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Man’s Search for Meaning (published in German in 1946, followed by an English translation in 1959), has long occupied a peculiar niche in the publishing industry. Part memoir, part moral philosophy and part psycho-social treatise, you are most likely to find the book in the all-encompassing self-help section, right next to the Dale Carnegies and the Steven Coveys of the world. And in a sense, Man’s Searchis indeed an amalgamation of all the above genres.

equity markets around the world is clouding the outlook for investors looking to buy stocks on the cheap, as worries over the U.S. economy and disappointing tech earnings threaten more losses ahead. A two-day rout late last week left the S&P 500 nearly 6% from its July peak while the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite extended losses to notch its first 10% correction from a record high since early 2022. Equities plunged in Europe and Asia as well, with Japan's Nikkei index losing nearly 5% for the week.

The NSE Nifty 50 fell 1.17% to 24,717 points, while the S&P BSE Sensex shed 1.08% to 80,981, logging losses for the first time in six sessions. They also ended an eight-week winning run, their longest in 14 years.

Amid a 65.6% drop in transactions on the XRP Ledger and rising costs, the XRP price prediction becomes more uncertain as investors ponder its future viability.

A Rs 60,000 crore loss, Sebi crackdown, and a hope for banks As India shifts its investing habits, the allure of high-risk, high-return options is strong. However, this isn't for everyone, as Indian households are losing about Rs 60,000 crore in derivatives trades in a year. Sebi chief noted, «If Rs 50-60,000 crore annually is lost in F&O (futures & options) trades, that money could be better utilized in IPOs, mutual funds, or other productive areas.» The capital markets regulator reported that retail investors alone lost Rs 52,000 crore in FY24, highlighting the need for stricter controls.

transhipment port project at Great Nicobar Island in the Bay of Bengal is being finalised by the government, and it will go ahead with the implementation of the project in the next few months, a senior official said on Sunday. Great Nicobar Transhipment port project has been under scrutiny over environmental concerns. «The project has received the environmental clearances and nod from National Green Tribunal (NGT) and now there is no hurdle in its implementation. »The DPR of the project is also finalised and we are going ahead for its further implementation in the next few months," Ports, Shipping and Waterways secretary T K Ramachandran told PTI in an interview.

government wants India to be selfsufficient in pulses by 2027-28. As the world’s largest producer of pulses by far, this may not seem hard, but we are also the largest consumer. A large part of pulses’ production in countries like Myanmar, Canada and Australia is meant for India. Ending imports won’t be easy. This is particularly so for a reason that doesn’t get captured by aggregated figures. Policy makers tend to refer to agricultural products as if they were one thing. Just as barrels of oil (within certain specifications) are considered identical, rice, wheat and pulses are also spoken of as one thing for production and trade statistics. But at the consumption end, we know that the differences between varieties are huge.

equities in July on the back of expectation of continued policy reforms and sustained economic growth and better-than-expected earnings season. However, they pulled Rs 1,027 crore from equities in the first two trading sessions of this month (August 1-2), data with the depositories showed. There has been a mixed trend with respect to FPI flows following the budget announcement on increase in capital gains tax on equity investments.

retail investors' derivative market bets may help the banking system garner the much-needed deposits, SBI Chairman Dinesh Kumar Khara has said. Khara said the budget announcements like the tweaks on the short-term and long-term capital gains will not lead to much gains from a deposit accretion perspective. «F&O (future and options) kind of things are being discouraged for the retail (investor) by the regulator. Those who are resorting to such kind of an instrument, they might come back to the banking system,» Khara told PTI over the weekend. It can be noted that concerns over losses incurred by 90 per cent of investors in the derivative trades have led to fears of household savings being blown in speculation rather than being deployed for productive purposes among policymakers.

Nifty opened with a gap down on Friday after reaching a new all-time high in the previous session and experienced weak price action throughout the day, closing down by 293 points. Meanwhile, the Bank Nifty has been underperforming and may continue to do so.

The Solana price prediction remains uncertain as SOL struggles to maintain stability, dropping over 6% in the past 24 hours.

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trade agreement (FTA) in goods will be held in November, the commerce and industry ministry said on Saturday. ASEAN or the Association of Southeast Asian Nations comprises 10 countries. The third round of the negotiations was concluded on August 1 in Jakarta, Indonesia. The AITIGA (Asean-India trade in goods agreement) was signed in 2009.

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has launched an investigation into potentially fraudulent cryptocurrency activities involving 15 different tokens, including the memecoin BEN.

trade agreement in goods will be held in November, an official statement said on Saturday. The third round of the negotiations was concluded on August 1 in Jakarta, Indonesia. Eight sub-committees have been constituted under the India-Asean Free Trade Agreement Joint Committee for undertaking negotiations on different areas related to the review of the pact. «The next meeting of the AITIGA (Asean-India Trade in Goods Agreement) Joint Committee will be held in India from 19-22 November 2024,» the Commerce Ministry said.

seemingly unstoppable bull run, after months of hitting new all-time highs. Now they are in free fall. America’s Nasdaq 100 index, dominated by the tech giants that were at the heart of the boom, has fallen by more than 10% since a peak in mid-July.

₹4.78 trillion. Displaying signs of rising investor uncertainty amid increasing recessionary fears in the US and worsening geopolitical risks in the Middle East, the Nifty plunged 1.17% to 24,717.7 and the Sensex, 1.1% to 80,981, the steepest fall since the general election results day on 4 June.

Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes on Friday: Snap, Celanese fall; DoorDash, Clorox rise

Futu Securities International, Hong Kong’s largest online brokerage, has entered the cryptocurrency market by enabling retail cryptocurrency trading.

Exxon Mobil’s second-quarter profit rose and was its second-highest for the period of the past decade as it achieved record quarterly production from its Permian and Guyana assets

The struggling drugstore chain Walgreens will get about $1.1 billion for selling another slice of its stake in drug distributor Cencora