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Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. The beginning of every new year always poses challenges to investors as they take the opportunity to reassess their strategies and portfolios. But 2025 is especially challenging.

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Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Before his sons dismantled the company he had meticulously built, tarnishing the reputation of a proud business dynasty, Parvinder “Pammi" Singh was regarded as a legend in Indian business. Unlike first-generation entrepreneurs, Parvinder inherited Ranbaxy—a modest pharma business his father, Bhai Mohan Singh, had acquired from its founders, Ranbir Singh and Gurbax Singh.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Mumbai: You’re about to pay for a purchase on a popular e-commerce website from your mobile, but your bank doesn’t show up in the netbanking list. This stumbling block faced by many consumers may be fixed if a pilot rolled out by the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) last month works out.

In many ways, Canada’s 2025 mortgage outlook is as clear as an octopus playing charades. So much depends on unknown policies from new governments — on both sides of the border — that could quickly reshuffle the deck for Canadian mortgage rates and real estate. We’ll know more later this quarter, but for now, there’s enough clarity on certain points to make some not-so-daring predictions. With that, here are five forecasts for mortgages and housing in 2025.

Amazon Prime Video’s “Thursday Night Football” package averaged 13.22 million viewers, a 13% increase over last season

Meghan Markle is kicking off the new year with a new Instagram account, returning to the social media platform after a five year absence, and racking up almost a million followers in the first day of her return.The account, given the simple handle @meghan, has two posts as of Thursday – her first post, a black and white video shared on New Year’s Day, shows the Duchess of Sussex, 43, running on a beach toward the ocean, before pausing to write “2025” in the sand with her finger.A post shared by Meghan, Duchess of Sussex (@meghan)People reports her husband, Prince Harry, shot the video.Eagle-eyed followers, however, spotted evidence that the video was likely filmed multiple times, which is relatable for anyone who’s attempted to capture content for the platform before.As Markle jogs toward the water in a white button-up shirt and white jeans, fans noticed the year “2025” already written in the sand in one spot, suggesting the video took at least two takes to capture.Markle and Harry, the Duke of Sussex, were married in 2018, and were initially part of @KensingtonRoyal, which also included Harry’s brother, Prince William, and his wife, Kate Middleton, the Princess of Wales. But a year later, Meghan and Harry launched their own account, @SussexRoyal, a sign of their growing distance from the royal family.@SussexRoyal was discontinued in 2020, around the time that Meghan and Harry announced they were stepping back from their official roles.In the past, the couple has shared their hesitancy to return to social media with personal profiles, citing the harassment they’ve been subjected to in the past.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. America is getting better at getting things done. Take Vic Viktorov, a gym owner who increased revenue at his Boston business in 2024 by 30% without adding a single salesperson to the two already on staff.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Waaree Renewable Technologies Ltd’s shares are up about 10% this week after it said it had received an order for a two-gigawatt (GW) solar project from Jindal Renewables. The order, higher than its cumulative backlog of 1.7GW at September-end, is the largest received by the solar EPC (engineering, procurement and construction) company so far and establishes its position as a gigawatt-scale project execution player.

KPI Green Energy shares started trading on an ex-bonus basis on Friday for their 1:2 bonus share issue. The stock dropped 2.4% to its intraday low of Rs 558.60 on the BSE. “Pursuant to Regulation 42 of Securities and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015, and relevant provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 and Rules made thereunder, the Company has fixed Friday, January 03, 2025, as the ‘Record Date’ for determining the eligibility of Shareholders entitled for issuance of Bonus Equity Shares of the Company in the proportion of 1 (One) Equity Shares of Rs. 5/- (Rupees Five only) each for every 2 (Two) existing Equity Share of Rs. 5/- (Rupees Five only) each,” the company said in an exchange filing.

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Billionaire investor Ken Griffin's handful of hedge funds at Citadel all posted double-digit returns in 2024, led by its tactical trading strategy.

Shamsud Din Jabbar's attack on New Orleans has shaken the country to its core. Authorities have revealed that Jabbar did not act alone in this horrific act of terror, which has left the city in grief and fear. Reports of the four or five accomplices in the planning and the execution of this fatal attack exist. This is what we know so far of this awful event.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. New Delhi: Bengaluru-based iBus Networks is aiming for a revenue of ₹2,000 crore in the next four to five years, with Ebitda (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization) of ₹500 crore, as it looks to become an infrastructure tech company by offering digital solutions for last-mile connectivity. Ram Sellaratnam, co-founder and chief executive officer (CEO) at iBus Networks, told Mint in an exclusive interaction that the company was looking at Ebitda of around ₹120 crore by FY26, with a revenue ₹400-450 crore.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. ARLINGTON, Va.—-When Marciana Cabrera misses a home-cooked meal from her native Guatemala, she places an order for food delivery—from Guatemala. “Four, probably five times a year," says the 20-year resident of this Washington, D.C., suburb.

According to high court documents seen by the PA news agency, Odey's lawyers stated he has suffered a «very significant financial loss» as a result of the FT investigation into alleged sexual misconduct spanning between 1995 and 2023, but the claim will be capped at £79m. Odey Wealth Management files for voluntary liquidation In June and July 2023, the newspaper published four articles featuring over a dozen women claiming to have been either sexually assaulted or harassed by the hedge fund manager. Five women are also separately suing Odey over his alleged misconduct. Adam Speker,...

record date for its 1:2 bonus share issuance set for tomorrow, January 3, KPI Green Energy shares are expected to garner significant attention in Thursday's trading session. Therefore, the investors must purchase shares today to qualify for the aforementioned bonus issue.

Nilesh Shah, MD & CEO, Envision Capital.