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The Biden administration plans to increase scrutiny of the investment plans of foreign-owned companies operating in the United States

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia—American defense giant RTX and a Saudi weapons firm were heading toward a multibillion-dollar deal when it was abruptly called off early this year. The reason, say people familiar with the talks, was RTX’s concerns that its Saudi partner’s companies were pursuing business with sanctioned Chinese and Russian entities. That unease was a deciding factor for an advisory board of retired American military officers to resign from the Saudi company, Scopa Defense, the people said.

The total market cap of USD Coin (USDC), the world’s second-largest US dollar-pegged stablecoin by market capitalization which is issued by US fintech firm Circle, overtook XRP (XRP) in market cap on Thursday.

In the ongoing legal clash between Binance, the prominent cryptocurrency exchange, and the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), a significant hearing date has been scheduled for two crucial motions.

Joe Biden's son Hunter Biden was criminally charged on Thursday, after efforts to reach a plea deal failed, leading to the first ever prosecution of a sitting president's child. The indictment filed on Thursday U.S. District Court in Delaware with three criminal counts related to gun possession. The indictment brought by recently elevated U.S. Special Counsel David Weiss comes after a deal for Hunter Biden, 53, to plead guilty to two misdemeanor tax charges and enroll in a program to avoid prosecution on a gun-related charge collapsed in a stunning turn in a July hearing. The charges ensure that courtroom drama will play an outsized role in the 2024 U.S.

₹7,502 per bbl, having swung between ₹7,364 and ₹7,505 per bbl during the session so far, against a previous close of ₹7,338 per barrel. The continuing supply cuts could lift Brent futures above the $100 a barrel threshold before the end of the year, according to analysts at Bank of America. -Earlier this month, oil producers Saudi Arabia and Russia extended their voluntary oil output cuts of a combined 1.3 million barrels per day (bpd) to the end of the year which resulted in a sharp surge in international crude prices - reaching a 10-month high peak.

Florintree, a growth-stage private equity firm, has bought a significant stake in Videonetics, the Kolkata-based video computing platform company, said a company statement. The financial investors, GenNext Ventures Fund, and US-based global investor exited through this transaction. According to sources, Florintree has invested about Rs115 crore in Videonetics. Founded in 2008 by Tinku Acharya, Videonetics has recently expanded offshore with operations in Singapore to cater to the Southeast Asian markets. " Videonetics is poised to become a dominant player in the global arena and add significant value to the marketplace.

NYU Langone Health has pushed the boundaries of science and kindled hope for animal-human transplants, offering a potential solution to the nation's critical organ shortage. In a first-of-its-kind endeavor, a pig's genetically modified kidney was successfully transplanted into a brain-dead human donor, Maurice “Mo” Miller, marking the longest duration a pig kidney has functioned inside a human, albeit in a deceased individual. The experiment has garnered global attention, raising optimism for future xenotransplantation efforts.

dollar index hit its highest level in six months on Thursday, as economic data was mostly stronger than anticipated and the European Central Bank (ECB) signaled it was finished with its rate hike cycle. U.S. retail sales increased by 0.6% in August, more than the expected 0.2% rise, boosted by higher gasoline prices while weekly initial jobless claims rose to 220,000 but were below the 225,000 forecast. Rising gasoline prices also affected the latest inflation data, as the producer price index for final demand rose by 0.7% last month, the most in more than a year, and higher than the 0.4% estimate. The dollar index was last up 0.5% at 105.18, just off the 105.31 level hit earlier in the day, its highest since March 10. The euro slumped against the dollar after ECB raised its key interest rate to a record high of 4% on Thursday but indicated this was likely to be its final move in a more than year-long fight against inflation as the euro zone economy continues to stagger.

Bitcoin (BTC) headed higher into the Sep. 14 Wall Street open despite fresh macro data showing resurgent United States inflation.

The Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, one of the most iconic events surrounding the United States holiday in November, will feature characters from the crypto and blockchain space for one of the first times in its 99-year history.

Pertinently, while the market mood remains largely bullish, persistent selling by the FIIs and expensive valuation may put a check on further upside. Here's how analysts read the market pulse: «The market traded range-bound after touching a new high as higher-than-expected US inflation and anticipation of hawkish ECB policy meetings later today impacted investor sentiment. Concern over valuation and inflation trajectory due to increasing oil prices may navigate the market into a consolidation phase in the near-term,” Vinod Nair, Head of Research at Geojit Financial Services, said. “After rallying ~5% off the recent low, Nifty took a pause; it erased early gains, however managed to defend levels of 20k.

₹5,809.91 crores from ₹3,056.22 crores in the previous year. Among its key international subsidiaries, UOH Inc owning US hotels registered a turnover of ₹657.69 crores and St.

In July, the American state of Wyoming shared an open job position for the head of its Stable Token Commission. 

«Check your receipt! If you paid your visa application fee before October 1, 2022, and have not scheduled an interview yet, book now,» the US Embassy in India issued a warning this week. Certain extensions were granted during the pandemic, but these extensions expire September 30, it added. Visa applicants typically have 365 days from the date of payment to schedule an appointment before the payment expires. If you paid your fee prior to October 1, 2022, you must schedule an interview (or submit your interview waiver application, if you are eligible) before September 30, 2023.

Nasdaq debut on Thursday, as shares of the chip designer were set to blow past their offer price. Its stock was indicated to open at $60 per American Depositary Share versus the initial public offering (IPO) price of $51. The company had secured a valuation of $54.5 billion on Wednesday after pricing its IPO at the top end of its marketed range. Arm was taken private seven years ago for $32 billion by SoftBank, which has been looking to cash out some of its stake since at least 2020, when it signed a $40 billion deal with chipmaker Nvidia for Arm. The plans, however, were abandoned less than two years later due to regulatory roadblocks. Since then it has pivoted towards an IPO, though that also came with its own hurdles, including run-ins with the British government that was campaigning for a London listing for the chip designer. Arm's return as a public company represents a climb-down from the $64 billion it was valued at last month when the Japanese investment giant acquired the 25% stake it did not directly own from its Vision Fund unit. The IPO fetched $4.87 billion for SoftBank, which still holds a 90.6% stake in Arm, according to a regulatory filing.

By Diane Bartz

BRASILIA (Reuters) — Brazil's Foreign Ministry said on Thursday that Mercosur's response to the European Union's additions to their long-awaited trade accord has been delivered to Brussels and negotiators will meet by video-conference later in the day.

Joseph Lubin, the co-founder of Ethereum and the CEO of blockchain firm ConsenSys, is optimistic about crypto adoption in the US, similar to embracing “previous technologies like the internet.”

Volkswagen AG is cutting temporary workers at its main electric-vehicle factory in Germany after the phaseout of a subsidy in the country caused demand for its EVs to drop.

Crews are battling a large fire that broke out at the American Iron and Metal recycling facility early Thursday morning.