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A massive blowout in costs at Bubs Australia was due to $17 million in marketing and travel expenses, as well as $2 million spent on legal fees and another $3.6 million outlay on consulting charges, the infant formula company’s annual report shows.

Vedanta Resources is planning to meet bondholders in Singapore and Hong Kong as the next year deadline of debt repayment is coming closer. The owner of publicly listed Vedanta Ltd, is currently facing next year's deadline for the repayment of about $2 billion of notes next year. The non-deal roadshow is expected to take place as soon as next week, reported Bloomberg citing sources.

The Albanese government is considering introduced blending mandates, targets for sustainable aviation fuel or low-carbon fuel standards to try and help the hard-to-abate sector cut its carbon emissions.

digital banking experience, Airtel Payments Bank announced that it would enable Face Authentication-based savings bank account opening for customers on the Airtel Thanks App. The facility which will go live by the end of the year 2023 will allow users to open an account digitally with the Bank, using face biometrics as e-KYC, within minutes from anywhere in the country.

₹90,000 crore last year. Manufacturing behemoths like Samsung and Apple have not only transferred significant production lines to India but are also producing multiple models in the country, destined for global markets. But, while global manufacturers have shown a willingness to make in India, Indian manufacturers have not been as quick to explore global markets.

UIDAI) has extended the free Aadhaar update of documents by 3 months from September 14, 2023 to December 14, 2023. According to an Office Memorandum issued by UIDAI on September 6, 2023, “In order to encourage more residents to update their document in Aadhaar, it was decided to provide the provision to update their document in Aadhaar through myAadhaar portal free of cost up to 14.09.2023. Based on the positive response from the residents, it is decided to extend the facility for 3 more months i.e. from 15.09.2023 to 14.12.2023. Accordingly, the facility for document update shall continue free of cost through myAadhaar portal at https://myaadhaar.uidai.gov.in/ up to 14.12.2023.” UIDAI is also urging Aadhaar holders of 10 years to update the details with the latest information. According to the UIDAI website, “Please update Aadhaar for continues accuracy of demographic Information. To update it, upload your proof of identity and proof of address documents." Free update should be done online at https://myaadhaar.uidai.gov.in and for physical update at CSC will be charges of Rs 25 as usual.

The NSW government has committed $1.8 billion from its upcoming budget in a bid to get back on track for its 2030 renewables targets, but the investment in batteries and transmission will not be enough to head off the extension of the Eraring coal power station.

Reliance Industries' foray into the wind energy space could disrupt the sector in the same way his group did with refineries, petrochemicals, telecom, and retail. To his credit, Ambani has created the world's largest grassroots petroleum refinery at Jamnagar, Gujarat, doubling its capacity from 33 MTPA in 2010 to over 72 MTPA now. Ambani launched the retail business in 2010 and today Reliance Retail Ltdis the largest retailer in India.

TCS and upgraded Infosys to neutral from reduce. Goldman Sachs maintained a buy rating on Indigo while Macquarie maintained an outperform rating on HDFC Bank and CLSA initiated a buy on Amber Enterprises.We have collated a list of recommendations from top brokerage firms from ETNow and other sources: JPMorgan on TCS: Underweight| Target Rs 2650 JPMorgan maintained an underweight rating on TCS with a target price of Rs 2650. The IT company announced a large deal win from JLR worth $1bn TCV over five years. Net new deal that will add $200mn annually to revenues and could potentially add 0.35% each to FY24 and FY25 growth. JLR deal along with the BSNL and Nest deals could together potentially add 3.5% to Q3 growth and 1.8% each to FY24 and FY25 growth. Nomura on IT sector: TCS maintain reduce| Infosys upgraded to neutral Nomura remained cautious on the IT sector given limited visibility on a significant turnaround in discretionary demand for IT services. The revenue growth is likely to pick up in FY25F, aided by large deals.

renewable energy capacity by 2030 though also offered support to technology that can sustain the use of fossil fuels, easing concerns from Russia and Saudi Arabia that had previously stalled a deal. Members will make a commitment to “pursue and encourage” efforts to meet the target to increase clean energy generation, according to people familiar with the negotiations. The bloc will also call for a similar impetus in the deployment of abatement technologies like carbon capture that can reduce emissions from the use of gas, coal and oil, said some of the people, who asked not to be named as the details aren’t yet public. Even so, the outcome offers some new momentum in the energy transition after global concerns over supply security and costs had begun to erode progress on a shift away from fossil fuels.

Times to fix cars and trucks have jumped by up to an additional four days, smash repair giant AMA says.

yen to a 10-month trough on Thursday and kept the euro and sterling pinned near three-month lows, as investors placed their faith in a still-resilient U.S. economy even amid a dour global growth outlook. The greenback scaled a fresh top of 147.865 yen in early Asia trade, its highest since last November. Against a basket of currencies, the dollar was last 0.05% higher at 104.91, holding on to some of its gains from the previous session after scaling a six-month peak on news that the U.S.

Gold lingered near a one-week low on Thursday following five consecutive sessions of declines, while the dollar sat atop mid-March highs after data showed the U.S. services sector unexpectedly gained steam in August.FUNDAMENTALS * Spot gold was up 0.1% to $1,917.99 per ounce by 0120 GMT, its lowest level since Aug.

RBI) has been making informal inquiries with select bond market participants about the impact of allowing settlement of domestic sovereign debt on the Euroclear platform, a move that experts believe would help expand the overseas investor base for local debt and eventually lower borrowing costs through inclusion of these bonds in globally tracked indices. «They (the RBI) are not averse to the process of settlement of Indian bonds on the Euroclear platform and have been taking feedback from the market,» a source aware of the development said. «Such discussions happened earlier too — there were some concerns over a parallel yield curve developing, although the market has developed more now and is much deeper.» In most cases, bonds listed on an international index are settled on global platforms such as those offered by the Belgium-based Euroclear. Although Euroclear settlements are not mandatory for inclusion of Indian sovereign debt on global bond indices such as those offered by JP Morgan and Bloomberg Barclays, the presence of a settlement mechanism on a global platform is seen to help push the cause for inclusion.'Tax Relief Unlikely' A Reuters report, citing Bank of America Securities, said last month that index inclusion could lead to inflows of $6 to $12 billion over a period of time into India, thereby helping lower yields on sovereign debt.

Investing.com — U.S. stock futures were trading in a tight range during Wednesday's evening deals, following a negative session for major benchmark indices, as investors retreated fearing a further interest rate hike from Federal Reserve officials.

A slump in demand hit profit and partner pay at Australian law firms in the first half of last financial year, but a world-leading recovery ensured the industry finished the year on a high.

Investing.com — GameStop reported Wednesday a narrower than expected loss as cost cutting measures kept a lid on losses. 

Investing.com — The Dow closed lower Wednesday as fresh inflation jitters renewed concerns about higher for longer interest rates, while a plunge in Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) also dented sentiment on stocks. 

WASHINGTON—The Pentagon is considering the development of a vast network of AI-powered technology, drones and autonomous systems within the next two years to counter threats from China and other adversaries. Kathleen Hicks, the deputy secretary of defense, will provide new details in a speech later Wednesday about the department’s plans to spend hundreds of millions of dollars to develop an array of thousands of air-, land- and sea-based artificial-intelligence systems that are intended to be “small, smart, cheap." The U.S.

Apple is testing the limits of how much people will pay for premium iPhones as it tries to drive revenue despite slowing global demand for smartphones. The tech company is expected by analysts to raise prices by as much as $100 for some updated models of its flagship device when it unveils the iPhone 15 at an annual promotional event set for Tuesday. Those new iPhone Pro models are expected to include titanium casing, improved processors and photography features.

The once-lucrative business of market-making in crypto, facilitating trades and profiting from the spread between buying and selling prices, has faced headwinds recently.