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This week’s inflation “setback” was not great news for anyone hoping for a Bank of Canada rate cut sooner rather than later.

TORONTO — Toronto-Dominion Bank Group says it expects to earn about US$141 million in equity net income in its first quarter of 2024 from its holdings in Charles Schwab Corp. as U.S. banks report earnings.

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Investing.com — Macy's (NYSE:M) will reportedly cut about 3.5% of its workforce and shutter five of its stores as the department store ramps up efforts to cut costs amid a difficult demand backdrop. 

Republican lawmakers in Kansas have passed a broad package of tax cuts promoted as widespread relief

More than a half a million beds sold at retailers like Walmart and Wayfair are under recall because they can break during use, which has resulted in dozens of injuries

The world’s largest stablecoin issuer, Tether, has reportedly expanded its Bitcoin holdings by acquiring an additional 8,888 BTC. This latest purchase cost a whopping $380 million.

Congress on Thursday questioned the Modi government's claim that 250 million people in the country were alleviated from poverty in the last nine years. If the claim was right, why did not the consumption rate increase and why did the Centre still provide free food to crores of people, the main Opposition party asked. Disputing the projection and pointing out that private consumption growth had slowed down to 4.4% this fiscal, compared to 7.1% last fiscal, Congress spokesperson Supriya Shrinate alleged that the government claim on decreasing poverty could be a «conspiracy to deny poor the safety net» provided by the government. Questioning Niti Ayog's finding that 248.2 million people were brought out of poverty, she said: «Why are these people not consuming daily essential items like soap, shampoo, oil and biscuits? Why are companies like HUL, ITC and Britannia reporting muted sales.

₹1.6 lakh plus taxes for a 1,500-square-foot apartment, which includes a year’s maintenance. As Yamini Aiyar, head of the Centre for Policy Research, pointed out last November in a column for Deccan Herald, such high-end solutions for those who can afford them are another example of the well-off in effect ‘migrating’ further away from the realities faced by the rest of India, a widening gulf that can be traced to the grossly inadequate provision of public services by the government, especially in the fields of education and medical care.

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DeBianchi Real Estate President and realtor Sam DeBianchi gives advice to millennials who are struggling to buy homes on Making Money.

Mint had earlier reported on NCDC's (National Centre for Disease Contro) recent report on use of antibiotics which stated that 3rd Gen Cephalosporines was the most commonly prescribed antibiotic, followed by Imidazoles, and Aminoglycosides. Amongst most commonly prescribed antibiotics are Ceftriaxone, Metronidazole and Amikacin followed by Piperacillin and Tazobactam. Health experts have also pointed at easy availability of the antibiotics over the counter is one of the leading cause for rise in drug resistance.

Coal India Ltd (CIL) plans to acquire rare earth and critical mineral mines including lithium directly from the government, in addition to bidding for Jammu & Kashmir’s lithium reserves in upcoming auctions. “Coal India is looking to directly take certain rare earth mines. Given that it is a PSU, it can apply for certain mines directly.

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Arnold Schwarzenegger was stopped for hours by customs at Munich Airport after entering Germany with a luxury watch that was potentially to be auctioned at a charity event

.Job gains and raises helped power solid economic growth in the U.S. last year, but what if those gains were a mirage? The Labor Department overestimated job gains last year by about 13%. That suggests some of Wall Street’s optimism last year was built...

Newly unredacted documents from New Mexico’s lawsuit against Meta underscore the company’s historical reluctance to keep children safe on its platforms

Artificial intelligence is easily the biggest buzzword for world leaders and corporate bosses diving into big ideas at the World Economic Forum’s glitzy annual meeting in Davos

President Joe Biden says that U.S. military strikes against Iranian-back Houthi rebels in Yemen will continue, but he acknowledges that the American and British bombardment has yet to stop shipping attacks by the militants on vessels in the Red Sea