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Gentlemen Prefer Blondes. The hardest, shiniest allotrope of carbon has retained this cachet ever since De Beers created a huge demand for diamonds by marketing them as a token of a person’s lasting commitment to another. It did this through an assiduous marketing campaign from the 1930s, in which product placement in Hollywood movies played a significant role.

Ethereum (ETH) futures exchange-traded funds (ETFs) is likely to rollout next week, ahead of the potential US Government shutdown, Bloomberg analysts note.

In a financial landscape punctuated by volatility, Bitcoin has once again made headlines, registering a 0.75% surge and settling at the $26,450 mark. What's driving Bitcoin's recent movement, and what's next? This analysis provides a forecast for its near-term future. 

In a congressional hearing on September 27, the chair of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Gary Gensler, faced a barrage of questions and criticisms regarding the oversight of crypto markets. 

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Atlas Materials, which has developed a new technology to process low-grade nickel that can be used for electric vehicle batteries, has raised $27 million ahead of building a pilot plant in North America, the start-up firm said on Thursday. U.S.-based Atlas said it has come up with a way to treat a type of nickel ore usually used as an ingredient in stainless steel into a form that can be used for EV batteries with low emissions and no waste.

(Exciting news! Mint is now on WhatsApp Channels. Subscribe today by clicking the link and stay updated with the latest financial insights! Click here!) The video of Blinken's outstanding performance has amassed more than seven lakh views and garnered over 15,000 likes.

Also Read: GOP Debate: GOP Debate: Presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy says 'Transgenderism' a mental health issue. 5 Top Updates To illustrate his argument, Ramaswamy mentioned encountering two young women who later had regrets about their gender-affirming surgeries.

Click here! In a post on X, the US Embassy in India wrote, “The US Mission in India is pleased to announce that we issued a record number – over 90,000 – of student visas this Summer/ in June, July, and August. This summer almost one in four student visas worldwide was issued right here in India! Congratulations and best wishes to all the students who have chosen the United States to make their higher education goals a reality! That’s a wrap! With teamwork and innovation, we ensured that all qualified applicants reached their programs on time." An earlier report by Mint in June had noted that the US had opened the visa appointments for F1 student visas across its consulates in India and the appointments were available from mid-July to mid-August.

Also read: Evergrande Chairman Hui under police control as China's property crisis deepens: Report The move adds to questions over the future of the world’s most indebted developer after setbacks to its restructuring plan in recent days roiled financial markets and raised the risk of a liquidation. It also casts doubt on the fate of the 64-year-old billionaire himself. Here’s everything you need to know about the rise and fall of Evergrande’s rags-to-riches founder: When Chinese President Xi Jinping marked the centenary in 2021 of the Communist Party’s founding with a speech proclaiming his nation’s unstoppable rise, there, overlooking the festivities in Tiananmen Square, was Evergrande founder Hui Ka Yan.

China Evergrande shares suspended, China may have some learnings from US, India says Uday Kotak The non-performing ratio may go up to 13% of all privately-owned builders and “low quality" state-owned developers were to go into distressed status, pushing earnings down by 10%, they said. In a bid to boost demand in the property sector in China, the Xi Jinping government directed large cities to cut down payments for homebuyers and encouraged lenders to lower rates on existing mortgages in August. Beijing had announced that nationwide minimum down payments will be set at 20% for first-time buyers and 30% for second-time purchasers.

Blamed for “kneecapping” the U.S. capital markets and slammed for dodging questions around Bitcoin and Pokemon cards, Gary Gensler appears to have had one hell of a grilling from Congress this week.

Also Read: GOP Debate: 'Transgenderism' a mental health issue, says Vivek Ramaswamy. Top Updates Chris is serving as Donald Trump's representative in the spin room, alongside other spokespersons.

Haley has slammed her fellow Indian-American rival in the Republican primary race Vivek Ramaswamy for joining Chinese-owned TikTok, saying «every time I hear you, I feel a little bit dumber.' Haley, the former two-term Governor from South Carolina and the former US Ambassador to the UN, was very critical of the 38-year-old biotech entrepreneur Ramaswamy and the two entered into a war of words during the second Republican presidential primary debate at Reagan Library in Simi Valley in California on Wednesday. »Every time I hear you, I feel a little bit dumber.

Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band’s 2023 tour will be postponed until 2024, citing doctor’s advice.The Boss, who last week celebrated his 74th birthday, is “steadily recovering” from peptic ulcer disease, a press release read. “Out of an abundance of caution,” the remainder of this year’s tour has been pushed to next year.Earlier this month, Springsteen announced that he would be postponing all of his September 2023 dates while he was treated for symptoms related to the disease, which causes ulcers to form in the stomach or small intestine that can cause heartburn, nausea and stomach pain.Those postponed shows included stops in Baltimore, Philadelphia, Albany and Syracuse in New York, Pittsburgh, Washington, and shows in Connecticut and Ohio.The newly postponed shows include shows all across Canada, in Vancouver, Edmonton, Calgary, Winnipeg, Ottawa and Montreal — as well as two dates in Toronto.The Boss’ West Coast run of Phoenix, San Diego, Los Angeles, and San Francisco has also been postponed.Rescheduled concerts will be announced this week and will take place at the original venues.Peptic ulcer disease can be dangerous, leading to bleeding and emergency situations such as perforation of the ulcer through the stomach.

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Anurag Singh, Managing Partner, Ansid Capital, says “rates are going to be higher for a bit longer. The Federal Reserve last week clearly revised the dot plots and this time they are saying there are no cuts at least till the middle of 2024. If we put all this together, the picture is that when the rates are 5.5% with another 25 basis probably coming, can the markets be at 20x multiples? By the way, the entire rally was hinging on just seven stocks. That is also kind of coming back to roost.” What is this extended move on the dollar index for the last six days indicating? Traditionally we spell bad news for equities, especially emerging markets? Yes, true.

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has unveiled his firm's new AI-powered assistant  — Meta AI —  his answer to OpenAI’s ChatGPT, which will integrate with Instagram, Facebook, WhatsApp and eventually, its mixed reality devices.

London | Australia’s journey out of French President Emmanuel Macron’s diplomatic doghouse took another step forward on Thursday (AEST), as the two countries signed a pact to work more closely on supply chains for critical minerals.

“We are hoping that 2024 will be a breakout year for India in terms of flows with more tailwinds than headwinds,” says Harendra Kumar, Managing Director, Elara Securities India. In an interview with ETMarkets, Kumar said: “There is always some tactical money that finds its way in/out of India during some macro headwinds. There is more money waiting to come in, than to go out” Edited excerpts: After hitting 20,200 on the Nifty50, the market is going through some healthy consolidation. In terms of global overhang, we have the US Fed outlook, a rise in Dollar index, crude, and recent Canada comments. Have we made a top? The Nifty was around 18500 in Oct 2021, and it has taken us two years to reclaim the top — so it is hardly a euphoric event, except that it is a headline moment.

Uday Kotak, Founder & Director of Kotak Mahindra Bank said on Thursday in a tweet. The billionaire businessman said that Evargrande has finally imploded while attributing the crisis to delays in action by Chinese policymakers. «Evergrande China finally implodes.