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Listed brokerage and trading platform Angel One Ltd. has appointed Meenal Maheshwari Shah as Group General Counsel. An alumnus of ILS Law Collage Pune from the 2010 batch, Maheshwari started her career with the law firm Khaitan & Co. as an associate. Subsequently, she also joined the Chambers of Mr Snehal Shah as counsel. Also, she joined the private equity investment arm of Bennett, Coleman, and Company Brand Capital India as Senior Legal Counsel.

Capital One announced Monday that it would acquire Discover Financial Services in an all-stock transaction valued at $35.3 billion, a deal that would merge two of the largest credit card companies in the United States. «A space that is already dominated by a relatively small number of megaplayers is about to get a little smaller,» said Matt Schulz, chief credit analyst at LendingTree.

In a blog post, the ECB is at pains to debunk a number of myths about the role of a future digital euro, insisting that the new digital currency would be designed from the outset to preserve the economic function of commercial banks. It achieves this by placing strict limits on individual digital euro holdings and restricting merchants from hoarding digital euros processed at the checkout. Nor would the digital euro accrue interest - a feature which former Bank of England economist Andy Haldane has called out as "stealth tax scandal". Users would be able to seamlessly link their digital euro account to a payment account with their bank, says the ECB, enabling a 'reverse waterfall' mechanism.

In the swirling vortex of cryptocurrency forecasts, the prediction by “Rich Dad Poor Dad” author Robert Kiyosaki that Bitcoin will soar to $100,000 by June 2024 captures both imagination and skepticism in equal measure.

dematerialization of securities mandatory for private companies. Dematerialisation is a multi-purpose strategy, which, in the sweep of enhanced transparency, helps regulators keep a watch on benami share transactions, conduit or shell companies, back dated allotment of securities, appropriate payment of stamp duty on share issuance or transfers, clear title to securities in pledges, etc.

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Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], February 19: The 11th edition of IBEX INDIA, the country’s comprehensive International Trade Fair and Conference for BFSI & Fintech Sector, will be organised from 21 - 23 February 2024 at Jio World Convention Centre, Mumbai, India. The Indian BFSI sector has been constantly innovating and embracing cutting-edge technologies to enhance operational efficiency, customer experience, and security.

The head of BMW Group Designworks steered his car into a rest stop, highway traffic whizzing by in the background, and then dialed into his meeting. “I can’t concentrate on driving if I’m talking," says Holger Hampf, whose unit is internally known as “architects of the future." This pit stop, he says, happens to be an excellent example of what will change in the future. One day when cars can eventually drive themselves, executives will be able to sit back and work just as if they were in the office.

Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes on Friday: DoorDash, Treehouse Foods fall; Trade Desk, Toast rise

State governments across the U.S. are adopting or considering laws that would block the sale of personal health data or information about who visits sensitive sites such as sexual health facilities

Japan is hosting a conference for Japanese and Ukrainian officials to discuss reconstruction of Ukraine just ahead of the two-year anniversary of Russia’s invasion, while the U.S. and other Western countries are still focusing on military aid for the b...

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TVS Mobility on Monday said it has formed a joint venture with the Japanese conglomerate Mitsubishi Corporation to establish a comprehensive vehicle mobility ecosystem in India. As part of the collaboration, Mitsubishi Corporation will initially invest Rs 300 crore with both parties committed to support the growth of the joint venture. This investment is intended to propel both the parties' vision in relation to vehicle ownership in passenger cars, commercial vehicles and material handling equipment (MHE), TVS Mobility said in a statement. The business model will have the potential to achieve USD 2 billion revenue in the next 3-5 years' time, it added.

Britannia Industries, Godrej Consumer Products, Tata Consumer Products, Jyothy Labs, Heritage Foods, Mrs. Bectors Food and Varun Beverages are the top picks of Sharekhan post Q3 results The financial performance some companies stood out and Jyothy Laboratories, Radico Khaitan, Varun Beverages and Nestle India were among Leaders for Q3FY2024, as per Sharekhan Laggards for Q3FY2024 howver included Zydus Wellness, Hindustan Unilever and Bajaj Consumer Care as per them. Consumer companies saw impact of weak demand during the quarter impact their volumes and revenue growth while price cuts taken to support volumes further put pressure on topline growth.

Mswipe Technologies on Monday said that it has been granted payment aggregator (PA) licence by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). This comes after the company received an in-principle nod from the central bank to operate as a PA in August 2022.

A Virginia Senate Committee has put forward a recommendation for an annual combined fund allocation of $39,240 to support two recently established commissions focused on artificial intelligence (AI) and cryptocurrency.

In the  During the Asian session, Bitcoin is trading near $52,250, marking a modest increase of approximately 0.50% on Monday, the cryptocurrency landscape is undergoing significant shifts. Notably, Coinbase’s recent decision to halt native Bitcoin payments for merchants, opting instead for a Coinbase account requirement, has sparked a vibrant dialogue regarding Bitcoin’s scalability and practicality for everyday transactions.

By Prakash Krishnamoorthy

One should properly diversify the portfolio, but over or under-diversification will not work. Reasonable diversification is important, says Mukesh Kochar, National Head of Wealth, AUM Capital.

Indian Army, with a strength of 12 lakhs, is preparing for a significant upgrade of its current tanks and the induction of new-generation tanks for future battles. In a TOI report, senior officers have stated that the extensive destruction of Russian tanks in the ongoing Ukraine conflict, primarily in the initial days, was more due to «poor tactics» than anything else. They noted that Russia deployed tanks without adequate logistics support and failed to provide sufficient backup from infantry, artillery, electronic warfare, and close-air support units. According to a senior officer, "Combined-arms operations" were critical and missing in the conflict. Tanks remain essential for both offensive and defensive operations, offering mobility, firepower, and armored protection crucial for large-scale ground battles.

OpenAI. He’s also probably the best ‘educator’ about AI on YouTube, and anyone whose vocation collides with AI should watch him. The exciting thing about Karpathy’s videos is that there is just a handful of them and the educational ones are at least an hour long. This is not ‘insta’ material, and it’s hard work watching them. The post I mention is precisely about this— ‘shortification’ of learning, as he calls it. He writes, “There are a lot of videos on YouTube, TikTok, etc., that give the appearance of education, but if you look closely, they are really just entertainment. This is very convenient for everyone involved: the people watching enjoy thinking they are learning (but actually, they are just having fun). The people creating this content also enjoy it because fun has a much larger audience, fame and revenue… Learning is not supposed to be fun… the primary feeling should be that of effort. It should look a lot less like that ‘10-minute full body’ workout from your local digital media creator and a lot more like a serious session at the gym. You want the mental equivalent of sweating. Allocate a four-hour window. Don’t just read, take notes, re-read, rephrase, process, manipulate, learn.” Every word he writes is 100% true for those trying to learn about investing online. In theory, it’s easy to access all the information you need to invest profitably, and most of it is available for free. The question is, are investors able to do it?