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Most Democrats at a House hearing Wednesday expressed support for a Department of Labor investment advice rule proposal that has come under fierce attack from Republicans and financial industry opponents.

Health Minister Mark Holland reiterated on Wednesday that there is “no way” Florida, or any other foreign jurisdiction, will be allowed to threaten Canada’s drug supply.

₹50,000). Unsecured personal loans, however, are not necessarily unproductive. Consider consumer durable loans.

FreedomWorks chief economist Steve Moore joins The Bottom Line to weigh in on the Biden White house blaming the GOP for 90% of the national debt increase.

Twitch, the video game streaming platform acquired by Amazon a decade ago for close to $1 billion, is laying off more than 500 employees as the company tries to turn the tremendously expensive division profitable

Donald Trump won’t make his own closing argument in his New York civil business fraud trial

U.S. consumers looking to get a tax credit on an electric vehicle purchase will have fewer models to choose from under new rules that limit the countries where automakers can buy battery parts and minerals

India Inc is likely to see a median pay hike of 9.7% in 2024, compared to 9.5% last year, said the survey, as companies try to balance a focus on cost management with a strong emphasis on retention of critical talent.

₹5 lakh. It’s important to note that any deduction claimed under Section 80C of the income tax Act will be reversed if the policy is surrendered within two years." said Prakash Hedge, a Bengaluru-based chartered accountant.

NEW DELHI : Mobile phone exports from India can more than triple to $39 billion over the next two years, from $11 billion in FY23, if the government reduces import tariffs on components, and eliminates them in some categories, the Indian Cellular and Electronics Association (ICEA) said on Wednesday. These shipments can even swell to $50 billion, if India rationalises import duties and undertakes reforms to ease doing business, the industry body said.

SAN FRANCISCO : Artificial intelligence lab OpenAI has launched its GPT Store, a marketplace for personalized artificial intelligence (AI) applications, the company said in a blog post on Wednesday. The GPT Store is located within the popular ChatGPT chatbot, and is a place for users to discover and build GPTs, or AI customized for tasks like teaching math or designing stickers. It is OpenAI's attempt to build on the consumer success of ChatGPT, which introduced the world to generative AI last year, dazzling users with its ability to write humanlike prose and poetry.

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The Ethereum-based layer 2 network Arbitrum has shown significant strength in the market, with its native token, ARB, outperforming a number of other smart contract tokens over the past 30 days.

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₹440 crore in interest from the arbitral award, while SpiceJet claims it has already paid ₹100 crore following a court directive in August and owes an additional ₹194 crore. SpiceJet also anticipates a reimbursement of ₹400 crore from Maran if its arbitration challenge is successful. During previous proceedings, SpiceJet highlighted its financial challenges, citing operational losses, a negative net worth, and employee-related obligations that could lead to insolvency.

"At Excitel, we've been at the forefront of redefining home entertainment. Today, we are thrilled to present India's first South Plan, tailored for the rich tapestry of languages and cultures in regions like Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, and more. In response to the evolving landscape of home broadband and Cable TV, we're putting an end to the era of restrictive DTH subscriptions and costly add-ons.

₹194.40 apiece. In today's trade, a total of 42 million shares changed hands on both the NSE and BSE, marking a substantial 6.4-fold rise from the stock's average weekly volume of 6.5 million shares. Today's rally has also pushed the stock towards its all-time high of ₹228 apiece, a level last seen in January 2008.

With the cost of everything piling pressure on household finances, Americans are facing another year of significant increases in the cost of private health insurance.

BERLIN (Reuters) — German wholesalers expect their revenues to fall 2% in nominal terms this year, continuing a downward trajectory after a 3.75% decline last year, the BGA lobby group said on Wednesday, saying sentiment in Europe's biggest economy was «on the floor».

HCL Technologies rose over 3% to Rs 1,507.2 in Wednesday trade on BSE ahead of its third-quarter results due on Friday, January 12. Meanwhile, a total of 25,75,833 equity shares worth Rs 383.6 crore also changed hands in Wednesday's trade. At 12:05 pm, the scrip was trading 2% higher at Rs 1,490 on BSE. The stock has also surged 33% in the past six months, while it has rallied 40% in the last year. In Q2 FY24, HCL Technologies reported 10% growth in its consolidated net profit at Rs 3,832 crore. The same stood at Rs 3,489 crore in the last year period. Its revenue from operations during the period rose 8% to Rs 26,672 crore against Rs 24,686 crore in the same period last year. In Q2, in constant currency terms, revenue was up 1% sequentially and 3% year-on-year (YoY). Segment-wise, services revenue rose 3% (CC), while digital revenue was up 4%. Here's what brokerages expect from HCL Technologies' Q3 results: