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Consumers in a handful of states are paying to help make the mattress industry more eco-friendly — and more states may follow suit?

All-wheel drive might not be a must-have, but it adds safety, security and peace of mind if you live in a cold climate

JPMorgan Chase & Co. is leaving a major climate finance group, becoming the last of Wall Street’s biggest banks to walk away.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. The Union ministry of statistics and programme implementation (MoSPI) has recently put out a discussion paper on ‘The treatment of PDS items and other free social transfers in consumer price index (CPI) compilation.’ First, the background: In January 2023, the government announced a programme to supply free foodgrains (wheat and rice) to around 800 million households covered under the National Food Security Act.

Aeromexico is the most on-time airline in the world, according to a data company that compiled figures for 2024

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Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Tuesday directed officials to formulate a comprehensive policy for employment on compassionate grounds and said his government intends to settle all pending cases.

Investment bankers are urging Toronto-listed companies to buy a business or raise some money as deal volumes in Canada have fallen to their lowest levels in 23 years.

Narendra Modi on Wednesday released the compendium of complete works of great Tamil poet and freedom fighter Subramania Bharati and hailed his contributions, saying a personality like him comes once in centuries. Modi said Bharati's thoughts and intellectual brilliance continue to inspire people even today. The prime minister released the compendium at his 7, Lok Kalyan Marg residence. The 23-volume set has been compiled and edited by Seeni Viswanathan and published by Alliance Publishers. It contains details of the editions, explanations, documents, background information and philosophical presentation, among others, of the writings of Bharati.

Reliance Industries is in talks with banks for a loan of as much as $3 billion to refinance debt due next year, according to people familiar with the matter. About half a dozen banks are in discussions with the Indian conglomerate for the loan, which would be syndicated to wider market in the first quarter of 2025, the people said, who asked not to be named as discussions are private. Terms have not been finalized yet and could be subject to changes, the people added. Reliance Industries has approximately $2.9 billion worth of debt due in 2025, including interest payments, according to data compiled by Bloomberg News. A spokesperson for the group didn’t immediately respond to a request seeking comment.

Canadian Western Bank said it delayed the release of its fiscal fourth-quarter earnings Friday because it received a legal claim against a bank division that needed investigation.

Nifty 50, to rank among the worst performing global markets (after France and South Korea), between 27 September 2024 and 5 December 2024, according to data sourced from Reuters-Refinitiv for 22 global indices. The global indices cover the US, Europe, Asia, Russia and Latin America. Moreover, despite recovery in the first week of December, the last 10 weeks performance has also dragged the year-to-date performance of the Indian equity benchmark. The index was ranked second among the 22 global indices (after the Nasdaq Composite) based on returns between 29 December 2023 and 26 September 2024 (the day the Nifty 50 closed at its all-time high). However, after including the performance since the last week of September, the Nifty 50 has dragged to rank 11 in year-to-date performance. The Nifty 50 has delivered -5.6% returns in the last 10 weeks (since 27 September 2024) and 13.7% returns year-to-date. The returns and rankings are based on 5 December 2024 closing values.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. TOKYO—The multibillion takeover battle for the Japanese owner of 7-Eleven is unfolding against a backdrop of heightened deal activity involving foreign bidders, fanned by a weak yen, undervaluation, and a profitability gap at many big Japanese firms compared with their international peers. Canada’s Alimentation Couche-Tard has made a $47 billion offer for Seven & i, triggering a promised refocus on profitability by Seven & i management.

Alternative Investment Funds (AIFs) investments made across sectors in H1 FY2025, real estate’s share was the highest at 17% — nearly Rs 75,468 crore, according to latest SEBI data compiled by Anarock. Rs 12,801 crore were also raised via Qualified Institutional Placements (QIPs) within the same period — again, the 2nd highest among all the major sectors and comprising a 17% overall share. According to the data, other sectors benefiting from AIF investments are IT/ITeS, financial services, NBFCs, banks, pharma, FMCG, retail, renewable energy.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. A cook-off between artificial intelligence (AI) and a two-Michelin-starred Valencian chef drew the biggest crowd at last month’s San Sebastian Gastronomika culinary event in Spain. The auditorium packed up to the point that many attendees had to stand in the aisles and passageways.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Every Friday, Plain Facts publishes a compilation of data-based insights, with easy-to-read charts, to help you delve deeper into the stories reported by Mint in the week gone by. Foreign investors have sold over ₹2 trillion worth of shares in this fiscal year so far.

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The report, compiled by ISS Market Intelligence (ISS MI), found the downturn in quarterly figures was driven by retail investors following a strong ISA season.  Benjamin Reed-Hurwitz, EMEA research leader at ISS MI, said the figures showed that uncertainty among investors is potentially hitting a «boiling point» just as the September portfolio rebalancing arrived.  The weaker figures came in mostly in September, when a series of factors including volatile US equities, the unpredictability of the American election and fears over the contents of the UK Autumn Budget at the time were loo...

That makes the combined UAE market, which includes exchanges in Dubai and Abu Dhabi, bigger than Milan or Madrid. While dwarfed by the nearly $3 trillion Saudi Arabian bourse, the UAE is larger than most emerging markets, barring a few like India and China, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.

Pentagon has released a fresh report on Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (UAPs), commonly referred to as UFOs. While it details hundreds of new incidents, the report does not provide any proof of extraterrestrial origins. Compiled by the Pentagon’s All-Domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO), the review examines cases involving objects ranging from misidentified balloons and drones to more mysterious sightings. One notable case involved a near-miss between a commercial aeroplane and an unidentified object off New York’s coast.

₹25,000 price segment. In order to clear the clutter, we have compiled the list of top tablets one can consider in this segment with options from top brands like Honor, Poco, Xiaomi and more. Poco Pad 5G features a 12.1-inch 2K display with a 2,560 x 1,600 pixels resolution.