2020 Financial News

Disney animated hit, not only captured hearts but set the stage for new adventures and songs. As the world eagerly anticipated a live-action rendition, a Moana television series was announced back in 2020. Since then, news on the show has been as elusive as the wind on the open sea. Here's a look at what's been unfolding with Moana: The Series.

(Reuters) — Talks between the German government and Siemens Energy to strike a deal over around 15 billion euros ($15.9 billion) in guarantees for the power equipment firm continued over the weekend, according to two people familiar with the matter.

Engineering, physics, chemistry are all guided by laws, there is very little controversy. Finance on the other hand is guided a lot by human behavior. For every convincing explanation there is an equally convincing rebuttal.

FM Radio network Radio Mirchi, a part of Entertainment Network India Limited (ENIL) and Radio Orange have bid Rs 251 crore to acquire BIG FM Radio network, sources said. Haryana-based Sapphire FM is the other bidder in the race for BIG FM, which is undergoing an insolvency process. Incidentally, Sapphire FM has also made a bid of Rs 251 crore for Big FM.

NCR areas of Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, and Haryana, Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai on Sunday called for the Centre to impose a stringent ban on buses running on subpar diesel. The minister discovered that all buses registered in these areas were BS III and BS IV vehicles during an unexpected examination at the Kashmere Gate interstate bus terminal. «Vehicular emissions account for a significant portion of Delhi's air pollution.

The former managing director of The Market Herald has been accused of using company cards to fund luxury holidays and creating a flawed recruitment process to hire his ex-wife who charged thousands of dollars for work that was largely copy and pasted from the internet.

An Indian company purporting to be one of the largest buyers of electric vehicle batteries from Magnis Energy has recorded almost no revenue in the past financial year, according to new accounts filed with regulators.

"Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has been picked up by officers of the law enforcing agency," the Bangladesh Nationalist Party said in a statement. «He has been detained by police officers,» Shamaruh Mirza, Alamgir's daughter who lives in Australia, told AFP. Dhaka Metropolitan Police spokesman Faruk Hossain said he was not aware of his arrest. Alamgir, 75, the BNP's secretary-general, has been leading the party since BNP chairwoman and two times former premier Khaleda Zia was arrested and jailed, and her son went into exile in Britain. Zia has been living under effective house arrest since her release from a 17-year prison sentence in 2020. The protests on Saturday by the BNP and the largest Islamist party, Jamaat-e-Islami, were the biggest so far this year, AFP journalists on site said, and marked a new phase in their protests with a general election due before the end of January. More than 100,000 supporters of two major Bangladesh opposition parties rallied to demand Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina step down to allow a free and fair vote under a neutral government. Hasina — daughter of the country's founding leader — has been in power for 15 years and has overseen rapid economic growth with Bangladesh overtaking neighbouring India in GDP per capita, but inflation has risen and her government is accused of corruption and human rights abuses. Both BNP and Jamaat-e-Islami called for a nationwide strike on Sunday to protest the violence. Security on Sunday was tight in the capital with thousands of police and paramilitary Border Guard Bangladesh patrolling the streets.

Latin America is carving a unique narrative in the global cryptocurrency landscape, with Venezuela and Argentina standing out due to their distinct socio-economic and political contexts. According to a report by Chainalysis, Latin America ranks seventh in the global crypto economy hierarchy, just ahead of Sub-Saharan Africa. The region's preference for centralized exchanges (CEXs) over decentralized exchanges (DEXs) is notable, contrasting with global trends. However, the core attraction lies in how cryptocurrency is morphing into a tool against economic adversities in Argentina and a shield against authoritarianism in Venezuela.

Times of India, adding, that the unions are mulling to implement a five-day workweek in the near future. Earlier on Thursday, the Indian Banks' Association suggested a 15 percent raise, however, along with other alterations, they are also pushing for a more substantial hike. The report says that PNB has started making higher provisions for the wage increase, i.e.

Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai said on Saturday that the number of stubble burning incidents recorded in neighbouring states so far is fewer than last year, and the overall contribution of farm fires to the city's air pollution is expected to reduce. However, he cautioned that air pollution may increase in the coming days due to unfavourable meteorological conditions. Only around 2,500 stubble burning incidents have been recorded so far, compared to 5,000 such cases during the same period last year, he told reporters.

Sebi has slapped fines totalling Rs 33 crore on 13 individuals, including senior officials of Sharepro Services (I) Pvt Ltd for flouting regulatory norms. The regulator levied fines in the range of Rs 1 lakh to Rs 15 crore on 13 individuals, including Rs 15.08 crore on Indira Karkera (Vice President and client manager for a number of client companies of Sharepro), and Rs 5.16 crore on Govind Raj Rao (Managing Director of Sharepro).

Resources investor Tolga Kumova is the latest high-profile mining sector figure to wade into the hot Pilbara lithium sector, getting exposure on Friday to tenements in the geological region known as the Tabba Tabba shear.

Ford has reported significant growth in the third quarter, although its financial results fell short of Wall Street estimates

Bankman-Fried began his formal testimony in front of the jury shortly before 10 a.m. this morning in his landmark fraud case.

Supreme Court has asked the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) to pay enhanced land compensation to the landowners whose lands were acquired for widening of National Highway No 24 on the Bareilly-Sitapur section of Uttar Pradesh. The top court also permitted the landowners/farmers to withdraw the compensation amount deposited with the concerned district court along with accrued interest thereon. It also allowed the landowners to initiate suitable proceedings, including execution, in case any further amount is payable by the highways authority to them. While dismissing NHAI’s appeals, SC said “all questions of law urged are, however, kept open”. NHAI had paid less than Rs 500 per square metre to these landowners.

medical neglect has come to light as a coroner reveals that the absence of a routine vitamin led to the untimely demise of baby William Moris-Patto. Born prematurely at 34 weeks in Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge, in July 2020, William tragically passed away seven weeks later from bleeding in the brain.

Canada, a long favored destination for international students, known for its high-quality educational institutions, inclusive society, and post-graduation opportunities, has recently been in news for all the wrong reasons. From student visa fraud, to fake university letters, many Indian students have become victims.

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MADRID (Reuters) — Zara owner Inditex (BME:ITX), the world's largest clothing retailer, said on Friday its suppliers would buy 2,000 metric tons of a raw material made out of cotton textile waste by Swedish company Renewcell.

NBCC (India) Ltd has sold 3.91 lakh sq ft of premium office space in South Delhi for Rs 1557.51 crore and will use it to fund the construction of seven colonies of Delhi. This is the highest sale realisation in a single auction since launch of WTC, New Delhi in 2017. The space at the World Trade Centre (WTC) that is coming up at South Delhi’s Nauroji Nagar as part of the government's redevelopment plan is being auctioned regularly and NBCC has so far earned Rs 8751.61 crore by selling about 2.17 million sq ft. The WTC, which offers 3.4 million sq ft of saleable area including 12 commercial towers, is part of Nauroji Nagar redevelopment.