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nuclear arsenal has emerged as a concern for many stakeholders and has threatened global peace. There is also an increasing cost associated with building, maintaining and expanding this weaponry. A report published by the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAR) noted that countries spent £72.2 billion on their nuclear arsenal in 2023. This indicated a rise in spending to the tune of £18.1 billion or an increase of 34% as compared to 2022. This amount indicates that around £ 198 million was spent every day, £ 8.2 million a hour, £137,000 a minute and £2288 a second.

The average rate on a 30-year mortgage eased again this week, extending a welcome trend for prospective homebuyers facing record-high home prices

Laffer Tengler Investments CEO and CIO Nancy Tengler explains why she's recommending investing in equities over bonds for the long term.

The Czech Republic’s central bank has cut its key interest rate for the fifth straight time as inflation remains low and the economy shows signs of recovery

Walgreens is finalizing a plan to fix its business that could result in the closure of hundreds of additional stores in the next three years

The Environmental Protection Agency won't be able to enforce a key rule limiting air pollution in nearly a dozen states while separate legal challenges proceed around the country

With graduation season over, many college grads are embarking on summer internships or their first full-time jobs

Independent financial advisors view robust technology and multiple custodial relationships as crucial to their firm’s growth, while business expansion is their primary challenge for 2024, according to a new survey by Interactive Brokers.

In its annual results for the year to 31 March 2024 published today (27 June), the firm reported AUM of £21.9bn, up from £19.2bn a year prior. The increase was largely attributed to a contribution of £4.3bn from market movements and fund performance, which were partly offset by £1.6bn in net redemptions. Core operating profit decreased to £44.8m from £47.9m last year due to lower average AUM for a large part of the year and higher operating costs. Polar Capital shares surge 16% as strong market gains offset £1.6bn outflows Yet this was compensated by a higher performance fee pro...

Why Zerodha MF believes its liquid ETF is ideal for traders If an ETF isn't traded very often, the spread can widen because there aren’t many participants to keep the prices close together. Examples of these include ETFs with low AUM or sectoral ETFs. During times of volatility, spreads can widen as market makers try to protect themselves from rapid price movements.

Vodafone Idea (Vi), which is set to embark on a mega expansion plan for 4G network and roll out 5G services, has completed trials using Samsung's virtualised RAN (vRAN) technology. Experts say the technology is expected to bring substantial cost savings to the telco as compared to legacy hardware infrastructure. ET explains what vRAN is, the type of network optimisation it can bring and what it means for Vi's vendor ecosystem. What is vRAN?

Amazon.com is stepping up its use of generative artificial intelligence throughout its finance teams, as many companies look for ways to effectively move from testing and experimenting with the technology to prime time. The e-commerce giant initially adopted rules-based systems, one of the earliest forms of AI that use a set of rules to solve problems and make decisions, in its finance organization, which it then augmented with machine learning.

It is the blessing that can help determine a climate startup’s fate: backing from Bill Gates, one of the biggest investors in efforts to transform the world’s energy use. Since 2015, Breakthrough Energy, the climate-investment firm founded by Gates, has lavished $2.2 billion on more than 160 startups and other initiatives, seeking both returns for investors and emissions reductions. He has also made investments separately outside the firm.

₹419 from ₹539 earlier. The new target indicates a downside of 12 percent for the gas stock.According to Incred, the expected increase in gas costs driven by higher APM (Administrative Price Mechanism) prices and rising Henry Hub (HH) prices will offset the impact of lower LNG prices.

home loans necessitate larger payments from home buyers when repaying their debts through equated monthly installments (EMIs). When faced with a higher interest rate, a larger portion of your EMI is allocated to interest rather than reducing the principal amount, resulting in a higher monthly payment.

Please clarify the tax liability and necessary form/return for a US citizen to get his share of an ancestral property being sold. My Sister is a US citizen withher share in her father's property inherited through a Will. Please clarify the tax liability, the ITR to be filed, and how the Indian Rupee will be converted to US dollars. Please also guide us through the remittance process and the law under RBI/FEMA, etc.Answer: There is no tax liability when one inherits any asset.

In a stock exchange notice on Wednesday (27 June), the board said it had updated the trust's capital allocation policy to create a distribution pool, which earmarks balance sheet funds for share buybacks.  APAX said 100% of the 'excess cash flow' will be allocated to the pool, defined as private equity distributions, and cash income from the debt portfolio, less capital calls paid, costs and expenses, repayment of the RCF, and dividends paid.  This allocation will continue until the pool reaches 5% of the net asset value. To launch an immediate share buyback, the pool will be initiall...

Lynas Rare Earths plans to separate two heavy rare earths used in electric vehicles and electronic gadgets at its plant in Malaysia, a step that could help to loosen China’s grip on markets for the critical materials. The Australia-listed company has designed a new process that will for the first time produce separated dysprosium and terbium at the plant, from which it ships rare-earth materials to customers in the U.S., Europe and East Asia. China essentially refines all the world’s heavy rare earths today.

silver September futures contracts were trading at Rs 88,743/kg, down by 0.44% or Rs 392. Gold prices have steadied slightly after two days of declines. The previous record high in May was driven by expectations that the Federal Reserve would cut interest rates. Since then, gold has dropped 6% because Fed officials signaled that only one rate cut is expected this year, rather than the three cuts forecasted in March.

Also Read: Nifty Bank hit fresh highs, crosses 53,000 as it continues winning streak for the 4th day in a rowThese four stocks to buy are CE Info Systems, LIC Housing Finance, Ethos and NLC India.Here are the stock recommendations by analysts:CE Info Systems’ (MapmyIndia) growth potential and horizontal nature of services offered make it more comparable to global SaaS players, JM Financial said. It finds the company’s target of achieving over ₹1,000 crore revenue target by FY27 / FY28 achievable and estimates 32% and 32% revenue and EPS CAGR over FY24-28E.

«But all in all, I think it is something that in this business it happens from time to time. We are well positioned to handle this situation and our response being done quickly is one of the important guidelines that we have shown that we are aware of this, we are well entrenched in this business and our ability to react is very important,» says Ittira Davis, MD & CEO, Ujjivan SFB. You have cut the loan growth guidance for FY25 and if we understand correctly, that is largely on the back of the concerns in the MFI segment. Can you just clarify and elaborate as to what is the reason for the same? Ittira Davis: Yes, we have revised the guidelines and the guidance on Friday and that is, as you rightly said, primarily due to the microfinance portfolio and the stress that we have seen in pockets across the country and we feel that that stress will prevail for part of this year and therefore the credit cost has been moved up to 1.7% from a higher range of 1.5.