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Billionaires and Senator Bernie Sanders agree on at least one thing: They see a four-day work week in America’s future. Hedge fund manager Steve Cohen is investing in golf courses because he anticipates a big increase in leisure time, and IAC founder Barry Diller is expecting people to be in the office only four days a week. Sanders has even proposed legislation to reset the work week to 32 hours.

An internal report from Canada’s financial crimes watchdog found that most banking and real estate companies it audited last year are not following the country’s anti-money laundering laws, sparking calls for greater oversight and higher fines.

Four railroads have asked federal appeals courts to throw out a new rule that would require two-person train crews in most circumstances

U.S. stocks are drifting, a day after tumbling on worries that interest rates may stay high for a while

The average long-term U.S. mortgage rate rose to its highest level in five weeks, a setback for prospective homebuyers during what’s traditionally the busiest time of the year for home sales

China has announced rare sanctions against two U.S. defense companies over what it calls their support for arms sales to Taiwan

On Eid-ul-Fitr, when the nation was celebrating the end of Ramadan, a bus in Haryana's Mahendragarh crashed with a tree killing six children and injuring twenty more. The police have arrested school principal Deepti, the bus driver Dharmender, and one more school official whose name is Hoshiar Singh. However, questions remain at large, as to why was a school bus ferrying children on Eid-Ul-Fitr, a holiday? According to police the bus had crashed into the tree, which caused it to overturn causing the fatal accident, that took the lives of six children.

MUMBAI : Rich and retail investors have turned bearish on index futures, the first time in nearly three months, indicating stocks trading at record levels may be close to a peak for now as tensions rise in West Asia. On Wednesday, when the Nifty kissed a fresh high of 22775.70 points, retail and high networth individual investors (HNIs) initiated cumulative bearish bets on these index futures contracts, showed data from NSE, which groups both under the 'Client' category. The category turned cumulative net sellers of 16,088 Nifty and Bank Nifty futures contracts, marking a shift 84 days after remaining net buyers of these contracts.

tourists back to the Maldives, a major tourism body here has announced that it will hold road shows across key Indian cities. A full-blown backlash was directed at the Maldives following derogatory remarks against India and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on social media by three Maldivian officials after Modi posted photos and video of the pristine Lakshadweep Islands on India's west coast on January 6 on his X handle. Scores of Indians, including multiple celebrities, cancelled their reservations and dropped plans to visit Maldives. The tourism arrival statistics reflected how from being a top visitor country, India's position went down to first fifth and now at the sixth position after January.

BENGALURU , NEW DELHI : In Indian cuisine, biryani holds a place of honour, especially during Eid festivities. Not surprising then that startups and larger hotel chains saw a notable uptick in orders for the fragrant dish in the run-up to Eid, as per an analysis by food delivery platform Swiggy. Demand for biryani across India saw a 15% increase during Ramzan, with orders totalling around 6 million plates.

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Amie Miller has a go-to spot for conducting job interviews: a gray, L-shaped couch. The problem is it is everyone else’s favorite spot, too. “We’ve reached peak couch," says Miller, the chief talent officer at TBWA Worldwide.

Initial claims for state unemployment benefits dropped 11,000 to a seasonally adjusted 211,000 for the week ended April 6, the Labor Department said on Thursday. Economists polled by Reuters had forecast 215,000 claims in the latest week.

Munawwar Faruqui was recently attacked… with eggs! A video that shows a distressed Faruqui, losing his cool, after a restaurant owner pelts eggs at him has gone viral on social media. The video was shared on Instagram by paparazzo Viral Bhayani. Faruqui had visited the restaurant to celebrate Iftar. In the video, a security guard is shown to be holding him back as he looks ready to throw hands at the culprits. The eatery is located at Mumbai’s Mohammed Ali Road. According to reports, an FIR has been filed against the owner and his staff for the misdeed. A Times Of India report claimed that despite agreeing to come to the restaurant for Iftar, the ‘Lock Upp’ winner had visited another eatery, thereby causing the owner to lose his temper.

bull run, total inflow into equity mutual fund schemes during the fiscal year 2023-24 touched ₹1.84 lakh crore. Significantly, total inflow into all the mutual fund schemes via systematic investment plans (SIPs) stood at ₹1.99 lakh crore, 28 per cent higher than ₹1.56 lakh crore recorded in the preceding financial year. Debt mutual funds saw an outflow of ₹23,098 crore, according to the data released by the Association of Mutual Funds in India (AMFI).

Thailand’s state authorities held a meeting on Tuesday, calling to regulate peer-to-peer (P2P) cryptocurrency purchases and comprehensively prevent online fraud.

BJP MP Khagen Murmu has found himself embroiled in controversy after a video from his campaign trail showed him kissing a woman on her cheeks. The Trinamool Congress has seized upon the incident, accusing BJP leaders of harboring an anti-women sentiment. «If you cannot believe what you just saw, let us clarify. Yes, this is BJP MP & Maldaha Uttar candidate @khagen_murmu kissing a woman on his own accord on his campaign trail,» said the Trinamool.

gold slid on Wednesday across the board hotter than expected US CPI inflation report that showed that both headline and core CPI climbed more than forecast. Spot gold closed with a loss of 0.80% at $2334. The Core CPI rose 0.40% for the third straight month Vs the forecast of 0.30%. The headline CPI accelerated 3.50% on a y-o-y basis as the core was noted at 3.80%; both the readings exceeded their respective estimates of 3.4% and 3.70%. Housing and gasoline costs accounted for more than half of the increase in the overall CPI as shelter prices remained sticky as rent and owners' equivalent rent were both up 0.40%. The Supercore services gauge, which excludes housing, recorded a 0.65% monthly gain. Car insurance and medicare costs rose once again. The three-month annualized rate has now risen to 4.60% from under 4% in February. June rate cut hopes have all but vanished as markets now look for only two rate cuts. The US Dollar Index and the US yields surged on the CPI report pressurising commodities as risk appetite was hit.

China have recorded a positive growth in 2023 out of the total 161 such goods shipped to the neighbouring country, according to commerce ministry data. These 90 commodities account for 67.7 per cent of India's export basket to China, while 71 products that have registered a negative export growth in 2023 constitute 32.3 per cent, the data showed. There are four commodities level where India has improved its export to China by more than USD 100 million in 2023. They are iron ore (216.8 per cent to USD 3.33 billion in 2023), cotton yarn (542.6 per cent to USD 611.17 million in 2023), spices (19.4 per cent to USD 132.26 million in 2023), and processed minerals (174.19 per cent to USD 129 million in 2023).

IIFL Finance, a prominent non-banking financial company (NBFC) specialising in retail credit, have recently witnessed a notable resurgence. This rebound follows a significant sell-off observed in the first three weeks of March, triggered by RBI restrictions on its gold loan disbursements. Over the past four trading sessions, the stock has surged by 23%, showcasing a remarkable recovery.

Ei-ul-Fitr, while Gaza's Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh mourned the loss of his three sons and four grandchildren in an Israeli airstrike. According to reports, an Israeli airstrike killed the sons and grandchildren of the Hamas leader on Eid. However, a Reuters report suggests that the airstrike was done without consulting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.