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Madrid. The Bundesliga outfit will have a strong start against a La Liga side with five consecutive wins. Carlo Ancelotti's men lost in the semifinals while the Germans reached the last 16 of the UEFA Europa League last year. A victory at Santiago Bernabeu will be considered a bonus for Urs Fischer and his players.

ATP Tour, India's number one tennis player Sumit Nagal is left with less than Rs one lakh in his bank account and a morose feeling of not leading a comfortable life. He has been training at the Nansel Tennis Academy in Germany for a few years but lack of funds meant that he could not train at his favourite place in the first three months of season 2023. His friends Somdev Devvarman and Christopher Marquis helped him stay in shape in January and February before he finally managed to fund his stay in Germany. The fund crunch is the story of probably every Indian tennis player but the fact that the country's number one singles player is not saving enough money for himself and his family just exposes the unhelpful system and the brutal Tour where the players wage lonely battles. To stay and play on the extravagant ATP Tour, Nagal has invested all his prize money, his salary from IOCL and the support he gets from Maha Tennis Foundation. The expenditure is related to his stay at the training centre in Peine and his travel for tournaments along with either his coach or a physio. «If I look at my bank balance, I have what I had at the beginning of the year.

Ripple has bought the Fortress Blockchain Technologies subsidiary for an undisclosed sum.Through its technology and licensing, Fortress Trust provides infrastructure to address the growing enterprise crypto market.

Joe Biden has been invited to the January 26-Republic Day celebrations by PM Modi, during the bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the G20 summit, news agency ANI reported on Wednesday quoting US Ambassador Eric Garcetti. On India-Canada diplomatic row, US Ambassador to India Eric Garcetti said, «Those who are responsible must be held accountable.

Creaegis has announced the final close of its maiden fund at about $426 million (Rs 3,500 crore), as it looks to back startups locally. Founded by former Premji Invest managing partner and chief investment officer (CIO) Prakash Parthasarathy, the fund is expected to be largely sector-agnostic and will look to infuse growth-stage capital in Indian startups.

Meta has refuted claims that its artificial intelligence (AI) model Llama was trained using copyrighted material from popular books.

The cryptocurrency market is a constant rollercoaster of developments, with each twist and turn presenting opportunities for investors seeking the best crypto investment, the top altcoin to buy, or simply a glimpse into the evolving crypto landscape. 

Wednesday, September 20th, 2023 – The Bitcoin price is recovering as summer ends, traders return to their desks, and new cryptocurrency Bitcoin BSC passes the $3.4 million mark in its quest to create ‘Bitcoin on the BNB Smart Chain’.

Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao has disputed a recent report that claimed the executive took a $250-million loan from BAM Management, a firm that acts as Binance.US’ holding company.

Nifty settled with losses on Wednesday, September 20, extending the decline into the second consecutive session amid mixed global cues ahead of the US Fed policy outcome. US bond yields surging to 16-year high levels and fears of high crude oil prices fueling commodity inflation also hit the investor sentiment, according to analysts.

Nearly everybody would love to go miles before they sleep, but you need an active brain and sharp, keen mental faculties for that purpose. Just as we can’t stop the eventual wrinkling of the skin, diminished eyesight, knobbly joints, and greying of hair, nothing can be done to prevent the worsening of cognitive ability that occurs due to old age. However, exercising our little grey cells (as the great sleuth Hercule Poirot describes it) can go a long way in ensuring that your brain can defy ageing and remain young… for at least a few years!

Currency traders preparing for this week’s policy decisions from the Federal Reserve and Bank of Japan got fresh reminders that Japanese officials stand ready to intervene in the currency market with possible US backing if swings in the yen are deemed excessive.

The retirement years of millions of Americans appear to be on a better course, but the reality may be less rosy according to Goldman Sachs Asset Management.

A New York firm that managed billions of dollars for sanctioned Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich was sued by the Securities and Exchange Commission for not registering as an investment adviser.

Markets may be underestimating the risks of both a US recession and one more interest-rate hike from the Federal Reserve, making haven assets a preferred play, according to Pacific Investment Management Co. 

Both teams are considered frontrunners to progress from a group that also features Galatasaray and FC Copenhagen, particularly due to their squad improvements during the summer transfer window. Bayern remains unbeaten in German Bundesliga, while Manchester United finds itself in the lower half of the table with only two wins in five matches in English Premier League. Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag is already under scrutiny and things could get a lot more uncomfortable for the Dutchman if they suffer defeat against the six-time European champions in one of the standout fixtures of the opening week. United have lost three of their opening five games, including last weekend's 3-1 home reverse against Brighton and Hove Albion. Harry Kane's first Champions League game for Bayern Munich will be against familiar opposition on Wednesday when Manchester United visit the Allianz Arena and the England striker has warned against reading too much into their poor form. Kane has scored four goals already in the Bundesliga and Bayern are level on points with the leaders. Kane, who played in five Champions League campaigns with Tottenham Hotspur before signing for Bayern in the close season, said underestimating United would be dangerous.

Joe Biden, the UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and French President Emmanuel Macron about the matter. According to a report in the Washington Post, Canada also approached countries part of the Five Eyes intelligence alliance, which also includes Australia and New Zealand, prior to the G20 Summit in New Delhi. However, the same report states that these countries were unwilling to make a joint statement calling out India for its alleged role in killing Nijjar.

Nifty closed with solid losses on Wednesday, extending their losses into the second consecutive session amid mixed global cues ahead of the US Fed policy outcome while the US Treasury yields hovered near multi-year highs. The Fed is likely to keep rates unchanged today but the risk of inflation is not over yet with crude oil prices surging sharply in the recent past. Crude oil benchmark Brent Crude futures fell over a per cent in today's trade, slipping from its 10-month high level but they are still up nearly 30 per cent in the last three months after the output cut by OPEC+.

On-chain data suggests that Bitcoin (BTC) holders are accumulating BTC with exchange holdings down to yearly lows and the percentage of inactive BTC supply at all-time highs.

AssetCo chair Martin Gilbert

Multibagger IPO: Investing in stocks or public issue is like investing in a business and one should hold a stock as long as one can. According American billionaire and ace investor Charlie Munger, moeny is not in buying and selling of stock but in hold. The Vice Chairman of Berkshire Hathaway wants to convey that equity investment is for long term and one should hold one's position for long term after being satishfied with the busines model and its sustained business after scanning its financials.