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According to an analysis by CBRE, retail leasing by international brands was 25% during Q1FY 24 compared to 14% same quarter last year. While homegrown retailers including Aditya Birla, Reliance and Tata opened stores aggressively, the surge in global brands leasing were from both existing retailers as well as newer entrants. Retailers leased 1.3 million sq ft, primarily driven by fashion and apparel with a 38% share while food and beverage sector accounted for an 18% share.

Canada’s main stock market nudged southward in late-morning trading, in line with a bigger dip in U.S. markets.

Cryptocurrency exchange Bitstamp will suspend trading of Axie Infinity (AXS), Chiliz (CHZ), Decentraland (MANA), Polygon (MATIC), Near (NEAR), Sandbox (SAND), and Solana (SOL) for customers residing in the U.S. beginning August 29.

Ryan Salame, the former co-CEO of FTX Digital Markets, is reportedly discussing a guilty plea with authorities in the United States.

As Bitcoin maintains its position around the $29,000 threshold, several market dynamics emerge, offering potential trajectories for the world's leading cryptocurrency.

In an interview on August 7, Cathie Wood, the CEO of ARK Investment Management, stated that the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) might approve multiple spot-Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) simultaneously. 

Hindalco Industries saw its consolidated net profit slump 40% on year to Rs 2,454 crore in the June quarter as weak prices of aluminium and subdued volumes weighed on both its domestic and overseas operations. Revenue of the Aditya Birla group company fell 9% on year to Rs 52,991 crore, while earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization fell by nearly a third on year to Rs 6,109 crore. On a sequential basis, sales fell by 5%, but operating profit rose by 5%, while the bottom-line was 2% higher. The sequential improvement in performance was driven by a recovery at US-based subsidiary Novelis and the downstream aluminium business in India, and was backed by a steady performance in the copper business, the company said in a statement. “FY24 has started on a promising note. Our focus on expanding our value-added portfolio and operational efficiencies has enabled us to deliver a sustained performance in the face of continued macroeconomic pressures,” Satish Pai, the managing director of the company said in a statement.The company’s consolidated net debt to operating profit ratio rose to 1.73 times at the end of the June quarter as compared to 1.39 times as on March-end.

Taylor Swift’s six shows in Toronto next November will go on sale starting Wednesday, according to Ticketmaster.Demand for Swift’s Canadian appearance as part of her Eras Tour is expected to be high, given her sellout performances in the United States that have led to earthquakes and economic boosts for regions.“The cost of the tickets is going to be immense,” Daniel Tsai, a business lecturer at the University of Toronto, recently told Global News.“For many people this is a once in a lifetime opportunity to see a huge cultural phenomenon such as Taylor Swift.”Here is what you need to know about tickets for Swift’s Canadian shows.While Swift’s Eras Tour is currently underway, the megastar won’t be appearing in Canada until November 2024.Unless more Canadian dates are added, Swift will only perform at the Rogers Centre in downtown Toronto from Nov. 14 to 16, 2024, and then Nov.

New York | Goldman Sachs Group is turning to a longtime Lloyd Blankfein confidant as the Wall Street giant grapples with internal bickering and dissatisfaction in the ranks.

An Australian technology investor has entered a partnership with a UK-based investment banking and advisory shop, in a bid to match local tech companies with overseas sources of capital.

Beyond Meat said its revenue plunged 30.5% in the second quarter as consumer demand for its plant-based meat substitute fell despite price cuts

House Piyush Goyal alleged in the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday that the Opposition is conspiring against India with Chinese media and sought to know the relationship between Rahul Gandhi and the Communist Party of China, leading to 14 parties writing to the Chairman that this is a breach of privilege and action should be taken against him. The New York Times piece on news website allegedly getting funding from China through American businessman Neville Roy Singham was raked up by BJP member Sudhanshu Trivedi in the Rajya Sabha while the Treasury and the Opposition benches were engaged in the now routine tussle of which Rule should be invoked to discuss the Manipur situation. He alleged that there is an anti-India nexus where NewsClick's funding is coming to India via Shanghai-Chicago route.

The United States Attorneys’ offices has announced another superseding indictment against former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF) which will include considering an allegedly illegal campaign finance scheme.

Financial privacy and anonymity online have been among the key principles of blockchains since Satoshi Nakamoto first unveiled the Bitcoin white paper, but recent actions from regulators have put this principle under pressure.

Bitcoin (BTC) is approaching a retest of the psychologically important $30,000 amid a fresh wave of optimism about the likelihood of near-term spot bitcoin Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) application approvals, as well as optimism about crypto’s broader adoption.

Sina Nader, the former head of partnerships at FTX US, has joined Mysten Labs as its new head of strategy. 

LEGO Concorde 2023 set, generating excitement among fans with its preliminary sneak peeks. Although details are currently limited, this eagerly awaited set is slated to hit store shelves on September 4, 2023. Rumored to bear the set number 10318, the LEGO Concorde set is anticipated to be a grand display with a remarkable piece count of over 2083. With an expected price tag of $199.99, this set promises to captivate enthusiasts and will be available on both lego.com and prominent retailers nationwide. While the set does not include mini-figures, it compensates with an intricately designed interior complete with well-crafted seats.

World Trade Organization (WTO) on Tuesday said that two separate dispute settlement panels have stated that India and the US have mutually resolved disputes with regard to certain measures on steel and aluminium products, and additional duties on certain products from the US. On July 13, the two countries notified that they had reached a mutually agreed solution to the matters raised in the two disputes.

escorts, was to convey the importance of blood donations back home. This immediately endeared her to everyone, “from the shiniest brass button to the dirtiest grunt boot," as Ms. Rinehart puts it.

Do you know who Hugh McCulloch was? Don’t feel bad. Almost no one else remembers him either. Yet here in America’s hidebound capital, where power sometimes takes the shape of a rectangular gilded frame, two federal agencies are squabbling over the 143-year-old portrait of a long-dead public servant so obscure he’s more like Who McCulloch to Americans today.

The first lawsuit over the use of ESG in a 401(k) has a few gaping holes — most notably that the lead plaintiff in the proposed class action wasn’t invested in any of the funds in question, defendant American Airlines said.