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In the intricate realm of cryptocurrency, Bitcoin stands at the forefront of strategic discussions, underscored by its formidable $5 billion trading volume that has adroitly positioned the asset back in the positive domain. 

global market sentiment. Both the Sensex and the Nifty50 are down over 2 per cent in August so far amid concerns over the resurgence of inflation, chatter around more rate hikes by the US Fed, elevated US bond yields and the dollar index and rich valuation of the Indian market. Experts are of the view that the market's near-term outlook is hazy as it is struggling to find a positive trigger.

₹40 lakh per day. Also Read: Delhi: 4 arrested for defrauding US nationals of over $20 million. Details here According to the Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), the call center was employing software tools such as VICIdial and eyeBeam.

Elon Musk to be an adviser in his administration if he gets elected as the US president next year. He made these remarks on Friday at a town hall in Iowa when he was asked about whom he would want as advisers for his potential presidency, PTI reported, citing NBC News. He also admired the mass layoffs conducted by Elon Musk after taking over Twitter last year.

Pragyan, moving on the surface of the moon, is in a «race against time» and that the ISRO scientists are working to cover a maximum distance of the uncharted South pole through the six-wheeled rover. The scientist said that «real work» starts only after a soft landing on the moon's surface. India took a giant leap on August 23, as the Chandrayaan-3 lander module successfully landed on the moon’s South pole, making it the first country to have achieved the historic feat. The country became the fourth– after the US, China, and Russia – to have successfully landed on the moon’s surface. «On August 23, we achieved a soft landing on the lunar surface and Prime Minister Narendra Modi also interacted with scientists of ISRO to congratulate them. But, the real work started after rover Pragyan rolled out of the lander Vikram,» Desai said.

Vodafone Idea (Vi) has extended the redemption period of 8,000 optionally convertible debentures (OCDs) – out of the Rs 16,000 OCDs issued to American Tower Corp’s India unit (ATC Telecom Infrastructure Pvt Ltd) – to 18 months from the allotment date, instead of the earlier six-month deadline. “The company and ATC have agreed to extend the period of redemption of 8,000 OCDs from 6 months, from the date of allotment of first tranche of OCDs (which was falling due on 28th August, 2023), to 18 months from the date of allotment, subject to certain conditions as mutually agreed,” Vi said in an exchange filing Monday morning. Last month, Boston-based ATC had informed the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) that Vi’s OCDs would mature in two tranches of Rs 800 crore each on August 27, 2023 and August 27, 2024. That has now changed. Earlier in Febuary 2023, Vi had allotted OCDs worth Rs 1,600 crore to ATC TIPL against its dues.

On the Comex, Gold futures were trading at $1,943.30 per troy ounce on Monday, up $1.80 or 3.40% while Silver futures were trading at $24.265, up $0.031 or 0.130%. Click to know more The DXY was trading down 0.09% at 104.07 against a basket of six top currencies, though the bias was slightly negative. The October Gold futures had ended with declines of Rs 117 per 10 grams while the September Silver futures closed marginally higher at Rs 73,627, up Rs 59 per kg. «Gold remained stable after a weekly increase, as top central bankers emphasised maintaining high-interest rates until inflation is controlled at the Jackson Hole event.

On Tuesday, the government reports on job openings for July; Pet food and supplies company Chewy reports financial results on Wednesday; On Friday, the Labor Department releases its August jobs report

Inward foreign remittances to India surged by 26% ... moreInward foreign remittances to India surged by 26% to $112.5 billion in the last fiscal year, the highest growth in five years, driven by economic recovery post-pandemic.

financial inclusion. Emerging markets need to get the same access to global financial markets as the rest of the world, economist and former World Bank official Vera Songwe said on Saturday. “We're not getting the equity investment that is needed in the global economy because of a flight to safety,” she said, while speaking at the B20 India Summit being held in New Delhi from August 25-27.

«When you are able to make a 5% risk-free rate in the US, then that is obviously going to be something that will put equity valuations all over the world into a question mark, so that is one thing that we need to keep in mind,» says Mahesh Nandurkar, Head of Research & MD, Jefferies.What is your market view after the recent rally, is it time now for markets to consolidate or the upside in the market is still left in the near term?Yes, I think the markets have had a decent run and my sense is that it is not simply because of the reason that there could be a consolidation phase ahead but also the other global risk that we need to keep in mind is the significantly higher US treasury yields. I mean, the risk-free rates in the US have gone back up to the peak levels that we saw back in March. So, when you are able to make a 5% risk-free rate in the US, then that is obviously going to be something that will put equity valuations all over the world into a question mark, so that is one thing that we need to keep in mind. Also, from the India standpoint, I think the Indian inflation itself was a big negative surprise, the last print that is, and my sense is that the inflation will probably stay at an elevated level at least for the next one quarter or so, so that will also push out the rate cut probabilities that some people were building in for the near term. So, yes, those are the reasons why I think there could be a breather, there could be a consolidation phase in the market over the next, say, one to two quarters or so.

Idalia formed Sunday in the Caribbean, buffeting southeastern Mexico with wind and rain, as forecasters predicted it will strengthen to a hurricane before reaching Florida later in the week. The storm, which is not forecast to make landfall in Mexico, will travel across the Gulf of Mexico before reaching northwest Florida, the US National Hurricane Center said. Idalia will create «increasing risk of life-threatening storm surge and hurricane-force winds along portions of the west coast of Florida and the Florida Panhandle beginning as early as Tuesday,» the NHC warned. «There is considerable spread in the model intensity guidance, ranging from minimal to major hurricane status before landfall on the northeast Gulf coast,» the NHC added. The NHC predicted Idalia will have made landfall in Florida by 7:00 am (1100 GMT) Wednesday, in an image showing the storm's likely path. At 0300 GMT Monday, Idalia was swirling in the Caribbean, headed northeast with maximum sustained winds of 60 miles (95 kilometers) per hour, the NHC said. Storm surge and hurricane watches have been issued for parts of Florida's coast and scattered flash flooding can be expected, the NHC said. Governor Ron DeSantis has declared a state of emergency in 33 counties in preparation for the storm's arrival. In the Mexican state of Quintana Roo, home to Cancun and other coastal tourist resorts, Idalia dumped rain and put a damper on one of the last weekends of summer vacations. Heavy rainfall is expected across parts of the eastern Yucatan in Mexico and western Cuba. A week ago, Hilary, which at one point rose to a Category 4 hurricane on the five-point Saffir-Simpson scale, hit the state of Baja California on Mexico's Pacific coast as a tropical storm,

rupee was trading in a narrow range and appreciated by 12 paise to 82.52 against the US dollar in early trade on Monday, tracking positive Asian peers and domestic equities. Forex traders said the rupee is trading in a range as selling pressure by foreign investors dented sentiments, while easing crude oil prices cushioned the downside. At the interbank foreign exchange, the domestic unit opened at 82.58, then touched a high of 82.52 against the American currency, registering a rise of 12 paise over its last close. In initial trade, the rupee also touched a low of 82.59 against the American currency. On Friday, the rupee declined by 8 paise to settle at 82.64 against the US dollar. «After a not too hawkish Powell in Jackson Hole Symposium on Friday risk assets were all up as Dow Jones Rose by 247 points and Asian stocks were also up,» said Anil Kumar Bhansali, Head of Treasury and Executive Director Finrex Treasury Advisors LLP. Bhansali further said the rupee has gained slightly at the opening in a data-driven week that will see the release of PMIs of most nations, as also the NFPR on Friday, and looks to be in a range as the US and India GDP data are also awaited this week. Meanwhile, the dollar index, which gauges the greenback's strength against a basket of six currencies, was trading flat at 104.07. Brent crude futures, the global oil benchmark, fell 0.11 per cent to USD 84.39 per barrel. In the domestic equity market, the 30-share BSE Sensex was trading 92.24 points or 0.14 per cent higher at 64,978.75.

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Quelle surprise. ASX-listed can and bottle maker Orora is seeking to acquire high-end glass bottle manufacturer Saverglass, which was founded in 1897 in the historic Bresle Valley in France, where glass has been produced since the 15th century.

Global technology and e-commerce giants are driving demand for direct air capture technology to remove carbon emissions, according to Sydney-based carbon removal company, AspiraDAC. but Australian firms are lagging behind,

“India is standing out not only now, but it is likely to stand out in the forthcoming few years as well because the prime reason which is not discussed enough is that we are counter-cyclical to the western world, especially to the US,” says Aashish P Somaiyaa, Chief Executive Officer, White Oak Capital Management.In an interview with ETMarkets on the sidelines of Investing Accelerator Summit 2023, Somaiyaa said: “Apart from all the other structural positives that have been spoken about India, this is one thing which is not spoken enough” Edited excerpts:How should one pick the fund – is 1–year performance a good benchmark to select a fund?In fact, one-year performance is exactly not the benchmark. In fact, it is a contra-indicator, that is what my analysis kind of tells me. The thought about speaking on why winners rotate comes from the fact that when we track investor behaviour or even if you track fund flows in the industry, what you will find is typically a lot of money ends up going to people who have done very very well in the last 1 year or maybe in the last 3 years period. At this juncture, if you take the best performing fund of the last three years you put money in there, and then wait till August 2026 to see how it plays out — you will find is that the correlation between ranks for the last three years and the rank for performance in the subsequent three years, the correlation of these two ranks is practically nothing.

US Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell at Jackson Hole. The local currency opened at 82.55 a dollar as compared to Friday’s close of 82.65. The dollar eased from a 12-week peak as traders weighed the US monetary path after the Fed Chair Jerome Powell left open the possibility of further interest rate increases, while the yen hovered close to its lowest in over nine months, Reuters reported.

Nifty, are likely to open higher Monday amid positive global cues. The trends on Gift Nifty also indicate a positive start for the Indian benchmark index. The Gift Nifty was trading flat at around 19,275 level as compared to the Nifty futures’ previous close of 19,223.60.

NASA, and other organizations. This dual launch underscores Japan's commitment to advancing space research and exploration.

trading in Hong Kong on Monday after the company was suspended for 17 months for not publishing its financial results. Trading «resumed at 9:00 am (0100 GMT) today», according to a notice posted on the Hong Kong stock exchange. The move comes after the company said in a filing on Friday that it had «fulfilled the resumption guidance» set out by the bourse, including belatedly publishing its financial results and complying with other listing rules. Its shares plunged 86.67 percent at the opening. Once China's largest real estate firm, Evergrande defaulted in 2021 and is saddled with more than $300 billion in liabilities, becoming a symbol of the nationwide property crisis that many fear could spill over globally. The company on Sunday reported fresh losses for the first half of the year amounting to 33 billion yuan ($4.53 billion), as well as dwindling liquidity, with just $556 million in cash assets. Evergrande's creditors will vote Monday on a proposal from the developer regarding its offshore debt that is shaping up to be one of China's biggest restructurings ever. The plan offers creditors a choice to swap their debt into new notes issued by the company and equities in two subsidiaries, Evergrande Property Services Group and Evergrande New Energy Vehicle Group. Earlier this month, the company filed for bankruptcy protection in the United States, a measure to protect its US assets during its restructuring.