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Bad Bunny, the renowned rapper, recently treated his Instagram followers to a candid moment featuring none other than Kendall Jenner. The video showcases a lighthearted scene where Jenner playfully chases a squirrel, prompting Bunny to humorously caution her about mosquitos in the vicinity. The video, which originally appeared in the rapper's Instagram stories, quickly gained traction, sparking a viral frenzy across social media.

mutual funds having exposure to this segment, as the moolah chasing it is momentum money that could put investors to greater risks when markets correct, experts tell ETMarkets, while warning against getting enticed into investing more, in case small caps rally up further from here. Mutual funds having exposure purely to small cap stocks have seen inflows of Rs 19,784 crore in six months ended July which is nearly double from the inflows seen in midcap funds at Rs 10,304 crore. In contrast, largecap funds have been at the receiving end of investors’ ire with outflows of Rs 3,974.10 crore. The traction towards small cap stocks has been riding on high returns they have yielded, this year.

Judo says the big banks are still dragging their heels when customers want to switch business lenders amid growing regulatory scrutiny of potential anticompetitive conduct.

Here’s one for the oat milk converts; an emerging brand in Australia’s plant-based beverage industry is looking for its next stage of growth.

Indian women's team emerged victorious by a margin of eight wickets, thereby commencing their campaign in a truly impressive manner. Effectively curtailing Australia to a total of 59/6, India adeptly chased down the set target without much ado. Subsequently, in their subsequent encounter with England, the Indian team exhibited an explosive performance, amassing a total of 268/2 within 20 overs.

private credit market has led to underpricing of risk and distortion of the market, EY said in a report. In the past six months, global and domestic funds have raised more than $2 billion to invest in performing credit, stressed credit and special situation opportunities, it said. There is strong interest among family offices and high net worth individuals to invest in private credit funds, said the report.

Novak Djokovic has spent nearly his entire professional career chasing the twin targets of Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal. By the time he won his first Grand Slam tournament, in 2008, the other two had 15 major titles between them. Fifteen years later, those twin monuments to sporting greatness are all but gone.

JACKSON HOLE, Wyoming (Reuters) — Shifts in how the global economy operates, from the labour markets to energy transition, risk creating inflation volatility which could in turn translate into more persistent price pressures, European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde said.

Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) with its stronghold in almost every sector is set to hold its Annual Greet Meeting (AGM) on August 28 with a major focus on its financial services but announcements and a future roadmap for its retail arm could also be expected. “Expecting disclosures around the retail business to improve over the coming quarters,” said JPMorgan Chase, a leading global financial services firm. «The Street will want to know further plans for the retail business, which now forms the largest part of RIL’s valuation apart from announcements related to Jio Financial,» reported ET. Recently, even before the AGM, Reliance Retail made a big announcement that Qatar Investment Authority will pick up a nearly 1 per cent stake in the retail arm, valuing the country’s largest retail firm at $100 billion.

“One should have an optimal mix of large and midcap companies with a good hold on valuations,” says Vikram Kasat — Head Advisory, Prabhudas Lilladher Pvt Ltd. In an interview with ETMarkets, Kasat said: “Our top picks remain with D-Mart, ICICI Bank, Reliance Industries, SBI, and others for large caps and Ashok Leyland, Safari, Chalet Hotels, and others for midcaps” Edited excerpts:With the June quarter results season almost over – what do you make of the results from India Inc. as well as the future commentary? Any results which stood out? 1Q24 was the first normal quarter after 1Q20, devoid of any covid wave during the quarter or base quarter.

Boat and Noise are chasing premium fitness enthusiasts with smart rings, a relatively new form factor of wearable that's smaller in size and can be worn at all times in a fresh bet on premiumisation on the back of its existing user base. This even as they continue driving down average selling prices of smart watches and frenetically refreshing their portfolio to capture a larger pool of users. «For the last three years, there were mostly first-time buyers, now people are educated about what wearable devices do, and we believe it's the right time to move to better devices,» said Noise co-founder Amit Khatri. Co-founder Sameer Mehta said Boat has imported a small batch of 5,000 units for the first sale and is readying distribution, forecasting shipments of 50,000-100,000 units in the first year, depending on how people perceive its value proposition of enhanced wellness tracking. «We have been experimenting with how big a market this can get, and the initial response has been great. There are a lot of users who are on their second watch, and this could be their third purchase,» Mehta said. While Noise did not disclose exact numbers, co-founder Amit Khatri said they have stopped taking pre-orders for the product after receiving large volumes since opening for pre-orders. The expansion into smart rings comes on the back of strong 53.3% on-year growth in wearables in the first half of 2023, according to IDC.

₹999, with a majority priced below ₹499. The move reinforces competition at the value-end of the market with more retailers eyeing a greater share chasing those consumers.

As DEX tokens continue to explode, HarryPotterObamaSonic10Inu2 (BITCOIN2) has undertaken a sensational +25,000% pump, but with pundits now alleging it could be a scam - will BITCOIN2 rug-pull?

It seems two of Australia’s best-known fund management houses were hobnobbing after market close on Wednesday.

Mining giant South32 says cost increases are the new normal in the industry and that in terms of labour much more pronounced in Australia than other jurisdictions where it operates.

Sudip Bandyopadhyay, Group Chairman, Inditrade Capital, says “if somebody is taking a long-term view, power is a utility, it is an annuity business and the way they are pivoting towards green energy does augur well. Of course, there is a possibility of spin-off and corporate restructuring whereby value can be unlocked in NTPC. That is the reason why it has been on my list for a long time.”Fundamentally, what is the logic in buying power stocks?I find a strong logic in buying an NTPC or a Tata Power.

Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Morgan Stanley, JPMorgan Chase & Co. and UBS agreed to pay nearly $500 million to settle an antitrust class action by U.S. pension funds over the banks’ control of the market for stock loans used for hedging and short selling.

stocks amid a large inflow of funds into mid- and small-cap schemes led fund managers to meet the management of many small companies. Mid-cap companies such as Kaynes Technologies, Astral, Sriram Finance, Star Health, Mold-Tek Packaging, Avalon Technologies, Bikaji Foods, and TCI Express are among the two dozen companies that have seen the highest number of management meetings with fund managers since August 1. Kaynes Technologies is at the top of the list with 131 investors, including many domestic mutual funds and insurance companies that have met the management since August 1. The stock has rallied 43% in the last three months.

Little Nightmares 3. The upcoming horror platformer is developed by Supermassive Games, known for The Quarry and PS4's Until Dawn.

light combat aircraft Tejas on Wednesday successfully test-fired an ASTRA beyond visual range (BVR) air-to-air missile off the coast of Goa, the ministry of defence said. "The missile release was successfully carried out from the aircraft at an altitude of about 20,000 ft," it added.

equity options market are expecting a larger-than-usual swing in Nvidia's shares following the chipmaker's quarterly results after the close on Wednesday, options market data showed. Nvidia options imply a nearly 11% swing for the shares, in either direction, by Friday, according to Trade Alert data. A move of that magnitude would be larger than the 8.6% average swing on the day after the chipmaker's results over the last eight quarters, but still well below the 24.4% jump after the last earnings report. The stock has gained about 11% in the last seven sessions, taking its year-to-date gains to about 210%, and has drawn options bets on further gains. For contracts expiring this week, Nvidia call options that would make money if the stock climbed more than 9% by Friday to above $500, were the largest block of open options, with some 19,000 contracts open. Still, some strategists cautioned against chasing further gains in the stock. «A lot of good news is baked into this,» Steve Sosnick, chief strategist at Interactive Brokers, said. «The stock moves on earnings but you can't just assume it only moves up,» he said.