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Around 21% of respondents to the global study said a lack of diversity in their companies could lose them new business. Reboot found this to be the second highest percentage globally, only behind the US, while a third claimed they did not know if a lack of ethnic diversity was hindering business growth – three times higher than any other international market. The push for greater diversity is also coming from institutional investors, Reboot found, as more than half (53.3%) claimed they valued the ethnic breakdown of a company when selecting a vendor or fund manager, while nearly 60% b...

Tesla chief Elon Musk is set to announce an investment in India of $2-$3 billion, mainly for building a new factory, when he visits New Delhi next week to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi, two sources familiar with the discussions said. Musk will meet Modi on Monday during his India trip, when the billionaire is expected to unveil his plans to enter the world's third-largest auto market where electric car adoption is still in its infancy. India's EV market is small but growing and dominated by local carmaker Tata Motors. EVs made up just 2% of total car sales in 2023, but the government is targeting 30% of new cars to be EVs starting 2030.

Friday, April 5, 2024 – The crypto community is buzzing with anticipation as the Lucky Boo token makes its debut on the Solana blockchain.

Railgun has publicly denied any connection with the sanctioned North Korea‘s Lazarus Group using its platform for illicit activities.

The South Korean won has emerged as the leading fiat currency for cryptocurrency trading, overtaking the US dollar in the first quarter of 2024. 

Senators Cynthia Lummis and Kirsten Gillibrand have joined forces to propose a new bill aimed at regulating stablecoins.

A recent  report  from SoSoValue shows significant movements in the Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) market, mainly focusing on the outflows observed in Grayscale’s Bitcoin Trust (GBTC) and the broader net outflow of $58.03 million from Bitcoin spot ETFs.

Apple has formed a joint venture with renewable energy developer CleanMax to invest in six rooftop solar projects to power its India operations, the US company said Wednesday. The solar project will have a total size of 14.4 megawatts, which will provide a local solution to power the company’s offices and the two retail stores in Mumbai and New Delhi, the Cupertino-based smartphone major said in a statement. The company didn’t provide any financial details.

Jubilant Pharma on Wednesday said the US health regulator has decided that the inspection classification of its subsidiary's Roorkee-based plant is voluntary action indicated (VAI). Jubilant Pharmova, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the company, has received a communication from the US Food and Drug Administration (USFDA) that the facility has been classified as VAI pursuant to inspection from January 25 to February 2, 2024, it said in a regulatory filing. As per the USFDA, a VAI inspection classification indicates that although investigators found and documented objectionable conditions during the inspection, FDA will not take or recommend regulatory or enforcement action because the objectionable conditions do not meet the threshold for action at this time. «Based on this inspection and the USFDA VAI classification, the facility is considered to be in acceptable state of compliance with regard to current good manufacturing practices (cGMP),» it added.

Fumio Kishida’s visit to the United States in April 2024 was a historical visit because the agreement indicated that Japan will take charge of a more wider security role in the East China Sea, Taiwan and the South China Sea as a trustworthy ally of the United States. Firstly, Japan and the United States are planning to make Tokyo to be main headquarters of military operation in this region. Currently, Japan has been planning to establish the integrated headquarters of its ground, maritime, and air Self-Defence-Forces in Tokyo by next March 2025. Along with it, during this Kishida’s US visit, the US decided to strengthen its headquarters in Tokyo to make seamless collaboration with the Japanese side. The rank of commander of the headquarter will rise from three star general to be four star general. The four-star general is at the same level with the current Indo-Pacific Commander in Hawaii. The strengthening of the seamless command chain of armed forces in Tokyo is very important step. Currently, China is provoking countries in the East China Sea, Taiwan and the South China Sea at the same time. For China’s strategy, these areas are one set. For example, if China wants to invade Taiwan, China should dominate the East China Sea and the South China Sea to isolate Taiwan. And government in Beijing can control all these areas under one integrated strategy.

Morgan Stanley said federal inquiries about its efforts to monitor the background of its wealth management clients aren’t new, and that the bank has already accounted for the costs of fixing its related processes.

Federal Reserve to cut rates is likely to weigh on RBI’s decision on starting its policy rate easing cycle. After Morgan Stanley and Kotak Bank, even IDFC Bank expects RBI to ease its rate easing call. Strong economic growth and escalated tensions in West Asia could add to inflation risks and delay rate cuts by the Reserve Bank of India could also weigh on the central bank's decision. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on Tuesday did not provide any guidance on when interest rates may be cut, saying instead that monetary policy needs to be restrictive for longer Economists are now factoring in a possible delay in policy rate cuts by the RBI, which has kept it unchanged since February 2023 at 6.5%. They were expecting the central bank to start lowering rates from the second half of FY' 2024-25

Also Read: US Fed Chair Jerome Powell signals delayed interest rate cuts amid high inflation While the recent U.S. retail sales also jumped 0.7% month-over-month in March 2024, surpassing forecasts of 0.3%, showing that consumers continued to spend at a faster pace than anticipated despite borrowing costs at a 23-year high. Since March 2022, the U.S.

ASML, the largest supplier of equipment to computer chip makers, reported weaker than expected first-quarter new bookings on Wednesday, although sales to China held up despite U.S.-led restrictions. Shares in Europe's biggest tech firm, which had risen 34% this year, were down 4.5% to 873.40 euros at 0741 GMT

Also Read: Iran's crude oil output up 20% in 2 years at 3.3% of global supply: What does this mean for the Iran-Israel proxy war? The region comprises five of the top ten oil-producing countries. Saudi Arabia holds the top position as the largest producer in the region and ranks as the world's second-largest oil producer, contributing over 12% of the global crude output. Iran is another major producer in the region with a global share of 3.3% and home to vast oil resources.

Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin and and his Chinese counterpart Dong Jun held talks in nearly 18 months and discussed US-China defence relations and regional and global security issues, the Pentagon said. In the meeting held via videoconference on Tuesday, Austin stressed the importance of keeping military-to-military communication lines between the US and China open, it said. It is the first time since November 2022 that Austin has held talks with his Chinese counterpart when he spoke with the then defence minister of China Wei Fenghe in Cambodia. Dong was appointed China's Defence minister in December. China then named General Li Shangfu as its defence minister.

international artists just got a lot more complicated. On April 1, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services instituted a 250% visa fee increase for global musicians hoping to tour in the U.S. Artists, advocacy groups and immigration lawyers are concerned it could have devastating effects on emerging talent worldwide and local music economies in the U.S.

Iran's attack on Israel, an immense barrage that included hundreds of ballistic missiles and exploding drones, changed the unspoken rules in the archrivals' long-running shadow war. In that conflict, major airstrikes from one country's territory directly against the other had been avoided. Given that change in precedent, the calculus by which Israel decides its next move has also changed, said the Israeli officials who requested anonymity to discuss Iran.

Stock Market News: The domestic benchmark equity indices, the Sensex and the Nifty 50, continued their losing streak for the third day in a row on Tuesday as heavy selling pressure was witnessed in the early trade. However, Nifty 50 recovered swiftly from intraday lows, lessening the ugly tone of the decline. On Tuesday, the S&P BSE Sensex ended down 456.10 points, or 0.62%, at 72,943.68, while the NSE Nifty 50 closed down 124.60 points, or 0.56%, lower at 22,147.90.

Raghuram Rajan said, adding that it is important for the country to enhance its human capital and skillsets, PTI reported. Speaking at a conference titled "Making India an Advanced Economy by 2047: What Will it Take" at George Washington University in the United States, Rajan expressed concern over India's current growth rate. "I think we are in the midst of it (demographic dividend), but the problem is we are not reaping the benefits," he stated.

Australia will boost defence spending by A$50.3 billion ($32 billion) over the next decade and reshuffle its weapons programs to emphasise missiles, drones and warships as it looks to the possibility of a Pacific conflict between China and the U.S. The bulk of the new spending, part of a A$330 billion decade-long budget, will only kick in after five years, and ultimately take defence spending to 2.4% of GDP by 2034 from just over 2% today. Announced by Defence Minister Richard Marles on Wednesday, the new funding reflects new priorities, such as long-range missiles, that Australia believes are necessary in a world where a potential conflict between China and the United States could upend the region.