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After a week dominated by monetary policy and geopolitical developments, investors will turn their focus to a fresh batch of economic data, including mid-month manufacturing and services Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI readings) from major economies. The data on US housing, durab

Before two of its alleged members were arrested and charged in Australia last month, the hacker group known as TeamPCP carried out a hacking spree unlike any other in history. It tainted hundreds of open-source programs with its malware, stole developer accounts to perpetuate tha

Jensen Huang says there is '0% chance' AI destroys the world by 2030 — 'We should go as fast as we can, irrespective of anyone else,' dismisses Anthropic doom warnings and rejects new regulations What about by 2031? Jensen Huang, the chief executive of Nvidia, said artificial int

Indian stock market investors are likely to keep an eye on several companies on Monday, 21 September, as key corporate developments, including new orders, fundraising plans, expansion initiatives and other business announcements, come into focus. Mazagon Dock, Rail Vikas Nigam (R

Putin casts online vote using unlicensed Windows on an American Dell PC — 'Activate Windows' watermark visible in official Kremlin clip, uses foreign Dell PC despite Russian tech mandate “You can’t go wrong,” says the Russian president squinting at the screen to check that he did

Collapse of mainstream optical drive supply kills high-end CD players — PS Audio and Naim halt production as component costs double What would happen if the optical drive on your Hi-Fi player fails and replacements are no longer available? Many audiophiles still prefer physical m

Ferrari’s two-seat sports cars might be the brand’s identity, but the Italian automaker has always catered to customers who want to bring more than one passenger along for the ride. It started building cars with back seats in the 1960s with the 250 GT 2+2; as the name suggests, t

Google's simulated fruit fly brain 'mines Bitcoin' in web browser proof of concept — FutureBit says real organic neuron miner could have '10x the efficiency of the best silicon 3nm ASICs' Playing Doom, day trading, flying drones, now cryptomining: is there anything the digitized

Dividends, stock splits, bonus this week: More than 170 companies, including IRCTC, Dixon Technologies, BEML and others, have set record dates for dividends and stock splits during the week from Monday, September 21 to Friday, September 25. To be eligible for these corporate acti

For most of the last century, T. rex was pictured as a sluggish, tail-dragging reptile that had to warm up in the sun before it could go anywhere. Then, further research changed that view, replacing it with the active, bird-like animal shown in the movie Jurassic Park. But whethe

Indian equities extended their recovery last week as moderation in crude and global yields improved risk appetite, despite concerns around continued geopolitical uncertainty. Investor sentiment was further supported by positive global cues following largely anticipated policy act

Garima Kapoor, Deputy Head of Research & Economist at Elara Securities, expects India could see 25–50 bps of rate hikes in 2026, with the October and December meetings likely to be key. She says rising domestic inflation, elevated crude prices, pressure on the rupee and a narrowi

The Indian spacetech ecosystem is entering its most critical phase yet. After years of experimentation and ambition, spacetech startups must now prove they are on a path to commercial viability. Investors are already betting on this transition. According to Inc42's data, homegrow

Listen to this article in summarized format July and August had raised hopes that foreign investors were coming back after a long selling spell earlier in the year. FIIs had sold Rs 34,152 crore in January, bought Rs 12,950 crore in February, and then sold heavily between March a

The yen is vulnerable to sharp moves and further declines over the next week, with a three-day holiday in Japan set to reduce trading liquidity and investors disappointed that the central bank didn’t offer stronger guidance on the pace of future interest rate hikes. Trading will

Top stocks to buy: The Indian stock market ended the truncated trading week on a weaker note, with elevated crude oil prices and rising global bond yields weighing on investor sentiment. Concerns over the near-term inflationary impact of higher energy costs, along with their pote

Stocks to buy under ₹100: The Indian equity markets closed the truncated trading week on a weaker note, pressured by elevated crude oil prices and rising global bond yields. Persistent concerns over the near-term inflationary impact of higher energy costs, along with their potent

Listen to this article in summarized format Apart from fresh openings, the market will also watch 12 listings, including NSE, whose grey market premium has cooled to around 3%. The biggest IPO opening this week is Elevate Campuses, which will launch its Rs 2,100 crore public issu

Brokerage firm Jefferies in a report said that large domestic opportunity is driving private participation in emergent industries in India across Space, Semi & Electronics, Datacenters and Solar. The brokerage firm further said that support from the government is also visible her

Listen to this article in summarized format The fall in GMP comes even as the Rs 22,562 crore IPO was fully subscribed on the second day of bidding. As of September 18, the issue was subscribed 1.15 times, led by qualified institutional buyers and non-institutional investors. The

Tepper, known for his investments in equities, high-yield bonds and distressed debt, has successfully navigated several major market downturns, including the emerging-market crisis of 1997, the dot-com bust and the 2008 global financial crisis. His investing philosophy centres on

A customer scans a QR code at a neighbourhood shop, enters a passcode and the payment is done. Similarly, a wholesaler pays a supplier, friends split a dinner bill, and consumers buy groceries, all without handling cash. Over the past decade, the QR code has quietly become one of

Florent Latour, CEO of the largest owner of Grand Cru vineyards in Burgundy, spent the summer praying for rain. "We felt we were so close," Latour, who's head of Maison Louis Latour, told CNBC. "Just a bit more rain would have produced a fantastic harvest on both counts, but we h

Listen to this article in summarized format The next phase may not be a broad-based rally. Kohli expects the market to remain volatile, with IT still facing a difficult medium-term outlook, while banks and other largecap sectors could eventually pull the benchmark higher. “If ban

Their portfolios are increasingly being built across listed equities, fixed income, private markets, real estate, gold and overseas assets, while concentrated bets are being ring-fenced to a smaller pool of capital. Edited excerpts from a chat on how HNIs are investing, the risks

Stock market prediction for Monday, 21 September 2026: The Indian stock market ended the truncated trading week on a weak note, weighed down by elevated crude oil prices and rising global bond yields. Concerns over the near-term inflationary impact of higher energy costs, along w

Not all AI workers think the tech could kill everyone - Published Not all employees of major firms working on artificial intelligence (AI) think the technology spells doom for humanity. In text exchanges and conversations, multiple people who have worked for companies including O

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On the morning of June 9th, Laura Lin was working from her home in Lanesville, a rural southern Indiana town about 15 miles from the Kentucky border. She was on a Zoom call, unaware that the heavy rain outside was beginning to flood her yard. Flash floods can strike without warni

Investors must hold shares of these companies in their demat accounts on the respective record dates to be eligible for the announced corporate actions. The list remains tentative, as more companies may announce record dates for dividends, bonus issues and stock splits during the

Ten companies in the NSE midcap segment reported their highest quarterly net profits in the June 2026 quarter, surpassing their previous peak quarterly profits over the past 10 quarters, according to StockEdge.com’s profitability scan.The record quarterly profitability reflects t

Over the past three months, nine penny stocks have witnessed sharp corrections, with declines ranging from 42% to 67%. The stocks were identified through a screen covering companies with a market capitalisation below Rs 1,000 crore, a share price under Rs 20 and a minimum recent

Sensex and Nifty both traded in the green before the CAS began. The indicative prices of both benchmark indices sharply tumbled, with the Sensex plunging nearly 1,000 points within a few seconds, before making a sharp recovery. While the Nifty managed to recover all losses during

When Vineet Chirania was scaling his train-ticket booking startup, Trainman, a decade ago, he encountered a problem that would eventually inspire his next venture. His team relied on Datadog, an application monitoring tool, to track the performance of its software systems. Then o

Ed Sheeran admits 'mistakes' as he addresses Macklemore controversy at Philadelphia show - Published Singer Ed Sheeran has apologised to fans for making "mistakes", as he opened a solo show in Philadelphia by addressing the controversy that has engulfed his tour. The star respond

Trump returns to White House as State Department issues security alerts for Middle East President Trump cut his weekend trip to Camp David short a day early, returning to Washington, D.C., on Saturday evening. The president touched down at the Ellipse just before 8 p.m., accordin