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«Of course, structurally, we may see a higher interest rate compared to the history or the past, but still, they should be significantly lower from what they are today, at least 100 to 150 bps or maybe closer to 200 bps lower over the next 12-18 months so that is another very big positive,» says Sachin Shah, Emkay Investment Managers. First up, the market view itself because, of course, while a lot of people have been saying that we are toppish and the fundamentals perhaps are getting overshadowed by liquidity right now, what is your view on where the market momentum lies and what should we factor in for the market peak? Sachin Shah: I think it is getting kind of a consensus view that the valuations are getting a bit stretched, at least in some pockets of the market, particularly the smallcaps and midcap, those kind of things, and of course, the largecaps are much more reasonably valued.

«Now for FY25, the earnings estimates are still in the range of about 10% to 12% which means that for the second half of the year earnings needs to pick up especially coinciding with the festive season, so there is an expectation of earnings improvement going into the second half of the year and that needs to play out for our markets,» says Shibani Sircar Kurian, Kotak Mahindra AMC It is a day when you would have said that everything was right for India, crude is down, FIIs have started buying, global cues were decent, yet markets are showing tremendous signs of fatigue and keep Nifty out of this situation, the breadth has been rather poor actually. Shibani Sircar Kurian: So, of course, our markets have had a great run. Markets have outperformed the emerging market pack by a mile. But like you rightly pointed out that if you look at the fundamentals of the market, whether it be in terms of macro or earnings, they are largely where we were and largely stable.

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NXP Semiconductors plans to invest over USD 1 billion to double its research and development activities in India over the next few years, a top company official said on Wednesday. Speaking at Semicon India 2024, NXP Executive Director, President and CEO Kurt Sievers said the company is engaging with the whole industry, downstream in the automotive sector, industrial sector, which is going to make India extremely powerful as an economy. «In that context, NXP is committed to double its R&D efforts here in the country in the next few years, which is far in excess of a billion dollars,» he said. Sievers said NXP has been present in India for about 50 years.

The inflation-adjusted median income of U.S. households rebounded last year to roughly its 2019 level, overcoming the biggest price spike in four decades to restore most Americans’ purchasing power

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has won a parliamentary vote on a contentious decision to cut a payment that helps millions of pensioners pay winter heating bills

Some cancer patients are hitting coverage limits on a cheap anti-nausea pill that can ward off waves of vomiting after treatment

Piyush Goyal on Wednesday slammed Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for his remarks in the US, saying it is «absolutely» shameful that the Leader of Opposition is defaming India on foreign soil and he should apologise for that. Goyal said that the remarks are a well-thought agenda and deliberate attempt of the Congress party. «Can anybody in his right mind justify or endorse the deplorable statements (of Mr Gandhi). The absolutely shameful manner in which India and every Indian is being defamed on foreign soil by a senior leader of the Congress Mr Rahul Gandhi,» Goyal told reporters here. He was replying to a question about Gandhi's remarks in the US.

«In Springfield, they're eating the dogs — the people that came in — they're eating the cats, they're eating the pets of the people that live there. And this is what's happening in our country,» Trump said, contradicting the Springfield city manager, who said such accusations had no basis in fact. Read More: US Presidential Debate 2024: Donald Trump, Kamala Harris clash over economy, abortion and more; Here are key takeaways

BJP on Tuesday reacted strongly to Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's remarks regarding the Sikh community facing trouble in India. Union minister Hardeep Puri said Sikhs have never felt safer in India as they feel now. «He (Rahul Gandhi) says that Sikhs are facing troubles in wearing 'Turban' and 'Kada' in the country.

US recession is currently becoming an unwanted reality, as various market factors are suggesting that there are major chances of a major effect on the national economy. The pandemic had earlier triggered a major inflation in the country, worse than what was seen in the last 40 years, and now, there are chances that things could deteriorate again if the impending recession does arrive.

If you run short of cash and plan to withdraw your mutual fund investments, take a pause. There is another option: You can take a loan against mutual funds and not disrupt the long-term potential compounding of your investment. Several banks offer loans against mutual fund units at interest rates ranging from 10-15% per annum.

Lombard Street: A Description of the Money Market details the dubious purposes for which businesses sought to raise funds: “To make Salt Water Fresh… For building of Hospitals for Bastard Children… For trading in Human Hair… For a Wheel of Perpetual Motion." But the most audacious was: “For an Undertaking which shall in due time be revealed." We no longer live in the 18th century and such blatant fraud is not usually possible today. However, in the 1990s, merchant bankers did inflate the value of many dotcom companies with barely any business prospects, projecting a prosperous future to sell retail investors these shares at excessive valuations. If merchant bankers had made a habit of refusing such deals, much of the dotcom bubble might never have occurred.

Congress Committee (AICC) on Monday demanded the dismissal of Manipur chief minister N Biren Singh in the wake of resumption of violence in the state, even as it accused the Centre of adopting a hands-off approach in dealing with the situation.

Discount retailer Big Lots has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection as it contends with a pullback in consumer spending and soft sales

The Pepe Coin price has risen by 2% in the past 24 hours, reaching $0.000007081 as the crypto market settles today after a tough weekend.

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presidential nominee Donald Trump is narrowly leading Democratic nominee Kamala Harris by just one point in a recent The New York Times/Siena College poll. Trump garners 48 percent of voter support against Harris's 47 percent. The poll, which surveyed 1,695 respondents nationwide, has a margin of error of 2.8 points, making the race a statistical tie. The poll results come on the heels of President Joe Biden’s unexpected decision in July to step aside from the 2024 presidential race, endorsing Kamala Harris to lead the Democratic Party. Despite an ensuing surge in Democratic enthusiasm, the race remains extremely tight, with Harris and Trump frequently swapping narrow leads in various surveys. FiveThirtyEight, a media outlet that ranks pollsters based on accuracy and methodology, has identified The New York Times/Siena College poll as the most reliable in the country. Polling averages suggest a very close race, with Harris often holding a slight national lead.

CRPF is moving in four battalions comprising more than 4,000 personnel in the worst Naxal-violence affected areas of Bastar in Chhattisgarh as part of a strategy to launch a «decisive battle» to match the Union government's latest resolve of ending the Maoist problem by March 2026. Union Home Minister Amit Shah, while declaring this deadline in the Chhattisgarh capital of Raipur last month, emphasised that a «strong and ruthless» plan of action was required to rid the country of Left Wing Extremism (LWE) — once termed the country's biggest internal security threat. Official sources said the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) — the lead internal security and anti-Naxal operations force in the country — withdrew three battalions from Jharkhand and one from Bihar for deployment in the Bastar region, about 450-500 kilometres south of Raipur. It was felt that the Naxal violence situation in these two states had improved and incidents were negligible. Hence, these battalions can be better utilised in Chhattisgarh, where the anti-Naxal operations are now concentrated, they said.

India is gearing up for an exceptionally harsh winter, as forecasted by the India Meteorological Department (IMD). The IMD has pointed to the onset of the La Niña phenomenon in September 2024, which is expected to cause a significant drop in temperatures and increased rainfall across the country. La Niña, the cooler counterpart to El Niño, is characterised by lower sea surface temperatures in the equatorial Pacific, leading to widespread climate effects, including colder and harsher winters. According to the IMD's announcement on September 2, 2024, La Niña is likely to result in a severe winter. Typically, La Niña begins between April and June, strengthening between October and February, and can last from nine months to two years. It is driven by strong easterly winds pushing ocean waters westward, which cools the ocean surface. This contrasts with El Niño, which brings warmer conditions. Different regions in India are expected to experience varying degrees of winter severity. Northern states like Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, and Jammu and Kashmir may see especially frigid conditions, with temperatures potentially falling as low as 3°C. Additionally, the combination of colder weather and increased rainfall could impact agriculture, particularly in areas that rely on winter crops.

Twitter — without that distinctive, pointed ouroboros nestled at the foot of each post, the one that serves as a gauge, a currency and a vector of virality. The retweet — the capacity to share, quickly and easily, a contribution that you enjoy or endorse or otherwise wish to bring to the attention of others — was the innovation that made Twitter work. It gave a niche idea its purpose, turning a curious app into a transformative social, cultural and political force and, eventually, a billionaire’s plaything. It was not, though, deliberate. Retweeting was not designed by the cadre of developers who founded Twitter. It did not exist in the early versions of the app. There was, in its first iterations, no way of amplifying the best (or, later, worst) content that emerged from the doomscroll.