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December has historically been a bullish month for stock markets, marked by a notable track record of positive returns since 1950, sharing the top spot with November and April.

(Corrects paragraph 9 to say U.S. job openings data will be released at 1500 GMT, not 1530 GMT. The error was also in previous editions of this story)

Canada remains a chronic underachiever. Our economy contracted by 1.06 per cent quarter-over-quarter in the third quarter, while the United States economy grew by 5.2 per cent. The European Union and Australia also saw modest economic growth.

Gold rallied on the final trading day of last week, eventually reaching a new record high of $2,148 as the new week commenced. Following this peak, Gold experienced a swift retracement, currently undergoing a retest towards the $2,020 — $2,050 zone, recognized as resistance since 2020.

The most comprehensive global look at test scores since the pandemic shows learning loss is a stubborn worldwide problem, with American 15-year-olds experiencing similar or slightly less severe setbacks compared with peers in other countries. Economically developed nations saw substantial drops in reading and math on international exams, according to new data released Tuesday. U.S.

NEW DELHI : Apple has told India its local production targets will be hit if New Delhi follows the European Union and requires existing iPhones to have universal charging ports, a government document shows as the US tech giant lobbies for an exemption or delay. India wants to implement a European Union rule that will require smartphones to have a universal USB-C charging port, and has been in talks with manufacturers about introducing the requirement in India by June 2025, six months after the deadline in the EU.

investment in units of international ETFs with a mandate to invest in US treasury securities across different durations. It's important to note that there is no guarantee that the scheme will achieve its investment objective. Investors can invest under the scheme with a minimum investment of ₹500 per plan/option and in multiples of Re 1.

Reuters reported. Another development favouring soft oil prices is the record production of US crude oil, which set a record for the second month running in September. India also resumed imports of crude from Venezuela in October, ending a three-year hiatus forced by US sanctions that have since eased.

David Ward, executive president, Global New Car Assessment Programme (Global NCAP) said. “India, a country with one of the highest fatal road accidents, should avoid going the United States way of going in for more sports utility vehicles (SUVs) as they make the roads less safe for other small car occupants, pedestrians and cyclists,” he said.

Air India subsidiary Air India Express on Tuesday announced the introduction of Vista VIP fares, with spacious seats with extra legroom on routes operated by the airline's latest addition to its fleet, Boeing 737-8 aircraft. Guests booking Vista VIP fares will enjoy spacious seats with extra legroom, an increased baggage allowance of 40 Kg on international flights and 25 Kg on domestic flights, Gourmair hot meals, and the convenience of Xpress Ahead priority services, said the airline in a press release. Vista VIP fares are now available for booking on Air India Express's app and website, as well as other major booking channels. Additionally, guests booked on other fares have the flexibility to upgrade to Vista VIP seats through the call centre, at the airport, or once on board with an upgrade fee. Air India Express took the delivery of its first two new Boeing 737 MAX-8 aircraft at the Boeing facility in Washington, USA in September.

Nirmala Sitharaman said on Tuesday that amidst the global turmoil and sorry state of affairs as regards the banking systems, the Indian banks continue to stand healthy, strong, and resilient. The finance minister noted that banks have recovered Rs 33,801 crore from wilful defaulters by March 31, 2023, and efforts are underway to tackle wilful defaults and reclaim funds «In our country, not only the non-performing assets (NPAs) are coming down, but also the profit margins are going up,» she said while replying to a question in the Rajya Sabha. Sitharaman observed that even when last year, major bank collapses happened in the USA, Switzerland and Germany, India is showing NPAs coming down year after year.

Coinbase, one of the leading cryptocurrency exchanges based in the United States, has highlighted the importance of stablecoins in facilitating seamless transactions. 

'One day we hope our shareholders will be rewarded by that value and shares will start going up again.'

The recent surge in Bitcoin (BTC) price could be the beginning of a new crypto supercycle that propels the world’s largest cryptocurrency to an astonishing $500,000. 

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Cyclone Michaung LIVE Updates: Cyclonic storm to make landfall in 3 hours, heavy rain batters Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu Phadnis' death was confirmed by his friend and fellow actor Aditya Srivastava. “Dinesh has left us around 12:08 am. We know that he had liver issues and it had an impact on the other organs.

stocks declined in trade on Tuesday, which pulled the benchmark indices off their lifetime highs. The Nifty IT index fell nearly 1% to 32343.90 points, and the Nifty 50 was trading 0.5% up at 20786.05. The 50-stock index scaled a record high of 20849.60 points. Barring Tata Consultancy Services, most other IT majors fell in trade.

Gautam Adani is now the 16th richest man globally. His rank rose three places in the Bloomberg Billionaires Index in less than a week, thanks to a stellar 30% gain in two sessions, which has seen his fortunes surge by over $4.41 billion. His wealth now stands at $70.2 billion.

cyclone Michaung wrecked havoc in the city through Monday. The US Consulate issued an advisory that all scheduled consular appointments, including dropbox and biometrics have been cancelled until Tuesday, December 5, and will be rescheduled.

Bitcoin miner Riot Blockchain has announced its purchase of 66,560 bitcoin mining rigs from MicroBT, marking one of the largest orders in the company’s history.

Bitcoin shrugged off a slide in global markets during a rally to a more than 19-month high, a sign of its decoupling from other assets. The token jumped 5.8% to scale $42,000 on Monday and was just below that level in morning Asian trading on Tuesday. In contrast, gauges of global shares and bonds are nursing losses since the start of the week. “This divergence underscores the current low correlation of crypto with other traditional macro assets,” Sean Farrell, the head of digital-asset strategy at Fundstrat Global Advisors LLC, wrote in a note. Bitcoin’s correlations with the likes stocks and gold have ebbed in 2023 as crypto-specific factors helped to spur a 152% climb in the largest digital asset. A key driver of the gains is the expectation that the US will allow its first spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds, potentially widening demand for the token.