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Close to 400 people connected to fossil fuel industries in some way or another attended last year’s United Nations climate talks in Egypt

Genpact on Wednesday announced that Balkrishan (BK) Kalra would become the next chief executive officer of the company, effective February 9. The New York-headquartered company said that the current CEO NV (Tiger) Tyagarajan, who is also the president, would retire after over 12 years at the helm.

The Globe and Mail said in its report. The thousand-dollar contract involved discussion on how Canadians’ tax dollars can be used efficiently and invested in the priorities "that matter most to them".

fire at a shisha bar and restaurant in Bengaluru prompted the chef to jump off the building. This was captured in a horrific video; the chef remains in a coma. The building had not been inspected by the fire and emergency services department because it has no mandate to inspect buildings under 21 metres.

Trump sought to buy a Florida golf course in 2011, his daughter Ivanka expressed concern that he was not wealthy enough to close the deal, according to evidence presented Wednesday in a civil fraud trial that threatens the former U.S. president's business empire. The emails and other documents were presented as New York state lawyers wrapped up their case, which argues that Trump and his company inflated his net worth by as much as $2.2 billion to win better financing terms. They are seeking more than $250 million in penalties and restrictions that could strip Trump of some of his best known trophy properties. Testifying as the state's final witness, Ivanka Trump sought to distance herself from the questionable valuation methods that have already been ruled fraudulent by the judge overseeing the trial.

euro was near a 15-year high on the yen and was firm against the dollar on Thursday, following hawkish remarks from European policymakers and the prospect of falling energy prices. At $1.0703 the common currency withstood a rising greenback after the European Central Bank's chief economist said he had not seen enough progress in taming inflation. Overnight, the euro touched its highest since 2008 at 161.73 yen, having broken out since the Bank of Japan left short-term rates on hold last week as investors see the pair as safer than navigating the risk of an intervention in dollar/yen. The euro is also up 0.5% this week to 87.14 pence. Ireland's central bank chief Gabriel Makhlouf said on Wednesday further interest rate hikes should not be excluded, something markets do not expect at all, while Bundesbank President Joachim Nagel said the «late mile» to the inflation target may be the toughest. «While the market has been focusing on the prospects of rate cuts from (G10 central banks) next year, many of the respective central bankers have been pushing back against this speculation,» said Rabobank senior strategist Jane Foley. «As long as inflation remains above target, policy makers are likely to want to keep alive the risk of further tightening particularly since a significant drop in market rates could worsen inflationary risks.» The unloved yen failed to get much of a boost from a fall in U.S.

Hezbollah give it the means to deliver on its leader's veiled threat against U.S. warships and underline the grave risks of any regional war, sources familiar with the group's arsenal say.

Like mother, like daughter.

TheInvestmentNews Women Advisor Summit in New York Wednesday began not only with a bang, but with a rejection of the unfair questions so often asked of female business owners.

The Cleveland Federal Reserve launched a search Wednesday for its new leader, after current President Loretta Mester retires in mid-2024.

Ivanka Trump began testifying on Wednesday in the the civil fraud trial that is publicly probing the Trump family business, making an appearance she tried to prevent. Ex-President Donald Trump's elder daughter, who has been in his inner circle in both business and politics, rounds out a major stretch in the trial. Her father gave caustic testimony on Monday, and her brothers Eric Trump and Donald Trump Jr.

Stocks edged lower as investors awaited clues on the path of interest rates from a raft of central bank officials including Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell. 

InvestmentNews celebrated the crème de la crème of women advisors at the 2023 Women to Watch event at Tribeca 360 in New York City Tuesday night.

Young Americans are switched on about the importance of good financial management and want to talk about it earlier than previous generations.

Hightower has announced a strategic investment in a $2.5 billion fee-only RIA firm, its eleventh acquisition of 2023 so far.

The high cost of living is dampening the holiday joy for many Canadians as they plan to cut spending on gifts and travel over the winter break, polling shows.

France's much-debated immigration bill veered towards the right overnight as senators removed an article that would have facilitated residency permits for undocumented migrant workers in sectors struggling to find staff. President Emmanuel Macron's plans to overhaul migration legislation in France has long been delayed as it struggles to find enough support, underlining the difficulty of lacking an absolute majority in parliament. The government had tried to please the left and right with a carrot-and-stick approach that would have sped up the expulsion of illegal migrants while making it easier to obtain residency permits for those who work in sectors in high need of workers, whether it be to work in a restaurant or take part in harvests. Tuesday night's agreement — pushed by conservative and centre-right senators — could increase the likelihood of the bill passing, since it relied on votes from the right. Before that change was adopted at committee level overnight, members of the conservative Les Republicains in the National Assembly had planned to abstain on the law, a source from Macron's Renaissance party said. The lower house of parliament will have the final word on the law in December. But Tuesday's move also created tensions among the majority's ranks, suggesting debate on the bill is far from over. «They're doing as if there were no employees without documents or employers that need these skills.

NEW DELHI/WASHINGTON : US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin will hold talks with India this week that officials say will focus on security challenges in the Indo-Pacific and concerns over China, rather than the wars in Gaza and Ukraine. The talks in New Delhi on Friday with India's foreign minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar and defence minister Rajnath Singh are part of the so-called "2 2 Dialogue", launched in 2018 to boost defence cooperation and align policy objectives in the Indo-Pacific region.

The Republican presidential primary debate stage Wednesday evening will shrink from seven to five participants, but the central character—former President Donald Trump—will still be absent and is likely to keep benefiting as his challengers beat each other up. The third debate starts at 8 p.m. Eastern time and will be moderated by Lester Holt and Kristen Welker of NBC News and Hugh Hewitt of the Salem Radio Network.

QI Research CEO Danielle DiMartino Booth and UBS Private Wealth Management managing director Alli McCartney react to the Federal Reserve’s decision to pause rate hikes in November.

President Joe Biden will meet in Belvidere, Illinois, with the head of the United Auto Workers union