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Apple Inc. will stop selling the latest versions of its smartwatch in the U.S. due to a patent dispute, taking some of its best-selling devices off the market during the busy holiday season.

American air-traffic-control facilities are short on controllers, leading to delayed flights and adding potential safety risks. Nearly every U.S. air-traffic facility needs more fully trained controllers to help orchestrate thousands of takeoffs and landings of commercial and private aircraft each day, Federal Aviation Administration staffing data show.

your RSS feed to an alternative platform. The American tech giant is offering a convenient option to migrate your data to YouTube Music, should you prefer that application. Take a look at the steps on how to transfer your Google Podcasts data to either YouTube Music or a third-party app.

(Reuters) -Car companies with production facilities in the United States are bumping up pay for their non-union workers after the United Auto Workers (UAW) secured record wage hikes and benefits for union workers at the Detroit Three automakers.

Goldman Sachs strategists anticipate positive average returns in global equities if a recession is avoided and inflation moderates from high levels.

Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) reportedly informed customers in the U.S. that they will no longer be able to purchase the Apple Watch Series 9 and Apple Watch Ultra 2 directly from Apple starting later this week. According to a report in 9to5Mac, third-party retailers can still sell existing inventory.

The S&P 500 faces an increased risk of a short-term pullback, according to analysts at RBC Capital Markets.

Bosses at the London Stock Exchange are involved in a charm offensive to cement London’s place as an attractive location to list, and the government is currently pushing ahead with reforms to make it easier to list here.

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Digital assets funds continue their upward momentum as asset prices continue to rise towards the end of the year with growing optimism for an approval of a spot Bitcoin (BTC) ETF in the United States.

Galaxy Digital, the cryptocurrency group led by US billionaire Mike Novogratz, is seeking additional asset sales from bankrupt digital asset companies following a successful deal that involved selling coins held by FTX. 

Mint in a recent interview that foreign investors are keen on India especially at a time of slowing global growth. But they want to have access to all the information needed for calculating the costs and rate of return on their investment before making a decision. Stephenson’s point is that the return on investment has to be higher than the cost of capital.

Global NCAP, Bharat NCAP is poised to initiate its first round of vehicle testing from the specified date. Formally launched in August, it serves as India's independent vehicle assessment program. India joins the ranks of the United States, China, South Korea, and Japan as the fifth country globally to have its own domestic car crash test facility.

BSE Smallcap index also hit its fresh record high of 42,544.95 during the session, before settling at 42,327.60, up 0.10 per cent. However, the midcap index failed to perform.

Bitcoin (BTC), the flag bearer of the crypto market, is up 155% year-to-date. The number of institutions holding BTC in treasury is growing. A Bitcoin spot ETF is around the corner. And industries are leveraging crypto and the underlying blockchain technology to modernize their processes. This resurgence shouldn’t be surprising. As with any market, crypto has its cyclicality. When interest rates went up and investors turned risk-averse, fewer capital flowed into crypto markets. The collapse of a popular stablecoin and an international exchange exacerbated the situation. And yet, the crypto ecosystem has continued to progress: Scaling up the blockchains and building more applications—in finance and beyond.

JSW Steel on Tuesday said its arm Periama Holdings LLC (Periama) has completed the acquisition of JSW USA by purchasing the remaining 10 per cent stake in its «common stock». Periama Holdings LLC (Periama) is a wholly-owned subsidiary of domestic player JSW Steel.

South Korea, the United States and Japan said on Tuesday they have activated a new system to detect and assess North Korea's missile launches in real-time. The announcement comes after North Korea said it had tested the isolated state's newest intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) on Monday to gauge the war readiness of its nuclear force against mounting U.S. hostility. Here is what we know about the new missile warning data sharing system: WHAT INFORMATION IS BEING SHARED? Under the new mechanism, the three countries will share information on the launch site, flight trajectory and hitting point of North Korean missiles around the clock, South Korean Defence Minister Shin Won-sik said. The United States had until now shared such information separately with South Korea and Japan. «We will have warning data on North Korean missiles much faster, and be able to secure enough time to respond effectively,» Shin said in an interview with broadcaster MBN on Monday.

Apparel and fast-fashion brands such as Perry Ellis and H&M are turning to a new weapon in the fight against costly online returns: artificial intelligence. They are using AI to sharpen product descriptions and recommendations, steer certain ads away from shoppers most likely to return those products, and aim advertising toward consumers they believe will hold on to their purchases. “What we can’t do is stop Amazon letting somebody purchase.

IT stocks HCL Technologies and Persistent Systems have received a downgrade by Kotak Institutional Equities as the brokerage sees limited upside in the two stocks going ahead. Kotak cut the rating on HCL Technologies to an 'Add' from an earlier 'Buy' and also downgraded Persistent to 'Reduce' from an 'Add'. On Persistent, Kotak said that the stock is currently trading at 33X FY2026E EPS and is expensive after a 22% rally in the past three months. «Rollover to December quarter and 2X increase in multiple factoring in lower macro uncertainty following rate cut path laid out by US Fed lead to 9-16% increase in FVs for IT stocks,» Kotak said in a note Following the downgrade, HCL Tech shares fell 1.7% intraday while Persistent was down by 2% around 12 pm.

₹69.20 apiece. This follows a substantial 20% surge in the previous trading session. SpiceJet's stock has been garnering attention in recent weeks due to various positive developments.

H-1B workers to renew their visas without leaving the United States has successfully passed review by the White House Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA). The State Department announced last month that the pilot program is scheduled to launch in January with an initial participation cap of 20,000 individuals. However, comprehensive details regarding eligibility and the operational aspects of the pilot will be shared when the notice is published in the Federal Register. Having cleared the OIRA review on December 15, this milestone represents the final regulatory hurdle before the official publication of the program. This initiative is part of a broader strategy by the government to reduce wait times for consular services. Currently, individuals on H-1B specialty occupation visas, commonly used in the tech industry and valid for three years, need to get an appointment at a US embassy or consular office for a visa stamp after traveling abroad. The extended wait times for visa services, particularly in countries like India, the principal source of H-1B workers, have introduced uncertainties into travel plans for both these workers and their employers. The new pilot program addresses this challenge by allowing eligible H-1B workers to renew their visas within the United States, eliminating the need for international travel solely for visa renewal purposes. This move is particularly significant given that H-1B visa holders, a substantial number of whom come from India, often face prolonged wait times for visa appointments, causing disruptions to their professional and personal plans.