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Canadians already complain about the higher costs of electric vehicles, but just wait until they get the insurance bill.

There’s a shortage of accountants. That’s not news if you’re an accountant like me. I’ve been recruiting and hiring accountants for almost 30 years and there’s been many ups and downs throughout that time. However, we’re now in a tough part of a challenging cycle.

SCOOP, the latest biopic film portraying behind the scenes of the BBC Newsnight interview that happened with Emily Maitlis and Prince Andrew is going to be released on Netflix on April 5th, 2024 as reported by Whats on Netflix. The new film will be an account of behind-the-scenes of the popular interview airing on BBC Newsnight on November 16th, 2019. Emily Maitlis, the veteran journalist has taken an interview of Prince Andrew addressing the increasing and recent contentions connecting him to Jeffrey Epstein.

US President Joe Biden's cognitive abilities have been raised after he made one more gaffe publicly. While hosting the King of Jordan, Abdullah II at his official residence White House, he appeared confused on the stage. As the Jordanian King was ready to speak, Biden started looking for a mark on the floor to know the right place to stand. He wavered between two locations before deciding to proceed to Abdullah's left and in front of the Jordanian flag.

Info Edge cofounder Sanjeev Bikhchandani on Tuesday said he is doubtful about how receptive the public markets will be of loss-making companies unless there is a clear visibility on profits in the next year or two. “I am not sure people will be willing to give valuations that these companies often expect. But I could be wrong,” Bikhchandani told analysts on a conference call for Info Edge’s announcement of its third-quarter financials.

nor'easter looms over New York's special election set for Tuesday, adding a layer of uncertainty and drama to the political landscape. With forecasts predicting heavy snowfall and strong winds in the New York Metro area, this convergence of weather and politics could create the ideal storm of challenges for candidates vying for an ousted congressman's seat, Fox Weather reported. A powerful, fast-moving winter storm was dumping heavy snow on the US Northeast on Tuesday, creating a messy commute for millions of Americans, while forcing schools to close and wreaking havoc on air travel across the region, as per a Reuters report.

edtech unicorn Upgrad plans to go for an initial public offering (IPO) in around two years, cofounder and managing director Mayank Kumar said on Tuesday. Kumar said the company will go for an IPO once it reaches milestones such as achieving $750 million in revenue, maintaining an 80% gross margin, and sustaining a 50% net margin.

Jharkhand keeper-batter Ishan Kishan's reluctance to play first-class cricket and focus only on the IPL could prompt the BCCI to make a minimum number of Ranji Trophy games mandatory for players in order to be eligible for the cash-rich league's lucrative auction pool. It has been learnt that BCCI brass has already instructed Kishan to play Jharkhand's last group league game against Rajasthan in Jamshedpur, starting February 16. The manner in which Kishan had skipped match after match after returning midway from South Africa tour citing «travel fatigue» hasn't exactly gone down well with men who matter in the Indian cricket establishment. More so after it was found that he is training in Baroda with his new MI skipper Hardik Pandya while his state team is languishing near bottom of group A table.

Everlodge platform set to list the tokens in more Tier 1 crypto exchanges, now is the best time to join the project at a very good price point. Users can buy the ERC20 token, ELDG, for just $0.06 at Uniswap. Early investors have reported over 190% ROI from their investment.

MUMBAI : Advertising expenditure in India is expected to grow at 10.2% in 2024, slower than last year’s 11.3%, according to media investment company GroupM. But even at that pace, India would still be among the fastest-growing ad markets globally. Overall advertising expenditure this year is expected to increase by ₹14,423 crore to ₹1,55,386 crore, GroupM said Tuesday in its annual forecast titled ‘This Year Next Year’.

Spacenet Enterprises India Limited (NSE: SPCENET), a prominent global trading entity with substantial operations in Hong Kong and Dubai, has reported an exceptional 486% increase in its consolidated profit after tax (PAT) on an annual basis. This significant growth highlights Spacenet's focused strategy on diversifying its investment portfolio by incorporating stakes in pioneering, disruptive technology enterprises.

BENGALURU : Sula Vineyards, India's biggest wine manufacturer, reported a more than 9% rise in third-quarter profit on Tuesday, helped by increased demand for its premium brands and wine tourism business. The Mumbai-headquartered company said its consolidated net profit rose to ₹42.98 ($5.2 million) from ₹39.28 a year ago.

NEW DELHI : The Adani-Hindenburg saga returned to the Supreme Court on Tuesday with a petitioner seeking a review of the apex court’s decision to dismiss a plea for a separate investigation into allegations against the Adani group. According to the petition filed by lawyer Anamika Jaiswal, which Mint has seen, there are apparent errors in the court’s 3 January judgment.

Hindalco Industries, the flagship company of the Aditya Birla group, on Tuesday reported a 71% year-on-year jump in its consolidated net profit to ₹2,331 crore for the quarter ended December driven by a robust performance of its aluminium and copper businesses. The copper business registered an Ebitda growth of 20% on the back of strong volumes and robust operations, said Satish Pai, managing director of Hindalco Industries Ltd. Ebitda is earnings before interest, tax, depreciation, and amortization.

MTNL Share Price Today: Shares of Mahanagar Telephone Nigam (MTNL) declined as much as 10 per cent to hit an intraday low of ₹38.89 after announcing its October-December quarter results for fiscal 2023-24 (Q3FY24) earlier today. The state-owned telecom company reported a consolidated net loss of ₹839.03 crore in the December quarter, compared to a net loss of ₹775.50 crore in the year-ago period.

The branded rental villa market is growing at a staggering pace in India. In 2023, the overall market was sized at USD 329.6 million and is slated to reach USD 1377 million by 2028, likely to grow at a CAGR of 33.2% in the years to come, as per a research report by Axon Developers.

The latest inflation numbers show that the US inflation rate is above forecasts. The annual inflation rate in the US fell back to 3.1% in January 2024 following a brief increase to 3.4% in December but came higher than forecasts of 2.9%. Compared to the previous month, the CPI edged up 0.3%, the most in four months, and above forecasts of 0.2%. Also, annual core inflation held steady at 3.9%, compared to expectations it would slow to 3.7%. The monthly rate edged up to 0.4%.

A robust 17.4% YoY surge in rents was recorded across 13 major Indian cities, with Gurugram (31.3% YoY), Greater Noida (30.4% YoY) and Bengaluru (23.1% YoY) taking a lead, according to Magicbricks’ flagship Rental Update (October- December 2023).

(Reuters) — Incyte (NASDAQ:INCY) Corp on Tuesday reported fourth-quarter profit below Wall Street estimates, hit by higher costs related to its products such as skin disorder drug Opzelura and forecast weak sales for its lead product Jakafi this year.

(Reuters) — GlobalFoundries (NASDAQ:GFS) forecast first-quarter results below Wall Street estimates on Tuesday, as the contract chipmaker faces competition from larger rivals while a supply glut persists in certain pockets of the semiconductor industry.

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