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Economist Peter Morici criticizes the Biden administration’s economic policies and discusses former President Trump’s campaign push to cut taxes on Social Security benefits. 

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Paris Olympics 2024 has become a news fest, riddled with major controversies and incidents that have started off, right from the point athletes stepped into the Olympic Village, followed by the opening ceremony, and now some more issues around respective events at the Olympics, that may have some eyebrow-raising rules and regulations.

Armaan Malik recently clarified that he is Hindu, not Muslim, during a press conference episode of the reality web show Bigg Boss OTT 3. When asked to describe his relationship with his two wives, Armaan quickly addressed the reporter's question, explaining that despite assumptions based on his name, he is not Muslim. Armaan Malik, along with his wives Payal Malik and Kritika Malik, has been a hot topic since entering the Bigg Boss OTT 3 house, facing heavy criticism for promoting polygamy. Armaan was evicted two days before the grand finale. The remaining top five contestants are Ranvir Shorey, Sana Makbul, Sai Ketan Rao, Naezy, and Kritika Malik. The Grand Finale is scheduled for today, August 2. Payal Malik, Armaan’s first wife, was the first among them to be evicted. She made multiple appearances after her elimination, revealing shocking details that sparked numerous conflicts in the Bigg Boss house. Armaan married Payal in 2011, and they have a son, Chirayu Malik. Seven years later, in 2018, Armaan married Payal’s best friend, Kritika. In 2022, Armaan announced that both Kritika and Payal were pregnant. He is now a father of four children: Chirayu, Tuba, Ayan, and Zaid.

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LIC Housing Finance on Friday reported a 2 per cent decline in its profit to Rs 1,300 crore for the first quarter ended June 30. LIC-promoted housing finance company had reported a profit of Rs 1,324 crore in the year-ago period. The total income increased to Rs 6,784 crore during the quarter against Rs 6,747 crore in the same period last year, LIC Housing Finance said in a regulatory filing.

Genus Power Infrastructures in a block deal. The shares were purchased at a price of Rs 346.50 a piece taking the total investment at Rs 207 crore. While Nomura India Investment Fund Mother Fund was on buyer's side, the sellers were promoters Seema Todi, Banwari Lal Todi and Anand Todi who sold 26 lakh shares, 40 lakh shares and 19 lakh shares respectively.

employment report for July raised expectations that the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates by 50 basis points in September as the economy sours. Employers added 114,000 jobs, below expectations for an increase of 175,000. The unemployment rate rose to 4.3%, above economists expectations that it would be unchanged on the month at 4.1%.

Morgan Stanley appears poised to become the first major Wall Street bank to allow its financial advisors to offer bitcoin ETFs to clients, marking a significant step in mainstream finance’s adoption of cryptocurrency.

The selloff in stocks intensified and bond yields plunged after a weak jobs report fueled worries the Federal Reserve has been too slow to cut interest rates, risking a more pronounced economic slowdown.

penalties on Zerodha Asset Management Private Limited, commonly known as Zerodha Fund House, and its key managerial personnel, including founder Nithin Kamath. The penalties stem from the company's failure to appoint a chief financial officer (CFO) for a period of 459 days, in violation of Section 203 of the Companies Act, 2013. The company filed a suo-moto application on January 9, addressing the non-appointment of a CFO between December 20, 2021, and March 23, 2023. This filing led to the MCA's hefty penalty against the company. “The company did not have a chief financial officer till the appointment of Chintan Vasantlal Bhatt on 24.03.2023, thereby violating the relevant provisions of the act from 20.12.2021 to 23.03.2023 i.e. 459 days,” the MCA order noted.

Bitfarms, a global vertically integrated Bitcoin mining company, has reported a 34% month-on-month (MoM) increase in earnings in its recent production report. The increase is primarily attributed to recent fleet upgrades and expansion.

Berkshire Hathaway, run by billionaire Warren Buffett, extended its selling of Bank of America shares, and has shed over $3.8 billion of the second-largest U.S. bank's stock since mid-July. Berkshire sold approximately 19.2 million Bank of America shares for $779 million between July 30 and Aug. 1, according to a Thursday night regulatory filing.

Donald Trump may win or lose the US Presidential Election 2024, as the voters will decide his political fate, but the billionaire businessman has started suffering economically. CNN has reported that the net worth of the Republican candidate has plummeted by an estimated $900m since Vice President Kamala Harris entered the presidential race and became the presumptive Democrat nominee last month. It happened after the market value of Trump Media and Technology Group (TMTG), the parent company of his Twitter clone Truth Social came down by 23% from $4bn to about $3.1bn since July 21.

NIIT on Friday reported a three-fold rise in its consolidated net profits at Rs 7.75 crore in the June 2024 quarter. It had reported a net profit of Rs 2.18 crore in the year-ago period. Revenue from operations for the quarter under review came in at Rs 82.47 crore, up 31.86 per cent from Rs 62.54 crore in the corresponding quarter of the previous fiscal.

Construction is booming in states like Arizona, California, Florida and Texas.

agent for mutual funds CAMS on Friday reported 42 per cent jump in profit after tax (PAT) at Rs 108.21 crore for the three months ended June 2024. The company had logged a PAT of Rs 76.34 crore in the year-ago period, Computer Age Management Services Ltd (CAMS) said in a statement. Revenue surged 27 per cent to Rs 331.40 crore in April-June FY25 from Rs 261.3 crore in the year-ago period.

Employers added just 114,000 jobs in July, the U.S. Labor Department reported, and the unemployment rate rose to 4.3%. The data pointed to an unexpected deterioration in the labor market that had held up surprisingly well during the Fed's aggressive rate-hike campaign.

4G and 5G networks which will the prevalent technologies going forward, while relaxing those around legacy but dying 2G and 3G networks. Further, to achieve time bound action on quality of service (QoS) related isissues the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) Friday introduced provisions for financial penalties for all services. For the first time, the Trai notified QoS benchmarks for 5G services as the technology was launched in October 2022 in India. The new parameters released by Trai will be used to measure quality of fixed, wireless and broadband services, with an aim to reduce instances of call drops and improve quality of telecommunication services for consumers. The new regulations come into effect from October 1.

Eris Lifesciences on Friday said its consolidated profit after tax declined by 4.5 per cent year on year to Rs 89 crore for the quarter ended on June 30, 2024. The drug maker had reported a profit after tax of Rs 94 crore in the April-June quarter of the last fiscal. Revenue rose to Rs 720 crore for the first quarter of 2024-25 from Rs 467 crore in the year-ago period, Eris Lifesciences said in a statement.