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The collapse of the Black Sea grain deal and a series of missile strikes on Ukrainian grain silos and ports have left farmers with few options to export their grain — and all of them are getting more expensive

Khan was the mastermind of the unprecedented anti-government protests across Pakistan on May 9 and it was aimed at toppling the military leadership, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has said. Pakistan saw massive nationwide anti-government protests following the arrest of Khan, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman by paramilitary Rangers in a corruption case on May 9. Khan, 70, was later released on bail.

oil palm processing firms have launched a mega drive till August 12 to increase the area under oil palm cultivation in the country, the Agriculture Ministry said on Sunday. The major oil palm growing states, namely, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Tamil Nadu, Odisha, Karnataka, Goa, Assam, Tripura, Nagaland, Mizoram, and Arunachal Pradesh will be participating in this initiative, it said.

Here is your Pro Recap of the top takeaways from Wall Street analysts for the past week: Upgrades for Lam Research and The Trade Desk, and downgrades for Rackspace, Wendy's, and Carvana.

KYIV (Reuters) — President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Sunday that he expects Russia to resume its attacks on Ukraine's energy system once cold weather returns later this year, and vowed to do everything possible to protect the power grid.

The Manipur government Saturday started the process of collecting biometric details all illegal Myanmar immigrants in the northeastern border state following the Union ministry of home affairs directive, a senior official said. “On instructions of the ministry of home affairs, Government of India, to complete the campaign for biometric capture of illegal Myanmar immigrants in the state of Manipur by September 2023, the government of Manipur has resumed its campaign for biometric capture of all illegal immigrants in the state from today (July 29)," joint secretary (home) Peter Salam, who is the state’s nodal officer, said in a press release. “The campaign will continue in all districts until biometric data of all illegal Myanmar immigrants in the state are successfully captured," it said.

By Alvise Armellini

Too many Americans—and too many American economists in particular—have an unhealthy obsession with the 1%: How much money they make, how much wealth they have, how they got there, how to join their ranks, and so on. Worsening economic inequality is a real problem in the US, and there are understandable reasons for this fixation.

₹38,000 crore of a similar fund for the welfare of building and construction workers is sitting unused in governmental coffers. A centralized fund for gig worker welfare is a 19th century solution for a 21st century problem. A far better way is to channel money directly into individual gig worker welfare accounts.

₹30,000 crore of support to state-run oil retailers and keeping all things constant, the government will be left with ₹9,000 crore to 10,000 crore after the rights issues of IOC and BPCL. The amount is expected to be used for HPCL which has a current market capitalization of ₹39,650 crore. The officials said that it will translate into a significant stake depending on the prices of the shares.

Investing.com — More big tech earnings and the U.S. jobs report for July will be the main highlights in the week ahead. Investors will also be focusing on the Bank of England's latest rate decision and economic data out of the Eurozone and China. Here’s what you need to know to start your week.

Investing.com — Here is your weekly Pro Recap on the biggest headlines out of tech this week: huge earnings beats at Alphabet, Meta, and Intel — and a spending warning from Microsoft.

By Tommy Wilkes

COMEX Gold prices started the week on a negative note as mixed data from the US coupled with weak economic data from the European peers bolstered the greenback. US Services activity slowed more than forecast in July, however, manufacturing activity rebounded to a three-month high. At the same time, European and UK Services activity eased to a six-month low, leading to weakness in the Euro and Pound.

Sectorally, buying was seen in utilities, power, realty, and public sector stocks while selling was seen in IT, banks and oil & gas. Stocks that were in focus include names like Intellect Design Arena which rose by about 20%, Ajanta Pharma gained more than 4% and NCC closed with gains of over 7% to a fresh 52-week high on Friday. We have collated a list of three stocks that either hit a fresh 52-week high or saw a volume or a price breakout. We spoke to a trader on how one should look at these stocks the next trading day entirely from an educational point of view:

Indian head coach Rahul Dravid has responded to criticism regarding selection calls made in the second ODI match against the West Indies. India suffered a humiliating six-wicket defeat against the Carribeans at the Kensington Oval on Saturday.

Las Vegas, the chart-topping singer, Cardi B, found herself embroiled in yet another controversy. As captured in a viral video shared on Pop Base Twitter, the 'WAP' hitmaker was seen throwing her microphone at an audience member after getting splashed by a drink thrown in her direction. However, this was not the only incident that led to her mic-throwing outburst.

Also read: ‘NASA-ISRO collaboration is a sign of times to come,’ says EAM S Jaishankar Somanath provided insights into the future launch campaigns to be taken up by the Bengaluru-headquartered space agency. He stated that another PSLV mission is scheduled for August or early September. "This year itself, we are going to have exciting missions.

Five years after it exited the company, the government is set to get a significant stake in Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd (HPCL) as it looks to infuse equity in fuel retailers that lost money on selling petrol and diesel at discounted rates last year, officials said.

By Jalandhar D. Giri

A team of academics is said to have conducted a goal-setting study on Harvard Business School graduates in the 1980s to ascertain the influence of planned and documented objectives on future outcomes. The apparent surprise is that only 3% of the class, who had specific goals and a strategy in place, were making 10 times as much as the others.