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F&O ban list: A total of fifteen stocks have been put under the ban for trade on Tuesday, January 16, 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.

Microsoft on Monday said consumers and small businesses can buy subscriptions to access more capabilities in its artificial intelligence "Copilot," as it moves to grow sales beyond large enterprises. After introducing a free AI Copilot for its Bing search engine last year, Microsoft will offer what it calls Copilot Pro to individuals for $20 a month.

Crypto mining malware has been found on two government servers in the South Korean city of Daejeon, an audit has found.

By Jana Choukeir, Ahmed Elimam and Robert Harvey

Coin Center has responded to allegations made by Senator Elizabeth Warren claiming the crypto non-profit was working to “undermine bipartisan efforts in Congress” by hiring “former defense, national security, and law enforcement officials.”

By Jeffrey Dastin

In the previous Saturday's drawing, the winning numbers were 13-31-33-51-58, with the Powerball number being 15 and a Power Play of 2X. As no one secured the grand prize, the jackpot has elevated to $88 million, with a cash value of $43.5 million for the upcoming Monday night drawing.

Former deputy NSA K.T. McFarland discusses the U.S. and U.K. strikes on Houthi forces in Yemen on ‘Maria Bartiromo’s Wall Street.’

Google Cloud will serve as a validator for the Flare blockchain and contributor to the Flare Time Series Oracle (FTSO), the “blockchain for data” organization announced Monday.

The former CEO of the Celsius Network, Alex Mashinsky, has filed a motion requesting the dismissal of charges related to commodities fraud and market manipulation. This request was made through his legal team.

State-run banks will revamp their processes to create a risk-based profitability measurement framework to include more detailed and frequent scrutiny of securities pledged by high-value borrowers. They will also widen the coverage of early warning signals to help identify and reach out to distressed borrowers.

Wipro Ltd hit 52-week highs, and HCL Technologies Ltd surged to a record high. FPIs net purchased shares worth ₹1,085.72 crore while domestic institutional investors (DIIs) sold shares worth ₹820.69 crore.

By Jonathan Stempel

IndiGo aircraft at the Mumbai airport, sat on the tarmac, and some were also seen having food there as soon as their diverted Goa-Delhi flight landed after a long delay on Sunday. A short video clipping of the incident was shared on social media, following which Mumbai airport claimed that the airport operators in coordination with the Quick Response Team (QRT) of the CISF «cordoned off the passengers into a safety zone». An IndiGo spokesperson said the airline was looking into the incident and «sincerely apologised» to its customers. The flight that took off from Goa could not land at the Delhi airport due to dense fog, and was diverted to the Mumbai airport on Sunday. A significant number of flights were impacted at the Delhi airport on Sunday due to dense fog and low visibility conditions. «IndiGo flight 6E 2195 (Goa to Delhi) was diverted due to unfavourable weather conditions. As the flight was already significantly delayed in Goa, passengers were irate and rushed out of the aircraft as soon as the step ladder was connected,» a Mumbai airport spokesperson said in a statement. According to the spokesperson, the airport operator in coordination with CISF QRT cordoned off the passengers into a safety zone as «passengers refused to get into the airline coach and proceed to the terminal building». Further, the spokesperson said the passengers were kept under the strict watch of the airline authorities and security until further actions were taken. In a statement, an IndiGo spokesperson said the flight was diverted to Mumbai due to low visibility conditions in Delhi. «We sincerely apologise to our customers and are currently looking into the incident.

Reliance Industries' financial services arm Jio Financial Services said its profit increased eight times to ₹70 crore in the quarter ended December 2023 from ₹8 crore in the previous year due to higher interest income and gains on fair value changes. Total interest income at the financier, owned by India's most valued company, increased to ₹91 crore in December 2023 from ₹12 lakh a year ago. The non-banking finance company also gained from a ₹44 crore gain on fair value changes, up from ₹35 crore a year ago. The gains were added to the company's revenue.

26 January and like every year a magnificent parade will be organised on the occasion. French President Emmanuel Macron is the chief guest of the Republic Day 2024 parade during which various states will showcase their culture through a tableau.

pilgrims from across the country attended the Gangasagar Mela and took a holy dip at the confluence of the Ganga and the Bay of Bengal on Makar Sankranti early Monday, a senior official said. Traditionally, every year during Makar Sankranti, lakhs of devotees make their way to Gangasagar in West Bengal's South 24 District to take the ritualistic dip and engage in prayer rituals at the revered Kapil Muni Temple. «This year, the gathering at Gangasagar has broken all past records with a footfall of nearly one crore.

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The Fed has been running QT for a while and yet there is still abundant liquidity in the financial system.

RBI) has eased the credit concentration risk norms for non banking finance companies (NBFCs) in the middle layer (ML) and base layer (BL) bringing them on par with their larger peers or upper layer (UL) NBFCs. In new directions effective immediately, exposures to state and central governments, security deposits of borrowers held as collateral and national credit guarantee schemes among others have been exempted from concentration limits allowing NBFCs to reduce their concentration risk. In a notification on its website, the RBI said that NBFC exposure to the central government, state governments which are eligible for zero percent risk weight under capital regulations, exposures where the principal and interest are fully guaranteed by the government of India will be among those that are exempt from concentration limits. Cash margin or security deposit held as collateral on behalf of the borrower against the advances, central government guaranteed claims which attract 0% risk weight for capital computation and state government guaranteed claims which attract 20% risk weight for capital computation can also now be offset with the NBFC ML exposures. Also, guarantees issued under the Credit Guarantee Schemes of Credit Guarantee Fund Trust for Micro and Small Enterprises (CGTMSE), Credit Risk Guarantee Fund Trust for Low Income Housing (CRGFTLIH) and individual schemes under National Credit Guarantee Trustee Company Ltd (NCGTC) will also be allowed to be exempt from NBFC ML exposure. Also now the exposures where NBFCs have exceeded the prudential exposure limits during the year will be required to be disclosed in the notes to accounts in the annual financial statements, RBI said.

Nowadays, the need to secure your money and personal information has become a top priority.Now in 2024, the stakes have never been higher in the ongoing battle against cyber threats.