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Deloitte UK staff have expressed concern after the company invited an academic who described Winston Churchill as a white supremacist to give a talk about identity to employees.

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As the year draws to an end, planning a vacation can be an exciting way to celebrate with your family and friends. Some people are quick enough to prepare their budget and plan their holidays in advance and execute it smartly while others often book their holidays at the last minute, that makes their experience costly.

JSW Steel share price was trading flat on Monday's session following the company's Q2 results, which surpassed street's expectations. JSW Steel topline increased by 6.72% and the profit came in at ₹2760 crore.

Israel-Hamas war: At a time the war between Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu and Hamas fighters in Gaza, a lot of Palestinians have list their live. the war also saw the world divided in their allegiances.

Mayuresh Joshi, Head-Equity Research — India, William O Neil, says “as prices recover on the LME with China demand expected to come back in the next financial year, even the top-line growth in terms of realisations for a lot of ferrous players will continue to gain traction in the next year and a half as well. So domestic steel companies like JSW Steel can continue. Who would have thought a steel company in the last 10 years would have given you a 9x return? Domestic steel companies are still holding out. The expectations that are now coming off is that a large part of the capex is largely behind us. I think some part of the capex is going to get carried forward in this financial year and the first half of the next. But the bulk of that capex is probably behind us.

Hemant Kanawala, Head-Equity, Kotak Life Insurance, says of late, we have seen that the largecaps have by and large stayed flat but we have seen a lot of rallies happening in the midcaps and smallcaps but as far as the largecaps have been concerned, that phase can continue for another six months. We will also have election uncertainty after six months. We believe that the market should spend some more time in the 18,000-20,000 before making further progress backed by earnings. How would you evaluate the market at the moment? You are seeing it largely being range-bound. Is this a phase of consolidation? Will there be more buying opportunities? In the last two years, broadly the market has been consolidating in the 18,000-20,000 range. We made a high of 18,500 two years back and we have slightly moved up in line with the earnings. So, currently, the Indian micro is doing very well. Corporate India is reporting strong earnings growth. Even the PMI activity reported is on a good side. The Indian economy is doing well. But we are seeing challenges from the external environment.

Bernadette Inglis thinks the so-called “mortgage cliff” was over-hyped.

risk weights, amid rising fears of a wave of defaults. The RBI recently raised red flags and warned lenders that it might have to step in if banks do not step up monitoring of unsecured loans. In the recent MPC meeting, member Ashima Goyal said a sudden rise in Indian household debt could be a concern, as per the minutes of the meeting released on Friday. «Prudential tightening, such as raising LTV ratios or risk weights, would be preferable to raising policy rates… After the firm lending-based NPAs, most banks are trying to increase retail loans.

Writing an industry gossip column sometimes requires pulling together various strands and weaving an amusing tale. Other times, it’s enough to point and say, “Look! What the hell?” This is one such occasion.

fire, writes Rutger Bregman in his book, Humankind: A Hopeful History. They even pretended to fire, and reload, to appease their superiors. The latest phase in the Israel-Palestine conflict is uniquely brutal for Israel, and brutal in a very familiar way for Palestinians.

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Hyacinthus is one example, but there is also Cyparissus (cypress), Adonis (anemones), Mecon (poppy)and Crocus (saffron). The most obscure is Anethus, whose story isn’t even known, except that he became dill. Its scientific name is Anethum, from the myth. There is something dark about dill.

Mahantesh Sabarad, Independent Market Expert, says “from a forward looking perspective, most of the banks should be looking at a significant premium over the ROE in terms of multiples that we offer to the book value. IndusInd Bank is one such bank which is doing incrementally better while HDFC Bank is not.” This market is getting rusty, technicals are getting sticky and global cues are not looking all that solid and strong. Do you think the best part of the market for the next couple of weeks and months is actually behind us? Yes, I think so because we have seen a lot of volatility in the market; markets have been rising up, going down, partly due to a lot of geopolitical tensions coming in due to results flowing in and a little bit on uncertainty related to the US Fed policy as well. So, all these events compressed together have come about in the past four to six odd weeks and have caused huge volatility in the market. With the net market trend lowering, I guess the future ahead seems to suggest that we can look for better market days ahead.

Manik Taneja, Executive Director- IT Services, Axis Capital, says tier-1 techs in particular, held onto the margins quite well. In fact, margins were flat to an improvement trajectory on a year-on-year basis across each of the tier-1 companies. But that needs to be seen in the context of the fact that some of them also deferred or delayed wage implements, so it may not be a like-to-like comparison. Most IT companies have trimmed their guidance. Only LTI MindTree, Tata Elxsi and HCL Tech have better commentary coming in for the second half of the year. If you could just give a broad-based view on what you are making of the numbers so far and what should we be expecting in the second half? When you look at the broader universe this quarter, and I am talking about both the tier-1 companies as well as the tier-2 techs, most companies have just about managed to meet modest expectations or in some cases disappointed from a growth standpoint. Tier-1 techs in particular, held onto the margins quite well. In fact, margins were flat to an improvement trajectory on a year-on-year basis across each of the tier-1 companies. But that needs to be seen in the context of the fact that some of them also deferred or delayed wage implements, so it may not be a like-to-like comparison.

ICICI Bank's net profit rose 36% to ₹10,261 crore in the second quarter amid continued loan growth and a rise in fee income as asset quality remained stable. Total advances in the July-September period rose 18% from the year earlier, led by a 21% growth in retail loans, which comprised 54% of the total loan portfolio at India's second biggest private sector lender.

Killers of the Flower Moon" has made an impressive box office debut, despite falling short of Taylor Swift's massive concert documentary, «The Eras Tour.» Directed by Martin Scorsese and starring Leonardo DiCaprio, this historical drama is their latest collaboration and explores a dark chapter in American history based on David Grann's nonfiction book. While it couldn't claim the number one spot, "Killers of the Flower Moon" still made a solid entrance into the box office. Box Office Battle: During its domestic opening weekend, «Killers of the Flower Moon» raked in $23 million.

Also Read: These 48 smallcap stocks rise 10-30% even as Sensex sheds 1% on volatile week; do you own? "Middle East tensions and elevated US bond yields steered the market to a consolidation path this week. A weak start to the earnings season, disappointment from IT sector, and a mixed bag of results from banks influenced investors to book profits from the table,'' said Vinod Nair, Head of Research at Geojit Financial Services. On Friday, Nifty 50 closed at 19,542.65, down 82 points, or 0.42 per cent while the Sensex ended the day at 65,397.62, down 232 points, or 0.35 per cent.

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Enforcement Directorate (ED) has claimed that the promoters of the Mahadev Book app made Rs 450 crore per month by offering illegal bets through a cache of online applications. In its prosecution complaint (PC), equivalent to a charge sheet, it said that a sizeable portion of the said amount has been invested in the Indian stock market through the Foreign Portfolio Investment (FPI) route. The ED, which has pegged the scam at over Rs 5,000 crore, has repeatedly summoned the main accused Sourabh Chandrakar and Ravi Uppal, even securing non-bailable warrants against them and writing to the nodal agency (the CBI) with a request to issue a Red Corner Notice against both.

Instagram pages. The very idea of it, for a 1980s child, is confounding. I suppose a social media page can be powerful the same way a good Fifa PlayStation player can call themselves 'an important footballer'.