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It’s no secret that traditional gamers harbor a strong sense of disdain for crypto and non-fungible tokens (NFTs) in their games. The reason for this is clear, says Atari founder Nolan Bushnell, it all started with the insane rise of play-to-earn games.

The chair of the Senate Banking Committee, Sherrod Brown has urged key federal agencies to use their existing authority to address concerns within the cryptocurrency industry and enhance transparency to protect investors.

ICRA has published a research note on the Indian apparel export industry. It expects its sample companies to report a mild 2-3% YoY increase in revenues to Rs. 27,255 crore for FY2024. Despite a tepid demand environment in H1 FY2024, ICRA expects the end demand to improve in H2 FY2024, boosting revenues. The retail apparel brands in the US and the EU, which together account for close to 55% of global apparel trade, are expected to liquidate the high inventory build-up of FY2023 and book their orders for the Spring/Summer 2024 season in H2 FY2024.

strike Friday after their leaders couldn’t bridge a giant gap between union demands in contract talks and what Detroit’s three automakers are willing to pay. Members of the United Auto Workers union began picketing at a General Motors assembly plant in Wentzville, Missouri, a Ford factory in Wayne, Michigan, near Detroit, and a Stellantis Jeep plant in Toledo, Ohio. It was the first time in the union’s 88-year history that it walked out on all three companies simultaneously as four-year contracts with the companies expired at 11:59 p.m. Thursday. The strike will likely chart the future of the union and of America’s homegrown auto industry at a time when U.S.

startups in India, its senior official told Bloomberg. The bank plans to work with companies that are pioneers in their sectors, developing new products or services, and is targeting companies with a large consumer orientation in India, as well as abroad, Kaustubh Kulkarni, the senior country officer for India said. “We want to be there first with those companies," Kulkarni said in an interview to Bloomberg.

rupee ended at 83.03 a dollar. The dollar jumped overnight after US retail sales increased 0.6% in August versus an estimated 0.2% rise. “USDINR is expected to rise towards the higher end of the consolidation range 82.80-83.20 amid firm dollar.

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has finally made the move to expand his metaverse Horizon Worlds from virtual reality headsets to people's smartphones and computers.

“The IT and chemical sectors offer attractive risk-reward prospects. A healthy correction in manufacturing, industrial, and PSU stocks presents a solid long-term entry point. In the financial and consumption sectors, selective buying is advisable,” says Sunil Nyati, Managing Director of Swastika Investmart Ltd. In an interview with ETMarkets, Nyati said: “The broader market is demonstrating exceptional performance, primarily attributable to the optimistic outlook for the Indian economy and robust domestic liquidity” Edited excerpts:We saw a steady rise in markets last week with the Nifty50 climbing to 20,000 levels. Do you think the upcoming US Fed meet could play a spoilsport?The market is currently experiencing a robust bullish trend, with the upcoming Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting poised to be a pivotal global catalyst.

Donald Trump's request to remove the federal judge overseeing the criminal case accusing the former U.S. president of attempting to subvert the results of the 2020 election. Smith, whose office is prosecuting the case against Trump, said there was «no valid basis» for U.S.

State securities regulators continue to resist Finra’s efforts to allow brokerages to conduct online supervision of branch offices.

Chandrayaan-3's soft landing on the moon, ISRO's live stream of the event which took place on August 23rd has set a new record on YouTube, with over eight million concurrent viewers. This event marks the highest viewership in YouTube history. YouTube's Chief, Neal Mohan, congratulated ISRO on this remarkable feat.

data eased worries about a recession without raising fears of a Federal Reserve rate hike next week, while Arm Holdings soared in its stock market debut. SoftBank's Arm was valued at nearly $60 billion in a strong Nasdaq debut, with the chip designer's shares soaring nearly 25% in their first day of trading. Retail sales rose more than expected in August on higher gasoline prices, while initial claims for state unemployment benefits climbed to a seasonally adjusted 220,000 for the week ended Sept. 9 from 217,000 the week before. Monthly producer prices for final demand rose 0.7% last month, against expectations of a 0.4% increase.

Indian stock market indices are likely to open on a positive note Friday following strong cues from global peers. Asian markets traded higher, while the US stock market closed in the green overnight. The trends on Gift Nifty also indicate a higher start for the Indian benchmark index.

₹50 crore in Indian stocks today.The ECB raised its key interest rate to an all-time record-high level on Thursday and signalled this will likely be its final move in a more-than-a-year-long fight against stubbornly high inflation. The decision raised the benchmark deposit rate to 4%, up drastically from minus 0.5% just a little more than a year ago and the highest since the euro was established in 1999.One report from the US said that shoppers spent more at retailers last month than economists expected.

Indian stock market is expected to open higher Friday led by positive global cues amid improved domestic investor sentiment. Asian markets traded higher, while the US stock market ended with gains overnight amid easing fears of recession in the world’s largest economy. On Thursday, the domestic benchmark equity indices ended at record high level with the Nifty closing above 20,100-mark.

Cryptocurrency stolen by North Korea-linked hackers is down a whopping 80% from 2022 — but a blockchain forensics firm says it isn’t necessarily a sign of progress.

The world is tracking towards 2.5 degrees warming by 2100 and a massive 50 per cent increase in global capital investment is needed to put it on course for net zero emissions by 2050, and to cap warming at the most ambitious goal of 1.5 degrees in the Paris Agreement.

«Overall, we expect the market to maintain its positive trend on the back of strong domestic macroeconomic data. However, bouts of volatility cannot be ruled out given mixed global cues,» said Siddhartha Khemka, Head — Retail Research, Motilal Oswal Financial Services. Here's breaking down the pre-market actions:STATE OF THE MARKETSGIFT Nifty (Earlier SGX Nifty) signals a positive startGIFT Nifty on the NSE IX traded 12 points, or 0.06 per cent, at 20,229.50, signaling that Dalal Street was headed for positive start on Friday.

Kim Jong Un visited an aeronautics factory Friday on his tour of Russia's far east following his summit with President Vladimir Putin. Two days after meeting Putin at a spaceport, amid speculation they would agree an arms deal, Kim's bullet-proof train arrived in Komsomolsk-on-Amur, Russian news agencies reported. Kim is in the city, an important Russian industrial centre, to visit an aviation firm producing military and civil equipment. The RIA Novosti news agency published footage of Kim's train arriving in the city, with the red carpet rolled out to greet him. He was met with flowers, music, a dance group and ceremonial loaves of bread, the Interfax agency said. Kim, who seldom leaves his country, held talks with Putin at the Vostochny cosmodrome on Wednesday. Putin said on television Wednesday that Kim «will visit factories where civilian and combat aviation equipment is produced» in Komsomolsk-on-Amur. His visit to Russia's far east comes as US officials and experts have said Moscow is interested in buying North Korean ammunition to use in the conflict in Ukraine — an arms deal that would defy global sanctions. Kim's visit will last a few more days, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov announced on Thursday, without giving further details.

Blue chip cryptocurrency markets rose on Thursday, with Bitcoin moving back above $26,500 for the first time this month and threatening a break above a downtrend that had been in play since early August.

Reuters. These discussions follow Disney CEO Bob Iger's statement in July, where he mentioned the possibility of divesting some of the company's conventional TV holdings. These assets have faced challenges over the years due to the increasing dominance of streaming services.