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Only ‘real’ cryptocurrencies will endure the current market turmoil, according to Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson.

recession in the US have contributed to the collapse in equity markets. Major US stock indexes fell sharply on Monday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 986.88 points, or 2.48 per cent, to 38,750.38, the S&P 500 lost 152.23 points, or 2.85 per cent, to 5,194.33 and the Nasdaq Composite dropped 563.51 points, or 3.36 per cent, to 16,212.65.

Grihum Housing Finance, formerly Poonawala Housing Finance, reported a net profit after tax of Rs. 48 crore for the first quarter of this fiscal, up 77% on year. The housing finance company has assets under management of Rs. 8,700 crore, up 33% on year. “Our organisation now serves more than 80,000 customers. The Company is proactively aligned with regulators and financial institutions, and we have registered stable growth”, said Manish Jaiswal, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Grihum Housing Finance Limited.

Wall Street's main indexes rose in volatile trading on Tuesday, as investors looked for bargains after a rout in the previous session, while dovish rate commentary from Federal Reserve officials also lifted the mood. Most megacap and growth stocks, which together lost $200 billion in market value on Monday, gained as Nvidia bounced back 2.3%.

Eight funds were red flagged on this metric, but only two are having their OCF's capped in a bid to resolve the issue on a fund-by-fund basis. The CT North American Equity fund currently has an OCF of 0.9%, according to its latest factsheet, but this will now be capped at 0.86%. The CT Select European Equity has an 0.82% OCT presently and will be capped at 0.91%. Columbia Threadneedle overhauls UK retail multi-manager team as Burdett exits Both changes will become effective from 1 December 2024. Elsewhere in the report, the firm pledged to clarify the objectives of the CT Sus...

US stock futures rose on Monday as some buyers waded into the market, following a three-day global selloff that was fueled by fears of a US economic slowdown and extreme tech-sector valuations. 

With inflation starting to ease, the millions of Americans with debt are less likely to cite this as an issue, but that doesn’t mean things are looking rosy.

Japan's Nikkei 225 was down 12.4% as markets closed on Monday, according to data from MarketWatch, the worst one day fall in over three decades. The US Nasdaq Composite opened 6.3% lower on Monday morning, while the S&P 500 was down 4.2%. The fall came amid concerns over a US recession after traders reacted to lower-than-expected employment figures from the world's largest economy on Friday (2 August), which collided with worries from investors and analysts that the Federal Reserve may have delayed beginning its rate cutting cycle for too long.  Japanese index suffers worst ever fa...

Five United States Senators and three House representatives have called for a ban on betting activities linked to the upcoming 2024 presidential election.

«So, while there are technical factors like the yen carry trade or the lack of confidence in the AI theme with the returns not commensurate with the investments that are being made in AI, etc, those are probably technical issues related to the market which is triggering some foreign selling,» says Rajesh Bhatia, CIO, ITI MF. The one question that everybody wants to have an answer for is how much should one be having the confidence that it is the kind of uptick that we are seeing on Nifty 50 today, the kind of gains that we are seeing today, how much is that giving you the confidence that yes, we are over the global selloff or do you believe that in the near term there are some more risks that could be there in the room? Rajesh Bhatia: Well, look at it this way. Among the strongest markets in the world today has been the Indian market.

In a post on X (formerly Twitter), Agrim Gupta pointed out that artificial intelligence (AI) systems today are capable of generating 10 times more pixels every two years. Based on his analysis of the rate at which AI-generated video is improving, he concluded that if things continue at this pace, we will have AI-generated TV shows by 2029 and full AI-generated movies by 2031. Services like Sora and Kling have already begun to show us what this might look like.

Ajay Bagga, Market Expert, says Prepare for the worst scenario, do not panic, that is the mantra. I do not think the worst is happening. Re-look at your asset allocation. Do not sell. There is no need to sell India in a scenario like this. Bagga says he has invested in the entire market and bought the indices. There will be a rotation out of sectors and into sectors. He knows the India story and so he bought the 500 indices, and smallcap and midcaps despite the 4% cuts. Bagga also says that this is not 2000, this is still not 2008, there is no contagion yet even though markets across the world are falling but it is not carried positions and contagion that is causing it. Are the markets reacting to yesterday's story or not? After a sell-off of this magnitude, concerns remain over what is happening in global markets and you wonder how insulated India is going to be. What is your view? Ajay Bagga: Definitely, the sentiment has turned quite negative and volatility has increased a lot.

On Monday (5 August), markets saw some of the biggest falls since Black Monday, with volatility reaching levels last seen in the 2008 Global Financial Crisis and the March 2020 Covid sell-off. Japan's Topix index led the rush and fell more than 12% at the open while and the US Nasdaq 100 dipped as low as 6% on the day, but recovered two thirds of this in time for the close, according to data from Bloomberg. Japanese index suffers worst ever fall as traders rattled by potential US recession The S&P 500 was down more than 2% with its darling-Magnificent Seven stocks seeing $2.3trn wi...

Shares in the American tech giant were down 8.2% in pre-market trading at the time of reporting, according to data from MarketWatch. US equities suffer worst day in two years as Nasdaq loses $1trn Despite the significant selloff in shares, Apple remains Berkshire Hathaway's largest investment, with Buffett's firm still holding about 400 million shares worth $84.2bn. Around 72% of Berkshire Hathaway's aggregate fair value was concentrated in five companies including Apple, Bank of America ($41.1bn), American Express ($35.1bn), the Coca-Cola Company ($25.5bn) and Chevron ($18.6bn). ...

The ongoing legal battle between Coinbase and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is heating up as the regulator pushes back at giving the crypto exchange access to the personal emails of SEC Chair Gary Gensler.

Bharti Airtel initially jumped almost 2% in early morning trade on BSE a day after its consolidated net profit for the June quarter rose more than two-and-a-half times from a year earlier and doubled sequentially, helped by an exceptional gain, along with an improvement in average revenue per user (ARPU) and lower finance costs. Airtel shares were eventually trading 0.61% higher at Rs 1474.95 on the exchange.

Yen carry trade and recessionary fears in the US haunting equity investors worldwide, mutual fund investors are worried whether they should book some of the profits or instead gradually increase their SIPs. With the Sensex having fallen 4% from peak, analysts say the market correction provides the investors an opportunity to purchase more units at a lower price. “Investors with a long-term horizon should strongly consider topping up their SIPs during market dips, as this strategy can significantly enhance long-term returns. Market corrections provide an opportunity to purchase more units at a lower price, which can improve overall returns when the market eventually recovers. By regularly investing through SIPs and taking advantage of dips, investors benefit from rupee cost averaging, reducing the impact of market volatility over time,” recommends Sagar Shinde, VP Research, Fisdom. Also Read | 5 equity mutual funds multiplied SIP investments over 2.5 times in 5 years

Bitcoin and Ether rebounded modestly on Tuesday after a sharp decline triggered by broader market jitters.

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«I do not think that is the only thing that is going on. Though, I think what has happened here is the market was extremely buoyant and arguably priced for something approaching perfection when it got a bit of a wake-up call that the economy was slowing down from last Friday's non-farm payrolls number in the US,» says Arnab Das, Global Macro Strategist-EMEA, Invesco. So, you heard what Jim Rogers, the commodity guru, has had to say, and he says this has been long overdue and these kind of conditions are brought on by a lot of leverage across markets around the world. Do you agree? Do you think that the kind of factors that influence the markets are going to take them down even further? Arnab Das: Well, I think it is certainly a risk. I think there has been a big build-up in public sector leverage in the US and many other countries, particularly in the West, as a result of the pandemic and to some extent, the war in Ukraine. And I think that has been a factor in keeping growth so high and in generating a boom in investment, construction, manufacturing renaissance of sorts in the US. I do not think that is the only thing that is going on.

Armand Duplantis of Sweden made headlines on Monday as he shattered his own world record, clinching the pole vault gold medal at the Paris Olympics. In a thrilling conclusion to the fifth day of track and field events at the Stade de France, Duplantis soared over a height of 6.25 meters, surpassing his previous world record of 6.24 meters set at the Xiamen Diamond League in April. The crowd of 69,000 erupted in applause as the Swedish pole vaulter achieved this remarkable feat, marking his ninth world record-breaking performance. Following his victory, he emulated the shooting pose of Turkish athlete Yusuf Dikec, who gained viral fame for his silver medal performance at the Paris Games. Dikec’s reaction to Duplantis’s success further highlights the camaraderie and shared celebration among athletes.