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The Bank of England announced an interest rate cut of 0.25%, down to the 5% mark. This concludes one of the longest periods of heightened interest rates.

Olympics 2024 schedule for football shows that the United States will take on FIFA World Cup 2022 semi-finalist Morocco in a mouth-watering soccer match at quarterfinals stage on Friday, August 2. Olympics 2024 soccer match between Team USA and Morocco is scheduled to kick off at 9 am (ET) at Parc des Princes stadium in Paris on Friday. Viewers in the US can watch the United States and Morocco's soccer game on Peacock. Morocco is likely to win the Olympics 2024 football quarterfinals against Team USA.

US Presidential Election 2024 is coming near, old skeletons are tumbling out of the cupboard. After former US President Barack Obama persuaded Joe Biden to step aside, the incumbent president has come out attacking the first black president in a different and unexpected way. Taking a dig in an unexpected way, the president recalled an incident that took place in 2012 and said how he forced Obama to change his stance on same-sex marriage. When being asked by reporters about his “legacy for LGBTQ Americans”, Biden said that he was the first person to come out for gay marriage and he is proud of it, reports 'The Telegraph'. He also asked the people present there if they remember that little problem with the Obama administration.

Black journalists was prepared for a combative exchange well before Donald Trump took the stage Wednesday for an interview at their annual gathering in Chicago. Yet when Trump, just minutes in, began questioning Vice President Kamala Harris' racial identity, there was an instant ripple of reaction — a low rumble that grew into a roar of disapproval. «I didn't know she was Black until a number of years ago when she happened to turn Black and now she wants to be known as Black. So I don't know, is she Indian or is she Black?» Trump said of Harris, whose mother was Indian American and whose father is Black.

Mint spoke with experts to address some key questions. The Nifty 50's journey from birth to a behemoth that represents the Indian economy is a story of acceleration. While it took 17 years to gain the first 5,000 points, the index has since transformed from a marathon runner into a sprinter.

unemployment benefits increased to an 11-month high last week, suggesting some softening in the labor market, though claims tend to be volatile around this time of the year. Initial claims for state unemployment benefits increased 14,000 to a seasonally adjusted 249,000 for the week ended July 27, the highest level since August last year, the Labor Department said on Thursday. Economists polled by Reuters had forecast 236,000 claims for the latest week. Claims have been on an upward trend since June, with part of the rise blamed on volatility related to temporary motor vehicle plant shutdowns for retooling and disruptions caused by Hurricane Beryl in Texas.

The recent federal lawsuits against famous short seller Andrew Left draw attention to the roles that financial influencers have in guiding investors’ decision making – and the wide range in the quality of the information available online.

In its half-year results published today (1 August), the £6bn trust posted a net asset value total return of 13.2%, against the FTSE All-World index's 12% gain.  US large-cap companies within F&C's North American portfolio returned 25.7%, compared to the 21.9% recorded by the Russell 1000 growth index, with top performers such as Eli Lilly and Meta contributing the most to the vehicle's returns. «While the fundamental backdrop is constructive and the US recession has been avoided, global equity markets, dominated by the US, continue to trade at historically elevated valuation levels,»...

Retail investors who were looking forward to investing in Bill Ackman’s proposed US closed-end fund have been disappointed as the founder and CEO of Pershing Square withdraws from his planned IPO.

The 2024 figure is not unusual, with the previous decade reflecting an identical picture. Over the last ten years, just 35% of active equity funds recorded better results than their passive counterpart.  Adding to this active management woe, the 35% figure marked a drop from 2023's active outperformance reading of 36%. AJ Bell's Manager versus Machine report found that the weak active performance was partly driven by the dominance of global and US focused funds and their concentration on a small number of technology stocks.  Less than 40% of active equity managers beat average p...

Read this | Modi vibes well with Trump. But India may not be ready for a second Trump term With the death of Haniyeh, a crucial negotiator for a ceasefire, any de-escalation seems unlikely. Geopolitical analysts warn that the situation could escalate into a global conflict if allies on both sides become involved.

Orlando-area realtor and TikTok creator Freddie Smith on Floridas pricey market and best advice for achieving homeownership.

In a statement published on X, formerly Twitter, on Wednesday (31 July), the chief executive of Pershing Square said the firm had withdrawn the initial public offering — just days before it was due to begin trading on the New York Stock Exchange.  Ackman had already scaled back the IPO plans, dropping the fund's fundraising target from $25bn to $2bn after a crucial investor pulled its backing. Pershing Square Holdings manager slashes performance fee as Ackman eyes US launch «Over the last seven weeks, we have met with many institutions and family offices, and held numerous town...

Grayscale Investments’ research head Zach Pandl hinted that the asset manager might launch a Solana ETF in future. However, he noted that it is currently not feasible due to existing regulations.

The Bitcoin (BTC) price has stumbled below $65,000 in wake of the latest Fed policy decision, where the central bank held interest rates steady at 5.25-5.50% as expected, and Fed chair Jerome Powell indicated a potential rate cut coming as soon as September.

Jay Timmons, president and CEO of the National Association of Manufacturers, talks about what the industry needs from the next administration to keep growing and to maintain global dominance.

Ripple is expanding the utility of its XRP Ledger (XRPL) by offering tokenized US Treasury bills (T-bills) onto the platform. The significant move is a part of Ripple’s partnership with OpenEden, a leading provider of tokenized real-world assets (RWA).

Despite its stance that «recent indicators suggest that economic activity has continued to expand at a solid pace», the committee said on Wednesday (31 July) that «the committee does not expect it will be appropriate to reduce the target range until it has gained greater confidence that inflation is moving sustainably toward 2%».  This move comes just a few weeks after data released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics revealed that the annual rate of US inflation had fallen to 3% in June, surpassing many economists' expectations by 0.1%.  Last week, though, core PCE inflation returned a...

On a downbeat day for blue-chip cryptocurrencies, traders are instead utilizing tools like DEXScreener to scour the riskier and more volatile on-chain markets as they hunt for top crypto gainers today.

As major cryptocurrencies nurse losses, despite a dovish reaction in traditional financial markets to the latest Fed policy announcement where the US central bank opened the door to a rate cut in September, traders are looking for which crypto to buy today to take advantage of the market’s latest dip.

Matt Hougan, the chief investment officer of Bitwise, has said the recent commitments made by US politicians have made him reconsider his perspective on Bitcoin’s potential.