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On Tuesday night, the Canadian men’s soccer team will face a historic test when it squares off with Argentina in the Copa America semifinals.

4th of July sales is a rather traditional celebratory occasion for shopaholics across the United States as thousands of retailers across the country join hands to take part in it to make the shopping experience pocket-friendly as well as interesting. There are a plethora of items to choose from during the 4th of July sales, be it tech gadgets, kitchen items, and more at some amazing discounted deals from popular US brands. However, you need to maintain caution about the products to purchase during 4th of July sales as some of the products may be found even cheaper on other sales like Amazon Prime Day 2024 sales.

Persistent Systems (Persistent) today announced the intent to acquire 100% stake in US-based software firm Starfish Associates for $20.7 million (around Rs 173 crore). The acquisition is aimed to build on Persistent’s existing engineering capabilities in the Contact Center and Unified Communications space. The total purchase consideration payable for the acquisition of Starfish is $20.7 million with upfront payment of $15.4 million (approximately Rs 130 crore) to shareholders, subject to customary adjustments for working capital, debt and cash on closing, as per the regulatory filing by Persistent.

Labour Party in a parliamentary election, the party will come to power after 14 years under its leader Keir Starmer. The center-left party's stance on India has traditionally leaned towards separatist movements. While it had backed the separatist movement in J&K, many of its leaders are known for promoting Khalistan. The party's resolution during an annual conference under former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn in favour of international intervention in Kashmir was widely seen as having cost it British Indian votes in the 2019 general election. The Labour Party has been seen as «anti-India» by many. In 2021, it was branded “divisive” and “anti-India” by many in the Indian diaspora after a party leaflet for a by-election in northern England used an image of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The leaflet showed Modi in a handshake with then Conservative Party Prime Minister Boris Johnson at the G7 Summit in 2019 with the message “Don't risk a Tory MP who is not on your side”. It triggered furious reactions across social media after Tory MP Richard Holden posted an image of it on Twitter, questioning whether it implies that Labour Leader Sir Keir Starmer would not be seen in a handshake with the Indian Prime Minister.

Under the terms, Amundi will become a strategic shareholder of Victory Capital with a 26.1% stake in the business. Both companies will also enter in a 15-year distribution and services agreement as part of the combination. Amundi hits record high €2.1trn AUM in Q1 2024 As such, Amundi will become the distributor of Victory's US-manufactured active asset management products outside the US, while also becoming the supplier of non-US products for Victory's distribution in the US. The deal, which was originally revealed in April, is expected to complete in either Q4 2024 or early 20...

Fewer Americans filed for unemployment benefits last week as the labor market remains sturdy despite high interest rates

Rishi Shah, an Indian-American entrepreneur, has been sentenced to seven and a half years in prison for his central role in a $1 billion fraud scheme linked to his healthcare advertising startup, Outcome Health. This case has reverberated through major financial entities and highlighted issues of corporate governance and accountability.

Greenko Mauritius, a subsidiary of Greenko Energy Holdings, has decided not to proceed with its planned dollar bond issuance that had sought to refinance a $425-million bank loan. The company, which is into renewable energy sources, will now seek alternative bank borrowing instead, Fitch Ratings said, while withdrawing the 'BB' rating assigned to the proposed bond. Initially, the proposed notes, rated 'BB' by Fitch and 'Ba2' by Moody's, were expected to price a 3.5-year bond under 7%. However, earlier this year, Greenko Mauritius deferred the bond due to interest rate volatility. The $425-million bridge loan remains outstanding and is due by September 30, 2024.

Statisticians and demographers are sounding the alarm about threats to official data gathering in the U.S. They warn that funding for the federal statistical agencies is inadequate and measures in a House appropriations bill could undermine what Americ...

Georgia State professor Moraima “Mo” Ivory is known for bringing celebrities like Steve Harvey and Ludacris into her law class

US Democratic party are reported to have given a two-week grace period to Biden to improve his approval rating on the various national surveys. This comes in wake of what many are considering to be a disastrous performance by Biden in the last presidential debate. Many donors indicated that it will be tough for them to stomach Biden’s falling numbers and possible loss in the presidential election. Biden seem to be confident of his chances and has refused to step down from the contest against Trump. The donors have asked Biden to take action and fix the falling survey numbers, according to the New York Post.

Also read |IT hiring will return, but with a difference Tata Consultancy Services Ltd, India’s largest software exporter, in May said it had doubled its pipeline of generative artificial intelligence projects to $900 million in the March quarter. Infosys Ltd, India’s second-largest IT services company, has said it is working on 225 GenAI projects.

Stranger Things', Maya Hawke said that there will be eight episodes of the fifth and final season. She also said that it would take almost one year to finish the shooting of all of the remaining episodes, reports 'Deadline'. Immediately after 'Stranger Things' Season 4 ended, the next episode was planned and the filming began in January 2024. Earlier, its filming was stopped due to the strikes by the SAG-AFTRA and the WGA. Much before that when the fourth season of the sci-fi series was planned, the world witnessed COVID-19 and the filming was halted.

The Boys season 4, the latest episodes have left fans reeling with unexpected twists and revelations. With just two episodes remaining in this intense season, anticipation is high for what lies ahead, especially with the confirmation that the upcoming fifth season will be its final installment.

interest-rate cuts after Jerome Powell cited signals that the US is back on a disinflationary path. Equity benchmarks climbed in Japan, Australia and South Korea, while futures for Hong Kong stocks pointed to a positive start. Contracts for the S&P 500 edged lower after the benchmark closed above 5,500 for the first time — the gauge’s 32nd record this year — to extend a blistering rally that has left analysts scrambling to update their targets. Tesla Inc. surged 10% to lead gains in megacaps, helping the Nasdaq 100 close above the 20,000 mark for the first time.

A new poll finds Americans are increasingly skeptical about the value and cost of college

China has reported its auto sales slumped in June as the domestic economy remained sluggish, but buoyant exports offset the decline at home

Co-host of ‘The Big Money Show’ Brian Brenberg analyzes the latest inflation data and discusses California’s $20 minimum wage increase.

Greenidge Generation Holdings Inc., once one of the largest public Bitcoin miners in the US, has launched a new site in Mississippi, with 2,400 BTC mining capabilities.

In some ways the youngest generation of American adults has opportunity that older generations never did, but that’s often not the case when considering finances.

Alberta has taken its share of knocks lately.