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By Navesh Chitrakar and Yubaraj Sharma

By Brenda Goh

DUBAI (Reuters) — Growth in non-oil business activity in Saudi Arabia accelerated for a second consecutive month in October, a survey showed on Sunday, with new orders supporting an overall expansion in activity which led to a sharp rise in employment levels.

JM Financial has reported a total revenue of Rs. 1214 crore during the period ended September 30, 2023, as compared to Rs.

₹1 lakh in December 2000 would have been ₹21 lakh today. From the latest intra high of 17,754.05, dated September 12, it went down by 7.25% on October 26, and on November 3, Nifty 50 closed at 17,000.95, which is 4.25% lower. A short-term break in the long-term growing market.

IPOs Next Week: The primary market witnessed some major listings in both main board and small- and medium-sized enterprise (SME) segments last month, which kept investors engaged with subscriptions and listings. Moving on, November too sees strong market buzz - similarly packed with new listings and initial public offering (IPO) issues, that are available for subscription. In the primary market last week, mainboard IPO of Cello World, Honasa Consumer and ESAF Small Finance Bank opened to raise ₹4,064 crore.

Australia’s manufacturing sector requires huge amounts of heat and that hasn’t really changed since our first factories were built. While there’s now plenty of robots and advanced electronics in some industries, heavy industrial manufacturing such as the production of steel and cement hasn’t really changed in over 100 years.

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -Negotiators representing Hollywood actors are considering a new proposal that major studios described as their «last, best and final offer» to end a four-month-long strike, the SAG-AFTRA union said on Saturday.

Narendra Modi asserted on Saturday that his government has broken many real, perceived and exaggerated barriers, laying the foundation for building a developed, grand and prosperous India. Speaking at the Hindustan Times Leadership Summit here, he referred to the theme of the event — 'Beyond Barriers' — and said the 2024 Lok Sabha poll results will see people supporting the ruling BJP «beyond barriers». The media group's theme of its 2047 summit will be "Developed Nation: What Next", he said in a lighter vein in reference to his government's call for making the country developed by the centenary of its independence.

interest rates might stay higher for longer has weighed on returns this year, with investors finding few safe havens between stocks and bonds.Analysts who spoke to Global News say the uncertainty about rate hike paths for central banks around the world means some portfolios could still stand to lose some value, but there are still some opportunities out there for long-term investors.A TD Bank report released this week pointed to the rapid rise in interest rates from the Bank of Canada and its central bank counterparts globally as dragging down returns for investors in 2023.The report said that “swift adjustment” in interest rates has “stunted equity markets,” which sit more than 10 per cent below 2022 highs.“Interest rates have been affecting everything dramatically, and I don’t use that word lightly,” says Michael Currie, senior investment advisor with TD Wealth.“For 18 months now, they have such a huge effect on everything we look at, whether it’s real estate, stocks, bonds, you name it — right across the board.”Higher interest rates affect companies’ access to credit and weigh on consumer spending, so they’re generally seen as a negative for growth outlooks, Currie says.The Bank of Canada has increased its benchmark rate by 4.75 percentage points since March 2022, with the bulk of the tightening coming last year. In announcing its second consecutive rate hold on Oct.

US Federal Reserve could be done hiking interest rates in the biggest oil consuming economy. Brent crude futures were down $1.92, or 2.3 per cent, to $84.89 a barrel. US West Texas Intermediate crude futures fell $1.95, or 2.4 per cent, to $80.51 a barrel.

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By Olena Harmash

Shashi Tharoor said that with the win in Mizoram Congress, which once ruled Northeast India, will make a re-entry in region. Congress was voted out of power in 2018 in Mizoram and with this exit from Mizoram, Congress was out of the northeastern states once identified as the bastion of the grand old party. The Lok Sabha MP from Thiruvananthapuram in Kerala launched a tirade against regional party Zoram Peoples Movement (ZPM). He said that it is not the time to experiment, BJP is trying to enter the government through the local party ZPM.

All signs point to a relatively solid holiday season for America’s small businesses

Now that we have our first estimate of GDP for Q3, we also have our first estimate of M2 velocity for the third quarter. Because there is an amazing amount of uninformed hypothesis out there, I figured it was worth a quick review of where we are and where we’re going, and why it matters.

A Gold-buying rush is expected to start soon ahead of the upcoming Dhanteras and Diwali festivals. In this online Q&A, Chintan Haria, Head of Investment Strategy at ICICI Prudential AMC answers important questions investors should know before going for the yellow metal.

Congress and AIUDF have a «relationship of votes» with the Muslim community in Assam and over the years votes have been sought from them by creating an «atmosphere of fear», Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said here on Saturday. Both the parties have a relationship with the Muslims of migrant origin till they get the votes but they have not taken any steps for their development or in the areas where they live, Sarma said at a press conference here.

Byju's parent Think and Learn Private Limited (TLPL), has released its financial audit for FY22. The edutech company has reported FY22 standalone revenue up at ₹3,569 crore, with a marginal drop in EBITDA loss, as per a release. Excluding all acquisitions, the core business of Think & Learn, BYJU'S, has reported substantial growth, with total income surging to ₹3,569 crore from ₹1,552 crore in the previous year, marking a robust 2.3x increase.

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