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Milwaukee, Aug 24, 2023 -Eight Republican presidential candidates faced off for the first debate of the 2024 election cycle Wednesday — with frontrunner Donald Trump stealing the spotlight despite spurning the showdown. The event in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, started minutes after a pre-recorded interview with Trump was released on Twitter.

India Wednesday on the successful moon landing of Chandrayaan-3 as the country entered the elite club of three other nations — United States, Russia and China — that have a rover on the lunar surface. In the process, India became the first country among the elite group to have its rover on the moon's south pole region, which the Indian Space Research Organisation believes could have traces of water. «Congratulations to India for the historic landing of Chandrayaan-3 on the southern polar region of the moon,» US Vice President Kamala Harris said on X, known as Twitter till recently. «It is an incredible feat for all the scientists and engineers involved.

«Overall, we expect global uncertainty to keep the market range bound. However, action could continue in banking and financial Services ahead of the RBI policy meeting minutes release and bank loan growth data,» 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 muted start GIFT Nifty on the NSE IX traded 7.5 points, or 0.04 per cent, higher at 19,512, signaling that Dalal Street was headed for muted start on Thursday.

India becoming the first country to soft land on the south pole of the moon on Wednesday, Indian space policy advocacy groups, industry associations and private companies said it will trigger commercial opportunities for both Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) and private players involved in the successful mission. It will also increase bilateral collaborations for India in the sector, experts added. «The Chandrayaan-3 mission had participation of over 400 companies from both public and private sectors. This will help Isro to do more global and commercial projects and this accomplishment will also help the private players like Anant Technologies and Walchand Industries to take part in international requirements,» said Anil Prakash, director general of Satcom Industry Association (SIA-India).

Indian stock market is expected to open higher on Thursday following a rally in global peers. Asian shares gained in the morning trade, while US stock ended higher overnight on renewed hopes that central banks will pause their interest rate hikes after weak economic data. On the domestic front, the Indian equity market rallied on Wednesday with the benchmark Nifty closing above 19,400 level.

da Gama and Flamengo with 47 lakh PCVs. The top names in the list include Crew Demo-2 by SpaceX (40 lakh), the K-pop sensation BTS's 'Butter' Official MV (37 lakh) and Johnny Depp v Amber Heard Defamation Trial (35 lakh).

Proxy advisory Morrow Sodali is eyeing a potential tie-up with Alliance Advisors, a move designed to beef up the business ahead of a possible Wall Street initial public offering.

Budget jewellery retailer Lovisa Holdings, backed by billionaire retailer Brett Blundy, cut its final dividend as pressure on the costs front mounted with slowing growth in the second half.

Buy or sell stocks for today: Despite mixed global market sentiments ahead of US Fed Chairman Jerome Powell's speech at much awaited Jackson Home meeting, Indian stock market ended higher for third straight session on Wednesday. NSE Nifty added 47 points and closed at 19,444 levels, BSE Sensex gained 213 points and ended at 65,433 mark whereas Bank Nifty index surged 485 points and finished at 44,479 levels.

Chandrayaan-3, near the south pole of the moon. The success of India’s third lunar mission makes it only the fourth country to achieve the milestone after the US, Russia and China. As lander Vikram, touched down at the proposed landing site 70 metres near the south pole at 6.04 pm, it marked the culmination of the work of decades by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), evoking awe and winning plaudits from an array of global and local admirers. “India is on the Moon,” said chairman S Somanath to the sound of resounding cheers that erupted at the Mission Operations Complex (MOX) at Isro’s Telemetry Tracking and Command Network (ISTRAC) in Bengaluru. Terming the moment as “unforgettable,” Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who viewed the landing live from Johannesburg, said, “When we see such a history being made before our eyes, life becomes blessed. Such historical events become the eternal consciousness of a nation’s life.” Noting that India will soon launch the Aditya L1 mission, the prime minister said, “Even the Sun is not far away.” Speaking to the reporters after the monumental achievement, the ISRO chief attributed the success of Chandrayaan-3 to project director P Veeramuthuvel and mission directors M Srikanth and Kalpana K, and M Sankaran, director of the UR Rao Satellite Centre in Bengaluru. As soon as the landing was confirmed, MOX erupted in cheers, handshakes, and smiles.

infrastructure and services firms, have stepped up plans for overseas borrowing as rising local interest rates make that route of funding cheaper regardless of currency risks. Barring recent volatility, the rupee was relatively stable in the first half of 2023 against the dollar. External Commercial Borrowing (ECB) registrations registered a five-fold year-on-year jump during April-June to $21.0 billion, Reserve Bank of India (RBI) economists said in the central bank's August Bulletin. «Since interest rates have also been going up in India, companies that are borrowing are finding an advantage and more importantly since one expects the rupee to be largely stable, the forex risk — which is normally a major component of any overseas borrowing — seems to be on the lower side,» said Madan Sabnavis, chief economist at Bank of Baroda. On a net basis, ECB inflows of $14.5 billion were recorded in April-June, far exceeding the net inflows of $4.0 billion a year ago. According to the RBI authors, large corporations supplemented their local sources of financing with foreign funding.

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Dozens of cranes lift blocks weighing several tons and drop them to compact the soil of a roughly one-square-mile area on Peru’s Pacific coast, part of China’s most ambitious port project in Latin America designed to facilitate trade between the regions

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A federal judge has ordered Mississippi’s largest electric utility to turn over information on customers in and around the capital city who might be using water without paying for it

Wall Street had its best day since June as pressure on stocks from the bond market relaxed a bit

A French company that has been blamed for contaminating drinking water in some New Hampshire communities with a group of chemicals known as PFAS says it plans to close its plant there and will work with the state on an ongoing environmental investigation

Wall Street drifted to a mixed close ahead of a couple potentially market-shaking events later in the week

Known as the Zorro Ranch, a high-desert property once owned by disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein has been sold after two years on the market

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