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...

Six persons, including a 47-year-old woman, were injured in the incident. All of them were admitted to the nearby Shatabdi Hospital. They are being treated at the Out-patient Department (OPD) of the hospital and their condition is stable.

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.

01:38 PM EST, 03/06/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Tech stocks advanced Wednesday afternoon with the Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLK) rising 1.1% and the SPDR S&P Semiconductor ETF (XSD) jumping 3.5%. The Philadelphia Semiconductor index rose 2.8%. In corporate news, Palantir Technologies ( PLTR ) shares rose 11% after the US Army awarded a subsidiary, Palantir USG, a $178.4 million...

01:32 PM EST, 03/06/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Energy stocks rose Wednesday afternoon with the NYSE Energy Sector Index gaining 1.2% and the Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLE) up 1%. The Philadelphia Oil Service Sector index climbed 1.8%, and the Dow Jones US Utilities index added 1%. US crude oil stocks, including those in the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, rose by...

01:41 PM EST, 03/06/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Health care stocks were higher Wednesday afternoon, with the NYSE Health Care Index adding 0.7% and the Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLV) up 0.6%. The iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) rose 0.3%. In corporate news, BiomX ( PHGE ) shares surged 170% after the company said it has entered into a merger...

01:34 PM EST, 03/06/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Financial stocks were advancing in Wednesday afternoon trading, with the NYSE Financial Index and the Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLF) each rising around 0.6%. The Philadelphia Housing Index was adding 0.6% and the Real Estate Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLRE) was up 0.5%. Bitcoin (BTC-USD) was increasing 5.5% to $67,309, and the...

DuPont de Nemours ( DD ) will release its quarterly earnings report on Thursday, 2025-11-06. Here's a brief overview for investors ahead of the announcement. Analysts anticipate DuPont de Nemours ( DD ) to report an earnings per share (EPS) of $1.07. DuPont de Nemours ( DD ) bulls will hope to hear the company announce they've not only beaten...

SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- California American Water announced today that Sarah E. Leeper, currently Vice President and Managing General Counsel, has been named President of California American Water and Hawaii American Water, effective today. Leeper replaces Kevin Tilden, who is leaving the company effective December 31. We are thrilled to have Sarah take on this new role at American Water and...

SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- VGS, the world’s leader in tokenization and a leading card management platform, is excited to announce its offering of 3D Secure (3DS) in a single API integration. VGS’s 3DS capabilities enable card networks and issuing banks to authenticate shoppers in real-time, helping merchants reduce fraud, minimize chargebacks, and increase authorization rates while preserving a fast, low-friction checkout...

New portfolio of compact, regenerative power supplies and loads helps engineers address complexity, space, and sustainability demands in modern test environments SANTA ROSA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Keysight Technologies, Inc. ( KEYS ) announced a new series of high-power ATE system power supplies, expanding its power test portfolio with three automated test equipment (ATE) product families: the RP5900 Series Regenerative DC Power...

On Tuesday, the Gehlot government invited bids for both projects to build the dams within the next four years. The chief minister had announced both projects in last year’s budget.

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.

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 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.

From the m-cap of BSE-listed companies crossing the $4 Tn mark to the most memorable quotes by Charlie Munger,  here's a rundown of 11 significant news stories to keep you in the know:

Born in 1924, Munger would have turned 100 on New Year's day.

The Australia-India Economic Cooperation and Trade Agreement (AI-ECTA) entered into force on December 29, 2022. Since the agreement, it has already seen a reduction in tariff on Australian wine bottles costing over $5 per bottle. The tariff was as high as 150%. In next eight years, the tariff will decline further.

Shares of Aster DM Healthcare Ltd ended at ₹332.65, down by ₹4.75, or 1.41%, on the BSE. Founded in 1987 from a single clinic in Dubai, Aster DM has a strong presence across primary, secondary, tertiary, and quaternary healthcare and runs 33 hospitals, 127 clinics, 527 pharmacies, and 229 labs and patient experience centres in six Gulf countries and India.

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.

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.

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

Bitcoin prices have typically rallied in the past following halvings. Six months after the first halving in 2012, the price jumped to $126 from $12. After the second halving in 2016, it went to $1,000 from $654 within seven months and in 2020 it shot up to $18,040 from $8,570 in the same time period.