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Apple Inc. will stop selling the latest versions of its smartwatch in the U.S. due to a patent dispute, taking some of its best-selling devices off the market during the busy holiday season.

American air-traffic-control facilities are short on controllers, leading to delayed flights and adding potential safety risks. Nearly every U.S. air-traffic facility needs more fully trained controllers to help orchestrate thousands of takeoffs and landings of commercial and private aircraft each day, Federal Aviation Administration staffing data show.

Premier League (IPL) at the auction in Dubai on Tuesday. He was bought by Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) for ₹24.75 crore, breaking the record of Pat Cummins who was picked up for ₹20.5 crore by Sunrisers Hyderabad barely an hour ago. Ten teams, 332 players and only 77 available slots.

Bitcoin (BTC) currently at $42,500 price mark at the time of writing. Despite BTC’s rising demand among institutional investors, its bull run is slowing down as it aims for $45,000. Top analysts identified Fear of Missing Out (FOMO) as a critical factor fueling BTC’s price uptrend and stated that BTC’s prices may be corrected due to short-term holders. Meanwhile, InQubeta (QUBE) and Litecoin (LTC) aim for big rallies.

(Reuters) -Car companies with production facilities in the United States are bumping up pay for their non-union workers after the United Auto Workers (UAW) secured record wage hikes and benefits for union workers at the Detroit Three automakers.

MPs were suspended from Parliament during the ongoing Winter Session 2023. The session — which commenced on December 4 — saw 14 suspensions last Thursday, 78 on Monday and 49 on Tuesday. The suspension of Parliament members is the largest in the country’s history.

Galaxy Digital, the cryptocurrency group led by US billionaire Mike Novogratz, is seeking additional asset sales from bankrupt digital asset companies following a successful deal that involved selling coins held by FTX. 

Rahul Gandhi was seen filming the Trinamool Congress MP using his Phone. Kalyan Banerjee can be heard in the video saying, "My spine is so straight, I'm so tall" while depicting his version of proceedings in Rajya Sabha during a mock parliament by protesting MPs.

BSE Smallcap index also hit its fresh record high of 42,544.95 during the session, before settling at 42,327.60, up 0.10 per cent. However, the midcap index failed to perform.

Coal India, with strong uptick in production, power producers as NTPC, capital goods major BHEL and many others have given strong returns. Also Read- PNC Infratech shares surge over 6% as company bags new hybrid annuity road project The Nifty realty Index has been the largest gainer. Analysts ta ICICI Securities have highlighted that concerns over rising mortgage rates impacting demand have been addressed by all companies under their coverage which clocked record residential sales bookings in FY23 (up 43% YoY in value terms) and momentum sustained in H1FY24 in spite of the absence of big-ticket launches by most developers.

HG Infra Engineering as its 'top pick of the week'. This is on the back of its attractive valuations, strong growth opportunities, positive company-specific triggers, and macroeconomic tailwinds. The brokerage has a ‘buy’ call on the stock with a target price of ₹935, implying a potential upside of 10 percent.

rising intеrеst ratеs will shape the 2024 landscapе. Most of them expect the interest rates in 2024 to either stay at current levels or rise marginally, but they don't anticipate a significant impact on residential demand. Affordability and income outlook will be more critical factors in determining residential sales.

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Karan Taurani, Senior VP, Elara Securities, says “we believe that over the next two days, we will get clarity in terms of where that is heading. Otherwise, if the extension is sought for, the extension could be for three to four months and that would primarily be for the regulatory approvals which is from the MIB side, maybe a fresh approval with the ROC side for the new CEO, some kind of shareholder approval for the new CEO. It will not require any big regulatory hurdle in terms of a fresh NCLT approval because NCLT approval is not time-bound. Let us just get in a view because there has been so much flip-flop. Just last week, there was a request by Zee Entertainment to extend that deadline. What exactly is the implication of Sony Pictures saying that this triggers an existing contractual provision in the deal? This does not mean that by any means it is being called off? Yes, absolutely. Zee sought an extension on the deal and Sony has failed to agree on the same. This is one thing that the likelihood of the deal getting called off remains to be low primarily because of this reason. Because if the deal was to be called off, this kind of extension would not have been sought. Now, what we believe is that negotiations are ongoing between both the parties and we believe that Mr Punit Goenka wanting to be the CEO could be a potential roadblock here in terms of the merger going through, in terms of Sony wanting or not wanting an extension.

₹1,008.59 crore from the IPO that will end on December 21. Let us check Happy Forgings IPO subscription status, GMP today and other key details: The ₹1,008.59 crore worth Happy Forgings IPO opened for subscription on December 19 and will close on December 21. The IPO comprises a fresh issue of equity shares worth ₹400 crore and an offer for sale (OFS) of 71.59 lakh shares.

₹69.20 apiece. This follows a substantial 20% surge in the previous trading session. SpiceJet's stock has been garnering attention in recent weeks due to various positive developments.

Investing.com-- Gold prices fell slightly on Tuesday after several Federal Reserve officials downplayed expectations that a dovish pivot by the central bank was imminent, which helped stem recent losses in the dollar.

Investing.com-- The Japanese yen fell sharply on Tuesday after the Bank of Japan maintained its ultra-dovish stance and offered no cues on a planned pivot, while broader Asian currencies were muted as a post-Federal Reserve rally cooled. 

The latest series of Sovereign Gold Bonds (SGBs) released between December 18 and 22, 2023, has sparked a revived interest and contemplation among investors regarding gold-oriented investments. For those unfamiliar, SGBs are government securities measured in grams of gold. These bonds act as an alternative to possessing physical gold, representing not just the prevailing market value of gold upon maturity but also being tradable on the stock exchange.

Year-to-date, the NSE Nifty 50 has gained more than 18% and the BSE Sensex 17%, driven by robust inflows from both domestic and foreign investors. As we enter into 2024, the bulls are holding the strings tight and market experts remain optimistic about the performance continuing in the next year as well.

Sales of construction equipment — a barometer of economic activity — is expected to grow in strong double-digits for the second straight year to a record this financial year spurred by increased government spending on infrastructure development, ahead of general elections next year, said three of the country's leading construction equipment makers. Sales of construction equipment have risen by nearly a fifth since April and are likely to close the year at 125,000-130,000 units, breaching the previous peak of 107,779 units in FY23, said Dimitrov Krishnan, head of Volvo CE India. Prior to this, construction equipment makers had reported record sales of 98,000 units in the pre-pandemic year of FY19. «Among major markets (for construction equipment), while North America is still growing, China is a big problem with sales declining 50% this year.