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...

　　Generative AI: Adobe's Finance Organization Embraces Innovation 　　Introduction　　Adobe, a leading software company, is charging full steam ahead towards a future powered by generative AI products, with finance playing a pivotal role in this transformative journey. Dan Durn, CFO and EVP of finance, technology services, and operations at Adobe, emphasizes the significance of the finance organization's involvement in strategic discussions, understanding...

　　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....

08:20 AM EDT, 09/02/2025 (MT Newswires) -- US equity futures were lower pre-bell Tuesday as traders looked ahead to economic data amid renewed uncertainties surrounding the country's tariff policy. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures were 0.6% lower, S&P 500 futures were down 0.8%, and Nasdaq futures were 1% lower. A federal appeals court ruled on Friday that most tariffs issued...

08:54 AM EDT, 09/02/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Technology stocks were declining pre-bell Tuesday, with the Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLK) down 1.6% and the SPDR S&P Semiconductor ETF (XSD) 2% lower. Intel ( INTC ) said late Friday that it has amended its Direct Funding Agreement with the US Department of Commerce to remove several project milestones, and received...

(For a Reuters live blog on U.S., UK and European stock markets, click or type LIVE/ in a news window.) * Futures down: Dow 0.6%, S&P 500 0.7%, Nasdaq 0.9% * PepsiCo ( PEP ) gains after report Elliott plans activist campaign * Gold miners gain as bullion prices hit record high (Updates prices, adds quote) By Purvi Agarwal and...

08:50 AM EDT, 09/02/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Oil prices rose early on Tuesday on supply concerns even as OPEC+ a day earlier completed its return of 2.2-million barrels per day of production cuts with a final 548,000 bpd tranche of additional supply ahead of the group's coming meeting to decide on future output. West Texas Intermediate crude oil for October...

AMSTERDAM, March 6 (Reuters) - The Dutch government has launched a campaign to ensure that the country's largest company, semiconductor equipment maker ASML, does not move operations to another country due to anti-immigration policies, newspaper De Telegraaf reported on Wednesday. The paper said the ministries involved had dubbed the effort Operation Beethoven, citing unnamed sources. A spokeswoman for the Economic...

Analysts' ratings for Cadence Design Sys over the last quarter vary from bullish to bearish, as provided by 9 analysts. The table below summarizes their recent ratings, showcasing the evolving sentiments within the past 30 days and comparing them to the preceding months. Bullish Somewhat Bullish Indifferent Somewhat Bearish Bearish Total Ratings 3 5 1 0 0 Last 30D 1...

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - U.S. officials have earmarked close to $30 billion in subsidies for advanced semiconductor manufacturing, aiming to bring cutting-edge artificial-intelligence chip development and manufacturing to American soil. But with money set to start flowing in the next few weeks, accomplishing that goal is far from certain, industry experts say. The Biden administration must weigh how much taxpayer money...

THE HAGUE, March 6 (Reuters) - Dutch semiconductor sector startups are attracting an increasing amount of funding, the organisation set up by the Economic Affairs Ministry to strengthen tech entrepreneurship in the Netherlands said in its annual review on Wednesday. Venture capital funding for Dutch chip startups grew for the fifth consecutive year in 2023, reaching 216 million euros ($234...

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.

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.

Activists have contended that words like "ecotourism facilities" and "any other purposes" are too vague and may pave the way for widespread exploitation and misuse.

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.

(Reuters) -Online travel agency Booking Holdings beat Wall Street expectations for second-quarter profit and revenue on Tuesday, as international bookings offset weak travel spending in the U.S.  Intracontinental travel in Asia, fueled by a surge in wealthy Chinese tourists visiting Southeast Asia and driving up prices, has helped travel companies partially offset slowing U.S. bookings.  About 25% of Booking's total reservations...

SYDNEY, Aug 18 (Reuters) - Google agreed on Monday to pay a A$55 million ($35.8 million) fine in Australia after the consumer watchdog found it had hurt competition by paying the country's two largest telcos to pre-install its search application on Android phones, excluding rival search engines. The fine extends a bumpy period for the Alphabet-owned internet giant in Australia,...

Overview * Quad Q2 2025 net sales decline 10% yr/yr, but beat analyst expectations * Adjusted EPS meets analyst expectations at $0.14, per LSEG data * Co reaffirms full-year 2025 guidance, continues strategic investments in growth areas Outlook * Quad reaffirms 2025 guidance with 2%-6% net sales decline * Company expects 2025 adjusted EBITDA of $180 mln to $220 mln...

04:41 PM EDT, 07/29/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Republic Services ( RSG ) reported Q2 adjusted earnings late Tuesday of $1.77 per diluted share, up from $1.61 a year earlier. Analysts polled by FactSet expected $1.75. Revenue for the quarter ended June 30 was $4.24 billion, up from $4.05 billion a year earlier. Analysts surveyed by FactSet expected $4.26 billion. The...

Binance will pay $4.3 billion in one of the largest corporate agreements in US history. Changpeng Zhao will pay a $50 million fine under a deal that requires him to step down as CEO. Zhao pleaded guilty Tuesday to violating the Bank Secrecy Act in federal court in Seattle.

The crypto market is experiencing one of its longest, most bitter winters in recent history. It has caused a massive...

Bankman-Fried was found guilty of seven counts of fraud and conspiracy after jurors in Manhattan deliberated for less than five hours Thursday.

A spot crypto ETF would track the market price of the underlying crypto asset, giving investors exposure to the token without having to buy the currency. The SEC has previously denied all spot bitcoin ETF applications citing potential for fraud, but that could soon change after it lost a legal battle in August.