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Indian share market got a reality check earlier this week on Monday as benchmark indices fell after US treasury yields crossed above the 5% mark. The bloodbath wiped off around ₹7.6 trillion of investor wealth. Given the current market conditions and the geopolitical outlook that remains an overhang, it does look like there is going to be a lot more volatility in the coming days.

mutual fund schemes that are mandated to invest their assets across large cap, mid cap and small cap stocks with a minimum of 65 percent of assets in equity and equity-related instruments. This is a category introduced by the capital markets regulator Sebi in November 2020. The idea behind the introduction of this category was to offer more flexibility to the mutual funds in the pursuit of recommendations made by the mutual fund advisory committee (MFAC).

Google’s digital advertising sales growth accelerated during the summer, advancing a recent revival that helped its corporate parent Alphabet Inc. to deliver a quarterly profit that exceeded analysts' projections

Investing.com-- Most Asian stocks rose on Wednesday, tracking a positive overnight session on Wall Street, while Chinese stocks extended a recovery rally after the government announced plans for a massive bond issuance. 

Benchmark index is a yardstick against which the performance of a mutual fund is compared. It is considered vital to stay ahead of the performance delivered by the benchmarks for a fund to be called ‘outperforming’. Here we give a lowdown on the ELSS funds and zeroed in on the ones that have managed to beat the benchmark index.

Deven Choksey, MD, DRChoksey FinServ Pvt. Ltd, says “the fall has been quite sharp and acute in the midcap and smallcap space. We are basically going to see this pain continuing and though people have a lot of money to invest, this particular fall, perhaps should be waited out for some more time for a variety of reasons. One among them would be how exactly the domestic investor stabilises his losses because in the options market, including the derivatives market, the amount of money that he has to write checks for the mark to market, will probably put pressure on the market.” We would not want to have headed further into the festive season with this kind of a market. Is everything going to abate soon? The reasons were already there and so why this knee-jerk reaction with the Indian market plunging over 800 points? The FIIs are taking the money out and the current domestic market players are writing losses at this point of time and as a result, they are required to sell some part of their portfolios to pay off the sharp mark to market difference which is coming up on some of the holdings, including some of the midcap and smallcap companies.

Magellan chairman Andrew Formica has ditched outgoing chief executive David George’s ambition to restore the investment manager’s assets to $100 billion as he searches for a replacement CEO to enact a turnaround.

Judo Bank chairman Peter Hodgson and chief executive Joseph Healy lashed out at investors who they claim crushed the lender’s valuation, saying they are variously frustrated and disappointed that the share price does not accurately reflect the performance of the business.

The Warriors vs. Suns game will be broadcast on TNT. If one prefers to stream the game, one can do so through Watch TNT or Sling TV in the US. The tip-off for the Warriors vs. Suns is scheduled for around 10 pm (ET) on Tuesday, October 24, and the game will take place at the Chase Center in San Francisco. Kevin Durant begins his 17th season by experiencing a first when the Phoenix Suns and Golden State Warriors tip off their 2023-24 campaigns at the Chase Center in San Francisco on Tuesday night. Immediately following the NBA opener between the Los Angeles Lakers and Denver Nuggets, with the Nuggets to receive their 2023 championship rings, the TNT spotlight will shine on the Suns and Warriors, both of whom will be beginning a quest to dethrone the defending champions. Seeded fourth and sixth, respectively, in the Western playoffs last year, the Suns and Warriors saw their championship bids end in the conference semifinals, the Suns falling in six games to the Nuggets, the Warriors likewise losing four of six to the Lakers. The opening matchup also gives the 35-year-old Durant a chance to perform in front of the fans he thrilled for three seasons while leading Golden State to championships in 2017 and 2018.

Gotham Awards, the metaphysical drama «All of Us Strangers» received four nominations, including one for the best international feature category. Following closely were «Past Lives,» and «A Thousand and One».

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Billionaire pubs owner Bruce Mathieson escalated his war against Endeavour Group chairman Peter Hearl, threatening to call an extraordinary general meeting if he does not step down at next Tuesday’s annual meeting.

Investing.com — Texas Instruments reported Tuesday third-quarter revenue and current-quarter guidance that fell short of Wall Street estimates as weaker industrial demand for chips broadened, weighing on performance.   

Investing.com — Microsoft reported Tuesday fiscal first-quarter results that beat Wall Street estimates, as the tech giant's investment in artificial intelligence bolstered growth in its cloud business Azure.

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Australia will look for another dominating show against a tenacious Netherlands in a World Cup match here on Wednesday. There is also a lot of optimism around Travis Head's return from hand injury after he hit the nets on Monday and Australia will hope to get his services against the Netherlands. After a disappointing start to their campaign, the five-time champions turned it around with two solid performances against Sri Lanka and Pakistan but they know very well that they can ill-afford to take the Dutch lightly in what is turning out to be a World Cup of upsets.

Taylor Swift's dominance in North American theaters with her film is countered by Martin Scorsese's international triumph, as the esteemed director's latest project has gained substantial traction across global markets. Scorsese's «Killers of the Flower Moon,» a gripping crime saga featuring A-listers Leonardo DiCaprio and Robert De Niro, has garnered an impressive $21 million from 63 international territories. Despite trailing behind Swift's «The Eras Tour» in the North American market, the crime epic has secured a commendable second place position with a domestic box office collection of $23 million, contributing to its cumulative global earnings of $44 million.

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fire employees who don’t come in at least three days every week. This puts middle managers at Amazon, long known for its “churn and burn" approach to managing its workforce, in an impossible position. Sack people who aren’t coming in—but who might be doing a very good job from home and could be difficult to replace—or risk their own futures if they do not boost attendance rates.

What went wrong? Chinese funds were seeing a sharp recovery between November 2022 and January 2023 as mentioned earlier. The recovery was triggered as China eventually started to ease covid-related restrictions in November. But, since then, the performance of Chinese funds has been weak.

Kamal Nath on Tuesday said if voted to power in the assembly elections, the Congress will revive the project to construct Sitamata temple in Sri Lanka even as he made a string of promises mostly concerning Hindu community. He also said the new government will be committed to the upliftment of faith and culture in the state.