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Olympic sports bodies criticized World Athletics on Friday for promising to pay US$50,000 for each track and field gold medal won at the Paris Olympics.

Netflix gained another 9.3 million subscribers to start the year while its profit soared with the help of a still-emerging expansion into advertising, but caught investors off guard with a change that will make it more difficult to track the video stre...

Google’s yearslong effort to make online advertising less invasive has hit another snag. The U.K. privacy regulator says Google’s proposed replacements for cookies need to do more to protect consumer privacy, according to internal documents reviewed by The Wall Street Journal.

«I do not think it is imminent,» she said during an Atlantic Council event in Washington on Thursday (18 April). «I just want to wait and see more progress in the direction that we are looking for before I feel confident in cutting rates. „The numbers that we are seeing in terms of wage growth and services inflation just are not consistent with a sustainable 2% inflation target.“ Bank of England's Andrew Bailey: UK is 'on track' to tame inflation — reports In remarks reported by Bloomberg, Greene, who is one of the more hawkish members of the Bank's Monetary Policy Committee, said ...

A California lawmaker wants to require limited liability companies and similar businesses to report the identities of their owners to the government

Stock Market News: Domestic equity benchmark indices, the Sensex and the Nifty 50, started Friday's trading day lower tracking their Asian counterparts due to concerns over a possible escalation in geopolitical tensions in the Middle East. Information technology (IT) stocks were also adversely affected by Infosys' post-earnings decline. The Nifty 50 fell by 183.55 points, begin trading at 21,812.30, while the Sensex fell by 591.21 points, kicking off at 71,898.32.

controversy has erupted as Nike is under the social media radar due to an Olympic uniform of the USA track and field members. The controversy began when Citius Magazine, a popular and followed publication, posted a glimpse of Nike kits that the US track and field team will be donning this summer during the 2024 Paris Olympics, says USA Today.

Ashutosh Sharma gave Mumbai Indians a mighty scare with a sensational 61 before the five-time champions scraped through with a nine-run win over Punjab Kings in the IPL here on Thursday. Ashutosh unleashed a flurry of sixes in his 28-ball knock which brought Punjab from the brink to near the finish line but his dismissal in the 18th over turned the game back in favour of Mumbai Indians. Punjab, who were left tottering at 17/4 in their chase of 193, came back roaring through Ashutosh and Shashank Singh (41 off 25) before ending at 183 all-out in 19.1 overs.

Bailey said the UK is now in a «pronounced period» of disinflation in a speech given at the Institute of International Finance in Washington DC, according to reports from the FT. Following the higher than expected inflation figures from the US, Bailey explained that «there is more demand-led inflation in the US», while «European inflation dynamics are somewhat different». He added that there will be a steep decline in next month's UK inflation figures. Bank of England's Andrew Bailey: Rate cuts are 'in play' for MPC meetings this year Bailey's comments follow the release of March's...

The committee undertook a far-reaching report around the central bank's QT plans after so many years of fiscal easing, which it published on 7 February. In it, the committee said it had «raised concerns» that the Bank may be unwinding its quantitative easing policy «without being able to fully consider the broader economic consequences». The committee, led by chair Harriet Baldwin, said it had «concerns that the Bank is taking a 'leap in the dark' by embarking upon a major monetary operation without specifically and separately tracking its effects». Bank of England commits to econo...

technology sector particularly flourished, experiencing a 25% increase in deal values compared to the previous quarter, driven by five high-value deals (≥$50 million), constituting 59% of total deal activity, Grant Thornton Bharat's Q1 Technology Dealtracker said on Thursday. The report stated that despite a funding slowdown and economic uncertainty, India’s tech startup ecosystem secured the fourth-highest funding globally. Further, it said that Krutium AI emerged as one of the two unicorns in the quarter. Both M&A and PE activity witnessed increased deal activity over last two quarters.

As Bitcoin teeters around the $61,650 mark after a 4% drop, its behavior hints at potential volatility. With the dollar’s rise linked to paused rate cuts enhancing its appeal, Bitcoin faces an opposite effect—diminished attraction due to the anticipated long-term high rates.

Lok Sabha Elections 2024: With the Lok Sabha elections slated to commence from April 19, ensuring your voter ID is updated is crucial to participating in the electoral process effectively. The Election Commission (EC) has announced a record-breaking 96.88 crore registered voters for the upcoming General Elections, making it the largest electorate in history. Additionally, over two crore young electors aged between 18 to 29 years have been added to the voters' list, underscoring the importance of ensuring your voter ID details are accurate and up to date. Access the National Voter Services Portal (NVSP) To begin the process of verifying your voter ID details, visit the official National Voter Services Portal (NVSP). The NVSP serves as a one-stop destination offering various voter registration services and comprehensive information related to elections.

Stock Market News: The domestic equity benchmark indices, the Sensex and the Nifty 50, opened in green on Thursday after declining for three straight sessions. The domestic indices tracked Asian counterparts and were led by PSU bank stocks, energy companies due to a decline in oil prices, and metals stocks as a result of concerns over global supply. On Thursday, the S&P BSE Sensex opened up 239.42 points, or 0.33%, at 73,183.10, while the NSE Nifty 50 began up 64.40 points, or 0.29%, at 22,212.35.

CSX railroad's first-quarter profit slipped 10% even though the railroad delivered 3% more goods as shipments it handled shifted to a less-profitable mix

New Jersey’s high-flying internet gambling market continues to smash records

Farmers under the banner of the Samyukta Kisan Morcha (non-political) and Kisan Mazdoor Morcha on Wednesday squatted on a rail track in Patiala district near the Punjab and Haryana border, demanding the release of three farmers who had been arrested by the Haryana Police. The movement of more than 30 trains was impacted as they were either diverted, cancelled or short-terminated because of the blockade at the Shambhu Railway Station, railway authorities said. The disruption in rail movement also caused inconvenience to rail passengers on the occasion of Ram Navami. KMM leader Sarwan Singh Pandher said the Haryana administration had given them an assurance that the arrested farmers would be released by April 16.

Market Rebellion co-founder Pete Najarian discusses delayed rate cuts by the Fed, inflation and U.S. markets.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is apparently getting strict with payment aggregators (physical) with introduction of new draft regulations, which stipulate that the non-banking entities which fail to apply for authorisation and are unable to maintain the net worth of ₹15 crore at the time of applying will have to close their business down by July 31, 2025.