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HDFC Life Insurance chairman Deepak S Parekh on Friday said the company can continue to deliver “sustained growth and profitability” even after the new tax rules introduced by the government as the insurer has product innovation capability and diversified distribution franchise.

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Soaring prices and sugar shortages have makers of candy canes, peanut brittle and lollipops feeling sour. Tight sugar supplies are pushing up candy companies’ costs and, in some cases, cutting into production of sweets, executives said. Candy producers said the root of the problem lies with U.S.

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Groundwater containing low levels of radioactive material may have reached the edge of the Mississippi River

COMEX gold rose during the first half of the week as recent data from the US, particularly the CPI and retail sales, showed that price pressures are cooling, warranting a smaller Fed action than previously expected. Investors are now expecting the US Fed to hike rates by 25 bps in July and pushed back against any rate hikes in the September FOMC meeting. Data released on Tuesday showed that US retail sales and industrial production missed estimates, a potentially welcome sign for the Fed as it seeks to cool inflation.

Energy Transition Working Group is facing challenges in reaching a consensus on the joint communique with clean hydrogen and the Russia-Ukraine war being the key sticking points. About 60% of the communique has been agreed upon, but negotiations are still continuing on whether the future of hydrogen should be green or clean, people close to the development said. Officials are hopeful of some agreement on the second day of the talks on Saturday.

Audi's India head Balbir Singh Dhillon said that the company expects a strong momentum in its India business over the coming years. Dhillion said the growth will be driven majorly by electric vehicles (EVs) which are likely to account for 50 per cent of its sales by 2030, reported TOI. Audi registered a 97-per cent growth in sales in the first half of the year.

stablecoin market while most cryptocurrencies are posting outsized gains this year. Traders use stablecoins to move money into and out of cryptocurrency markets, swap funds between exchanges and as a haven in times of high volatility. Often the market capitalization of the tokens increases during rallies and declines during downturns. So far this year, the total value of the crypto market has jumped around 50% to about $1.2 trillion, while the stablecoin sector has shrunk almost 8% to around a two-year low of $127 billion, according to researcher CCData. This discrepancy could have several explanations. Hoping for higher returns, investors may be rotating out stablecoins and into appreciating market leaders Bitcoin and Ether, according to Jacob Joseph, a research analyst at CCData. Stablecoins don’t pay interest and usually seek to maintain a one-to-one ratio with other assets such as the dollar, hence their name. Crypto advocates downplay the decline, with some citing the overall light trading volume in the wake of last year’s market collapse.

Indian stock market on Friday last week. However, for information to our readers, Reliance shares don't trade on Dalal Street only. Reliance Industries Limited or RIL shares are listed on London Stock Exchange (LSE) as well.

India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued an Orange alert for the next 24 hours in four districts of Odisha. As reported by ANI, Senior Scientist of IMD, Bhubaneswar Umashankar Das, said,  “The India Meteorological Department has issued a heavy rainfall warning in Odisha's 15 districts in the next 24 hours. Along with it, low pressure is likely to form over the Northwest Bay of Bengal on July 24th." IMD has issued an Orange alert, indicating heavy to very heavy rainfall, for four districts in Odisha: Nabarangpur, Kalahandi, Nuapada, and Balangir.

Yamuna had fallen below the danger mark of 205.33 metres. The rise in Yamuna water level could be attributed to increased discharge from Hathni Kund Barrage in Haryana and rains in the upper catchment areas, mainly in Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand. The discharge from Hathni Kund barrage rose to 3,60,000 cusecs in July and was recorded at 29,973 cusecs on Friday.

hedge fund managers. From endless inflation to the great bear market of 2022, getting a grip on investing and economic trends has proved exceedingly difficult over the past three years.  “Investors underestimated the growth profile of the US and overestimated the pace of recovery in China," said Mark Freeman, chief investment officer at Socorro Asset Management LP.

Gold rate today: After hitting $1,985 levels in international market and coming close to ₹60,000 per 10 gm levels in the domestic market, gold prices erased most of its weekly gains on Friday session in the week gone by. The demand for the precious yellow metal diminished as the US dollar bounced back from its 15-week low to one week higher levels. Gold future contract for August 2023 expiry ended ₹254 per 10 gm lower at ₹59,298 levels on Multi Commodity Exchange (MCX) while the yellow metal finished 0.43 per cent lower at $1,960.80 per ounce levels in international spot market.

Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), Infosys, HCLTech, Wipro, LTIMindtree and L&T Technology Services (LTTS) contracted by 18,000, worse than a negative 9,000 in the June quarter of 2021, which was during the pandemic, according to data compiled by Xpheno for the last three financial years. To be sure, two out of the six were in positive territory — TCS, the country's biggest IT company, added 523 and LTTS added 1,159 in the quarter. «With four out of the six quarterly net headcount movements in deep red, the two minor positive movements bring little cheer,» said Xpheno cofounder Kamal Karanth.

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Groundwater containing low levels of radioactive material may have reached the edge of the Mississippi River

G20 Energy Transition Working Group is facing challenges in reaching a consensus on the joint communique with clean hydrogen and the Russia-Ukraine war being the key sticking points. About 60% of the communique has been agreed upon, but negotiations are still continuing on whether the future of hydrogen should be green or clean, people aware of the development said. The communique entails a paragraph that states to deplore the aggression by Russia against Ukraine, which is being opposed by Russia and China, sources said.

New Delhi: India’s per capita carbon emissions have been hailed as significantly low amidst growing concerns over climate change, said Union minister for power and new & renewable Energy R. K. Singh.