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Kyle Davies, co-founder of collapsed cryptocurrency hedge fund Three Arrows Capital, has reportedly been spotted in Bali while he continues to escape arrest from Singaporean authorities.

South Africa vs Australia, ICC World Cup 2023 2nd semi-final: Australia cricket team will face Team India in the final of ICC World Cup 2023 as they defeated South Africa by 3 wickets. South Africa's bowling attack fought well with a low score to defend, but the Australian batters didn't have a tough challenge against them. South Africa won the toss and chose to bat first, but the decision didn't turn out well for the Proteas as the pitch of Eden Gardens, Kolkata behaved in an unpredictable pattern for the batters.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) — The U.S. government highlighted key parts of its antitrust arguments against Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL)'s Google on Thursday, wrapping up the evidentiary phase of a court battle in which it has accused the tech company of breaking the law with its tactics used to dominate online search.

Markets are constantly moving up and down during uncertain times. Be it pivotal macroeconomic indicators, companies' earnings, or influential statements from central bankers, each factor is capable of steering the stock market in unpredictable directions.

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Investing.com — Oil prices retreated Thursday, weighed by indications of additional supply from the U.S., the world’s biggest producer, as well as worries of easing demand in China.

₹6,300 a tonne, according to an official notification. For the past two weeks the the levy stood at ₹9,800 a tonne. The revised tax rate comes into effect from Thursday.

Unified Payments Interface (UPI) added another billion to reach 11 billion transactions in a short span of two months—the quickest addition of a billion—to date, the Reserve Bank said on Thursday in its monthly bulletin. The apex bank said that buoyed by the festival season, digital payments witnessed a strong expansion in October 2023, with growth (y-o-y) under major payment modes outpacing the increase in the previous month. “The Initial Public Offering (IPO) facility through UPI exhibited robust adoption, with the number of mandates nearly doubling in October 2023 over the corresponding month in 2022," the RBI monthly bulletin added.

There’s a shift towards a non-AUM fee model for advisory services, according to financial planning workflow platform AdvicePay.

WASHINGTON—More Americans are filing for bankruptcy to get rid of their student debt. The increase came after the Biden administration made it easier for student borrowers to apply for bankruptcy by overhauling its guidelines last November. The government now supports borrowers’ use of bankruptcy to eliminate student debt when they meet certain economic hardship conditions.

Edelman Financial Engines, one of the largest registered investment advisory firms, has acquired PRW Wealth Management, an RIA that provides a range of wealth management services, both companies announced Thursday.

SINGAPORE—Washington’s latest curbs on the export of high-performance chips to China are beginning to bite. Alibaba on Thursday said it had scrapped its plan to spin off and list its cloud-computing division, citing the impact of the export controls that took effect late last month. The restrictions “may materially and adversely affect" the cloud business’s ability to offer products and services and to perform under existing contracts, Alibaba said, adding that it would focus on the division’s growth.

Walmart on Thursday said that the U.S. consumer continued to exert caution with their spending in the face of inflation and rising interest rates, even as the retailer raised its forecast for sales and profit for the year, sending its shares down 6.4 per cent in premarket trading.

Warren Harris, the chief executive officer and managing director of Tata Technologies. The engineering technology company, promoted by Tata Motors, is set to hit the primary markets next week.

S Jaishankar said on Wednesday that India is not ruling out an investigation into the killing of a Canadian Sikh activist in British Columbia, but said Canada must provide evidence in support of its allegations that agents of the Indian government were potentially involved in the murder. Jaishankar was responding to questions from veteran journalist Lionel Barber during a conversation titled ‘How a Billion People See the World' in London. “If you have a reason to make such an allegation please share the evidence because we are not ruling out an investigation,” said Jaishankar, who is on a five-day official visit to the UK. He said Canada has not shared any evidence with India to support its allegations. The minister further said freedom of speech and freedom of expression come with a certain responsibility and the misuse of those freedoms and the toleration of that misuse for political purposes would be very wrong. Referring to the attacks on the High Commission of India in Canada, he said Indian diplomats were intimidated in public, with no action from the authorities against culprits. India-Canada ties touched a new low, following Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's allegations in September of a “potential” involvement of Indian agents in the killing of Khalistan supporter Hardeep Singh Nijjar on June 18.

After surging nearly 20% from the beginning of the month, Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA) stock hit and all-time high of $499.60 before undergoing a correction on Wednesday, closing the day down 1.55%. The $500 level, which is a major psychological level, seemed to have generated profit-taking just like it did at the end of August and the beginning of September.

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Markus Thielen, research head at Matrixport and founder of DeFi Research, expects Bitcoin’s bullish momentum to persist and drive prices toward $40,000 by the end of the year. 

Unified Payments Interface (UPI) serves as a real-time payment system facilitating seamless fund transfers between two bank accounts through a mobile app. In India, UPI has gained immense popularity, evident from the staggering figure of over seven billion transactions processed in September 2023. A multitude of UPI apps are accessible in India, such as Paytm, PhonePe, MobiKwik, iMobile, BHIM app, Airtel Money, Axis Pay, Baroda MPay, Pockets-ICICI Bank, SBI Pay, and Yes Pay.

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console can receive a complimentary six-month subscription to Apple Music. This offer is exclusive to individuals who haven't previously explored Apple's streaming service, while returning subscribers can still enjoy five months of free access. To activate the free subscription, all you need is a PlayStation 5 and your Apple ID.