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Former U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday asked a federal judge to dismiss criminal charges accusing him of illegally holding onto sensitive U.S. national security documents when he left office, arguing the prosecution is legally flawed. Trump has pleaded not guilty to a 40-count indictment in Florida federal court accusing him of illegally retaining classified documents at his Florida resort after leaving office in 2021 and obstructing U.S. government attempts to retrieve them.

Joe Biden on Friday said that the majority of ‘overwhelming’ Palestinians are not Hamas and further alleged that they're also suffering as a result of Hamas' terrorism. In a post on X, Biden wrote, “I won't mince words.

F&O ban list: A total of 15 stocks have been banned for trade on Friday, February 23, 2024, under the futures and options (F&O) segment by the National Stock Exchange (NSE). The securities have been put on ban under the F&O segment as it crossed 95 per cent of the market-wide position limit (MWPL), according to the NSE. However, the stocks will be available for trading in the cash market.

NCPCR) has written to the ministry of electronics and information technology highlighting the lack of KYC norms for gambling apps and websites, which it claims has led to unlawful participation of children on these platforms. In a letter sent on Wednesday, the NCPCR said that a complaint from New Delhi-based trust 'Society against gambling' spoke of the «presence of numerous illegal online gambling websites and applications operating within the country, posing a significant threat to the future well-being of children». ET has seen a copy of the letter.

The overall fees charged to 401(k) plans are well-documented – but information about how much goes to advisors isn’t widely available.

Investors in edtech firm Byju’s parent Think & Learn Pvt. Ltd who have called today’s extraordinary general meeting (EGM) have raised concerns over the management's failure to enforce the company’s rights related to the acquisition of Aakash Educational Services Ltd (AESL), besides agreeing to “onerous” and “prejudicial” loan terms with Davidson Kempner (DK), among other matters. They have demanded the ouster of founder Byju Raveendran and his family from leadership roles in the edtech firm, accused the company of keeping stakeholders in the dark, asked for details regarding investigations by federal agencies and want to know the terms being offered to any new investors.

The Los Angeles City Ethics Commission has rejected a proposed settlement between the city and former CBS executive Les Moonves

A women's organization in Mumbai, India, is training a chatbot powered by artificial intelligence with the help of women like 32-year-old Komal Vilas Thatkare

A cross-country United Airlines flight carrying 202 passengers was forced to land in Chicago after what local media reports, citing a preliminary police report, called a bomb threat

There is a large literature on the varieties of capitalism seen around the world. In their Introduction to the much-cited volume on Varieties of Capitalism (Oxford University Press, UK, 2001), Hall and Soskice classified capitalist countries into two broad groups: Liberal market economies (LMEs) such as the US, UK, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and coordinated market economies (CMEs) such as Germany, France, Japan, Sweden and Austria. In LMEs, firms coordinate their interaction with each other and other stakeholders through hierarchies and the market.

tribute to a 98-year-old said to be Waffen SS member in the House of Commons.Prime Minister Justin Trudeau apologized, and said he would consider releasing Canada’s Nazi war crimes files.So far the government’s only action has been to further declassify a study prepared for Canada’s 1987 Commission of Inquiry on War Criminals.The gaffe in Parliament resurrected a painful lapse in Canada’s post-war history: the failure to keep out or prosecute those who played a role in the Holocaust.In the decades following the war, Jewish groups alerted the government to the Nazis and collaborators who had slipped into Canada: an Auschwitz commander, a Gestapo member, soldiers, and camp guards.Their alleged crimes included torture, executions, massacres, liquidation of Jewish ghettoes and “participating in the extermination of Jews,” according to government records.Some of the allegations were specific. One suspect was accused of “having two women hosed down overnight with cold water for acts of sabotage” in Austria.

hybrid mutual funds that gained over 40% in the last 1 year. Hybrid funds invest in both equity and debt with the goal of balancing risk and reward, and optimizing investment returns. The tax treatment of equity-oriented hybrid schemes is similar to that of equity schemes, while debt-oriented hybrid schemes are taxed in the same way as debt schemes.

In a blog post published by the European Central Bank, Ulrich Bindseil, director general of market infrastructure and payments and Jürgen Schaaf, an advisor to the central bank, say that for bitcoin lobbyists the formal approval by the SEC confirms that Bitcoin investments are safe and the preceding rally is proof of an unstoppable triumph. In the mid-2010s, the hope that bitcoin's value would inevitably rise to ever new heights began to dominate the narrative. But bitcoin is neither suitable as an investment or even as a real-world means of payments, the blog argues. Bindseil and Schaff believe that lower interest rates and the SEC green light have opened the floodgates to Wall Street for bitcoin, promising large inflows of funds, "the only effective fuel in a speculative bubble".

The US dollar staged a bit of a sell-off overnight, with commodity-linked currencies showing strong performance.

As an example,Bitcoin (BTC)'s price grew by a whopping 155% from the start till the end of 2023. Such high returns naturally get the attention of investors looking to add to their wealth. But before you jump on this train, it makes sense to get a lay of the land. In this article, we'll highlight the advantages and disadvantages of crypto investing in India. This will allow you to make an informed decision about whether to invest in this blossoming asset class or not. But before we dive in, let's understand what are cryptocurrency actually is.

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Stock market today: Despite volatiletrends in the Indian stock market today, the broad market is still attracting bulls' interest. The small-cap index is trading green by logging a nearly 0.50 percent gain against its Wednesday close whereas the mid-cap index is up by over 0.62 percent during Thursday deals. Among various small-cap stocks, Rushil Decor share is one of those small-cap stocks that has outperformed key benchmark indices.

Stock market today: Despite weak trends in the Indian stock market today, shares of Rail Vikas Nigam Limited or RVNL and Salasar Techno Engineering Ltd opened upside in the opening bell. RVNL share price today opened upside at ₹261.90 apiece on NSE and went on to touch an intraday high of ₹262.60 apiece within a few minutes of the stock market's opening.

Multibagger IPO: A long-term stock market investor does not just earn from the appreciation in stock price appreciation but from the various other rewards that a listed company declares from its capital reserves. These rewards can be in the form of an interim, final, or special dividend, bonus shares, stock split, buyback of shares, etc. Prima facie, these rewards may look negligible but in the longer term, these rewards matter a lot and lead to whopping returns.

mutual fund investors choose schemes primarily on the basis of their past performance. It is a different matter that investment experts point out that the past returns are not a guarantee of the scheme's future performance. Here, we list out the top-performing flexi cap mutual funds which have delivered more than 20 per cent CAGR (compound annual growth rate) returns in the past five years.