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Investing.com — In the holiday-shortened week ahead investors will be looking to the minutes of the Federal Reserve’s latest meeting for any fresh insights on the future path of interest rates. Retailers are preparing for what they hope will be another bumper holiday shopping season. Nvidia is the last megacap company to report earnings and oil prices look set to remain volatile. Here’s what you need to know to start your week.

Narendra Modi on Sunday sent his best wishes to the Indian cricket team as they gear up for the highly anticipated World Cup final against Australia. PM Modi through his official X handle, conveyed that the entire nation, with its 140 crore citizens, stands united in support of the 'Men in Blue' as they face the five-time world champions. «All the best Team India! 140 crore Indians are cheering for you.

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday targeted Prime Minister Narendra Modi, accusing him of working for businessman Gautam Adani «round-the-clock». Instead of 'Bharat Mata ki Jai', the prime minister should say 'Adani ji Ki Jai' because he works for him, Gandhi charged at an election rally here.

Forget Melbourne’s EastLink, Transurban’s got another toll road across the Pacific Ocean it may look to add to its $40 billion empire.

ODI World Cup 2023 Final between India and Australia at Narendra Modi Stadium on Sunday, fervent prayers, aarti, and havans were conducted across India as fans sought divine intervention for a triumphant outcome for the Men in Blue. In Prayagraj, members of the transgender community joined in prayer for the victory of the 'Men in Blue' in the highly anticipated Final against the five-time World Cup champions, Australia, as reported by ANI. Simultaneously, a 'hawan' took place at Mumbai's Madhavbaug Temple, where cricket enthusiasts fervently prayed for the success of Rohit Sharma-led India against the formidable Aussies.

Treasurer Jim Chalmers will be keeping his fingers crossed that the disinflation that is now sweeping major global economies will soon make itself felt in Australia.

Downer EDI is expected to receive a protest vote against its remuneration report at its annual general meeting this week after proxy groups questioned how the board would handle outstanding share rights awarded to former chief executive Grant Fenn.

Discount Chinese marketplace Temu has shot to the number three spot in the Australian e-commerce rankings, unseating better-known homegrown competition Kogan, Catch and MyDeal, just six months after making its debut in this country.

India has been unbeaten so far in the tournament. India beat Australia by six wickets in its first match on October 8, 2023, in Chennai.

Diwali signals the commencement of a new year for numerous Hindus in India. Spanning five days, this festival is marked by the illumination of lights, vibrant fireworks, and festive feasts. The significance of designating this celebration as the harbinger of a new start lies in its association with the goddess Lakshmi, the revered Hindu deity symbolizing wealth and prosperity.

Flight Centre chief executive Graham “Skroo” Turner was nursing the after-effects of a cold last week at the global travel agency’s annual general meeting.

female workers during this campus recruitment season, as manufacturing firms strive to widen the talent pool and build a pipeline of women professionals by grooming them early, in a sector that is highly male-dominated. Companies are targeting female graduates at leading engineering and management schools (IITs, IIMs, NITs, etc) and undergraduate colleges such as St. Stephens, Lady Shri Ram College, Shri Ram College of Commerce, and St. Xavier's College for entry-level roles, top executives told ET.

Russian groups and 108 people including a former prime minister and a former education minister and said he aimed to fight wartime abductions of children from Ukraine and other "Russian terror". "We are increasing the pressure of our state onto them and each of them must be held responsible for what they have done," he said in his nightly video address on Saturday, after his office issued corresponding decrees with his signature.

defines Halal Food as that which is permitted under the Islamic Law. "All lawful land animals should be slaughtered in compliance with the rules laid down in the Codex Recommended Code of Hygienic Practice for Fresh Meat," the FAO guidelines say. ALSO READ: Uttar Pradesh bans manufacturing, storage, distribution and sale of halal-certified products One of the many requirement is that the slaughter act should sever the trachea, oesophagus and main arteries and veins of the neck region" of the animal.

World Cup 2023 at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on November 19. Ahead of the mega encounter, all eyes are set on the predicted playing XI of both sides, the pitch report and where the match could be watched live. The India vs Australia final will be a day-night match, with a reserve day listed on November 20 if the match cannot be played or completed on November 19.

World Cup and Champions Trophy, what still makes 50-over cricket relevant is the rivalry between top cricket-playing nations. If the India versus Pakistan rivalry set the temperature soaring because of the troubled histories of both nations, India versus Australia is another rivalry that is being fuelled by the quest to achieve excellence by both cricketing giants, especially in Test and ODI formats.

Legendary value investor Jeremy Grantham is betting on a special caliber of stocks with his firm's first active ETF: the GMO U.S. Quality ETF.  

BJP has promised in its manifesto for Telangana elections that it will quash the 4% reservation to Muslims and instead increase the quota for OBCs, SCs and STs in the state. Releasing the manifesto, titled Saubhagya Patra, Home Minister Amit Shah assured that a committee headed by a retired Supreme Court judge will investigate all corruption cases by the K Chandrasekhar Rao government and bring the guilty to book.

MAIT said that India is poised for a revolutionary leap in IT hardware manufacturing. The government on Saturday announced that 27 firms, including Dell, HP, Flextronics, and Foxconn, have been granted approval under the PLI scheme for IT hardware. The scheme, which covers laptops, tablets, PCs, servers and ultra-small form factor devices, is expected to fuel incremental investments of about Rs 3,000 crore.

Logistics Performance Index (LPI) ranking. Sumita Dawra, Special Secretary (Logistics) in the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) met the nodal officers of the LPI dedicated cell formed in the stakeholder departments on Friday to discuss the Measures Taken and Action Plan for improving India’s LPI ranking. Dawra said that a targeted action plan is important to improve the logistics efficiency of the country and the country’s ranking in the World Bank LPI, according to a statement issued by the commerce and industry ministry. The dedicated cell meets every fortnight to assess the measures taken and outcomes achieved in improving performance across six parameters of LPI including customs, infrastructure, ease of arranging shipments, quality of logistics services, tracking and tracing, and timeliness. She added that the measures taken by the stakeholder ministries/departments will be showcased to the World Bank LPI team. At the meeting, Land Ports Authority of India (LPAI), highlighted that it has implemented a Land Port Management System to digitise operations and facilitate a secure electronic flow of information between all stakeholders at the integrated check posts, aimed to reduce the dwell time of cross-border movements (trade and passenger), enhance the efficiency of customs and border management clearance, and improve the timely delivery of shipments. As per the release, LPAI has been able to reduce the dwell time from 57 days to less than 24 hours. Manoj Gangeya, ED (Planning), at railways ministry highlighted the development of rail containerisation at ports and freight terminals, which is expected to increase the rail container loading from 80 million tonnes recorded last year

K Chandrasekhar Rao on Saturday alleged that the BJP and the Congress colluded to limit his political activities and see to it that the BRS is not expanded to Maharashtra. Addressing a poll rally, Rao attacked both the national parties alleging that Telangana was ruined during the Congress rule while the BJP-led Central Government has not sanctioned even a single medical college or Navodaya School to the state. Seeking votes for the BRS candidate, Rao said his party should be voted to power again for the development to continue.