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...

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.

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.

　　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....

12:33 PM EDT, 07/31/2024 (MT Newswires) -- US equity indexes jumped amid broad-based sector gains as government bond yields slumped in anticipation of September rate-cut clues in the Federal Reserve's July policy statement and after Microsoft ( MSFT ) pared overnight share-price declines. The Nasdaq surged 2.6% to 17,585.6, with the S&P 500 up 1.7% to 5,526.5 and the Dow...

01:34 PM EDT, 07/31/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Tech stocks were gaining Wednesday afternoon, with the Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLK) rising 3.6% and the SPDR S&P Semiconductor ETF (XSD) up 3.4%. The Philadelphia Semiconductor index climbed 5.5%. In corporate news, Microsoft ( MSFT ) late Tuesday reported stronger-than-expected fiscal Q4 results, but its cloud revenue missed Wall Street's estimates....

01:33 PM EDT, 07/31/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Energy stocks rose Wednesday afternoon with the NYSE Energy Sector Index gaining 1% and the Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLE) up 0.4%. The Philadelphia Oil Service Sector index climbed 1.4%, and the Dow Jones US Utilities index was little changed. US crude oil stocks, including those in the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, fell...

U.S. CRUDE FUTURES EXTEND GAINS, RISE OVER $3 TO 77.73 A BARREL ...

According to a press release, clusters economically viable for drone use will be identified, with 15,000 women SHGs in selected states receiving Central Financial Assistance covering 80% of drone costs, up to ₹8 lakh.

TikTok, owned by China's ByteDance, has 125 million active monthly users in Indonesia, a country of more than 270 million people. It has been looking to translate the large user base into a major e-commerce revenue source.

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, this policy revision reflects the Karnataka government's commitment to staying ahead of all and fostering growth in this critical sector.

Over two decades, Google said that it has employed machine learning and AI to enhance products, focusing on language translations, flood forecasts, and agricultural productivity in India.

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 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.

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.

06:01 PM EST, 12/16/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Tashtego S Elwyn, President, Private Client Group, on December 13, 2024, sold 10,000 shares in Raymond James Financial ( RJF ) for $1,594,650. Following the Form 4 filing with the SEC, Elwyn has control over a total of 40,192 shares of the company, with 32,688 shares held directly and 7,504 controlled indirectly. SEC...

05:55 PM EST, 12/16/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Candel Therapeutics ( CADL ) closed an offering of 12 million shares at $6 apiece and prefunded warrants to raise $92 million in gross proceed. The warrants are for purchasing up to 3.33 million shares at $5.99 per prefunded warrant to purchase one share of common stock, the company said late Monday in...

(Reuters) - U.S. President-elect Donald Trump is scheduled to meet with Netflix ( NFLX ) co-CEO Ted Sarandos on Tuesday at Mar-a-Lago, CNN reporter Alayna Treene said on Monday on X, formerly known as Twitter. Sarandos has traditionally backed Democratic Party candidates, making donations to support President Joe Biden, former President Barack Obama and Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton, according...

Dec 16 (Reuters) - * JUHE KC HOLDINGS LTD - FILES FOR IPO WITH SEC * JUHE KC HOLDINGS LTD - APPLIES TO LIST SHARES ON NASDAQ UNDER 'JHKC' Source text: Further company coverage: [ ] ...

In a strategic move to accelerate its Bitcoin acquisition goals, Japan-based Metaplanet issued $21 million in interest-free bonds to the Evo Fund on May 29, following a separate $50 million raise the previous day. These zero-coupon bonds, known as the 17th series, come with a $525,000 face value and are set to mature on November 28, 2025. As they bear...

Ethers price has been struggling to break above the $2,750 resistance level, despite rising by over 44% this month. Now, several evidence point to the altcoins struggles throughout the 2023-25 cycle, which revealed both volatility and capital flow patterns that contrast sharply with prior cycles and competitor assets like Bitcoin and Solana. Ethereum Faces Significant Headwinds One of the most...

On May 29, the SEC’s Division of Corporation Finance provided its views on staking on networks that use proof-of-stake as a consensus mechanism. The Division concluded that protocol staking activities do not constitute securities offerings under federal securities laws and no registration is required. “Accordingly, it is the Division’s view that participants in Protocol Staking Activities do not need to...

ETH continues to consolidate beneath a key resistance level around $2,800, struggling to break higher after a strong rally earlier in May. While the bulls have held higher lows in the short term, repeated rejection from the same level raises questions about buyer conviction at these highs. Technical Analysis The Daily Chart Ethereum is currently consolidating below the major resistance...