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Sensex declined 316 points to end at 65,512, while the Nifty 50 fell 110 points to 19,529 on Tuesday. “Given the global concerns of more US rate hikes along with 16-year high US 10-year bond yield and 7-month high Dollar Index, the sentiments remain dented and thus is resulting in profit booking. In the near term, we expect this weakness to persist with stock-specific action," said Siddhartha Khemka, Head - Retail Research, Motilal Oswal Financial Services Ltd.

By Jonathan Stempel

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) — The costs of spiking migration for a key Mexican border state due to a sharp downturn in U.S.-bound cargo trucks total nearly $1 billion over about two weeks, state officials said Tuesday, as authorities in both countries struggle with the latest surge.

At the World Digital Mining Summit, Core Scientific, Inc. (OTC: CORZQ), a North American leader in blockchain computing data centers and software solutions, disclosed a significant investment from Bitmain, the globally recognized manufacturer of digital currency mining servers. Bitmain's commitment amounts to $53.9 million, further cementing the bond between the two industry giants.

EJF Capital LLC, a global alternative asset management firm based in Arlington, Virginia, has successfully closed its EJF Ventures Fund LP with capital commitments amounting to approximately $104 million. The fund garnered support from both new and returning investors.

This is part of a series of interviews with the winners of The Economic Times Startup Awards 2023. Indian markets may come across as an ideal option for many software players to go public as the bar for listing in the US gets higher and investors here open up to technology-based listings, Jishnu Bhattacharjee, managing director of Nexus Venture Partners, said.

Kevin McCarthy, as party infighting plunged Congress into further chaos just days after it narrowly averted a government shutdown. The 216-to-210 vote marked the first time in history that the House removed its leader, with eight Republicans voting with 208 Democrats to remove McCarthy. McCarthy told reporters he would not make another run for speaker. «I fought for what I believe in,» McCarthy said.

District court judge Analisa Torres has rejected the United States Securities and Exchange Commission's (SEC) motion to appeal its loss against Ripple Labs, the company responsible for issuing the XRP (XRP) token. 

Argentinian presidential candidate Sergio Massa has pledged to launch a central bank digital currency (CBDC) if elected to “solve” Argentina’s long-lasting inflation crisis.

US District Judge Analisa Torres has rejected the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's motion to appeal in the ongoing Ripple lawsuit.

Orlando Bloom and Katy Perry, who are engaged and have a three-year-old daughter named Daisy Dove, are set to appear as Mr. Raccoon, the jeweler, and Ms. Leopard, the dressmaker, respectively, in a special 20th-anniversary episode of Peppa Pig. Orlando Bloom is set to make an appearance in the Peppa Pig cast next year, portraying the character of Mr. Raccoon, a jeweler. Joining him is his fiancée, Katy Perry, who was previously announced to play the role of Ms. Leopard, a dressmaker. The couple, engaged for four years and parents to daughter Daisy Dove, will feature in a special three-part episode marking the 20th anniversary of the popular children's show. In this unique episode, Mr. Raccoon will aid Peppa and her friends in preparations for the wedding of Mr. Bull and Mrs. Cow, marking the first wedding ceremony in the preschool series. The official social media pages of the show celebrated Bloom's guest appearance as «Oinktastic news!» and clarified that the casting and filming occurred prior to the recent actors' and writers' strikes in the United States, which have caused delays in the entertainment industry. Earlier, singer Katy Perry has signed a deal to sell rights to five of her studio albums released between 2008 and 2020 including «Teenage Dream» to Carlyle-backed Litmus Music, the music rights company said on Monday. «One of the Boys,» «PRISM,» «Witness» and «Smile» are the other four studio albums that are part of the deal. Billboard reported the deal was valued at $225 million, citing sources. Private equity firm Carlyle declined to comment on the deal value.

Matt Gaetz, a hard-right Republican hailing from Florida, led the removal of House Speaker Kevin McCarthy through a historic single-page resolution. Gaetz's move, backed by a handful of conservative allies, toppled McCarthy by a narrow vote of 216-210.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) — U.S. and California officials said on Tuesday they are in discussions with General Motors (NYSE:GM) self-driving unit Cruise about a crash in San Francisco involving a pedestrian struck by a robot taxi after being hit by another vehicle.

Investing.com — US stock futures extended declines during Tuesday's evening deals, following significant losses among major benchmark averages as investors retreated after stronger than expected JOLTs job openings data boosted expectations for further interest rate increases.

Fortescue has doubled down on becoming a manufacturer of hydrogen electrolysers, saying it was the lead investor in a $US380 million ($602 million) fundraising round conducted by Electric Hydrogen.

The internal dissent within Airwallex was so intense that senior executives at the global payments giant had to acknowledge the issues in an all-staff meeting at its Melbourne office following an anonymous review that called it “the first company to make me believe suicide is the best course of action”.

The Cyber Crime Investigation Bureau (CCIB), an arm of the Royal Thai Police, has announced the successful retrieval of $277 million (about 10 billion THB in local currency) in digital funds from internet fraudsters, all thanks to its collaboration with the Binance exchange. 

A bill recently approved by the House Ways and Means Committee would nearly double the annual limits on contributions to health savings accounts — a measure that opponents said will only provide a bigger tax perk for the wealthy.

Cointelegraph reporters are on the ground in New York for the trial of former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried. As the saga unfolds, check below for the latest updates.

The Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) of the United States Department of the Treasury has sanctioned crypto wallets allegedly connected to individuals and companies involved in the production of fentanyl.

Investing.com — US crude oil stockpiles possibly fell as much as 4.0 million barrels last week while inventories of gasoline likely rose by an almost similar level of 3.9 million, as refiners appeared to maximize fuel production due to lucrative returns, petroleum trade group API reported Tuesday.