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“Scaling up” is a catchphrase in the artificial intelligence industry as tech companies rush to improve their AI systems with ever-bigger sets of internet data

The National Association of Realtors releases its June tally of U.S. home sales Tuesday

Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes on Friday: CrowdStrike, Scholastic fall, Intuitive Surgical, SLB rise

U.S. stocks closed broadly higher, clawing back some of the losses from their worst week since April

Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes on Monday: Ryanair, Verizon fall, Reddit, Clearwater Paper rise

European planemaker Airbus plans to show off its newest passenger jet with daily flight demonstrations during one of the world’s biggest aviation trade fairs

Butler Eagle reporter Irina Bucur had a relatively straightforward assignment when a Trump rally came to town

asset quality decline spawned by a protracted heatwave that crimped the ability of on-the-ground representatives to speed up collections. Polls through the summer also affected asset quality at mainstream lenders.

Some of the world's cleanest pigs are being raised in the Virginia mountains to supply kidneys and hearts for animal-to-human organ transplants

Donald Trump made a pitch for votes from autoworkers in key swing states during his acceptance speech for the Republican presidential nomination

Nepal’s newly appointed prime minister has secured overwhelming support in parliament with more than two-thirds of members voting in his favor

A federal appeals court is allowing a Biden administration rule aimed at limiting planet-warming pollution from coal-fired power plants to remain in place as legal challenges continue

Transport providers, businesses and governments are rushing to get all their systems back online after long disruptions following a widespread technology outage

Estonia’s president has formally appointed a new government after lawmakers in the Baltic country gave the green light to Prime Minister-designate Kristen Michal’s three-party coalition Cabinet

Thousands of flights have been canceled after a worldwide internet outage hit many leading airlines, forcing passengers to scramble to save their vacations and other trips

U.S. stocks closed lower, extending a slump that left Wall Street with its worst week since April

jobs is a key takeaway from the Economic Survey; another highlight is the conservative approach to growth expectations.

growth imperatives. Geopolitical conflict has frequently disrupted trade, and geo-economic fragmentation has added to the uncertainty. The April 2024 edition of the IMF Fiscal Monitor noted that governments worldwide were grappling with high debt and deficits. In this context, the Indian economy's average growth rate of around 8% in the last three fiscal years is a creditable achievement. The economy has firmly put behind the scars of the pandemic. India is one of the only two major economies whose GDP at constant (2011-12) prices is 20% above the pre-pandemic level. While this is truly creditworthy, now is the time to consolidate and further build on the gains achieved while implementing policies safeguarding the growth process. This is the overarching message of Chapter 1 of the Economic Survey 2023-24.

Muzaffarnagar: Even after the Supreme Court stayed the order forcing eatery owners on the Kanwar Yatra route to display their names, the proprietors are hesitant to remove the local administration-ordered nameplates.

Economic Survey 2023-24 said there is a need for nearer-term goals for human welfare, rather than just one larger, longer-term target for global climate management. It has also suggested a diversified approach for energy transition with the integration of renewables, alongside exploring nuclear energy and biofuels, wherein thermal power would provide the base-load to support largescale deployment of renewables.

The Economic Survey for 2023-24 placed before Parliament on Monday is forthright on some aspects. Its straight talk on the need for private companies to use the profits they’ve piled up, thanks partly to a tax cut, to invest in India is an example. The hypocrisy of the rich world in expecting us to start phasing out fossil fuels at this juncture of the economy’s emergence is also squarely dealt with, especially the “Alice in Wonderland" air around some global plans.