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Nissan will invest $1.4 billion to update its factory in northeast England to make electric versions of its two best-selling cars

Investing.com — U.S. stocks traded in a mixed fashion Friday in thin trading, at the start of a shortened trading day.

By Giuseppe Fonte and Sudip Kar-Gupta

Investing.com -- U.S. futures edged mainly into the green ahead of a truncated trading day. American shoppers will be on the hunt for deals this Black Friday as retail companies warn that inflation-squeezed consumers may be more careful about spending big this holiday season. Elsewhere, Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) workers and activists in Europe plan protests and strikes aimed at disrupting the e-commerce giant's massive delivery network during its ongoing ten-day sales event.

Rajeev Chandrasekhar said on Friday, adding that 'guardrails' have to be carefully developed without over-regulating innovation. The Minister of State for IT and Electronics said that while artificial intelligence (AI) is one of the biggest inventions of recent times, the government is committed to ensuring the safety of users on digital platforms, given that India is one of the largest connected nations in the world with almost 850 million Indians already using the internet and 1.2 billion estimated to do so by 2025-26.

Laser Digital, a subsidiary of financial services giant Nomura, has launched an Ethereum Adoption Fund aimed at institutional investors, as announced on 9th November 2023. This fund, centered in London and Dubai, is a strategic move to bolster the presence of Ethereum in the investment portfolios of institutions, enhancing the digital asset's footprint in the global financial market.

Rockingdeals Circular Economy was subscribed 142.16 times on the last day of bidding on Friday. The SME board IPO received over 21.35 crore bids against the issue size of 15 lakh shares as of 4:30 pm. As a result of this overwhelming response to the IPO, the share is already demanding a 30% premium on the issue price of Rs 136-140/share in the grey market. The IPO opened for subscription on November 22, Wednesday. The company planned to raise Rs 21 crore through fresh issue of shares.

European shares struggled for traction after the latest economic data highlighted Germany’s struggle to recover from an energy-induced downturn last winter and the mounting impact of higher borrowing costs.

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This wee­k’s Bitcoin price prediction see­s some interesting e­vents affecting its path. Bitcoin is currently trading at $37,416, a slight incre­ase of 0.20% on Friday. Some of this uptick comes from Pre­sident Milei’s win in Argentina, which gave­ Bitcoin fans there a strong hope boost.

As businesses and governments adopt net-zero strategies, it is imperative for the industry to develop resilient solutions and construct infrastructure capable of withstanding the repercussions of climate change. Simultaneously, these initiatives should remain economically-viable investments. The reevaluation of how we plan, create, and manage our infrastructure is a vital component of this undertaking. Infrastructure is critical in influencing our cultures, economics, and environment. Rethinking infrastructure systems is a critical step towards creating a net-zero and sustainable future.

By Joe Cash

Investing.com-- Gold prices hovered just below key highs on Friday as a U.S. market holiday made for scant trading cues, with focus now turning to upcoming business activity readings for more cues on the world’s largest economy. 

(Reuters) -Bank of England Chief Economist Huw Pill said it had to hold firm in its battle against inflation and it cannot afford to ease off tight monetary policy, the Financial Times reported on Friday.

Investing.com-- Asian currencies kept to a tight range on Friday, while the dollar moved little as a U.S. market holiday made for scant trading, although focus now turned to key business activity readings due later in the day. 

BANGKOK (Reuters) — Thailand expects 3.4-3.5 million visitors from China this year, below its target, the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) said on Friday, despite rolling out a visa-free programme to attract Chinese tourists.

After a strong rally in midcap and smallcap stocks in the last one year, one might on the face of it, tend to believe that switching to largecaps is ideal. But, from a valuation standpoint, the midcap and smallcap indices are still trading well below their historical averages, says Pawan Bharadia, managing director, Equitree Capital Advisors. While there is exuberance in some pockets of mid and smallcaps, there are enough and more opportunities within the smallcap space where valuations are reasonable and may continue to generate alpha returns even from hereon, Bharadia said. Edited excerpts from an interview with ETMarkets: Is it time to switch to largecaps, or is there more steam left in the midcap and smallcap space? Midcaps and smallcaps indices have had a good run over the last year, delivering 40-44% returns, whereas the Nifty has given a somber 9% return only over the same period.

Investing.com-- Oil prices rose slightly in Asian trade on Friday as traders remained on edge over a delay in an OPEC+ meeting, although expectations of more supply cuts by the cartel put prices on course to break a four-week losing streak.

Investing.com-- Most Asian stocks fell on Friday following weak economic signals from Japan and the euro zone, while steep losses in index heavyweight Chow Tai Fook Jewellery dragged Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index lower.

Andrew Ng, the founding lead of the Google Brain team and former chief scientist at Baidu, juggles multiple roles as a teacher, entrepreneur, and investor. He is currently the founder of DeepLearning.AI--an edtech company, founder & CEO of Landing AI--a software provider for industrial automation and manufacturing, general partner at AI Fund, and chairman and co-founder of Coursera, besides being an adjunct professor at Stanford University’s Computer Science Department. In an interview, he shares his views on the OpenAI fracas, loss of jobs to generative artificial intelligence (AI), the heated debate around artificial general intelligence (AGI), and global regulation of AI, among other things.

By Suban Abdulla