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Allworth Financial, a registered investment advisory firm with its headquarters in Folsom, California, announced Thursday that it has purchased two advisory firms, both based in California, that combined oversee more than $650 million in client assets.

Shohei Ohtani can opt out of his $700 million, 10-year contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers if either of two key executives is no longer in place, a person familiar with the agreement told The Associated Press

the Chandrayaan-3 lunar mission, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) plans to send Indian astronauts for the first time to the Moon by 2040. ISRO Chairman S Somanath said four pilots from the Indian Air Force have been selected for the mission, and they are undergoing training at the Astronaut Training Facility in Bengaluru.

Philanthropist MacKenzie Scott gave $2.1 billion in donations since November 2022, she said in an online post, bringing her total reported giving to more than $16 billion since 2019

premier agency for military research and development will pause missile testing at Wheeler Island off Odisha coast during their nesting season, reported Times of India. He said the Defence Research Development Organisation (DRDO) operates two major missile testing ranges in Odisha- Chandipur in Balasore district and the APJ Abdul Kalam Island, formerly Wheeler Island, in Bhadrak district. "It is an annual practice to request the DRDO to restrict testings during this time as these locations are close to the famed Gahirmath sanctuary, which is considered the cradle of olive ridley turtles," the senior official of the state Forest Department told PTI.

DRDO to restrict missile testing off the Odisha coast in February and March — the mass nesting season of the endangered olive ridley sea turtles, an official said on Saturday. The Defence Research Development Organisation (DRDO) has two major missile testing ranges in the state — Chandipur in Balasore district and the APJ Abdul Kalam Island, formerly Wheeler Island, in Bhadrak district, he said. «It is an annual practice to request the DRDO to restrict testings during this time as these locations are close to the famed Gahirmath sanctuary, which is considered the cradle of olive ridley turtles,» the senior official of the state Forest Department said.

US Market: Wall Street climbed back to its best level in 20 months on Friday following a stronger-than-expected report on the U.S. job market. The S&P 500 rose 0.4%, enough to clinch a sixth straight winning week for the index, which is its longest such streak in four years.

‘It is a truth universally acknowledged that a Central Bank in possession of well-behaved Inflation Trajectory must be in want of a benign Global Context.’ Jane Austin might not have written those exact words but the sentiment resonates as we approach the December 2023 Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) decision. Since, their last meeting in October 2023, much has changed, yet not so much.

A 44-year-old American woman was killed in New Providence, Bahamas, after she was attacked by a shark while paddleboarding in waters near the Sandals Royal Bahamian resort on Monday, local authorities said.

Andhra Pradesh within the next few hours. The police said that many families including pregnant women, children, and senior citizens were rescued from different areas who were stuck due to wreak havoc of Cyclone Michaung. As per the IMD, during landfall, Michaung is expected to bring gales with speeds of 90 — 100 km per hour, gusting up to 110 kmph. The weather system over the west-central Bay of Bengal, running along and off the south Andhra Pradesh coast, is likely to move nearly northwards, parallel and close to the south Andhra Pradesh coast, Met Department said. Meanwhile, Chennai airport, one of the busiest airports in the country resumed operations on Tuesday morning after being shut for hours due to adverse weather conditions. «Traffic has been closed on Manjambakkam to Vadaperumbakkam Road due to the release of water from the Puzhal Lake,» police said. At least eight people have lost their lives while multiple roads and subways are closed due to waterlogging in the wake of the cyclone. Tamil Nadu CM MK Stalin on Tuesday morning inspected the Cyclone affected areas in the state.

Bitcoin shrugged off a slide in global markets during a rally to a more than 19-month high, a sign of its decoupling from other assets. The token jumped 5.8% to scale $42,000 on Monday and was just below that level in morning Asian trading on Tuesday. In contrast, gauges of global shares and bonds are nursing losses since the start of the week. “This divergence underscores the current low correlation of crypto with other traditional macro assets,” Sean Farrell, the head of digital-asset strategy at Fundstrat Global Advisors LLC, wrote in a note. Bitcoin’s correlations with the likes stocks and gold have ebbed in 2023 as crypto-specific factors helped to spur a 152% climb in the largest digital asset. A key driver of the gains is the expectation that the US will allow its first spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds, potentially widening demand for the token.

Cyclone Michaung LIVE Updates: Eight killed as heavy rain batters Chennai; landfall today In an official notification, the office of the collector and district magistrate, Gajapati wrote, “All the primary, upper primary, high school, and anganwadi centre shall remain closed on 6th December 2023". Meanwhile, the Chief Secretaries of Tamil Nadu, Odisha, and Puducherry, along with the Special Chief Secretary of Revenue and Disaster Management in Andhra Pradesh, briefed the committee on the preparatory measures being implemented.

IMD bulletin. The forecast of reduced rainfall intensity comes as a relief after Cyclone Michaung wreaked havoc across Chennai and adjoining districts, causing flooding and disrupting normal life on Monday. Residents in some parts of Chennai reported no rain since early hours on Tuesday and mentioned that power services had been restored in those areas.

India Meteorological Department (IMD) anticipates the landfall of the severe cyclonic storm 'Michaung' on Tuesday. On Monday, numerous districts in Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh will experience substantial rainfall.

Cyclone Michaung poised for landfall by the Bapatla coast on Tuesday, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy on Monday directed officials to be on high alert for taking up relief measures. In view of the heavy rain lashing Andhra Pradesh under the influence of the severe cyclonic storm, the state government issued an alert for eight districts — Tirupati, Nellore, Prakasam, Bapatla, Krishna, West Godavari, Konaseema and Kakinada — while the chief minister set several relief efforts in motion.

Bay of Bengal is set to make landfall between Nellore and Machilipatnam, close to Bapatla, in Andhra Pradesh on Tuesday morning. The system was moving in the sea at a speed of 10 kmph and lay centered around 80 km southeast of Nellore, 120 km north-northeast of Chennai, 210 km south of Bapatla and 250 km south-southwest of Machilipatnam at 5.30 pm, the IMD said in its latest bulletin.

Tamil Nadu has been pounded by heavy rainfall, as several parts of the state's capital city Chennai were water logged and holidays were declared in four districts. Visuals emerged of water logged roads, subways, parked cars and scooters floating, ambulances making way through flooded roads in Chennai. Amid all occurrences ahead of Cyclone Michaung's landfall, expected to happen on Tuesday morning, a video emerged of a ‘mugger’ crocodile crawling on a road in Perungalathur off the highway connecting Chennai with Tiruchirapalli.

Andhra Pradesh on Monday under the influence of the cyclonic storm 'Michaung' and is expected to continue for the next few days. The weather system over west-central and adjoining southwest Bay of Bengal off south Andhra Pradesh and adjoining north Tamil Nadu coasts intensified into a severe cyclonic storm, leading to heavy rainfall in several parts of the state, an official said on Monday. The weather system moved northwestwards with a speed of 8 km per hour in the past six hours up to 8:30 am on Monday and lay centred in the same region off south Andhra Pradesh and adjoining north Tamil Nadu coasts.

Taylor Swift was spotted Sunday night traveling to Lambeau Field with friend Brittany Mahomes to support boyfriend Travis Kelce during the Kansas City Chiefs game against the Green Bay Packers. The 12-time Grammy winner, dressed in all-black, complete with knee-high leather boots and a long, crimson coat, cheered on the other team. She wore her trademark red lipstick, of course. Taylor Swift, who was busy with her international Eras Tour, hasn't been able to make it to the last four games despite being something of a fixture at her beau's early-season games. She was expected to attend her boyfriend’s game which happened on November 20, but she needed to cancel due to bad weather in Brazil that resulted in the death of a fan. Taylor Swift after that went straight to Kansas City to be with him following her final show in Brazil on Sunday night.

Michigan regulators have approved a $500 million plan to encase in a protective tunnel a portion of an oil pipeline that runs beneath a channel connecting two Great Lakes

Catch all the LIVE Updates on Cyclone Michaung hereCyclone Michaung live: As Cyclone Michaung approaches towards the North Tamil Nadu coast, several areas of Chennai were left inundated due to heavy rainfall and severe waterlogging. The rainwater accumulated to the extent that the vehicles were completely submerged in water.