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Policymakers voted 11-to-1 in favor of lowering the US central bank's benchmark lending rate to between 4.75 percent and 5.00 percent, the Fed announced in a statement.

military preparedness must be of very high order and it should be ready to confront short and intense conflicts as well as long duration wars, Chief of Defence Staff Gen Anil Chauhan said on Wednesday amid the dragging border row with China in eastern Ladakh. In an address at an event, Gen Chauhan also identified operational preparedness, modernisation of the armed forces, transformation and indigenisation of military hardware as key pillars to boost national security. «In the most violent decade since World War II, there is a growing propensity amongst nations to use force to contain conflicts,» he said. «The growing uncertainty and insecurity is leading nations to renew their national security strategy and increase expenditure on defence,» he noted, according to the defence ministry.

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US Fed Meeting Live Updates: The United States Federal Reserve's (US Fed) Chair Jerome Powell is expected to announce the first rate cut in over four years, since 2020, at a press conference today after concluding the two-day monetary policy meeting from September 17-18. The estimated US Fed rate cut will be announced AFP months ahead of the US presidential elections scheduled for November 2024.

SpiceJet has revealed it has not paid around Rs 2,200 crore in tax deducted at source (TDS) from employees' salaries between April 2020 and August 2023 to tax authorities. Additionally, the airline owes over Rs 1,353 crore in provident fund (PF) payments to its employees for the same period. In the airline's preliminary placement document (PPD) filed with the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), SpiceJet said about Rs 720 crore of TDS for the assessment years 2009-10 to 2013-14 is disputed. It also listed considerable dues in customs, service tax, and goods and services tax (GST) as «disputed.» «Owing to our constrained financial position, we have delayed in depositing/ payment of the statutory dues,» the cash-strained ailrine said. These dues include TDS and filing of TDS returns on time, gratuity dues to employees, provident fund, and goods and services tax and filing of returns.

Since graduating with a degree in economics from the University of Birmingham in 2018, Joel has worked as a financial market/cryptocurrency analyst. He firmly believes that emerging crypto technology...

Since graduating with a degree in economics from the University of Birmingham in 2018, Joel has worked as a financial market/cryptocurrency analyst. He firmly believes that emerging crypto technology...

Google says it will halt plans to develop a major $200 million data center in Chile to address environmental concerns

Rep. Patrick McHenry (R–N.C.) sharply criticized other politicians on Tuesday for making public comments about what the Federal Reserve should do with its interest rate policy.

Jordan’s King Abdullah II has tapped a longtime aide to serve as the kingdom’s new prime minister

Postmaster General Louis DeJoy says he’ll work with state election officials to address concerns about mail-in ballots after they warned of persistent problems during the primary season

Peter Thiel has predicted that the 2024 presidential election will not be close. Speaking at "The All-In Summit" earlier this month, Thiel mentioned that he believes either Vice President Kamala Harris or former President Donald Trump will win decisively. Thiel, known for his support of Trump, stated, «My one contrarian view on the election is that it's not going to be close. You know, most presidential elections aren't.» He noted that the previous two elections in 2016 and 2020 were unusually tight races, but suggested that two-thirds of elections typically are not. He speculated that either the «Kamala bubble will burst» or Trump's voters might become demotivated, leading one side to collapse before the election. «One side is simply going to collapse in the next two months,» Thiel added.

Laura Loomer with former President Donald Trump has sparked questions about his marriage to Melania Trump. In the photo, Trump is seen with his right hand on Loomer's waist while they are engaged in conversation. They were also seen hugging in a video that has circulated widely. Laura Loomer, 31, is known for her far-right political activism and previously ran as a Republican candidate for Florida in the 2020 House of Representatives elections, which she lost. Commenting on the video, Mike Sington wrote, «This is why Trump is hanging out with Laura Loomer. Watch them with their hands all over each other at Mar-a-Lago. Note: He’s married.»

BEIJING — China's persistent consumption slowdown traces back to the country's real estate slump, and its deep ties to local government finances — and debt.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Crude prices have plummeted 20% since March and are now below $75 per barrel. This has raised hopes of a steep cut in petrol and diesel prices in India, last revised before the general elections.

Walgreens agreed to pay $106 million to settle lawsuits that alleged it submitted false payment claims with government health care programs for prescriptions that were never dispensed

The Toronto International Film Festival’s People’s Choice Award has gone to “The Life of Chuck.”

A 36-hour monetary rollercoaster will start with the Federal Reserve’s probable decision to cut interest rates on Wednesday, and finish on Friday with the

Earth is about to welcome a new mini-moon for a short period. Starting from September 29 until November 25, a small asteroid named 2024 PT5 will temporarily be captured by Earth's gravity, according to researchers Carlos de la Fuente Marcos and Raúl de la Fuente Marcos from Universidad Complutense de Madrid. The asteroid, approximately 10 meters wide, was discovered through the Asteroid Terrestrial-Impact Last Alert System. Researchers found that its size, speed, and trajectory are suitable for it to be caught by Earth's gravitational field for 53 days. During this time, it will orbit Earth before resuming its path through the solar system. «2024 PT5 will circle the Earth one time before it escapes back into space,» the researchers stated in their paper. This event is known as a «temporarily captured flyby,» where an asteroid enters Earth's gravity but does not make multiple orbits.

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