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share buyback on Tuesday to raise its key profitability target as the increasing central bank interest rates across the world helped it more than double income for the first half of the year, according to Reuters reports. The financial services company raised its near-term return on tangible equity goal to at least mid-teens for 2023 and 2024, from a previous target of at least 12% from 2023 onwards. It reported a return on tangible equity of 9.9% for 2022.

Asia and some disappointing earnings stalled a rally in markets that had pushed several regional indexes to multi-year highs recently. The pan-European STOXX 600 index dipped 0.1% by 0714 GMT, with miners and real estate among the top decliners.

Hedge fund Man Group reported a drop in pretax profit to $114m from $380m for the first half of the year amid a wider market slump.

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Kapil Dev was asked whether India had the right board (BCCI) now, to which he replied that he wasn't sure. When the team performs exceptionally well, it appears to be the right board with nothing wrong, as per the veteran cricketer who spoke to The Week. Dev also mentioned that the right board should strive for improvement.

BBC, After taking control in 2021, the Taliban has imposed several restrictions, one of which includes a prohibition on public music performances. Ahmad Sarmast, the Afghanistan National Institute of Music's founder, condemned these measures, comparing them to acts of "cultural genocide and musical vandalism." Ahmad Sarmast, Afghanistan National Institute of Music founder, said to BBC that the actions are "cultural genocide and musical vandalism". "The people of Afghanistan have been denied artistic freedom… The burning of musical instruments in Herat is just a small example of the cultural genocide that is taking place in Afghanistan under the leadership of the Taliban," Dr Sarmast, who is now based in Portugal, told the BBC.

Apple AirPods, as one may guess. While in the Caribbean, Kohli received a warm welcome from numerous fans, including the legendary Garry Sobers. His outstanding performance in his 500th match, where he scored a century, caught the attention of cricket enthusiasts worldwide.

UPSC, one of the world's toughest exams, is a formidable feat. Aashna Chaudhary's inspiring journey proves that with mental toughness, hard work, and perseverance, dreams can be achieved. Aashna Chaudhary, born in Pikhua town, Uttar Pradesh, had a humble background but ambitious dreams of becoming an IPS officer through the UPSC civil services exam.

Barbie" and Christopher Nolan's "Oppenheimer," these films continue to dominate the box office with astonishing results. Contrary to the typical week-two drops, both movies showcased remarkable staying power, with «Barbie» raking in an impressive $93 million and «Oppenheimer» securing a robust $46.2 million in their second weekend. The unexpected phenomenon of "Barbenheimer" has now solidified itself as an ongoing box-office sensation, collectively surpassing $1 billion in worldwide ticket sales.

Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Profit after tax plunged to $1.8 billion in the three months to the end of June compared with $9.3 billion in the second quarter last year, BP said in a statement, mirroring hefty falls across the sector.

₹12,700 crore. “Based on our calculations, we see an earnings per share cut of 4-5% and RoCE reduction of 90 basis points (cash payout)/310 basis points (equity swap) in FY25," said analysts at Motilal Oswal Financial Services in a report on 31 July. RoCE is short for return on capital employed and one basis point is one-hundredth of a percentage point.

Thangamayil Jewellery, one of the top jewellery companies in India by growth, has seen a spectacular rise in the past two months. Shares of the company have witnessed a bullish breakout and are trading at their all-time high levels. Let’s find out why.

₹1.3 lakh). An official from the Enforcement Bureau of Yunnan Provincial Department of Culture and Tourism stated that the performances violated social ethics and undermined the preservation of the region's traditional culture, SCMP reported.

GAIL India share price recouped from early losses to trade over 2% higher on Tuesday after the company reported Q1 results. Gail India shares rose as much as 2.81% to ₹122.35 apiece on the BSE. The company reported a decline of 45% in consolidated net profit at ₹1,793 crore for the first quarter of FY24, compared to ₹3,250 crore in the corresponding period last year.

Quant Mutual Fund has earned a name for itself with its impressive performance in the last few years. However, most of its schemes have been underperforming for a while. ETMutualFunds reached out to Sandeep Tandon, CEO of Quant Mutual Fund, to find out what is happening and what is he doing about the situation. “We have been vocal about the fact that for us, investment is about primarily managing risks and returns are therefore a by-product,” says Tandon. “Our VLRT Framework and Predictive Analytics indicators are used to dynamically maximize the opportunities across the portfolios. As you are aware, we have demonstrated the same in the past and emerged as an outlier in most of the categories in which we operate.” Edited interview.Equity schemes of Quant Mutual Fund have been underperforming for a while. Most investors, who were used to the stupendous performance of these schemes in the last few years, are concerned. What’s happening? It is imperative to focus on long term wealth creation and not be distracted by intermittent blips of market volatility. At quant MF, active identification and participation in growth opportunities is done (through our Predictive Analytics toolkit) while exercising due caution (through our VLRT Risk Mitigation framework). This is the only recourse that can help build meaningful wealth and preserve it through the volatile years ahead.

Deven Choksey, MD, KRChoksey Holdings Pvt. Ltd, says for Maruti, the “overall profitability is going to come from the bigger vehicles which they are selling now. So a game-changer kind of a proposition is emerging for this company.

Shibani Sircar Kurian, Senior EVP, Fund Manager & Head -Equity Research, Kotak Mahindra AMC, says “from an overall financial services space, we believe this is a pretty good time to be in the sector. Of course, depending upon various dynamics, one may have to shift from one segment to the other but by and large, valuations are in your favour.”The banking space, in terms of results, is making people happy. What are your readings now and going ahead?If you look at the banking and financial services sector, it is interlinked to the overall economy and what is happening from a GDP growth interest rate perspective.

Maruti Suzuki India (MSIL) set its foot on the gas pedal with a two-fold year-on-year jump in its net profit, the EBITDA miss acted as an unwanted speed breaker, inviting a 'Sell' recommendation from CLSA. The stock on Tuesday fell by 1.4% on NSE to the day's low of Rs 9,680.50 and was one of the worst performers in the Nifty pack in the opening trade. Notwithstanding the miss, domestic brokerages remain gung-ho about the prospects of the country's bellwether carmaker and expect a market share gain, going ahead.

Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft has completed its orbits around the earth and is now heading towards the moon after it was successfully injected into the translunar orbit, the Indian Space Research Organisation said on Tuesday. «Chandrayaan-3 completes its orbits around the earth and heads towards the moon. A successful perigee-firing performed at ISTRAC, ISRO has injected the spacecraft into the translunar orbit,» it said. «Next stop: the Moon. As it arrives at the moon, the Lunar-Orbit Insertion (LOI) is planned for August 5, 2023,» ISRO added in a tweet. Translunar orbit injection is the process whereby the moon-bound spacecraft has escaped from orbiting the earth and is now following a path that would take it to the vicinity of the Moon. In other words, the spacecraft began its journey towards the Moon on Tuesday, after leaving the Earth's orbit following the TLI maneuver, which placed it on 'lunar transfer trajectory'.

MUMBAI — The strong inflows into midcap and smallcap funds drove the outperformance of the broader market in the recent months, but the risk-reward doesn’t seem too favourable at the current juncture, according to Mayur Patel, fund manager — listed equity, 360 ONE Asset. It’s worth noting that the price-to-book valuation discount of the midcap and smallcap Indices compared to largecap indices, have significantly narrowed, he said.

analysts. These stocks are expected to return between 13% and 41% as per analysts’ targets.Bank of IndiaBROKERAGE: MORGAN STANLEY Price Target: Rs 120 CMP: Rs 85.39 Upside: 40.5%