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The past two days have brought bullishness in many counters and here are two stocks that can give good returns in the near term.

Taiwan's stock index hit a record high Thursday, fuelled by a surge in tech titan TSMC after it reported strong sales that lifted optimism for the sector and demand for chips used for artificial intelligence. The Taiex jumped as much as 3.5 percent at the opening, surpassing a January 2022 peak, as traders returned from their Lunar New Year holiday.

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The American College of Financial Services has unveiled the findings from its 2023 Retirement Income Literacy Study, spotlighting a significant gap in retirement knowledge among older Americans.

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OIS), the principal financial market gauge for gauging which way interest rates are headed, show that traders have reduced the extent of rate cuts they expect from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) this year, following a vigilant tone on inflation and liquidity by the central bank. A slower-than-expected inflation decline in the US and sobering Federal Reserve commentary on when its much-awaited policy easing may start has also prompted Indian traders to reduce their bets on how much rates the RBI will cut this year.

Japan's economy slipped into a recession as it unexpectedly shrank for a second straight quarter on weak domestic demand, data showed on Thursday, raising uncertainty about the central bank's plans to exit its ultra-easy policy sometime this year. The surprisingly weak performance saw Japan lose its title as the world's third-largest economy, replaced by Germany.

economy, Japan slipped below Germany last year to fourth place, official data showed Thursday, although India is projected to leapfrog both later this decade. Despite growing 1.9 percent, Japan's nominal 2023 gross domestic product in dollar terms was $4.2 trillion, government data showed, compared with $4.5 trillion for Germany, according to figures released there last month.

Bitcoin climbed past $51,000 in a broad cryptocurrency rally that saw Ether, the second-biggest token, advance back to where it was before the TerraUSD stablecoin collapsed almost two years ago. Bitcoin's 21% year-to-date gain pushed its market capitalization above $1 trillion for the first time since December 2021, data from CoinGecko show. Ether rose 4.1% in London on Wednesday, and altcoins like Avalanche, Polkadot and Polygon also climbed.

Wall Street ended sharply higher on Wednesday as ride-hailing platforms Lyft and Uber rallied, while Nvidia displaced Alphabet as the U.S. stock market's third most valuable company. Nvidia overtook Alphabet's market capitalization ahead of the dominant AI chipmaker's quarterly results next week, now with a with a stock market value of $1.825 trillion after its shares rose 2.5%. Uber surged almost 15% to a record high, boosted by a $7 billion share buyback plan.

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Zee Entertainment Enterprises, ending India’s largest entertainment deal, after months of fruitless talks to appoint a chief executive officer for the merged entity. The person cited above said Amazon Prime Video takes long to approve projects, and has cancelled some of the 40 titles it had announced in April 2022. “Disney, too, has been trying to cut losses, and buying and commissioning has been moving at a glacial pace there," the person added.

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A longshot bid to temporarily double a $10,000 cap on state and local tax deductions for most married couples went down to defeat in the House

Kansas City, Missouri, on Wednesday in the vicinity of the landmark Union Station, where a Super Bowl victory parade and celebration were taking place for the Kansas City Chiefs, police said.Two armed people were taken into custody, police confirmed.“I’m angry at what happened today,” Kansas City Police Chief Stacey Graves said at a press conference.Graves said there were between 10 and 15 victims in total, “possibly 15,” but could not give details on their conditions beyond confirming one person had died. She said she did not believe any of the victims were children.Eyewitness video posted on social media platforms showed pandemonium outside the train station with dozens of uniformed police officers, weapons drawn, running into the building as scores of bystanders fled in the opposite direction.Graves said officers administered life-saving aid to the victims and commended their actions during a dangerous situation.“This is not Kansas City,” she said.

Madame Web 2" happening? Cinephiles are curious to know whether Dakota Johnson's «Madame Web» will have a sequel or prequel or not. «Madame Web», which is currently showing at theatres, have teaser for future development, as per a report in dexerto. There is a lot of pretty niche comic book mythology swirling around “Madame Web,” the inspiration for the newest of Sony’s “Spider-Man” spinoffs. This is a character who goes back to 1980 and whose powers of clairvoyance helped Peter Parker at some point. She’s elderly and blind and sits atop a web throne that keeps her alive, as per a report in AP.

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Frank Grillo, set to star as Rick Flag Sr. in James Gunn's Creature Commandos, describes the animated series as «funny and filthy,» hinting at its R-rating. The show marks Gunn's foray into the DC Universe and is set to kick off later this year. Here’s what we know about the show.

Josh Brolin, an American actor is thrilled for the viewers watching the second season of Outer Range, his sci-fi Amazon Prime Video series, specially at present with the crew and cast finding their foothold. Disclosing the return of the show is just nearby as reported by Collider. Season 2 is going to be arriving on the streaming platform in May.

The Bayer Corporation has spent more than $10 billion to settle lawsuits that claim the popular weed killer Roundup causes cancer