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Iran launched a barrage of ballistic missiles against Israel on Tuesday, the latest escalation between the two countries amid a widening conflict in the Middle East.“All Israeli civilians are in bomb shelters as rockets from Iran are fired at Israel,” the Israeli Defense Forces wrote on social media.Dozens of projectiles were shot down over Tel Aviv before they could hit any targets. It was not immediately clear who was responsible for intercepting the missiles. A series of explosions were heard in Tel Aviv and near Jerusalem.Air raid sirens could be heard across central Israel as residents were ordered to enter bomb shelters and await further instructions from officials.

Bond yields and stocks tumbled while gold soared after the White House said there were indications Iran is preparing to attack Israel.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Iran is preparing to launch a ballistic missile attack against Israel, a senior White House official said Tuesday, a significant escalation that threatens to spark an all-out war in the Middle East that the Biden administration has desperately tried to avoid. The expected barrage comes days after Israel killed Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah and hours after the Israeli military confirmed a limited military operation inside Lebanon.

Punjab a free investment zone and demanded a military academy in Anandpur Sahib to propel the Indian state on the path of development. «Punjab is a very important part of India. If Punjab prospers, India will prosper, and vice versa. Unfortunately, Punjab went through a difficult period in the 80s and 90s due to militancy and extremism. It suffered a lot, including the loss of a generation of Sikhs. Even today, Punjab is bearing the consequences of the events in 1984. Its progress was halted, with little investment happening in the region,» said Jasdip Singh Jasse, chairman of Sikhs of America. «We would like to request Prime Minister (Narendra Modi) to make Punjab an enterprise zone, make it a free investment zone, give incentives to businesses, and set up a military academy in Anandpur Saheb,» Jasse told PTI. In the absence of opportunities, youths of Punjab are spending large amounts of money to illegally travel to the US and Canada. «Youths of Punjab be given business opportunities in Punjab itself,» he said.

JSW MG Motor India on Tuesday reported an 8 per cent year-on-year decline in retail sales at 4,588 units in September. The automaker had sold 5,003 units in the same month last year. The new energy vehicles (NEVs) continue to contribute significantly to the total sales of the company, accounting for 49 per cent of the sales last month, JSW MG Motor India said in a statement. The company said it will be moving to the Vaahan Portal from October 2024.

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American Trucking Associations President and CEO Chris Spear analyzes the short and long-term macroeconomic impacts as dockworker strikes could disrupt major shipping ports on the East Coast.

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Stellantis, an automotive colossus that owns more than a dozen brands including Chrysler, Fiat, Jeep, Peugeot and Ram, is facing challenges at seemingly every turn. The company's sales and profit have been plummeting. Dealers stuck with parking lots filled with unsold cars are publicly criticizing Stellantis and its CEO in unusually harsh terms. Stellantis' stock price has fallen almost 50% from its high point in March. And the union that represents its U.S. factory workers is threatening to go on strike at several plants. United Automobile Workers locals are expected to vote in the coming days to authorize strikes against several Stellantis factories, protesting what they say are broken promises by the automaker.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. The outcome of November’s US presidential election will have profound consequences for democracies worldwide and for geo-political flashpoints like Ukraine, the Middle East and Taiwan. But the potential economic fallout could be equally far-reaching.

North Korea, which has been accused of illegally supplying weapons to Russia, said on Sunday that U.S. military aid worth $8 billion to Ukraine is «an incredible mistake» and playing with fire against nuclear superpower Russia. U.S. President Joe Biden announced the new aid as Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskiy visited Washington to help Kyiv defend itself, including longer-range weapons that will upgrade its ability to strike Russia from safer distances. Kim Yo Jong, the powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, said Washington is escalating the Ukraine conflict and driving all of Europe to the brink of a nuclear war.

India has slammed Pakistan in the UN General Assembly, saying its «fingerprints» are on terrorist incidents across the world and the country should realise that cross-border terrorism against India will «inevitably invite consequences». India exercised its Right of Reply in the UN General Assembly on Friday in response to Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif raising the issue of Jammu and Kashmir in his address at the General Debate of the 79th session of the UN General Assembly. «This Assembly regrettably witnessed a travesty this morning. A country run by the military, with a global reputation for terrorism, narcotics trade and transnational crime has had the audacity to attack the world's largest democracy,» First Secretary in India's Permanent Mission to the UN Bhavika Mangalanandan said, delivering India's Right of Reply.

Moody's downgraded Israel's credit rating Friday, citing heightened geopolitical risks as its conflict with Hezbollah worsened and prospects for a ceasefire in Gaza receded. «The key driver for the downgrade is our view that geopolitical risk has intensified significantly further, to very high levels,» said Moody's in a statement. This came as it shifted Israel's ratings down two notches from A2 to Baa1, marking its second downgrade this year.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. MUMBAI : Sometimes corporates are better off raising money when they can rather than when they need. Punjab National Bank Ltd (PNB), India’s second-largest public sector bank after State Bank of India Ltd (SBI) in terms of total business and deposits, seems to have followed that logic.

NMDC Steel is set to break-even in the current financial year, chairman and managing director Amitava Mukherjee told shareholders on Tuesday. The steel maker was demerged from state-owned miner NMDC in 2022, while its shares listed independently in 2023. The company operates a 3 million tonne steel plant in Nagarnar, Chhattisgarh. “For the year ahead, NSL is on the verge of breaking even and aims to consistently produce 2.1 lakh tonnes of Hot Metal and 1.5 lakh tonnes of HR Coil monthly by Q3 FY25,” Mukherjee said.

PC Jewellers today surged 4% to its new all-time high of Rs 157.30 on BSE after the company on Tuesday announced that it will consider and approve a stock split in its upcoming board meeting scheduled on September 30. “A meeting of the Board of Directors of the Company will be held on Monday, September 30, 2024, inter-alia, to consider and approve the alteration in the share capital of the Company by sub-division / split of existing equity shares having face value of Rs.10/- each, fully paid-up, as may be determined by the Board of Directors and consequent alteration of Memorandum of Association of the Company,” said the company in a filing to the exchanges.

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Gillette India on Tuesday informed that Procter & Gamble Bangladesh has terminated the distribution agreement with the company. Gillette India has received a letter from its distributor, Procter & Gamble Bangladesh, notifying the termination of the distribution agreement with the company, which will be effective December 31, 2024. As a consequence of this termination, the company will have an impact of proportionate drop in net sales under this agreement, according to a regulatory filing from Gillette India. «For the financial year 2023-24, the net sales under the said Distributor Agreement accounted for 2 per cent of the total net sales of the company,» it said.