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Asia’s latest factory activity data showed some loss of momentum midway through the third quarter, but a broad continuation of growth in output and orders. Views among manufacturers on the sector’s outlook were mixed amid uneven price and demand developments through the region, though many were cautiously upbeat. S&P Global’s manufacturing purchasing managers index readings for Japan and South Korea signaled improvement in August, while those for India, Thailand, Taiwan and Malaysia indicated expansions in manufacturing, though at a slower pace.

Mirzapur was palpable when fans discovered that a bonus episode for the third season was dropping unexpectedly. But as the highly anticipated episode aired, the reaction on Twitter revealed a wave of disappointment rather than celebration. The bonus episode, which promised the return of the much-loved Munna Bhaiya, played by Divyenndu Sharma, left fans feeling underwhelmed and puzzled.

Plain Facts publishes a compilation of data-based insights, complete with easy-to-read charts, to help you delve deeper into the stories reported by Mint in the week gone by. The government has approved a new pension scheme, which promises government employees 50% of their last salary as a retiral payout, and other benefits. Meanwhile, India's economic growth may have slowed in April-June, according to a Mint poll.

Latinas contributed $1.3 trillion to the U.S. gross domestic product in 2021, up from $661 billion in 2010 and at a growth rate nearly triple that of non-Latinos during the same time period, according to a new report funded by Bank of America and condu...

NEW DELHI: The Union Budget 2024-24, presented on 23 July in Parliament, streamlined taxation of most financial assets—but not real estate. Taxation rules for real estate are still the most complex among all financial assets.

The Walt Disney Co. has tapped James Gorman to lead its succession planning committee as the entertainment company continues to work toward finding someone to take over the helm from Bob Iger

debt market for 14 weeks in a second streak of buying this year, evidence of the country’s appeal amid the ructions of worldwide financial markets. With the prospect of interest rate cuts on the horizon and the rupee treading water near historic lows, offshore investors have bought roughly $7 billion net of the South Asian country’s bonds since May. That’s more than twice the sum of net purchases for Indonesia, to which it is often compared, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.

Euro zone business activity showed surprising strength in August despite firms raising prices, a survey showed, potentially weakening expectations for two more rate cuts from the European Central Bank this year. However there were signs the upswing may be temporary, with readings flattered by a sharp rise in French services activity due to the Olympic Games. German business activity contracted for a second consecutive month and by more than expected.

Mintthat if these proposals are approved, it would mean the death of financial planning in India. In a recent consultation paper, the market regulator proposed that investment advisers shall not provide services/products such as tax planning, estate planning, loan management, real estate, gold, and bitcoin under the IA licence. The reason: such products are not regulated, at least not by Sebi, and thus might not be scrutinised enough.

market regulator intends to expand the scope of its sustainable finance framework to include more products, a potential boost to ESG-labeled instruments in Asia. The Securities and Exchange Board of India will consult on introducing social bonds, along with sustainable and sustainability-linked bonds, to the current suite of environmental, social and governance debt. Plans also include adding eligible asset-backed securities and a requirement for independent external reviews of all ESG debt, according to a consultation paper released Friday.

Some South Korean crypto exchange workers are getting paid more than staff in some of the nation’s top commercial banks, new data shows.

Attack on Titan's conclusion approaches, the beloved anime is set to make a dramatic return with a special event. In addition to an anticipated DVD and Blu-ray release, fans will be treated to Attack on Titan: The Movie: THE LAST ATTACK, a compilation film of the final chapters of the series. The film is slated for release in Japanese theaters later this year, with a worldwide screening yet to be confirmed, as per a report by Collider.

tariffs slowed the influx of Chinese-made electric vehicles in July, as the bloc moved to protect its automakers from low-cost competition. The number of new EVs that Chinese automakers like BYD Co. and SAIC Motor Corp.’s MG registered in the EU last month fell 45% from June, according to research from Dataforce, which compiled results across the 16 member countries that have reported July figures to date. The drop may have been exaggerated by carmakers rushing to get EVs to dealers before the added levies took effect July 5.

of the Nifty 50 index. Data compiled by DSP MF shows that the market capitalization share of the top ten Nifty companies is hovering around 20%, an all-time low compared to the overall universe of stocks. There are equal-weighted funds for the Nifty 50 and Nifty 100 indices in the industry, but none track the equal weight of the top 10 stocks in the Nifty index.

What had been touted as Wall Street’s big rotation into smaller firms sputtered just as quickly as it started. 

Pakistan Army on Monday took former General and former Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) chief Faiz Hameed into military custody and initiated court martial proceedings against him, said the army's media wing. This move follows a detailed inquiry mandated by the Supreme Court of Pakistan to investigate allegations made in the Top City Case. This is the first time in Pakistan's history that a court martial has been initiated against a former intelligence chief, local media said. According to a statement from the Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR), the military has acted on the findings of the inquiry to address the complaints against Lt Gen Faiz Hameed (Retd). The court martial proceedings are being conducted under the provisions of the Pakistan Army Act.

India's coal import rose by 5.7 per cent to 75.26 million tonnes (MT) in the first quarter of the current fiscal compared to 71.16 MT of coal in the same period of the previous fiscal. Coal imports in June were also higher by 6.59 per cent at 22.97 MT compared to 21.55 MT in the same month of the previous fiscal, according to data compiled by mjunction services ltd, a B2B e-commerce platform from a joint venture between Tata Steel and SAIL. mjunction MD and CEO Vinaya Varma said that given the surplus coal available in the system and the slowdown in industrial activity during monsoon, import demand is likely to remain subdued in the coming month. Of the total imports in June 2024, non-coking coal imports stood at 14.19 MT, higher than 13.29 MT imported in June last year. Coking coal imports were at 5.45 MT, against 5.33 MT imported in June 2023.

companies gradually coming out of the slump and actively ramping up their hiring efforts, a report on Thursday said that recruitment is set to surge with an estimated 8.5 per cent increase in job roles within the industry by next year. The demand for skilled IT talent is growing after a slow period late last year and early this year. Hiring is set to surge, with an estimated 8.5 per cent increase in job roles within the industry by next year, according to a report by Indeed, a global job matching and hiring platform and a subsidiary of Recruit Holdings. This data from Indeed has been compiled from Indeed Hiring Tracker and Indeedas platform data. Indeed Hiring Tracker is a quarterly report that explores the employment landscape and job market. The report further revealed that almost 70 per cent of all tech jobs currently on the Indeed platform are for software roles.

recruitment is set to surge with an estimated 8.5 per cent increase in job roles within the industry by next year. The demand for skilled IT talent is growing after a slow period late last year and early this year. Hiring is set to surge, with an estimated 8.5 per cent increase in job roles within the industry by next year, according to a report by Indeed, a global job matching and hiring platform and a subsidiary of Recruit Holdings. This data from Indeed has been compiled from Indeed Hiring Tracker and Indeedas platform data. Indeed Hiring Tracker is a quarterly report that explores the employment landscape and job market.

SoftBank Group swung to a small net profit of 10.4 billion yen ($70.7 million) in the April-June quarter, helped by buoyant valuations of tech stocks and marking its third consecutive quarter of gains. It missed expectations of 109 billion yen ($748 million) of profit over the quarter, according to an average of five analyst estimates compiled by LSEG and Reuters. That compares with a loss of 316.2 billion yen in the same period a year earlier.

monsoon showers that typically causes migration of unskilled workers to agriculture. Work demand under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) usually drops when better-paying employment opportunities are available with strong economic growth. About 22.80 million individuals demanded work in July under the scheme, down 21.6% from a year earlier, showed the preliminary data compiled by the rural development ministry. With this, the work demand contracted for a ninth straight month through July, showed the data. The individuals represented 18.90 million households in July, down 19.5% from a year before and 28.4% from the previous month.