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LIC), the country's largest insurer, has stepped up federal and state debt purchases to reduce capital volatility, according to sources and market participants, also helping lower government borrowing costs. The shift, previously unreported, has helped states reduce costs by more than 40 basis points (bps) over the past 15 months. «LIC has been increasing their investment into state debt,» confirmed a senior official from the state-run insurer, requesting anonymity as they were not authorised to speak to media. LIC did not respond to an email sent by Reuters. Continuous process The shift began in fiscal 2023, not long after LIC went public. LIC began shifting investments from its non-participating fund to debt from equity to reduce volatility in its solvency margin, said another person familiar with the matter, who also declined to be named. Solvency margin, a key measure of capital, refers to the excess capital insurers maintain over claim amounts they may incur. This usually comes out of funds derived from non-participating policies. The plan to shift is a «continuous process» and will be done gradually, they said, declining to specify to what level LIC intends to take its debt investments.

Barrenjoey Capital Partners has reported a $26 million dollar net loss after spending more than $62 million setting up new business units over the past financial year.

Bitcoin (BTC) Ordinals are boosting miner profits, but “income stress” is looming, new research warns.

(Reuters) — Athletic-wear retailer Dick's Sporting Goods (NYSE:DKS) said on Tuesday it would recruit 8,600 workers across the United States for the holiday shopping season, less than its proposed hiring for the same period a year earlier.

Commercial property owners, already struggling with high interest rates and rising vacancies, face exploding insurance costs that keep hitting new highs. Natural disasters, inflation and a shrinking reinsurance market have pushed insurance premiums to record levels, echoing the surge in home insurance rates for much of the U.S. That leaves many landlords in a bind.

A Rio Tinto-controlled group has flagged the clean-up of the Ranger uranium mine, in the environmentally and culturally sensitive Kakadu National Park in the Northern Territory, will blow out beyond $2.2 billion.

The British government is considering scrapping a big chunk of an overdue and over-budget high-speed rail line once touted as a way to attract jobs and investment to northern England

The British government is considering scrapping a big chunk of an overdue and over-budget high-speed rail line once touted as a way to attract jobs and investment to northern England

Dunzo may only be able to secure $30-40 million in new funding, and that, too, with strings attached. The funding will come with onerous terms in favour of existing investors on liquidity preference, people aware of the matter said. A board meeting is expected to be held at the end of the week to approve the funding. To secure this much needed cash, Dunzo has also proposed to reduce its burn to $300,000 a month with a smaller team of just around 200, sources aware of the plans said. Until September, the cash-strapped company had a monthly burn rate of about $600,000. At the start of the year, Dunzo had more than 1,000 employees but has since undertaken three rounds of layoffs.

Youi says rising costs meant it dumped a specialised type of disaster insurance protecting its book from cumulative losses, while customer satisfaction fell amid its own premiums rising.

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The covid pandemic is over and it’s now business as usual. Cities have sprung back to life as people return to office. And, so have the huge traffic snarls, as people travel from home to office and back during rush hour. Meanwhile, young professionals are looking for cost-efficient and convenient ways to commute to their offices. Many of them are carpooling to hitch a more comfortable ride.

Rep. Richard McCormick, R-Ga., a member of the GOP doctors caucus, discusses White House COVID protocols and questions surrounding Sen. Mitch McConnell's health.

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The wage gap costs women in the U.S. about $1.6 trillion a year, a new report finds.

During the 2021 bull market, many large mining companies took on massive loans to buy equipment and the proper infrastructure required to mine cryptocurrency. Yet the collapse of crypto exchange FTX and Celsius left many of these companies filing for bankruptcy. 

Evercore ISI has initiated coverage of EV battery start-up, QuantumScape Corp (NYSE:QS) with an Outperform rating and has set their 12-month price target for the stock at $10.00. The US company became public through a SPAC in 2020 and is headquartered in San Jose, California.

India’s resilient growth prospects triggered the recent market rally and helped the benchmark Nifty-50 reach an all-time high. However, experts are advising caution as the valuations are expensive, especially in the mid- and small-cap space.

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Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI) released on Thursday, it foresees a reduction in battery costs by half during this decade, declining from $151 per kilowatt hour (kWh) in 2022 to a range of $60 to $90 per kWh. This cost decrease is expected to make electric vehicles cost-competitive with petrol cars in all markets by 2030, not only in terms of purchase price but also in running costs. Reportedly, batteries constitute a significant expense, making up approximately 40% of the total cost of an electric vehicle (EV).

Capgemini and a solid base for it to service clients globally, Capgemini global CEO Aiman Ezzat told ET. The company has more than half of its 360,000 employee base in India. In an interview with Romita Majumdar, the chief of the $23-billion IT company, during his ongoing India visit, said that he is hopeful of the demand situation improving over the next two-to-four quarters but is waiting for an inflection point. Ezzat added that generative AI's impact on productivity gains will be much higher than pricing gains in the long run. Edited excerpts:How do you see technology spending in the current macroeconomic situation? It is pretty mixed at present. There is softness in some places but not everything is doomed. The reality is that our pipelines are huge and that shows the appetite for technology and transformation.