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IG Petrochemicals and 7 other companies are expected to be in focus today as they have set August 29 as the record date for determining shareholders eligible for dividend payments. This means today will be the last day to buy the shares of these companies in order to be able to qualify for the dividends announced by them.

Gold prices were little changed on Wednesday, but held near a record high hit last week on prospects of imminent U.S. rate cuts and safe-haven demand fuelled by the Middle East crisis.

New York Stock Exchange. S&P 500 and Nasdaq composite each finished 0.2 per cent higher after drifting between small gains and losses most of the day. The benchmark S&P 500 is now within 0.8 per cent of its record high set last month. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 9 points, or less than 0.1 per cent, which was good enough for its second all-time high in two days. The index is on an eight-day winning streak. S&P 500 rose 8.96 points to 5,625.80. The Dow rose 9.98 points to 41,250.50, and the Nasdaq gained 29.05 points to close at 17,754.82. The S&P 500 and Dow have been hovering around all-time highs since last week amid expectations among investors that the Federal Reserve will soon cut interest rates.

Labor Day 2024 in the USA is just days away and millions of Americans will be travelling. Airports, highways, beaches and theme parks are expected to be packed for the long holiday weekend. The Transportation Security Administration anticipates screening more than 17 million people between Thursday and next Wednesday — a record for the Labor Day period. AAA says bookings for domestic travel are running 9 per cent higher than last year for the holiday weekend, while international trips are down 4 per cent. American Airlines plans to have its largest Labor Day weekend operation ever and expects a 14 per cent increase in passengers compared to last year. If you are traveling to get a last blast of summer, here is a rundown of what you need to know.

New Delhi: The government plans to launch a dedicated portal for land acquisition for coal mining, said two people aware of the development, citing the biggest pain point in India’s push for the fossil fuel. The coal ministry portal will digitize records in the land acquisition process, including approvals for acquisitions and disbursal of compensation to the displaced. "The land acquisition process will be completely digitized now with the 'Coal Land Acquisition and Management Portal, CLAMP'.

Alice Walton will become a member of an exclusive elite group of centi-billionaires, which includes Elon Musk, Bill Gates, and Warren Buffett, soon, provided her wealth keeps increasing and surpasses the $100 billion threshold. The Walmart heiress surpassed the L'Oréal heiress Françoise Bettencourt Meyers to become the wealthiest woman in the world, and her net worth is expected to surpass $100 billion in the near future. According to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, Alice Walton, the retail tycoon Sam Walton's daughter, is now worth over $95 billion for the first time. Due in large part to Walmart's stock price surge of 44% to a record high this year, her net worth increased by $25 billion. Also Read: Somebody Somewhere Season 3: Premiere date, where to watch, plot, teaser, cast and production

After receiving the backroom blessing of Democratic Party powerbrokers, Kamala Harris quickly closed the presidential polling gap — though without granting a single interview. “Unburdened by what has been,” to quote the new Democratic nominee, many voters enthusiastically support her candidacy simply because she is not Donald Trump. But what she stands for should be of intense interest, not only to American voters, but to America’s allies and rivals around the world. For Canadians, the many parallels between Harris and Justin Trudeau are uncanny.

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National Association of Home Builders CEO Jim Tobin discusses Vice President Kamala Harris pushing a tax incentive to build homes on ‘Maria Bartiromo’s Wall Street.’

Asian stocks are mixed after U.S. stocks rallied close to their records on the expectation the Federal Reserve will start cutting interest rates soon to help the economy

Recently released Consumer Price Index-Combined (CPI-C) data shows that food inflation, driven by pulses, vegetables and cereals, is outpacing general CPI inflation. While the latter is 3.54%, food inflation is significantly higher at 5.06%. The relationship between retail and food inflation has been a matter of considerable debate, especially in light of the 2024 Economic Survey’s suggestion that food inflation should no longer be included in the inflation target, since it is largely supply driven.

NASA says it won't use Boeing's Starliner capsule to bring two stranded astronauts back to Earth

Labor Day weekend is the last blast of summer vacation, and that means lots of Americans will be traveling

Visa applications in India in H1 2024 (January to June 2024) exceeded the H1 2019 volumes by 2% said VFS Global on Monday. The year on year increase during the same period was 11%. VFS Global manages visa applications for 51 countries from India. VFS said acceptance of personalised services such as Visa At Your Doorstep (VAYD) recorded a four-fold rise against 2019 with a year on year increase of 16%.

Canada’s Bank of Montreal on Tuesday reported quarterly profit below analysts’ estimates, its sixth miss in a row, hurt by weakness in its U.S. retail segment and as the lender made bigger than expected provisions for potential bad loans.

U.S. stocks rallied closer to their records after the head of the Federal Reserve finally said out loud what Wall Street has been expecting for a while: Cuts to interest rates are coming soon to help the economy

iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Plus from rumours and leaks so far. Please note that these are not confirmed specs and could change before the launch.Rumours have it that Apple is planning to make a few changes to the design of the iPhone 16.

Although the wait time for US visitor visa appointments in India has decreased from a peak of 999 days at the end of 2021, it still exceeds a year. The US Department of State website Friday showed wait times for B1/B2 visa interview at 459 days in Chennai; 450 in Mumbai; 407 in Hyderabad; 381 in Kolkata and 379 in Delhi.

Wellington-Altus Private Wealth chief market strategist Jim Thorne argues the Fed must quickly get inflation to its neutral rate on Making Money.

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