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Weakness in small and mid-caps likely to persist

Oct 25, 2023

New Delhi, Oct 25 (IANS) The uncertainties associated with the Israel-Hamas conflict will continue to weigh on markets in the near-term, says V.K. Vijayakumar, Chief Investment Strategist at Geojit Financial Services.Positive news like decline in the US bond yields and weakening crude can help the market to revive but it may not sustain given the…

Venture debt fund ValuAble announces first fund with Rs 850 cr corpus

Oct 25, 2023

New Delhi, Oct 25 (IANS) Banking veteran Rahul Gupta and fund manager Siba Panda on Wednesday announced their first venture debt fund called ValuAble with a corpus of Rs 850 crore that will invest in tech-first and inclusive startups in…

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Microsoft’s net income surges 27%, revenue up 13% amid AI push

Oct 25, 2023

San Francisco, Oct 25 (IANS) Riding on the AI wave, Microsoft reported $56.5 billion in revenue (up 13 per cent) and a net income of $22.3 billion, an increase of 27 per cent, during its first quarter of 2024 fiscal.The revenue in the PC…

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Scaling Education: Is GenAI the platform-level shift India was waiting for?

Oct 25, 2023

New Delhi, Oct 25 (IANS) Since Benjamin Bloom's seminal study on methods of instruction came out in 1984, the 'Two Sigma Problem' has become one of the most recognizable concepts globally in the theory of education. The famous study alludes…

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Lenovo, Nvidia unveil hybrid AI solutions to help firms adopt generative AI

Oct 25, 2023

San Francisco, Oct 24 (IANS) Consumer electronics major Lenovo and graphics chip giant Nvidia on Tuesday announced new hybrid AI solutions and engineering collaboration to bring the power of generative AI to every enterprise.In close…

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Bitcoin rocketing higher, topping $35,000 for the first time since May 2022

Oct 25, 2023

New York, Oct 24 (IANS) Bitcoin is rocketing higher, topping $35,000 for the first time since May 2022. It’s up 20 per cent over the past five days, a media report said.The famously volatile cryptocurrency has more than doubled in value…

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Business leaders call to accelerate net-zero actions

Oct 25, 2023

Geneva, Oct 24 (IANS) More than 100 senior executives from the Alliance of CEO Climate Leaders, the world’s largest CEO-led community committed to net zero emissions, signed an open letter on Tuesday ahead of the COP28 climate conference.…

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Spotify reaches 226 mn paid subscribers, returns to profitability

Oct 24, 2023

San Francisco, Oct 24 (IANS) Music streaming platform Spotify saw its paid subscribers base growing 16 per cent (year-on-year) to reach 226 million in its third quarter (Q3), the company announced on Tuesday.Net additions of 6 million paid…

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Banks adopt divergent strategies to boost deposits than just rate: Jefferies

Oct 24, 2023

Chennai, Oct 24 (IANS) Branch expansion, micro-market focus, corporate salary accounts, home markets, focusing on non-resident Indians (NRIs) and business owners, and push for sweep accounts are some of the strategies adopted by banks to…

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India poised to surpass Japan to become world’s 3rd largest economy by 2030: S&P

Oct 24, 2023

New Delhi, Oct 24 (IANS) India is likely to surpass Japan to become the world's third-largest economy with its GDP doubling to $7.3 trillion by 2030, according to the latest S&P Global Market Intelligence report.“India's nominal GDP…

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