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Click here! As per the weather office, the minimum temperature dipped a notch below normal to 19.4 degrees Celsius. The relative humidity in the national capital was recorded at 81 per cent. The weather department has predicted clear sky during the day.

(Exciting news! Mint is now on WhatsApp Channels Subscribe today by clicking the link and stay updated with the latest financial insights! Click here!) Exxon last year earned a record $56 billion profit, two years after losses ballooned to $22 billion during the COVID-19 pandemic. The deal will leave four of the largest US oil companies in control of much of the Permian Basin shale field and its extensive oilfield infrastructure Antitrust experts told Reuters last week that Exxon and Pioneer stood a good chance of completing their deal, even though they would face heavy scrutiny.

imports of arhar/tur from Africa and masoor from Canada, and the government’s strict action on stock limits and aggressive selling of chana, along with reduced consumer demand amid high prices, have brought down prices of pulses by about 4% in one month. Wholesale price of tur/arhar dal, the most expensive dal in the market, has declined by 4% in the past one month due to the stock limit imposed by the central government on traders and processors, trade body Indian Pulses and Grains Association (IPGA) said in a report. Price of chana dal, which is currently the cheapest dal available in the market, has declined by 4% in one month while masoor price has softened by more than 2% due to rising imports and reduced demand.

New Zealand's immigration numbers have hit an all-time high, enabling employers to fill jobs but also putting pressure on the housing market, according to economists. The net number of immigrants was 110,000 in the year ending August, beating the previous high of 103,000 set a month earlier, according to figures released Wednesday by Statistics New Zealand. The numbers represent a big turnaround after more people left New Zealand than arrived during much of the COVID-19 pandemic. “We are talking very, very big numbers for a small economy like ours,” said Jarrod Kerr, chief economist at Kiwibank. Kerr said the surge likely reflected pent-up demand that had built during the pandemic. He said it had come as a relief to employers, who last year were having great difficulty finding skilled workers to fill vacant roles. New Zealand's unemployment rate remains at a relatively low 3.6 per cent.

Hamas last week, Mohammed Deif, the secretive mastermind behind the assault, has provided insights into the motives behind what Israel has likened to its '9/11 moment.' This revelation comes amid escalating tensions between Israel and Hamas, with the recent assault marking the most substantial breach in Israeli defenses since the 1973 Arab-Israeli conflict. Deif's audio message, broadcast as Hamas launched thousands of rockets from the Gaza strip on Saturday, underscores the message of retaliation for Israeli raids at Jerusalem's Al Aqsa mosque. This mosque, a long-standing flashpoint for violence over matters of sovereignty and religion in Jerusalem, was stormed by Israeli forces in May 2021, sparking widespread anger in the Arab and Muslim world.

Listed telco Telstra has agreed terms to buy cloud services business Versent for $267.5 million, afterseeing off rival bidder Japan’s NTT as flagged by Street Talk on Monday.

Lawyers and barristers who fail to adequately prevent sexual harassment of their staff, or discrimination towards them, face disbarment or losing their right to practise, the profession’s watchdogs have warned.

Israel calls last week's devastating attack by Hamas its 9/11 moment. The secretive mastermind behind the assault, Palestinian militant Mohammed Deif, calls it Al Aqsa Flood. The phrase Israel's most wanted man used in an audio tape broadcast as Hamas fired thousands of rockets out of the Gaza strip on Saturday signalled the attack was payback for Israeli raids at Jerusalem's Al Aqsa mosque. It was in May 2021, after a raid on Islam's third holiest site that enraged the Arab and Muslim world, when Deif began planning the operation that has killed more than 1,200 people in Israel, according to a source close to Hamas in Gaza. «It was triggered by scenes and footage of Israel storming Al Aqsa mosque during Ramadan, beating worshippers, attacking them, dragging elderly and young men out of the mosque,» the source said.

U.S. Banks Asset Management Group CIO Eric Freedman joins ‘Mornings with Maria’ to discuss market activity, signs inflation is coming down and whether Americans can expect another rate hike in 2023. 

NEW DELHI : The Cotton Association of India (CAI) released its final estimate of crop production for the 2022- 23 (October-September) season and pegged it slightly higher at 31.8 million bales (1 bale=170 kg) from its previous estimate of 31.1 million bales in July, and initial estimates of 34.4 million bales. This is against the government’s third advance estimate of 34.3 million bales for the 2022-23 season and the 2021-22 season industry production estimate of 29.9 million bales.

NEW DELHI : The International Monetary Fund (IMF) lifted its 2023-24 growth projection for India to 6.3% from its July estimate of 6.1%, citing “stronger-than-expected consumption" during the June quarter. In contrast, the agency expects global growth of 3% in 2023 and 2.9% in 2024, with advanced economies expanding by 1.5% in 2023 and 1.4% in 2024. The Washington-based agency presents India’s economic growth forecast on a fiscal year basis while it uses the calendar year for other economies.

NEW DELHI : India’s apex power planning body, the Central Electricity Authority (CEA), has come up with guidelines for slope stability—inclines that can withstand movement—in hydropower projects after heavy rains and glacial lake floods damaged a dam in Sikkim. The guidelines said that in the case of projects that are “vulnerable", the project authority or developer would be responsible for examining the upper reaches, including the reservoir, identify fault sites and take remedial measures for stabilization.

Some lawmakers and regulators are calling for interest rate caps and lower fees on credit cards as debt levels march higher.

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Slatestone Wealth chief market strategist Kenny Polcari says Americans are reconsidering what the CPI report means on 'Making Money.'

TORONTO — Chartered Professional Accountants in Quebec and Ontario are still looking for answers about how the decision for their provincial oversight bodies to split from CPA Canada was made and what it means for the future of their profession.

Russia was defeated in its bid to regain a seat in the United Nations premiere human rights body by a significant majority in Tuesday's election in the General Assembly, which voted last year to suspend Moscow after its invasion of Ukraine. Russia competed against Albania and Bulgaria for two seats on the Geneva-based Human Rights Council representing the East European regional group. In the secret ballot vote, Bulgaria got 160 votes, Albania got 123 votes and Russia just 83 votes.

BERLIN (Reuters) — Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) on Tuesday rejected claims by a German union and recent media reports that health and safety provisions at its gigafactory near Berlin were inadequate, stating that protecting workers' health was a top priority.

(Reuters) — The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) on Monday proposed a $45 million shareholder-funded penalty against Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E (NYSE:PCG)) for its connections to the destructive 2021 Dixie wildfire.

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