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The captivating trajectory of Tom Steyer’s journey deserves an introduction, especially for those who may not be acquainted with his diverse and accomplished career. Steyer’s tenure at Farallon Capital is truly remarkable. This company rapidly solidified its position as a formidable presence in the industry. 

Motilal Oswal Financial Services has initiated covering Cello Word stock, indicating an uptick of 31% from the counter's current market price (CMP). The brokerage has a buy rating for the stock with a target price of ₹1,100.

Remote work opportunities for high-wage earners have fallen since the third quarter of 2022, according to a report by Ladders, a career site for professionals in North America. Such listings for jobs that pay at least $200,000 declined to about 1 in 10 by December from 3 in 10 at the end of 2022. And hybrid work listings have also dropped dramatically, to about 3% from 16% at the beginning of 2023. The trend was similar in both technology and non-technology sectors.

equity mutual funds have given mind-boggling returns of over 100 times when held since inception. A lumpsum investment of Rs 1 lakh (which wasn't a small amount in those days) would have turned you into a crorepati in 2-3 decades, an analysis by ETMutualFunds showed. HDFC ELSS Tax saver, the topper in the list, offered 23.71% since its inception. A lumpsum investment of Rs 1 lakh in the scheme would have now been Rs 3.79 crore. The scheme has completed 27.93 years of existence in the market.

ICSE Class 10 Board 2024 Exams: The Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE or ICSE) on Monday successfully conducted the Class 10 board examination for the academic year 2023–24 for History and Civics subject. The ICSE board exams started on February 21, 2024, and will end on March 28, 2024. - The History and Civics exam was held offline on February 26, 2024, from 11:00 am to 1.00 pm.

Mint on the sidelines of an MWC 2024 press briefing that the company’s latest announcements are a part of its efforts to “invest in pretty important interoperability technologies, to make sure devices work better together". Google has also introduced accessibility features such as AI-generated captions in its Lookout app, facilitating the creation of automatic audio descriptions for on-screen content.

By Shariq Khan and Laura Sanicola

Tata Motors, Mahindra & Mahindra and Ola Electric—have already cleared the eligibility criteria for the incentives for multiple products, the certifications for auto parts makers were significantly delayed given a complex process involving auditor certifications for domestic value addition (DVA) at the component makers’ tier-II and tier-III vendors. With the advanced auto parts makers receiving certification confirming they meet the stringent 50% DVA criteria laid down under the scheme, the decks have now been cleared for the government’s move to finally start disbursements under the scheme, which it has said will begin in fiscal year 2025.

LONDON (Reuters) — British employers advertised the fewest jobs in nearly three years last month, with numbers down 15% from a year ago, figures from recruitment data company Adzuna showed on Monday, adding to signs that the labour market is cooling.

exports of goods like automobiles and gold jewellery have ventured into uncharted territories of Central Asia, Africa and Latin America, as per an analysis by the commerce ministry. The analysis has shown that India has penetrated into what are termed as «absolutely new markets» in regions such as Africa, Central Asia, Latin America and North America during April-December 2023. The «absolutely new markets» refer to areas where India did not see any export during April-December 2022, but healthy growth of certain principal commodities like motor vehicles, two- and three-wheelers, petroleum products, sugar, gold and other precious jewellery were recorded in April-December 2023.

Some companies reported stronger-than-expected numbers this earnings season and rallied. Meanwhile, others fell short of expectations and faced selling pressure as markets went on to punish them.

Mint analysis of the earnings of 3,478 BSE-listed companies. Excluding banking, financial services and insurance (BFSI) firms, total revenue growth returned to positive territory (3.4%) after two consecutive declines, and profits swelled by nearly 43%. Sequentially, revenues rose 3.6%, a three-quarter high, while profits shrank marginally, largely on account of smaller companies in the sample, whose profits shrank 38%.

Rajya Sabha candidates have declared criminal cases against themselves while the average assets of candidates analysed stood at Rs 127.81 crore, according to poll rights body Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR). The ADR and the National Election Watch analysed the self-sworn affidavits of 58 out of the 59 candidates in the fray for 56 seats in 15 states. The Rajya Sabha polls are scheduled for February 27. Congress candidate from Karnataka G C Chandrashekar was omitted from the analysis due to poorly scanned documents. The analysis found that 36 per cent of the scrutinised candidates have declared criminal cases against themselves.

logistics industry today has a wide range of job opportunities. These roles are in numerous sectors and aimed to ensure smooth supply chain management, and prompt and safe delivery. For those looking to enter this field, here is a look at the in-demand skills, the kind of courses to pursue, and other details that can help them build a successful career and thrive in this industry.

Associated Press, citing NORAD spokesperson John Cornelio, NORAD sent fighter pilots to probe and noted that it "did not pose any threat to the national security". However, there has been an increase in attention drawn to sightings of balloons traversing the United States following the military's interception and destruction of a Chinese surveillance balloon that traversed a significant portion of the nation last year.

By Deena Beasley

Credit card interest rates have ballooned to record highs in recent years — and the growing portion of the formula that generates profit for card issuers is partly to blame, according to a new analysis by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.

Chipmaker NVIDIA has officially recorded the large... moreChipmaker NVIDIA has officially recorded the largest EVER single day jump in market cap on Wall Street.

United Airlines is gearing up to resume flights to Israel early next month

interest rates and resilient home prices mean most Canadians are getting less for their homes at the $1-million benchmark, according to a new Royal LePage report.The analysis comes as would-be homebuyers continue to struggle with housing affordability, which market watchers say worsened again at the end of last year.Royal LePage released a study Thursday morning that reviewed the average square footage, bathrooms and bedrooms available for homes listed around the $1-million price tag (give or take $50,000 or so) in major cities across Canada in December 2023.The national average for a million-dollar home comes with an average of 3.2 bedrooms, 2.6 bathrooms and 1,760 square feet of space, according to the national real estate brokerage.That’s relatively consistent with a similar report from last year, but in most cities, the amount of space available in the typical $1-million home shrank year-over-year.And across those cities, there was a steep variability between what homebuyers are getting for a million dollars.“It is all about perspective,” Karen Yolevski, COO of Royal LePage, tells Global News. “Depending on where you are in Canada, where you may be looking for a home, $1 million can mean something dramatically different.”Coming in at the bottom of the pile was the core of Vancouver, which offers an average 900 square feet of space at the million-dollar mark.

₹40,845 crore from ₹5,907 crore during the same period. The slow burn of bankruptcy filings may be about to end The average ticket size of these loans has reduced from ₹26,794 to ₹9,816 on the back of a higher volume of small ticket loans, the report added. On loan delinquencies, the report said it constituted 3.6% of the total portfolio of the Fintech as of September 2023.