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Emerging Markets returns shows India is the only EM where returns from equities have exceeded the returns from gold between January 2000 and September 2023. While this neglects dividends, it is nevertheless an eye-opener. Even in India, gold has returned a handsome 10.9% compounded through this long period, while equities (ex-dividend) have returned 11.6% compounded.

Elon Musk and SpaceX’s Starlink satellite network. She wants to know why he refused the Ukrainian military’s demand that he turn on Starlink over a blacked-out SpaceX, Crimea, Russia, US sanctions portion of the Black Sea near Russian-controlled Crimea to guide a submarine drone attack on Russian ships. “No one is supposed to make foreign policy for the United States other than the United States government," Ms.

₹2 crore in compensation for alleged unfair trade practices by Parle Argo. In 2017, PepsiCo began producing Doritos in India at its Kolkata plant.

streaming and television business including billionaire Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance Industries Ltd., according to people familiar with the matter. The US entertainment giant has discussed a range of options with would-be suitors, from a deal for the entire Disney Star business to a piecemeal transaction that may include some combination of its assets including sports rights and regional streaming service Disney+ Hotstar, the people said. Disney has been weighing strategic options for the business including an outright sale or setting up a joint venture, Bloomberg News reported in July after the Indian unit lost its streaming rights to the Indian Premier League cricket tournament to Viacom18 Media Pvt., a tie-up between Paramount Global and Reliance. Disney had approached Reliance about potentially buying a stake in the business, a person familiar with the matter said at the time. Discussions are ongoing and may not lead to any deal, the people said, asking not to be identified as the information is private.

OTTAWA — Economists are forecasting inflation reaccelerated to around four per cent last month, reversing previous progress made as gasoline prices push inflation higher.

Reserve Bank of India in its monthly bulletin flagged about looming concerns around a likely slowdown in global growth in 2024 after after outperforming expectations in 2023 so far. As such, tighter financial conditions may continue to prevail, it said. «The global economy could slowly be approaching an inflection point beyond which things will change to local growth booms but production inefficiencies worldwide.

VFS Global, which manages visa applications for more than 50 countries, says it has from January to June 2023 processed well over 30 lakh visa applications in India as opposed to 60 lakh in all of 2019 which had faced none of the challenges currently being seen. The travel momentum continues even after two major tourism destination — the US and Europe — have longer interview wait time, appointment count capping, etc. Incidentally, 2019 was a record year for visa lodgments in India which 2023 is now all set to better. The numbers would have been higher had it not been for the processing limitations being faced by the US and Schengen States, say several travel industry veterans. “We are expecting to surpass pre-pandemic visa applications volumes by this calendar year end. There has been a robust rebound in outbound travel sentiments. Despite initial skepticism, the level of bounce back has resulted in a demand-supply gap,” VFS Global COO (South Asia) Prabuddha Sen told TOI. US B1 (business) and B2 (visitor) visa applicants are facing a current wait time of 1.5 year long for the interview. According to the leading travel agents, all the Schengen countries — barring Norway and Sweden — have an visa appointment count capping which means only about half of the number of Indians desiring to travel are able to secure an appointment.

Canada first announced incentives to jumpstart clean technology projects there is still no money flowing, and if they are not in place soon, more than C$50 billion ($37 billion) in investments could be at risk, industry groups said. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's Liberal government has pledged a bevy of investment tax credits (ITCs) worth some C$27 billion over five years to spur investment in green technologies, partly in response to the generous incentives that have been on offer in the United States for more than a year.

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South Korean regulators have turned their focus to over-the-counter (OTC) crypto trades amid growing concerns about their use for criminal activities. The financial regulators in the country are reportedly monitoring trading in the OTC crypto market.

Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd (up 3.12%), Titan Company Ltd (up 2.66%), HDFC Life Insurance Company Ltd (up 2.43%), Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd (up 2.26%), and Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd (up 2.26%)were among the top gainers of Nifty 50. Hindalco Industries Ltd (down 2.19%), HDFC Bank Ltd (down 1.93%), Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Ltd (down 1.80%), and Dr Reddy's Laboratories Ltd (down 1.68%) were among the laggards today. Indian stock indices touched fresh highs on Friday, largely due to strong cues from US markets and consistent fund inflows by foreign portfolio investors.

United States Military has sought public help to track or find the missing F-35 jet after a "mishap" caused its pilot to eject on Sunday afternoon. The fighter jet of the US Marine Corps went missing mid-air after an emergency caused its pilot to eject. A stealth-capable US fighter jet vanished, not from prying eyes but rather from the American military, prompting an unusual call to the public to help locate the missing multimillion-dollar plane.

HDFC Bank, Reliance Industries and Infosys. The domestic market ended lower, mirroring weak global sentiment ahead of key central bank meetings while concerns over global economic growth persisted.

Ming-Chi Kuo, the demand for the recently released iPhone 15 Pro Max is strong and surpasses that of the iPhone 14 Pro Max from the previous year. In contrast, the demand for the iPhone 15 Pro model is less compared to its predecessor, with Kuo suggesting that more customers are inclined towards the iPhone 15 Pro Max this year. Contrary to the iPhone 15 Pro, the standard iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Plus models from Apple are experiencing demand that is similar to the phones released by the company in the previous year, as noted by Kuo.

Narendra Modi to Chinese revolutionary Deng Xiaoping, the leader often credited with revolutionising the country’s economy. Dalio, the founder of Bridgewater Associates, was speaking at the All-In Summit 2023 at Royce Hall on UCLA's campus in Los Angeles, USA. He emphasised that - just as Deng catalysed China's economic surge, Modi could be the driving force behind India's development.

Ray Dalio, during his address at the All-In Summit 2023 held at Royce Hall on UCLA's campus in Los Angeles, has expressed his belief that India holds the highest potential for growth among the top 20 countries globally. Drawing parallels between India's Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, and China's legendary leader Deng Xiaoping, Dalio emphasized the significance of India's substantial reforms in translating into robust economic progress. «We have 10-year growth rate estimates for India and the top 20 countries of the world.

Association of Mutual Funds in India (Amfi) showed. Apart from inflow, the asset base of Gold ETFs and investors' account or folio numbers increased in the period under review. According to data, gold-linked ETFs have seen an inflow of Rs 1,028 crore in August. This came following an inflow of Rs 456 crore in the segment in July.

Bitcoin (BTC) starts the new week with optimism as traders greet the first green weekly candle in over a month.

The National Bank of Kazakhstan (NBK) has established a separate entity to lead the development and implementation of the country’s central bank digital currency (CBDC), the digital tenge. 

Iran and the United States will exchange prisoners on Monday after some USD 6 billion once frozen in South Korea reached Qatar, a key element of the planned swap, officials said. The planned exchange comes just ahead of the United Nations General Assembly in New York, where Iran's hard-line President Ebrahim Raisi will speak.

crypto exchange FTX can sell and invest its crypto holdings worth over $3.4 billion to pay back creditors, a US judge has ruled. Judge John Dorsey in the US Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware approved the motion and overruled objections opposing the plan, reports Coindesk. FTX holds $1.16 billion of solana crypto tokens — approximately 16 per cent of the token's outstanding supply — and about $560 million in Bitcoin. The rest of its holdings consist of lesser known illiquid tokens.