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By Natalie Grover and Paul Carsten

OTTAWA (Reuters) — Canada will challenge what Ottawa described as «unfair, unjust and illegal» U.S. duties on Canadian softwood lumber products, the trade ministry said on Tuesday.

UPI success story. The UPI coupled with good network penetration in remote corners of the country and low data rates, have make it possible for a large section of the country to enjoy the benefits of digitization. The vice president of Kotak811 gave his own example in a tweet shared on X.

New Delhi: India is on track to achieve a $150 billion bio-economy by 2025, up from over $100 billion in 2022, Union minister Jitendra Singh announced on Tuesday. Highlighting the significance of the nation's growing biotech sector, Singh noted India's position as 12th in the global biotech industry and third in the Asia-Pacific region.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) — The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration said on Tuesday it will hold runway safety meetings at 90 airports over the next few weeks after a series of troubling close call aviation incidents.

(Reuters) -S&P Global cut its credit ratings and outlook on multiple U.S. regional banks on Monday, saying higher funding costs and troubles in the commercial real estate (CRE) sector would likely test their credit strength.

Is a stock market rally coming? I think that is most likely the case. However, to understand why, we must review what we said at the beginning of July:

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However, silver remained flat at Rs 73,500 per kilogram. Gold was trading slightly higher amid a weaker rupee and risk-averse sentiments, Dilip Parmar, Research Analyst at HDFC Securities, said. In the global markets, gold was down at USD 1,888 per ounce, while silver was flat at USD 22.75 per ounce. «Gold traded steady after marking its third straight weekly dip as sound US economic data raised bets for interest rates staying higher for longer. »Investors' focus will be on the Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell's speech on Friday, as central bankers from around the world assemble in Jackson Hole for their annual conference," said Navneet Damani, Senior vice-president, Commodity Research at Motilal Oswal Financial Services.

The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) lawsuit against Ripple filed in December 2020 has deprived the XRP token of nearly three years of adoption in the United States, said pro-XRP lawyer John E Deaton in a recent post on X (formerly Twitter).

Nifty ended flat on Tuesday, August 22, as persistent concerns over US interest rates and China's economic health, although the mid-cap index rallied to a fresh record on brighter domestic prospects. The gains in shares of select heavyweights such as ITC, Larsen & Toubro and Axis Bank were offset by losses in those of HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank and TCS. Sensex closed 4 points higher at 65,220 while the Nifty closed the day at 19,396, up 3 points.

A US court has ordered a stay on the extradition of Tahawwur Rana to India. The Pakistani-origin Canadian businessman faces a trial for his involvement in the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks and has been linked to terrorist David Coleman Headley - one of the main conspirators behind the incident. The Biden administration had earlier urged a California court to deny the writ petition filed by Rana.

The move follows similar action by Moody's, warning funding risks and weaker profitability will likely test the sector's credit strength.

Softbank bought a 25% stake in Arm last week that valued it at $64bn, returning money to its Vision Fund and potentially setting a floor for the valuation.

Alumina Limited chief executive Mike Ferraro has welcomed further regulatory oversight of his bauxite mines in Western Australia but says the company can’t tolerate the administrative delays that helped drive his company to its worst financial result in nine years.

When a client talks to their financial advisor about retirement, they want to be assured that they won’t run out of money, but it’s likely they won’t know how long it needs to last.

Nasdaq futures signaled further gains in US tech shares after Monday’s rally, while the sector also outperformed in Europe and Asia. 

Two weeks after Moody’s Investors Service rattled financial stocks by cutting the ratings for a slew of US banks, S&P Global Ratings is downgrading and dimming its outlook for several more — citing a similar mix of pressures making life “tough” for lenders.

ITC, Larsen & Toubro and Axis Bank were offset by losses in those of HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank and TCS. Market sentiment was largely positive mirroring global sentiment. Among global peers, European stocks traded with healthy gains when the Sensex closed flat, even as US Treasury yields soared due to concerns about interest rates remaining elevated for a longer-than-expected period.

Sam Bankman-Fried, founder of the now-bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange FTX, is due back in court on Tuesday for the first time since a US judge revoked his bail and sent him to jail, and is expected to plead not guilty to a new indictment alleging fraud and conspiracy charges. The 31-year-old former billionaire has been behind bars since Aug. 11, when US District Judge Lewis Kaplan in Manhattan revoked his bail for allegedly tampering with witnesses at least twice.

Coinbase has made some changes to its debt buyback program following lackluster demand.