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«Overall sense is that in the second half things are going to be a lot more better. So, these two companies is what we are liking within the results which have come out specifically,» says Pankaj Pandey, Head Research, ICICIdirect.com. Let us begin then by talking a little bit about what is happening within individual sectors and in particular real estate. We have been talking about the relief coming in with the amendments in the finance bill. How are you looking at this news for the sector? Pankaj Pandey: See, real estate as a sector looks quite attractive to us. And after a long period of time, we are seeing improvement in the overall numbers, broader number for sector.

10X Research CEO Markus Thielen warns that buying the dip on Bitcoin is “too risky” post-crash. Meanwhile, other analysts point towards signs of stabilization.

While the advice and financial industry girds itself for a $90 trillion Great Wealth Transfer, only a minority of Americans expect to leave a financial gift for their descendants, suggests new research from Northwestern Mutual.

₹1 lakh for up to 150 clients, ₹2 lakh for 150-300 clients, ₹5 lakh for 300-1,000 clients and ₹10 lakh for more than 1,000 clients. RIAs and RAs presently charge fees under two modes—assets under advice (AUA) mode (limit of 2.5% of AUA per annum per family of client) and fixed fee mode (limit of ₹1,25,000 per annum per family of client). If they wish to change the mode, the same can be effected only after 12 months since the last change of mode.

Yale Program on Climate Change Communication, in collaboration with C-Voter, Tuesday released the Yale Climate Opinion Maps for India. This new online interactive tool provides the first-ever estimates of public responses to climate change in 34 of India’s 36 states and union territories, and in 604 districts, depicting the variation in global warming knowledge, beliefs, risk perceptions, and policy preferences at state and local levels across the country. Prior studies of public responses to climate change in India have often provided results only at the national level. The recent national survey in India found that large majorities in India are worried about climate-related hazards, but until now we had little information about the diversity of climate opinions within the country. While national data show that 41% of people in India say they know a lot or something about global warming, there is substantial geographic variation within the country. In Gujarat, 52% of Indians know a lot or something about the issue, whereas in Maharashtra, only 33% report this level of knowledge. More Indians living in state capital cities say they know a lot or something about global warming compared to other districts. 74% think global warming will cause more severe heat waves and 85% are worried about global warming.

With inflation starting to ease, the millions of Americans with debt are less likely to cite this as an issue, but that doesn’t mean things are looking rosy.

bulk holdings of large institutional investors indicate about a stock? When large institutional investors, such as mutual funds, pension funds, or hedge funds, hold substantial portions of a company's stock, it often signals confidence in the company's stability and growth potential. These investors conduct thorough research and analysis before making large investments, indicating strong fundamentals or promising growth prospects. Additionally, significant institutional holdings can attract more attention to the stock, potentially leading to increased market liquidity and investor interest.

Nik Bhatia, founder of The Bitcoin Layer, said that 15-year-old Bitcoin is still too immature to be considered a safe haven asset.

foundit’s recent report on skills assessment trends in India shows that the top-paying skills today are artificial intelligence, machine learning and product management. Here is a look at the specific skills in each vertical and the salary for these roles, according to foundit: AI&ML

From Wipro to LTIMindtree, IT employees irked by another delay in salary hikes Subcontractor costs for Tata Consultancy Services Ltd, India’s largest IT services company, dropped to 4% of its operational revenue of ₹62,613 crore in the June quarter, its lowest since October-December 2019, when its temporary worker costs accounted for 7.9% of revenue. For HCL Technologies Ltd, this figure dropped to 12.6% from 14.8% in the same period, and for Wipro Ltd, to 11.3% from 14.7%.

Elon Musk has filed a second lawsuit against OpenAI and two founders, Sam Altman and Greg Brockman

Warren Buffett's move could prove unsettling for the broader stock market.

₹5 crore of borrowing remaining through non-convertible debentures (NCDs). According to disclosures filed on its website, Tata Sons had no loans from banks and other financial institutions as of 30 June, as against ₹18,809 crore or 44% of its total liabilities in the same period last year. The move towards becoming debt-free is being seen as a step towards avoiding getting listed under a Reserve Bank of India (RBI) guideline, because loans from financial institutions is one of the metrics assessed by the regulator when it looks at classifying upper-layer NBFCs such as Tata Sons.

OpenAI introduced SearchGPT last month, it was believed to challenge Google's dominance in the space. However, rival search startup Perplexity AI's founder Aravind Srinivas and some AI researchers were quick to call out the tool's inaccuracies when prompted for simple search queries. Whether GenAI-based search can ever dethrone incumbents like Google Chrome is still a far sight. But if it does, it could cause a tectonic shift in the way users consume AI in their daily lives. ET explains what the future of search could mean and what are the pressing concerns around it: What is Search GPT?

CSX railroad’s second quarter profit slipped 2% as it scrambled to respond to the Baltimore bridge collapse that disrupted coal exports

The notoriously chilly East Antarctica is currently seeing considerably higher-than-normal temperatures, according to recent research. The usual range of minus 58 to minus 76 degrees Fahrenheit has not held, with temperatures instead reaching minus 13 to minus 22 degrees Fahrenheit. These temperatures are far warmer than average for the Antarctic winter, even if it is still very cold.

Despite the ongoing price correction in the crypto market led by Bitcoin, the cryptocurrency market’s prospects for a significant price recovery continue to capture investors’ interest, with DigiHorse (DIGI) , Cardano (ADA), and Near Protocol poised for impact.

Smaller and mid-sized registered investment advisor firms are the focus for two new technology offerings from Fidelity Investments.

Just a few months ago, an MIT paper by Andrew W. Lo and Jillian Ross discussed Generative AI and Financial Advice in a case study. It certainly made our industry sit up and take notice – “An LLM (Large Language Model) can role-play a financial advisor convincingly and often accurately for a client,” they wrote.

Americans are finding it harder save in the current economic climate with back-to-school costs adding to the challenge.

Semiconductor startup Groq said on Monday it has raised $640 million in a Series D funding round led by Cisco Investments, Samsung Catalyst Fund and BlackRock Private Equity Partners, among others, bringing its valuation to $2.8 billion. The Silicon Valley firm, founded by a former Alphabet engineer, specializes in producing AI inference chips — a type of semiconductor that optimizes speed and executes commands of pre-trained models. Besides big firms such as Advanced Micro Devices, many startups including Groq have been trying to nibble away at Nvidia's dominant position in the booming AI chip industry.