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Whirlpool of India, Hindalco, ZEE, Devyani International, Wipro among others will be in focus due to various news developments. Whirlpool of India Whirlpool Corporation on Tuesday sold 30.4 million shares, constituting 24% stake in its Indian unit Whirlpool of India through the open market for $468 million.

Investors await the release of US FOMC meeting minutes later this week as it would provide some insights into the Fed’s future direction. «We expect market sentiment to strengthen further as the prospect of a pre-election rally is quite strong,» said Siddhartha Khemka, Head — Retail Research, Motilal Oswal.

After breaking the $50,000 threshold earlier this month, bitcoin has stalled at $52,000.Data shows that retail traders are staying on the sidelines for now, but activity related to spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) has remained at high levels, with spot bitcoin EFT issuer BlackRock on pace to overtake Microstrategy Inc. as the largest holder of bitcoin.

F&O ban list: A total of 13 stocks have been put under the ban for trade on Wednesday, February 21, 2024, under the futures and options (F&O) segment by the National Stock Exchange (NSE). The securities have been put on ban under the F&O segment as it crossed 95 per cent of the market-wide position limit (MWPL), according to the NSE. However, the stocks will be available for trading in the cash market.

Stock market today: The Indian stock market ended higher for the fifth straight session on Tuesday, February 20. Throughout the day, the Nifty reached a high of 22,215.6 and a low of 22,045.85. The Sensex traded between 73,130.69 and 72,510.24, ultimately closing at 72,708.16, a 0.48% increase compared to the opening price, with a gain of 349.24 points.

Finra has named three seasoned industry veterans to join its board of governors.

While minority investors are entering the retail investing market at a faster pace than whites, they’re also behaving more like younger investors when it comes to investing.

NBC is bringing back the beloved game show «Deal or No Deal» with a tropical twist in "Deal or No Deal Island." This spinoff series takes the iconic briefcases to a private island, where contestants, including two celebrities, compete in challenges and play the game for a chance to win a grand prize.

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announce the arrest until Friday, and declined to provide any further information.But the Public Prosecution Service of Canada confirmed Mousaly had appeared before the Ontario court of justice in Oshawa.A man by that same name was listed in 2022 as a nuclear operator at Ontario Power Generation, which is headquartered in Oshawa.The company, which is owned by the Ontario government, operates the Pickering and Darlington nuclear power plants, and owns two others that are run by Bruce Power.It said in a statement Tuesday public safety had not been compromised.“Our nuclear stations utilize sophisticated security technology and intelligence to keep our facilities and communities safe,” the statement said.“This includes robust, ‘defense in depth’ security systems to ensure we are prepared to pre-empt or respond to any situation.“These systems worked: immediately upon identifying an information breach, OPG and RCMP implemented measures to mitigate and manage any further unauthorized disclosure.”A source familiar with the investigation told Global News a former employee was accused of making online posts about security vulnerabilities.He is charged under a section that prohibits communicating information the government has taken steps to safeguard to a foreign entity or terrorist group.According to court records, the alleged offence occurred on Jan. 30, 2024.

United Airlines says a flight heading from San Francisco to Boston had to be diverted after the plane suffered damage to one of its wings

Once upon a time, Japanese cars were seen as exotic vehicles that could never take on the might of Ford and General Motors. Right now, Chinese EVs are in a similar place. “Corolla, New Economy Car, Is Shown Here by Toyota," the New York Times yawned in a 1968 headline, introducing history’s best-selling automobile to the US market.

₹321.6 crore for the quarter ended December. During the corresponding period of the last fiscal, the company had reported a net loss of ₹401.3 crore. Its total income during the quarter under review was ₹1,929 crore, nearly 20% higher than ₹1,607.7 crore earned during Q3 FY23.

Siemens, one of the world’s biggest wind turbine makers, points out that “energy bills will have to keep rising to pay for the green transition." (bit.ly/48qpYmx) A recent Bloomberg article (bloom.bg/3T60wyq) noted, “Affordable power is a key precondition for industrial competitiveness, and even before the end of Russian gas supplies, Germany had some of the highest electricity costs in Europe. Failure to stabilize the situation could transform a trickle of manufacturers heading elsewhere into a stampede." The article goes on to cite the OECD that “no major industrialized economy has ever had the very basis of its competitiveness and resilience so systematically challenged by changing social, environmental and regulatory pressures." In surveys, energy security and costs are cited as the major reasons for German businesses to move abroad. It is often claimed that the shift to renewables makes countries more energy secure, but most clean energy supply chains are dominated by China (tinyurl.com/y59rke62), leaving future green energy heavily dependent on one supplier.

Israel hit Gaza with air strikes on Tuesday as world powers grappled with how to broker a ceasefire ahead of a UN Security Council vote that was expected to be blocked by a US veto. A total of 103 Palestinians were killed in the past 24 hours of Israeli strikes and ground combat in the besieged Hamas-ruled territory, its health ministry said.

Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd., dealing another blow to the embattled media firm less than a month after its merger with Sony Group Corp’s local unit collapsed. As part of its investigation into the Zee founders, the Securities and Exchange Board of India, or Sebi, found that about 20 billion rupees ($241 million) may have been diverted from the company, said people familiar with the matter who did not want to be identified as the information is not public yet. That’s roughly ten times more than initially estimated by Sebi investigators, the people said. The amount found missing is not final and may change after Sebi reviews the responses from the company executives, the people said. The regulator has been calling in senior officials at Zee including founders, Subhash Chandra, his son Punit Goenka and some board members to explain their stance, they added.

Former That ’70s Show actor and convicted rapist Danny Masterson has been transferred out of the maximum-security prison where he was to serve his 30-year sentence amid concerns for his safety.

The White House says it is preparing additional “major sanctions” on Russia in response to opposition leader Alexei Navalny’s death in an Arctic penal colony

With Bitcoin (BTC) and Ether (ETH) prices choppy on Tuesday in wake of hitting fresh multi-year highs earlier in the session, crypto degenerates hunting for big gains continue to scour on-chain markets using websites like DEXTools for top crypto gainers today.

Contributions towards employee provident fund (EPF) is an important component of your salary. Companies are mandated as per law to deduct the contribution from your salary and deposit it with the Employee Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO). That, though, need not happen always.

Estonia’s domestic security agency says it has detained 10 people on suspicion of sabotage, spreading fear and creating tension as part of a coordinated “hybrid operation” by Russia’s special services