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Blueprint, Bryan Johnson, renowned for his anti-ageing pursuits, has sparked chatter on social media with his visit to India. Taking to X, Johnson shared plans to visit Mumbai and Bengaluru in December to promote his book and the ‘Don’t Die’ programme, which advocates living longer, healthier, and happier lives. In addition, Johnson is set to meet Zomato CEO Deepinder Goyal today, further adding to the buzz surrounding his visit.

Elon Musk recently shared details about his conversation with Barron Trump during Thanksgiving celebrations at Mar-a-Lago. The event, hosted by U.S. President-elect Donald Trump at his Florida residence, featured a grand Thanksgiving dinner attended by family members and prominent guests, including Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk and his mother, Maye Musk. Videos from the gathering went viral, showing the Musks seated at the same table as Mr. Trump, his wife Melania, and their youngest son, Barron. The clips sparked widespread curiosity about the topics discussed among the VIP guests. In response to a lighthearted post on X (formerly Twitter), where a user jokingly imagined a conversation between Mr. Trump and Barron, Musk revealed he had been discussing «consciousness and video games» with the president-elect's son. Maye Musk joined the thread, praising Barron as «very smart» and noting that he and Elon had spoken throughout the evening.

Tesla CEO Elon Musk celebrated Thanksgiving with US President- elect Donald Trump and his family at Mar-a-Lago in Florida while highlighting their close relationship since Donald Trump's US Presidential election victory. According to Business Insider, the event included notable guests like Sylvester Stallone and Elon Musk's mother, Maye. Business Insider reported that videos from the dinner show Elon Musk and Donald Trump dancing to the classic song ‘YMCA’ with Donald Trump playfully engaging Elon Musk and encouraging his son Barron Trump to join in the fun. Elon Musk also later shared on social media that he discussed Sylvester Stallone's film Demolition Man with the actor during the festivities.

It's not unheard of for people who leave banking and set up their own companies to be bullish. Nor is it unheard of for those ex-bankers to work very hard and to expect their new employees to do the same. Alexander Lomax ticks two of those boxes, but not the third. 

Are private equity firms sitting on massive writedowns that could destabilize the global financial system? It's a question for regulators like the Bank of England. It's also a question for analysts and associates at JPMorgan. 

Zomato has introduced a «special weekend» offer for its Gold membership program, subtly referencing their CEO, Deepinder Goyal, who recently made headlines for an unusual ₹20 lakh job offer. The company posted on X (formerly Twitter) with the message, «update from CEO.» Earlier this month, Goyal announced that he was looking for a Chief of Staff, stating that the candidate would need to pay a ₹20 lakh «fee» and work for free. He later clarified that the steep fee was intended as a «filter» and would not actually be collected. In a playful jab at the earlier controversy, Zomato's social media team shared a quirky post promoting its weekend offer, humorously claiming it was approved by the «Chief of Marketing Staff,» another subtle dig at the situation.

ADOR, the sub-label of the K-pop giant, amid the ongoing drama between HYBE’s executives and Min HeeJin, who was ADOR’s former CEO and the girl group’s creative director. However, losing New Jeans has proven to be disastrous for HYBE.

Indian Vegetable Oil Producers Association (IVPA) feels that better price risk management and price discovery can come through revoking the suspension of the oil seeds commodity derivative contracts. Sudhakar Rao Desai, CEO of Emami Agrotech and president of IVPA said «The agri industry and agriculture commodities and ecosystem which comprises of various participants and stakeholders, who contribute substantially to India’s agri value chain and agri economy has suffered immensely due to the protracted and prolonged suspension of exchange-traded commodity derivatives. IVPA has been a strong proponent of supporting the cause of income improvisation and enhanced price risk management. „ “IVPA believes that better price risk management and price discovery can come through revoking the suspension of the oil seeds commodity derivative contracts. In light of the findings that the studies conducted by leading economic study institutions such as BIMTECH and SJM School of Management, IIT Bombay has clearly articulated – that futures trading not only aids the process of price discovery and sets pricing benchmarks for agri commodities across spot markets, eventually impacting the retail markets positively – but allows for better crop planning at the farmers end, ultimately benefiting the entire value chain,» he said.

Speaking on Thursday (28 November) at the launch of Parmenion's report called The Impact of Poor Platform Service, Polson said the cost of living has led to clients «testing out different things with their assets». Parmenion CEO Martin Jennings said the poor service on platforms is «becoming a huge problem» for the industry. Polson added that «people are needing cash more than ever right now». «Poor service has always been a problem, but adviser tolerance has dropped,» he continued «You cannot measure the service your clients get on a platform. Firms have been putting up with th...

In the trust's half year report published today (29 November), managers Iain McCombie and Milena Mileva said: «We have been disappointed by the performance of this leading savings platform business in recent years, as a number of management missteps have ultimately led to disappointing inflows into their platform in comparison to the other platform businesses owned in the portfolio such as Integrafin and notably AJ Bell.»  Despite some optimism about the company's CEO, Dan Olley, who joined in August 2023, the Baillie Gifford trust managers argued the issues highlighted «would take time ...

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. A mega merger, the largest in Indian healthcare, announced on Friday just created a Top 3 ranker in India’s hospital industry. Bengaluru-based Aster DM Healthcare announced a merger with Blackstone-backed Quality Care India Limited (QCIL) in a deal that will value the combined entity at $5.08 billion ( ₹43,000 crore).

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titledHeartstrings, centres on the new Hearing Aid feature available on Apple’s AirPods Pro 2. The ad tells a touching story of a family on Christmas morning, where a father with hearing loss struggles to hear the joyful exchange between his wife and daughter.

According to voting results, 50.45% of shareholders opposed the resolution. This development follows Goenka's recent resignation as managing director and withdrawal of consent for reappointment, initially slated for the AGM on November 28. Despite these changes, Goenka remains the CEO, a position he will hold for a five-year term until 2029.

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BEIJING — China will start limiting exports of critical metal tungsten this weekend, just as alternatives to Chinese suppliers of the metal are reopening.

Zee Entertainment have rejected a proposal for the reappointment of Punit Goenka as director, according to a regulatory filing by the company. The filing by Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd (ZEEL) stated that the resolution for the reappointment of Goenka was defeated in the annual general meeting (AGM) of the company. Resolution number three in the AGM, which proposed the reappointment of Goenka as director, was supported by only 49.54 per cent of the total number of votes cast while 50.4 per cent voted against the resolution. «Resolution No. 3 (Goenka's reappointment) failed to get the requisite majority of votes as required under the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013, and SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015,» ZEEL said.

Donald Trump dined on Wednesday with Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg at the president-elect’s Mar-a-Lago club in Florida

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Mumbai: At the 42nd Annual General Meeting (AGM) of Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd (ZEEL), CEO Punit Goenka addressed shareholders’ concerns, outlining strategies for growth and updates on ongoing legal challenges. He reaffirmed the company’s commitment to navigating the evolving media landscape while creating long-term value for stakeholders.

From Toronto-Dominion Bank’s growth restrictions to Donald Trump’s election in the United States to the drastic reduction in immigration numbers in Canada, a lot has changed since the Big Six banks’ last quarterly earnings release in August.