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Bitcoin has broken above $40,000 for the first time this year as it rides a wave of momentum on broad enthusiasm about US interest rate cuts and as traders anticipate the imminent approval of US-stockmarket traded bitcoin funds. The world's biggest currency hit as high as $40,210 in Sunday trade, its highest since April 2022. It was steady at $40,011 in thin trade early in the Asia day on Monday.

Investing.com-- Gold prices surged to a record high in Asian trade on Monday, extending a raft of recent gains as markets bet that the Federal Reserve could begin cutting interest rates by as soon as March 2024, even as central bank officials remained cautious. 

Investing.com — US stock futures were trading in a mixed fashion during Sunday's evening deals, after a positive week from major benchmark averages as the S&P 500 marked a new high for 2023.

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Geomagnetic Storm Watch for Monday. There is a likelihood of moderate Northern Lights activity starting Sunday night into Monday morning, and there is potential to witness the lights as far south as southern Wisconsin and northern Nebraska. Ongoing solar eruptions have been sending plasma towards Earth, prompting the SWPC to issue another Geomagnetic Storm Watch.

Israel's military increased airstrikes on Hamas targets in southern Gaza, a widening front in the war, as each side ruled out further talks toward a renewed cease-fire. Israel pulled its negotiating team from Qatar, denting hopes that a seven-day cease-fire, accompanied by exchanges of hostages and prisoners, would be extended.

COP28 Declaration on Climate and Health, with sources pointing out that curbing greenhouse gas use for cooling in the health sector, which is one of the points in the document, may not be practical or achievable within the country's healthcare infrastructure in the short term.

Indian Navy has planned to deploy both its aircraft carriers INS Vikramaditya and INS Vikrant on the eastern seaboard during Milan-2024, a flagship international naval exercise hosted by Vizag from February 19-27 next year, a senior official said on Sunday. «The event will be held under the aegis of the Eastern Naval Command (ENC) of the Indian Navy with likely participation from nearly 50 friendly countries as a delegation, and 20 foreign warships along with one maritime patrol aircraft,» said Vice Admiral Rajesh Pendharkar, Flag-Officer Commanding-in-Chief (FOC-in-C) Eastern Naval Command.

Former chief minister Basavaraj Bommai on Sunday launched men’s premium shirt brand Kut For You stitched by women in his assembly constituency of Shiggaon in Haveri district. On the occasion, he also announced a new facility in Shiggaon, which, he said, would add about 500 jobs for local women.

salmonella infection, is essential whether you're in your own kitchen or dining out at a restaurant. In the United States, approximately 1.35 million people annually experience salmonellosis, the illness caused by salmonella. Each year, around 26,500 individuals in the US require hospitalization due to salmonella-related issues, and this bacteria contributes to approximately 420 deaths annually, food safety and food science professor Martin Wiedmann told CNN. Salmonella, a minuscule microorganism that eludes the naked eye and remains odorless, is pervasive in various environments, particularly in raw animal foods.

Editor’s note (November 29th 2023): On November 28th America’s Food and Drug Administration accepted a “Reasonable Expectation of Effectiveness" application by Loyal, a veterinary-medicine company, for its life-extending drug for large dogs. This is the first time the FDA has recognised the possibility that a drug intended for any species might have general lifespan-extending properties. It is entirely possible that at this point you, the reader, are thinking that a greatly enhanced lifespan would be there for the taking had you only had the good luck or foresight to have been born a laboratory mouse. So many things, after all, seem to extend their life’s lease.

Narendra Modi government had brought in a comprehensive Dam Safety Act. The Dam Safety Act of 2021 became effective from 30 December that year. According to an official statement, the Act provides a comprehensive framework for proper surveillance, inspection, operation and maintenance of all the large dams.

While Nifty is up over 11% so far in the calendar year, India's m-cap has increased by about Rs 55 lakh crore in 2023, led by the outperformance of small and midcap stocks as well as a flood of IPOs on Dalal Street. India had joined the coveted $3 trillion club in May 2021. The journey of market capitalization of Indian listed companies from $2 trillion (July 2017) to $3 trillion (May 2021) took about 46 months, whereas the last $1 trillion i.e., from $3 trillion to $4 trillion took only about 30 months. While the $4 trillion market capitalization is an important milestone, data suggests that only 0.35% of the total private companies registered with the Ministry of Corporate Affairs, Government of India are listed on the Exchanges, indicating an enormous number of companies which can tap the equity market for their funding needs. In the current financial year as of October 2023, more than Rs 5,00,000 crores have been mobilized through primary markets across equity and corporate bonds.

sobering placement season this year. For thousands of to-be engineers in the class of 2024, the number of hirings is expected to taper, although salaries may not drop by much. “IIT-Bombay and IIT-Delhi have informed the companies with an explicit request not to defer joining dates as was done in 2023," said a partner at a consulting company that has recruited 8 -11 students from the IITs in the ongoing campus placements.

The blue chips Nifty 50 and BSE Sensex gained 2.39% and 2.29%, respectively, led by a rise in energy stocks. Faster-than-expected quarterly economic growth and acceleration in factory growth in November supported the rise in domestic equities. Here's how analysts read the market pulse: «Nifty continues to ascend as the bulls maintain control.

FPIs again made a comeback in the Indian stock markets in November and pumped in Rs 9,000 crore amid fall in US treasury bond yields and the resilience of the domestic market. Additionally, Foreign Portfolio Investors (FPIs) made a net investment of Rs 14,860 crore in the debt market last month, making it the highest level in six years, data with the depositories showed. Going forward, FPI response will be crucially determined by the market trend, which, in turn, will be influenced by the state election results, VK Vijayakumar, Chief Investment Strategist at Geojit Financial Services, said. If the state election results turn out to be favorable for the ruling dispensation, the market will stage a rally, and overseas investors are unlikely to miss that rally by big selling, he added. According to the data, FPIs made a net investment of Rs 9,000 crore in Indian equities in November. This came after FPIs dumped Indian equities worth Rs 24,548 crore in October and Rs 14,767 crore in September.

MUMBAI : The Reserve Bank of India’s monetary policy committee (MPC) is likely to maintain status quo on policy rates for the fifth consecutive time, 10 economists polled by Mint said, amid persistent inflation risks. They also expect the committee to nudge up its GDP growth forecast for FY24, from 6.5% to 6.7-6.8%, following higher-than-expected growth in the September quarter (7.6% year-on-year). A majority of the economists polled expect the rate-setting panel to keep the repo rate unchanged at 6.5%.

insurance, textiles, retailing, candy, promotional services and newspapers. In 2022, Berkshire’s assets stood at about $948 billion—a compounded annual growth of 17%. Of this, about $308 billion, or about 30%, was in listed businesses run by others.

market valuation of nine of the top-10 most valued firms climbed Rs 1,30,391.96 crore last week, with Bharti Airtel and Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) emerging as the biggest gainers, amid an overall optimistic trend in equities. Last week, the BSE benchmark jumped 1,511.15 points or 2.29 per cent. Barring Reliance Industries, nine other companies including HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank, Infosys and Hindustan Unilever witnessed addition in their market valuation. Bharti Airtel's valuation rallied Rs 23,746.04 crore to Rs 5,70,466.88 crore. The market capitalisation (mcap) of TCS jumped by Rs 19,027.07 crore to reach Rs 12,84,180.67 crore. HDFC Bank added Rs 17,881.88 crore, taking its market valuation to Rs 11,80,588.59 crore.