November has turned out to be the best month of the year so far for the Nifty, with the index gaining 5.5% so far ahead of Thursday's monthly F&O expiry.

　　California's New Law: Turning Parking Lots into Affordable Housing 　　Introduction　　In an effort to combat the ongoing homeless crisis, California has enacted a new law that allows religious institutions and nonprofit colleges to convert their parking lots and other properties into low-income housing. 　　The Law's Provisions　　The law, signed by Governor Gavin Newsom, rezones land owned by religious institutions and nonprofit colleges...

　　Former Citibank Analyst's Unfair Dismissal Claim Rejected 　　Employee Lied About Food Expenses　　A former Citibank analyst, Szabolcs Fekete, has lost his claim of unfair dismissal after a tribunal discovered he had lied about buying food for his partner and charging it to his employer. 　　Fekete, who was a senior analyst, claimed he had been both wrongfully and unfairly dismissed by Citibank....

The growth in revenues largely came from its existing merchants and payment processing stack Wibmo, as new merchant signups continued to be paused for the Indian entity after a Reserve Bank of India (RBI) order.

(For a Reuters live blog on U.S., UK and European stock markets, click or type LIVE/ in a news window.) * Alphabet leaps as AI investments boost cloud sales * Eli Lilly ( LLY ) misses weight-loss, diabetes drug estimates * AMD falls, weighing on chip stocks * ADP jobs data posts beat, Q3 GDP advance numbers miss estimates *...

01:43 PM EDT, 10/30/2024 (MT Newswires) -- US benchmark equity indexes were higher intraday as investors evaluated the latest corporate earnings and economic data ahead of Microsoft ( MSFT ) and Meta Platforms' ( META ) results. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 0.3% at 42,351.2 after midday Wednesday, while the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq Composite rose 0.1%...

01:09 PM EDT, 10/30/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Broad Market Indicators Broad-market exchange-traded funds IWM and IVV rose Wednesday. Actively traded Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ) fell 0.2%. US benchmark stock indexes advanced amid a flurry of quarterly earnings and as investors weighed a weaker-than-forecast increase in the advance estimate for Q3 economic growth. Energy iShares US Energy ETF (IYE) added 0.4%...

02:00 PM EDT, 10/30/2024 (MT Newswires) -- (Updates prices.) Gold rose to a fresh record high midafternoon on Wednesday, spurred on by continued safe-haven buying ahead of the U.S. election, while a report showed an unexpectedly large rise in U.S. private-sector employment. Gold for December delivery was last seen up US$20.00 to US$2,801.10 per ounce, rising off Tuesday's record close...

Cyabra, a social media threat intelligence company based in Israel, is actively assisting Israeli security teams in combating the dissemination of misinformation.

US Chamber of Commerce said the digital trade principles being dropped by USTR won overwhelming congressional support as part of the 2020 US-Mexico-Canada Agreement on trade and have helped to make US tech firms "the envy of the world."

The ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, amid geopolitical complexities, threatens to disrupt the global chip industry, as Israel plays a significant role in chip production and innovation.

US technology companies ranging from Nvidia Corp. to Applied Materials Inc. have suffered hundreds of millions of dollars of lost orders since the initial restrictions were announced last year.

The new bill exempts registered AYUSH practitioners and people accessing codified traditional knowledge, from sharing benefits with local communities or giving prior intimation to state biodiversity boards before accessing biological resources.

The probe pertains to Dapoli resort, which is allegedly illegal. The former minister and Shiv Sena (Uddhav) leader, Anil Parab, allegedly wangled a permit to use land meant for agricultural use. The ED had started the investigation under the the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) after a complaint from the Environment Ministry.

Accusing Kejriwal of being busy with election campaigning in poll-bound states and waking up to the situation late, Minister of State for Consumer Affairs, Food, and Public Distribution, Ashwini Kumar Choubey, said that the Centre had held a meeting with Chief Secretaries and senior officials from four North Indian states on 20th October to discuss measures to reduce air pollution, which he claims weren't adopted by the AAP-led governments.

A fire that broke out at the waste treatment plant in Kochi on March 2, 2023, continues to spread toxic fumes even after 11 days of the incident. The Kerala government has said that 95 percent of the fire has been extinguished, but the smoke from the landfill has not entirely subsided. 

12:42 PM EDT, 04/30/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Block (SQ) is facing growth challenges in the medium term, particularly for its Cash App service, Morgan Stanley said in a report Tuesday ahead of the company's Q1 results. The firm said investors have been generally upbeat heading into the print as they look for an upward revision to 2024 EBITDA guidance and...

MADRID, April 29 (Reuters) - Spanish beauty group Puig said on Tuesday it had set the final price for its initial public offering (IPO) at 24.50 euros a share, at the top of its announced range, implying a market capitalisation of 13.9 billion euros ($14.84 billion). ($1 = 0.9366 euros) ...

LONDON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Financial information firm S&P Global ( SPGI ) is weighing options for its mobility business, including a full sale, three people with knowledge of the matter told Reuters. The New York-listed group, known for its rating agency business and stock market indices, has spoken with advisers over plans for the business, which provides vehicle, market and...

Archer-Daniels-Midland Company ( ADM )  shares are trading lower on Tuesday. The company reported first-quarter adjusted earnings per share of $1.46, beating the analyst consensus of $1.36.  Quarterly revenues of $21.85 billion missed the street view of $22.27 billion. Adjusted segment operating profit was $1.317 billion for the first quarter, a 24% decrease from the prior year.  AS&O segment operating profit was $864 million...

Metaplanet, a Japanese Bitcoin investment firm, is set to be included in the MSCI Japan Index on February 28, a move expected to drive significant investment inflows. This development comes as the company’s stock continues to flourish in the Asian market, making it the fastest-growing equity in the country. Implications of the Milestone Simon Gerovich, CEO of Metaplanet, revealed the...

Around 21,300 Bitcoin options contracts will expire on Friday, Feb. 14, and they have a notional value of roughly $2 billion. This week’s expiry event is a little smaller than last week’s, which had very little impact on spot markets, which have lacked luster despite the steady stream of bullish news emerging from the United States. Bitcoin Options Expiry This...

BNB surprised the market with a quick reversal. Key Support levels: $600 Key Resistance levels: $700 1. Massive Bounce off Key Support After BNB touch $500 for a brief moment in early February, the price shot up to $700 in less than 10 days. This reversal was abrupt and significant, confirming that the support at $600 is well defended by...

TL;DR Pi Network plans to launch the Open Network on February 20, allowing Pi tokens to become publicly accessible and tradable on crypto exchanges. Bitcoin (BTC) has fluctuated between $95K and $100K in the last week, with analysts split on whether it will break past $100K or face a correction below $92K. The meme coin sector nears $80B market cap, with...