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Shares of Elevance tumbled early Thursday after the insurer said rising Medicaid costs prompted a 2024 forecast cut less than three months before the year’s end

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health insurance products, driven by increased financial awareness, the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, and competitive premiums in India. With a growing customer base in regions like the UAE, US, and Saudi Arabia, NRIs are increasingly turning to these insurance options to protect their families and secure healthcare benefits back home. Rising Demand for NRI Term Insurance NRIs now make up 12% of India’s total term insurance customers, with a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) exceeding 50% over the past two financial years, according to new data released by Policybazaar. The pandemic has acted as a wake-up call for many NRIs, underscoring the importance of life insurance as a financial safety net. Competitive premiums in India, coupled with the convenience of purchasing policies online, have made term insurance an attractive option.

Shiju Pappen has transformed his life into a remarkable entrepreneurial success story. Today, he is the founder of The Chatpata Affairs, a popular cafe chain that boasts 50 outlets across India and generates an impressive Rs 8 crore in annual revenue. Pappen’s journey began in a small town in Rajasthan, where he faced significant challenges after losing both his parents at a young age. This hardship motivated him to seek a better life, leading him to Delhi in 1997. He started his career at Pizza Hut, taking on various roles, from cleaning tables to serving customers. Reflecting on those early days during an interview with Startuppedia, Pappen shared, “I was earning only Rs 5,000-6,000 per month for almost a year straight. It was tough to manage rent, electricity, and food. However, I had no option but to manage with whatever I was earning.”

More than 300 employees of the Canada Revenue Agency have been terminated in the past year for inappropriately receiving the Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB) during the COVID-19 pandemic, with the final round of firings having occurred in the past three months.

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Inflation in the U.K. has fallen to its lowest level in more than three years, a drop that has cemented market expectations that the Bank of England will lower interest rates at its next policy meeting

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ASML's deep cuts to its 2025 sales forecast sparked a sell-off in chip stocks on Tuesday over worries that global chip demand may be faltering. The weaker outlook could, instead, reflect some overcapacity at chip factories that had already stocked up on ASML's pricey tools during the pandemic and have become better at using them to produce a larger numbers of chips, analysts said. ASML's stock plummeted to its biggest single-day loss in a quarter century on its downgraded forecast. In results that the company inadvertently posted a day ahead of schedule, ASML said it expects 2025 total net sales of 30 billion-35 billion euros, near the bottom of its previous forecast.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Speciality coffee has come a long way since the pandemic. While homebrewers polished the art of pourovers at home, cafés sought top notch bean-to-cup experiences.

smartphone shipments grew 5% in the third quarter of 2024, driven by persistent demand in emerging economies and the start of a replacement cycle in North America, China and Europe, underpinning a recovery in the market after a prolonged slump. The July-September quarter marked the fourth consecutive quarter of growth in the smartphone market, research firm Canalys said in a report on Monday. Apple reached record high third-quarter shipments, backed by strong demand for its older models, the report added. WHY IT'S IMPORTANT

Wholesale prices in the United States were unchanged last month in another sign that inflation is returning to something close to normal after years of pressuring America’s households in the wake of COVID-19

The Canadian economy added some 47,000 jobs in September, enough to lower the unemployment rate for the first time since the start of 2024.

South Korea’s central bank cut its policy rate for the first time in more than four years as pressure to revive a sluggish economy outweighed concerns about the country’s level of household debt

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. India has made remarkable progress in reducing income-based extreme poverty over the past several years, but this journey has been anything but straightforward. From 2015 to 2023, the country experienced a sharp rise in extreme poverty, worsened by the covid pandemic, followed by an equally dramatic recovery.

Inflation has eased gradually across the broad U.S. economy, and some areas of consumer spending, such as furniture and gasoline, have even deflated over the past year.

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Achieving financial freedom is a dream for many, but it requires discipline, planning, and guidance to make that dream a reality. Mint recently spoke with Venkatesh Swaminathan, an IT professional based in Bengaluru, who has successfully navigated his way to financial independence—from starting his career with a strong savings habit to meeting a financial advisor who transformed his outlook on financial planning.

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