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President-elect Donald Trump has named Oregon Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer to lead the Department of Labor, elevating a Republican congresswoman who has strong support from unions in her district but lost reelection in November

Yashasvi Jaiswal makes a stunning comeback on Day 2 after a heartbreaking duck on the previous day, having scored half-a-ton in the second innings of the Perth Test.

PFC, Happiest Minds and NALCO among a host of other companies are likely to remain in focus this week as they are approaching their record dates for the purpose of dividend, bonus issues and stock split. The record date is the date set by the company to decide the shareholders who are eligible to receive the offer. To be eligible for a buyback offer, bonus issue or a stock split, the shares should be in the demat account on the record date.

Sunil Kumar Soni was leading by 20,629 votes over his Congress rival Akash Sharma in the Raipur City South assembly bypoll after the 10th round of counting of votes, officials said on Saturday.

air quality index (AQI) reached 420, placing the city firmly in the 'severe' category. This concerning dip follows a brief respite from the hazardous air pollution that has plagued the capital for weeks.

Bitcoin touched a fresh record high on Friday, with its sights set firmly on the $100,000 barrier, in a stellar rally for the cryptocurrency sparked by expectations of a more friendly regulatory environment under a Donald Trump administration. It has more than doubled in value this year and is up about 45% in the two weeks since Trump's sweeping election victory, which has also seen a slew of pro-crypto lawmakers being elected to Congress.

Beed Assembly constituency is under focus as votes from the 2024 Maharashtra Vidhan Sabha elections are being counted today, November 23, 2024. As many as 31 candidates are in the fray for the Beed Assembly seat in the 2024 Maharashtra Assembly election. Pankaja Munde, the daughter of the late Gopinath Munde, is not participating in this election. Instead, she is backing her cousin, Dhananjay Munde, who is contesting from the NCP in Parli. The Beed district comprises six Assembly constituencies.

Adani Group stocks recouped some of their losses on Friday. The NSE Nifty gained 2.4%, or 557 points, to close at 23,907. The BSE Sensex advanced 2.5%, or 1,961 points, to close at 79,117.

Stocks closed higher on Wall Street, giving the market its fifth gain in a row and notching another record high for the Dow Jones Industrial Average

The Rich Dad Company co-founder Robert Kiyosaki discusses support for Bitcoin and explains his concern with the bond market on Cavuto: Coast to Coast. 

At $17.8 billion, the reserves fell the most in the week ended November 15, eclipsing the $15 billion retreat in the week of October 24, 2008, when the subprime sinkhole had swallowed global financial assets — and emerging market currencies — in the immediate aftermath of the Lehman Brothers mothballing. This time, too, the rupee declined 79 paise per dollar, or 1%, since the reserves hit a record of $704.9 billion on September 27. «Our exchange rate policy is well articulated and has remained consistent over the years,» Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Shaktikanta Das said at a recent media event. «Our exchange rate regime is market-determined and RBI does not target any level or band of the exchange rate.»

Adani Group's gross assets swelled by ₹75,277 crore in the first half of this fiscal year as the diversified conglomerate accelerated capital spending across projects, said people close to the matter. Gross assets are on track to reach a record ₹1.2 lakh crore by March-end, the people said. The surge in assets sparked a 7% or ₹16,882 crore increase in gross debt in the fiscal first half to ₹2,58,276 crore. The group's liquidity to service debt has fallen to 28 months as of September-end, from more than 30 months at the end of March. The Ahmedabad-based conglomerate has been battling turmoil over the past two days with promoter Gautam Adani, his nephew Sagar Adani, along with six others indicted by the US Department of Justice. The charges include securities and wire fraud, alleging the group lied to US investors about its anti-bribery practices while engaging in widespread corruption.

Black Friday deals. Enjoy these early Black Friday discounts, which include AirPods Pro for $60 off and a MacBook Air for $300 off, as quoted in a report. Amazon's early Black Friday sales are booming, and this time around, some of the greatest Apple offers one has seen in a while. You don't have to wait to shop because these are currently live. Many of your favourite Apple staples are available for as little as $24 right now. Some Apple favourites have reached new all-time low prices, such as the 256GB 9th generation iPad, which is $149 off. The iPad Air is also at a record low at $100 off.

Reliance Jio's heavy 4G and 5G user losses following recent tariff hikes triggered a sharp fall in India's mobile broadband user base in September — the first decline after two years of steady growth since the launch of 5G services in October 2022. India's 4G-cum-5G user base plunged by a record 5.6 million in September, shrinking the nation's mobile broadband user base to 901 million, latest subscriber data collated by Trai showed. This user base had earlier risen from 790 million in October 2022 to around 906 million in August 2024. According to Trai data, Jio lost 8 million 4G/5G users in September while Airtel and Vodafone Idea added 0.4 million mobile broadband users each. State-run Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL), which did not raise prices, added 1.5 million such users.

Indian central bank, in a rare move, instructed some banks to cut their long positions on the dollar-rupee pair on Friday, seeking to reduce speculative bets on the local currency, which is at a record low, four bankers directly familiar with the development told Reuters. The rupee weakened to a record low of 84.5075 per U.S. dollar earlier in the day, pressured by portfolio outflows and a stronger greenback. Foreign investors have sold a net of $3.1 billion in Indian equities so far in November, after selling a record $11.2 billion in October, putting pressure on the rupee. On Thursday, after U.S. prosecutors indicted Adani Group's billionaire founder, Gautam Adani, over alleged bribery and fraud, foreign investors sold $600 million. Provisional data suggests selling continued on Friday, with net sales of $150 million.

Manulife Financial Corp.’s chief executive Roy Gori, who surprised some investors with an earlier-than-expected retirement announcement this week, says he never wanted to stay in the job so long that people started wondering why he just wouldn’t leave.

According to data from the Office for National Statistics today (22 November), non-food stores sales volumes fell on the month, as retailers said uncertainty and low consumer confidence over this year's Autumn Budget impacted sales. The largest decline in retail sector volumes came from textile clothing and footwear stores, with sales falling by 3.1% from a month prior. Similarly, non-food stores sales recorded a 1.4% decline in sales in October, following a 2.3% rise in September. Hike in energy prices pushes inflation above BoE target at 2.3% in October Overall sales volumes rose...

Kitex Garments on Friday announced that it will issue bonus shares to its shareholders in the ratio of 2:1 in its board meeting held today. “It is to inform that the Board of Directors of the Company at its meeting held today, i.e., November 22, 2024, inter-alia, transacted the following items of business amongst other items: Issue of Bonus equity shares in the ratio of 2:1 i.e. 2 (Two) new fully paid equity shares of Rs 1/- each for every 1 (One) existing equity share of ͅRs 1/- each held as on Record date by the shareholder, subject to the approval of shareholders of the Company through Postal Ballot,” said the company in a filing to the exchanges.

India vs Australia Live Score, 1st Test, Day 1: India and Australia will renew their rivalry in the Border Gavaskar Trophy when both teams face off in the first Test at the Optus Stadium in Perth on Friday (November 22). While Australia are coming into this Test match fresh, the visitors were humiliated 0-3 by New Zealand at home. A lot of talk has been around Virat Kohli coming into this Test series.

Shakti Pumps will be in focus today as the company has announced a bonus share issue in the ratio 5:1, for which the ex-date is November 25. This means today is the last day to buy the stock to be eligible for the bonus shares. The company had announced the record date earlier this month.