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“We expect such rich valuations can result in increased equity volatility and we would stay cautious till the risk-reward becomes favourable,” says Dr. Poonam Tandon, Chief Investment Officer at IndiaFirst Life. In an interview with ETMarkets, Tandon said: “We believe one should keep some cash margin in their short-term portfolio and can take some money off the table especially from expensive stocks which have rallied ahead of their fundamentals” Edited excerpts:What a week for Indian markets – 20,000 and counting – what next?This year despite global markets having a challenging outlook, the Nifty50 has reported an impressive return of +15% along with broader markets also performing. The outperformance of the Indian equity markets was driven by favourable macro and micro factors along with continuous inflows by FIIs and strong retail participation.

Minneapolis Federal Reserve Bank President Neel Kashkari on Monday said that given the surprising resilience in the U.S.

CANBERRA (Reuters) — Australian crop yields could be 4% below current levels by 2063, reducing the country's economic output by A$1.8 billion ($1.2 billion) a year, unless action is taken to mitigate the impact of climate change, Treasurer Jim Chalmers said on Tuesday.

Ed Sheeran concert. This unlikely get-together was made possible thanks to none other than Sarah Michelle Gellar's daughter, as the actress shared on her Instagram. Over the weekend, Sarah Michelle Gellar, who famously portrayed the titular teen vampire slayer, was spotted at an Ed Sheeran concert wearing a concert tee along with two former co-stars, Seth Green and Emma Caulfield.Why did they meet at Ed Sheeran concert? Gellar, who shares her daughter with actor Freddie Prinze Jr., revealed the heartwarming reason behind this unexpected reunion.

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Maruti Suzuki, Hyundai, Kia, Honda, Tata Motors and Mahindra build up inventory. Automakers have raised production by up to 25% to clear the 650,000-unit order book and expected record-breaking festive season sales amid sustained consumer demand. The industry anticipates selling more than a million cars, sedans and sports utility vehicles this festive season, exceeding 934,000 sold in the 2021 season and 892,000 units in 2022. The festive season accounts for 30-35% of retail auto sales. The industry sold a record 359,228 vehicles in August. Maruti Suzuki is fine-tuning production to roll out more of its best-selling models — such as the Fronx, Brezza and Ertiga — to capitalise on the demand. Its South Korean rival, Hyundai Motor, has increased annual production capacity by up to 60,000 units and is working to hasten deliveries of its range of SUVs, with latest offering Exter notching up more than 76,000 bookings. Honda Cars has started running its plant on Saturdays to ensure timely deliveries of recently introduced SUV Elevate.Dussehra-Diwali Deliveries Kia India, in addition to raising production from October, has introduced two more variants of the newly refreshed Seltos that require fewer microchips, to reduce wait times.

capital expenditure by India's private sector that believes a rapidly expanding economy will soon stretch existing capacities. About half the initial public offerings proceeds of ₹27,435 crore garnered or announced in 2023 are fresh issues, meaning the funds will go into the capital structure of the issuers to either finance capital assets or retire existing debt earlier garnered to build capacities. The ₹2,800-crore public issue of JSW Infrastructure, India's second-largest commercial port operator, consists entirely of primary shares. Likewise, a significant 88% of the ₹1,370-crore public offering of Samhi Hotels comprises fresh issue of shares.

NYSE Arca Exchange has submitted an updated application to list the Bitwise Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) Trust. 

Kelly Clarkson performed at the iHeartRadio Music Festival in Las Vegas over the weekend and later explored the Las Vegas strip. She shared a TikTok video where she sang Tina Turner's «What's Love Got to Do With It» with a busker. At first, the busker didn't recognize her, but when she saw Clarkson holding the mic, she hugged her with excitement. Clarkson captioned the video, explaining that she was on her way to a soundcheck for the festival and was tipping the talented busker. Clarkson recently released the deluxe edition of her 10th album, Chemistry. This edition includes five new tracks: «I Won't Give Up,» «Did You Know,» «You Don't Make Me Cry» featuring her daughter River Rose, «Goodbye,» and «Roses.» It also features remixes of her album singles, «Mine» by David Guetta and «Favorite Kind of High» by Ty Sunderland. Additionally, there's a live version of «Mine» from The Belasco. Chemistry was first released on June 23 by Atlantic Records. It marked Clarkson's first non-holiday and non-covers album since her divorce from Brandon Blackstock. The album debuted at No. 6 on the Billboard 200 chart on July 8 and remained on the chart for three weeks.

Cresset Capital CIO and founding partner Jack Ablin discusses higher interest rates and offers his market outlook on 'Barron's Roundtable.'

Surging prices for soft commodities, from orange juice to live cattle, are complicating the inflation picture. 

NEW DELHI : National parties have lined up farm loan waivers, income support schemes and the old pension scheme as they look to seize or retain power in key Assembly elections. Five states—Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Telangana, Chhattisgarh and Mizoram— go to Assembly polls in November and December.

euro zone bond yields rose on Monday — with Germany's 10-year yield hitting its highest since 2011 — as investors continued to adjust to the new «higher-for-longer» interest rate stance of the world's biggest central banks. Germany's 10-year government bond yield was last up 6 basis points (bps) at 2.79% after reaching its highest level since July 2011 at 2.811%. Yields rise when prices fall, and vice versa. The ECB raised interest rates to a record high of 4% on Sept. 14.

FRANKFURT (Reuters) — The European Central Bank's record high deposit rate could help cut inflation to 2%, ECB President Christine Lagarde said on Monday, repeating the bank's guidance that neither promises nor rules out further rate hikes.

Mortgage delinquency rates remain at a historic low. ( iStock )

This fall, the United Nations is to convene an advisory group on artificial intelligence

The SEC marketing rule, which runs for 430 pages, can be complicated. But the agency’s exam sweep on compliance with the rule is straightforward. 

Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE:BRKa) has continued to reduce its stake in HP Inc. (NYSE:HPQ), selling approximately $130 million worth of HP stock over the last three days of the last week.

Hardeep Singh Nijjar has put the attention back on extremist activities in Canada. A dossier created by Indian intelligence agencies has listed Arshdeep Singh, alias Arsh Dala, who left India in 2020, as one of the pro-Khalistani elements headquartered in Canada. Arshdeep Singh, 27 years, originally from the Dalla village in the Moga district of Punjab, is associated with extremist groups, including the Khalistan Tiger Force (KTF) and the International Sikh Youth Federation (ISYF).

After the first weekly loss in four, oil bulls will be raring to push crude oil towards the higher $90s, while top buyer China again faces its recurring bogeyman — an ailing property sector — that’s weighing on its stock market.