2024.” In June 2023, we all were anticipating or hoping for rate cuts to happen. But then we saw there was geopolitical tension and various triggers and data also that turned it around. And now the rate cut scenario has gone to 2024, maybe six months, eight months down the line depending on the data again. How would you analyse the first six months of 2023? Mahendra Jajoo: As we saw in 2023, things have been very volatile and as you rightly explained, the sentiments have gone from extremely negative to extremely positive and that is also a backdrop which the investors must consider while getting affected by the volatility.

You might not want Donald Trump for president, but you probably don’t want Liz Cheney either, judging by a recent piece in this newspaper. Checks and balances, she maintains, won’t work to contain Mr. Trump because he might have “allies" in Congress.

Intellivate Capital Ventures have given exceptional returns to their investors in 2023 following the overall positive market sentiment. Despite facing multiple challenges such as the Russia-Ukraine war, the Israel-Hamas war, peak global inflation, rising crude prices, peak US 10-year yield, and a consumption slowdown, the Indian market achieved a record-high streak. This remarkable performance can be attributed to sustained foreign and domestic investor inflows, improving macroeconomic indicators, and the potential for the incumbent government's return to power, all of which, contributed to keeping the markets resilient during the period.

The problem was staring up from a deck of cards, handed from one presidency to the next. As the Trump administration exited the White House, its national security team left behind some 30 baseball-style cards for the incoming Biden staff, monuments to an ancient practice that had somehow become a grave 21st-century challenge. Each bore the photo of an American held hostage abroad.

stating his rights. This is absolutely shameful, disgusting conduct by those who get paid by us!," PTI official said in a post on X. The video, which is doing rounds on social media shows the former Foreign Minister vehemently objecting to the "illegality" of the police's actions, only to be forcefully pushed into a reinforced police vehicle by Punjab Police.

Hardik Pandya is likely to miss the T20I series against Afghanistan, but will be fit before the Indian Premier League (IPL) from his ankle injury, a source told ANI. Pandya was part of India's ICC Cricket World Cup squad.

China has launched its first automated digital yuan wallet-opening machine for overseas passport holders.

BSE-listed firms is now near ₹361.3 lakh crore. Also read: Market momentum may continue in 2024; FPI money will continue to pour into India, says Ajit Banerjee Here are the five factors that experts believe have boosted market sentiment: As the US inflation has been cooling of late, market participants are buying stocks aggressively, expecting the US Federal Reserve to start cutting interest rates as early as March next year. "Market pricing now shows a more than 80 per cent chance the Fed is likely to begin cutting rates next March, according to the CME FedWatch tool, with over 150 basis points of easing priced in for all of 2024," reported Reuters.

Joey Jia witnessed the 2020 implosion of short-form video app Quibi and thought: I can do better. Hollywood mogul Jeffrey Katzenberg’s high-profile but short-lived startup charged users $4.99 a month for slick content meant to appeal to a wide user base. Jia, a veteran of Chinese tech companies, says he saw a market in the U.S.

₹17,000 crores. The year 2023 proved to be an intriguing one for the Indian equity market, characterised by notable volatility in the first half led by the Hawkish central bank, rising bond yields, and other macroeconomic challenges.

By Ankur Banerjee