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Britain needs an additional one trillion pounds ($1.3 trillion) in investment in the next decade to grow the economy, a report said on Friday. New British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said he wanted the economy to achieve annual growth of 2.5% when campaigning in the run-up to July 4's election — a rate that Britain has not regularly reached since before the 2008 financial crisis. An annual growth rate of 3% would require extra investment of 100 billion pounds a year in the next 10 years, particularly in energy, housing and venture capital, according to the report from UK financial services lobby group Capital Markets Industry Taskforce.

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Most U.S. stocks fell following a mixed round of data on the economy, keeping them on track for their worst week since April

Traders are currently playing with the probability of the employment market rising or falling, and depending on whichever factor that overcomes the other, the further moves may be planned ahead. US treasuries have, until now, provided a standard return, of nearly 6%, and cooling inflation could yield some better results at the bond market.

Nitin Gadkari on Thursday said there is no need to provide subsidies to electric vehicle makers as cost of production has come down and consumers are now opting for electric vehicles (EVs) or CNG vehicles on their own. Speaking at an event, Gadkari said initially costs of manufacturing electric vehicles were high, but as demand has increased, production costs have dropped, making further subsidies unnecessary. «Consumers are now choosing electric and compressed natural gas (CNG) vehicles on their own and I do not think we need to provide much subsidy for electric vehicles,» the minister said, pointing out the lower rate of GST on electric vehicles (5%) compared to petrol and diesel vehicles (28%). «In my opinion, manufacturing of electric vehicles no longer needs to be subsidised by the government,» he said, adding the demand for subsidies isn't justified anymore.

The Federal Reserve should cut interest rates by 50 basis points at its September meeting, according to JPMorgan's Michael Feroli.

oil output increase for October and November after crude prices hit their lowest in nine months, three sources from the producers' group told Reuters on Thursday. Oil prices have been falling along with other asset classes on concerns about a weak global economy and soft data from China, the world's biggest oil importer. «Done,» one of the sources said. The three sources declined to be identified by name.

Goavega, a specialist in AI-driven product engineering services, has launched a product aimed at helping businesses engineer next-generation AI-based software products which will help organizations across industries further innovate faster and smarter. With over a decade of experience supporting emerging startups and large enterprises, Goavega has developed the new suite of AI services. “AI is no longer a luxury but a necessity for companies that want to remain competitive in today’s digital economy. However, getting AI right the first time is incredibly challenging. Our mission with this new suite of services is to help businesses in healthcare, financial services, retail, manufacturing, and other industries to navigate these challenges and successfully integrate AI into their operations, driving sustainable value and efficiency. Weare seeing a very healthy pipeline for AI-Driven Product Engineering Services and expect to see 30-35% growth in the coming year," Sumana Iyengar, CEO at Goavega, said.

Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) should testify quarterly before the standing committee on finance, where Buch can address the charges against her as part of her regular testimony. Regulatory integrity must, of course, be substantive and visibly so. This makes it imperative to clear the air over the charges levelled against Buch.

Goldman Sachs analysts said. Last month, Vice President Harris outlined plans to raise the corporate tax rate to 28% from 21%, in order to ensure «big corporations pay their fair share.» Goldman analysts said in a note late on Wednesday that at a 28% taxation rate, they estimate earnings of S&P 500 companies would take a 5% hit.

«We continue to be one of the fastest growing or the fastest growing large economy in the world. And with a particular characteristic of very strong equity culture and a very strong equity market in terms of corporates, new companies, existing companies, there are a lot of fundamental factors that support our market,» says Bhavin Shah, Founder, Sameeksha Capital. Well, the big question in the markets right now is should one wait for that dip and then deploy or perhaps the market is not going to award you with that dip, it is just perhaps keep deploying incrementally even at higher levels. Bhavin Shah: What we have seen in the last multiple years is that you have had sometimes a very short interval dip or sometimes a bit of a time correction for a little extended time, but eventually market moves higher and I think that is probably clearly because of the way our economy is progressing.

The American labor market, red-hot for the past few years, has cooled

Noida Authority’s proposal of amendments to the building by-laws, aiming to increase the Floor Area Ratio (FAR) will help in the growth of both commercial and residential segments, real estate developers said. “It will enable the construction of more units within the same land area. This will further lead to a higher supply without any horizontal expansion, keeping property prices under check while using existing infrastructure better to create a greater number of units,” said Manoj Gaur, President, CREDAI-NCR. The changes are part of the Noida Master Plan-2031 and once approved, it will boost revenue for the authority as well.

Asian markets are mixed following Wednesday’s global sell-off, as Wall Street declined in the technology, energy and other sectors

«The whole idea is that if we do not repeat our mistake, that is the reason we build our system and process around that. So, learning from mistake is something very important and we have to keep on acknowledging it, that yes, as human beings we have made mistakes and we will make mistakes, so there is no point that the day you get that feeling you have arrived, the problem starts,» says Sandeep Tandon, Quant Mutual Fund. We are celebrating Teacher's Day with great learnings of Rakesh Jhunjhunwala and Warren Buffett. What has been your great learning from the masters of the world? And what would you like to share as a learning for our viewers today on Teacher's Day? Sandeep Tandon: If you sit down, whether you talk about Warren Buffett or talk of bhaiya or anybody who is very successful in the market, I think I have always seen the one aspect which is humility. And second thing they always accepted, even on the multiple public forum, the mistake which they did. And we believe that if you can highlight that, that you have learned from mistakes and I think that is the biggest learning, like even at Quant what we try to say that we as a human being will make new mistakes.

A top Kremlin official says Turkey has formally applied for a membership in the BRICS bloc of developing economies as Russia and China seek to counter the West's global influence

Dozens of African leaders have descended on Beijing for a summit that signals China’s influence in a continent that it hopes will be a key ally in pushing back against a U.S.-led global order

America’s employers posted fewer job openings in July than they had the previous month, a sign that hiring could further cool in the coming months

Well-heeled Chinese are moving to Japan in droves, buying up homes and harboring hopes for opportunities

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The Bank of Canada cut interest rates for a third consecutive time by 25 basis points on Wednesday, leaving its benchmark lending rate at 4.25 per cent.