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Power Finance Corporation (PFC) on Wednesday posted a nearly 27% rise in its consolidated net profit to ₹6,628.17 crore in the July-September quarter compared to a year ago. The consolidated net profit of the company was ₹5,229.33 crore in the quarter ended on September 30, 2022, a BSE filing showed. Total income rose to ₹22,403.69 crore in the quarter from ₹19,344.39 crore in the same period a year ago.

cancer, as it damages the body's “tumor suppressors" by changing the DNA, as per a study conducted by scientists at the Ontario Institute for Cancer Research (OICR). The study, published in Science Advances journal on November 3, said smoking alters the DNA responsible for developing a protein that stops the growth of abnormal cells such as those of cancer. This change made to the DNA due to tobacco smoking is known as ‘stop-gain mutation'.

BENGALURU : India's Patanjali Foods on Friday reported a second-quarter profit that more than doubled as a slump in expenses outpaced falling revenue, dragged by lower edible oil prices. The Ruchi Gold oil maker's profit rose to ₹255 crore ($30.63 million) in the quarter ended Sept. 30, from ₹112 crore a year earlier.

Indian stock indices edged higher on Wednesday after a choppy session amid weak cues from Asian and European markets. Foreign institutional investors (FIIs) on Wednesday sold stocks of Indian companies worth ₹7,551.57 crore and bought stocks for ₹7,467.02 crore, resulting in an outflow of ₹84.55 crore, according to NSE data. Domestic institutional investors (DIIs) bought equities worth ₹7,548.90 crore and offloaded shares worth ₹7,024.43 crore, resulting in an inflow of ₹524.47 crore, the exchange data showed.

As Republican legislators in the US try to wipe ESG off the map, most global investors and executives are acting as though those efforts will ultimately fail.

Young Americans are switched on about the importance of good financial management and want to talk about it earlier than previous generations.

Larry Whitehead is getting ready to open his Christmas tree farm for the season.

The high cost of living is dampening the holiday joy for many Canadians as they plan to cut spending on gifts and travel over the winter break, polling shows.

The S&P 500 is up 14% this year, but just eight days that explain most of the gains. 

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delinquencies, a report by credit bureau Crif High Mark said. The outstanding portfolio of the micro-finance sector is at Rs 3.55 lakh crore as of June 2023, up 24.3 percent year-on-year, the credit bureau said. Urban markets registered year-on-year growth of 19.9% while rural markets showed 27.3% growth during the same period. “This growth can largely be attributed to the large-scale adoption of digitisation by the sector as well as the positive regulatory amendments brought in by RBI that have bridged the gap between rural and urban markets” said Sanjeet Dawar, managing director, CRIF High Mark. Portfolio at risk where repayments are 30 days past the due date improved from 2.2 percent as of March 2023 to 2 percent as of June 2023.

Meta Platforms on Wednesday. In a blog post, Meta said that it would require advertisers to disclose if their altered or created ads portray real people as doing or saying something that they did not, or if they digitally produce a real-looking person that does not exist.

₹490 crore from the capital markets, which is a complete offer for sale (OFS). Also Read: ASK IPO day 2: Issue subscribed 1.34 times, retail, NII portion fully booked On the final day of subscription (November 08), the robust demand from the retail segment continued, with the subscription rate reaching 8.93 times.

Mihir Vora, Chief Investment Officer, TRUST Mutual Fund. In an interview with Mint, Vora shared his views on markets and the sectors he is positive about. Edited excerpts: We’ve had a dream run in the markets over the past eight years.

The Republican presidential primary debate stage Wednesday evening will shrink from seven to five participants, but the central character—former President Donald Trump—will still be absent and is likely to keep benefiting as his challengers beat each other up. The third debate starts at 8 p.m. Eastern time and will be moderated by Lester Holt and Kristen Welker of NBC News and Hugh Hewitt of the Salem Radio Network.

QI Research CEO Danielle DiMartino Booth and UBS Private Wealth Management managing director Alli McCartney react to the Federal Reserve’s decision to pause rate hikes in November.

The Air Force is asking Congress to restrict further construction of the towering wind turbines that have edged closer to its nuclear missile sites in Montana, Wyoming, North Dakota, Nebraska and Colorado

The owner of Facebook and Instagram says it'll put labels on political ads created using artificial intelligence

Republicans in the Wisconsin state Senate are proposing tweaks to their plan to help fund repairs at the Milwaukee Brewers stadium that would scale back the state's contribution and impose a surcharge on non-baseball event tickets

Republican presidential primary takes place on 8-10 p.m. Eastern time Wednesday. The debate, sanctioned by the Republican National Committee and hosted by NBC News, will be held in Miami. Where can I watch it? Several platforms will broadcast the debate: — NBC will show the debate.

By Carolyn Cohn