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(Reuters) -The International Monetary Fund said on Friday it has reached a staff-level agreement with Honduras for a 36-month credit facility for about $830 million to support the country's economic reform policies.

UNest, a digital broker-dealer focused on helping parents save money for their children, is stepping into the financial advisor marketplace.

Outside Lands 2023 festival is being held at Golden Gate Park from August 11 to 13. If attending the San Francisco event isn't feasible, fear not, for Amazon Music will exclusively broadcast live performances throughout the entire weekend. Experience a mesmerizing array of performances by tuning in to the Amazon Music channel on both Twitch and Prime Video. This streaming spectacle, sponsored by Liquid I.V., Levi’s, and State Farm, is set to showcase sizzling performances by some of the most sought-after artists, catering to global audiences.

Investing.com — Helped by forecasts for record world oil demand this month, coming no less from the closely-followed International Energy Agency, crude prices finished with a seventh straight week of gains — the longest winning streak since June 2022.

Entertainment Network India Ltd (ENIL), the operator of India's top FM radio channel Mirchi, reported a net profit of ₹4.4 crore for the fiscal first quarter, rebounding from a loss a year earlier. For the quarter ended June 30, the company reported revenue of ₹91.7 crore, a decline of 3.7% YoY. Notably, the radio segment revenue was up by 7.6% year-on-year, led by volume growth.

electric scooter manufacturer in India at present, is looking to double its market share in the e-scooter market to 25-30% by the end of fiscal year 2024, a top company executive told Mint. The company hopes to be able to produce 20,000-units each month by then. The company is also working on a new scooter platform, and will expand its offering to segments beyond performance scooters, into the family, convenience, and value segments, where rivals such as TVS Motor Company and Ola Electric play.

₹17,383 crore. During the same quarter of last fiscal (FY23) the company had reported a net profit of ₹8,581 crore. Its gross revenue, however, declined 10.4% on a year-on-year basis to ₹1.63 trillion, the company said in a statement.

Overwatch 2 made its Steam debut, users flacked the platform with negative reviews of the game and labeled it “free to play business model”. In what is being deemed a first for Blizzard, the historic move away from Battle.net was not received positively by the gaming community. Remarkably, Blizzard aimed to create a historic moment with the release of Season 6: Invasion in its widely played hero shooter. Traditionally confined to Battle.net on PC, Blizzard has taken a significant step by introducing Overwatch 2 to Steam. This move not only marks a departure from their prior exclusivity but also sets a precedent for potential expansion to other franchises in the future. However, this transition to enable players to access the free-to-play title on their preferred launcher has not occurred without generating its fair share of controversy.

Johnny Fisher and Harry Armstrong are set to engage in a competitive showdown, vying for Area honors at O2 Arena in London. Saturday night holds the promise of a potential debut professional title for Johnny Fisher as he steps into the ring against Harry Armstrong to contend for the Southern Area championship. Can Fisher emerge as winner? Alternatively, could Armstrong manage a significant upset? Here's a comprehensive preview in anticipation of the Fisher vs Armstrong clash.

Kristine Harila has denied the accusation that she and her team left an injured porter to die and walked over him in a bid to secure the world record for scaling all mountains above the height of 8,000 feet in the shortest time, according to reports. Porter Mohmmad Hassan reportedly fell off a ledge while scaling K2, the second-highest summit of the world. A video posted on the social media platform shows Hassan lying on the ground and many people walking over him. Denying the allegation that she left Hassan to die, Kristine Harila said that the porter was a member of another team that walked away. She said that her team tried to fasten a rope around Hassan and give him oxygen support as he was hanging upside down. She added further that her team was trying to help the porter when an avalanche went off around the corner She also said that after she ensured the safety of her team, she moved on thinking that more help was coming for Hassan. Harila also said that when she came back, she found that the Pakistani porter had died. She added that no one in her team was in a condition to carry the body back to the base camp. The Norwegian mountaineer's reply came when Austrian climbers Wilhelm Steindl and Philip Flamig posted pictures to show how people walked over the dying Hassan. The duo also said that when they saw people walking over Hassan, they were shocked and they cried. They said that one person was trying to help the Pakistani porter, there was no rescue operation and people were simply walking over him to reach the summit in time so that they could make a record. But Kristine Harila said that no one was to blame for this tragic incident.

By Richa Naidu, Martin Coulter and Jason Lange

Bankrupt crypto trading platform Bittrex, which ceased U.S. operations earlier this year, will pay $24 million to settle U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) charges for running an unlicensed exchange, broker, and clearing agency.

GST) Council’s proposal to levy a 28% tax on the full value of deposits made by individuals to online gaming platforms, casinos, and horse racing clubs. According to a notification issued on Friday, the legislation will be effective from 1 October. Both Houses of Parliament have endorsed the Central Goods and Services Tax (Amendment) Bill, 2023 and the Integrated Goods and Services Tax (Amendment) Bill, 2023.

Shoora Designs IPO: Shoora Designs IPO opens for subscription on Thursday, August 17, and closes on Monday, August 21. The small-to-medium enterprises (SME) IPO is a fixed price issue and the total issue size is ₹2.03 crore. Shoora Designs IPO is a fresh issue comprising 4,23,000 equity shares of the face value of ₹10, aggregating upto ₹2.03 crore.

Apollo Hospitals Enterprises on Friday reported a 47% year-on-year (YoY) decline in net profit to Rs 167 crore for Q1FY24. The net profit was pulled down by Apollo Healthco's digital health platform 24x7 that reported a loss of Rs 83 crore. Apollo said Healthco is on track for break even in Q4 FY24.

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ONGC) quarterly profit fell 34% to Rs 10,015 crore from a year earlier on a sharp drop in oil prices. Revenue for the April-June quarter fell 20% year-on-year to Rs 33,814 crore. The average oil price realized from nomination fields was 29.5% down from a year earlier to $ 76.49 per barrel during the quarter.

Tata Sons Chairman N. Chandrasekaran, senior executives from Air India, and top heads from the Indian aviation industry, it is rather clear that the loyalty towards the airline will develop on account of on-time performance, reliable flight operations, a wide network that gives passengers the most feasible flight timings, and clean aircraft with interiors in acceptable condition.

retail sales. Given the small size of the business relative to the regulatory issues it creates, the company last year discussed offering to exit from the business as a concession to the FTC if the agency followed through with its lawsuit, the Journal reported. It couldn’t be determined whether Amazon has offered to regulators to exit from the business.

As the Gamblefi narrative continues to gain traction in crypto markets, leading iGaming-themed coin Rollbit (RLB) has surged a jaw-dropping +104% in just 3-days as investors race to take position in the latest pump.