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As security deteriorates around the Gulf and prospects for a near-term peace deal recede, regional states are strengthening their defenses. Saudi Arabia, Türkiye, and Pakistan signed a joint military agreement in Mecca today, creating an alliance that includes the second-largest

Multibagger stock: The Indian stock market has produced numerous multibagger stocks in recent years, creating substantial wealth for retail investors who believe that long-term investments are key to achieving phenomenal returns. One such stock in this regard is ICE Make Refriger

In July, I sat among roughly 100 people in a packed conference room in Taipei as a speaker highlighted the industrial parks and tax rates of an American city nearly 7,000 miles away. “There are ribbon-cutting ceremonies almost every week. Everywhere you look, something is being b

A French ban on nuisance telemarketing calls could cost 50,000 jobs in Morocco. From Aug. 11, firms making unsolicited phone calls to French consumers could pay fines of up to €75,000 a call. Morocco’s outsourced call-center industry — built on cheap, Francophone labor with relat

On Thursday, a US District Court in Oregon ordered the US government to restart the process of approving wind projects. All new wind development in the US has been on hold since August 2025, when the Department of Defense (DoD) stopped participating in a process that allows it to

Weekly Dose of Optimism #205 Terraform, Billion-Dollar Rounds, Oklo Goes Critical, Astra Math, Terafab + Extra Doses Hi friends 👋, Happy Friday and welcome to the 205th Weekly Dose of Optimism! Yesterday was my daughter Maya’s 4th birthday and we took the kids to the beach to sp

More European airlines could be the crosshairs of private equity buyers following Apollo Global Management's swoop for EasyJet — with rival U.K. budget carrier Jet2 emerging as a potential takeover target. Anna Macdonald, investment strategy director at Hargreaves Lansdown, said

The company recorded a net profit of Rs 131.6 crore in the same quarter of the previous fiscal, Hitachi Energy said in a statement. Revenue from operations rose to Rs 2,493.7 crore in the reporting quarter from Rs 1,478.9 crore in the same period a year ago. During Q1FY27, orders

Argentina’s shale output is up 28% year-on-year as the country’s pivot to become an energy supplier — rather than buyer — gathers pace. Shale now represents 71% of Argentina’s total production of both oil and gas, and crude has overtaken corn and soy to become its top export; Bue

The Reserve Bank of India kept the repo rate unchanged on Wednesday, but cut its headline and core inflation forecast for the year, while promising sufficient liquidity for the banking system, allying concerns for a near-term rate hike. RBI could be watching how core inflation ev

TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 is built around one question: How do you build an enduring company in the AI era? Our programming and speaker lineup reflect that, based on the feedback we’ve gotten from the community and the reality on the ground. Last year at Disrupt, we spoke with foun

Business News›Markets›US Stocks›News›Dow Jones| Nasdaq | US Stock Market Today | Live: S&P 500 closes at record as weak jobs data cools rate-hike fears LIVE BLOG Synopsis Dow Jones Today | US Stock Market Live: US stocks advanced on Friday, with the S&P closing at a record high

Speaking at the launch of her new book titled 'I Am My Own Laxmi', Aarti Gupta said that 100% of the funds given to daughters should not comprise only gold but also include other assets, as the seasoned investment strategist advocated for diversification. "Gold is not a bad asset

One of China’s most powerful AI models has joined the rush to escape confinement. Moonshot’s Kimi K3 did not try to hack into anything once it achieved freedom, unlike the Anthropic, Meta, and OpenAI agents that made headlines recently. However, that may not mean that it is safer

The BSE REITs Index has a base value of 1,000 with a first value date of September 19, 2022, and is reconstituted semi-annually in March and September. The index follows a capped free-float adjusted market capitalisation weighting methodology and comprises six listed REITs drawn

Scientists unveiled the first AI-generated viruses. Bespoke viruses are not new: For instance, “viral vector” therapies use engineered viruses to carry genetic code into cells. But the new research employed AI to generate entirely new genomes with far less human input, using a mo

Tim’s view The impending deal between Iran and Oman delineating new tanker routes through the Strait of Hormuz doesn’t mean the oil spigot will open soon, and it doesn’t fix what sanctions experts say were major flaws in the short-lived June ceasefire. Any agreement out of Tehran

The move by US financial regulators to ditch corporate emissions reporting requirements may be a setback for climate action, but one emissions-tracking CEO sees it as a growth opportunity. Tokyo-based ASUENE, which provides software for companies to calculate and manage the carbo

Shares of EIH, which owns and manages premium luxury hotels and cruises, sank 6% in Friday's trade to ₹307 apiece, a day after the company reported its financial performance for the June-ending quarter. The company, post-market hours on Thursday, announced its Q1 numbers, reporti

This is CNBC's Morning Squawk newsletter. Subscribe here to receive future editions in your inbox. Happy Friday. We got insight yesterday into cyclospora's business impact from one of the companies most associated with lettuce: Sweetgreen. Shares of the salad chain are tanking in

Driving in Saudi Arabia takes local knowledge: Cities run on wide, fast highways where exits stack close together and left turns are made by U-turn. A driver caught in the wrong lane can lose half an hour to Riyadh traffic. Standard maps are of little help when the capital redraw

A war gaming exercise held by US officials last year examined how the country’s aluminum supply chain would fare in the event of a large global conflict. High-purity aluminum, the kind used to make fighter jets and other defense equipment, “emerged as a critical vulnerability,” a

The Nifty 50 settled at 24,570.65, down 65.35 points or 0.27%, while the BSE Sensex declined 455.59 points or 0.58% to close at 78,499.17. Broader markets ended on a mixed note. The Nifty Midcap 100 index closed 0.22% higher, while the Nifty Smallcap 100 index ended marginally lo

Volkswagen's top investor and controlling family shareholders on Friday issued their clearest message yet to management as the German auto giant weighs the prospect of what could be the most radical overhaul in the firm's 89-year history. Europe's biggest carmaker has confirmed t

Before the mines, the drone strikes, and the tolls, the Strait of Hormuz functioned like a freeway, with two-mile-wide lanes for ships passing in either direction. A fifth of the world’s oil and LNG transited daily, alongside crucial foodstuffs, petrochemicals, and other goods, m

"I’m an optimist, both as a person and an investor. It’s a big mistake to be pessimistic as long as we have a viable civilization which is reasonably well managed." — Philip Carret Optimism as a Long-Term Investment Strategy Carret's philosophy reflects the long-term nature of we

Tom's Hardware Verdict The HP Omen Max 16 carries a huge price premium, yet its gaming performance and features will leave you scratching your head. Pros - +Solid and attractive chassis - +User-initiated memory upgrades are possible - +PCIe 5.0 SSD Cons - -$4,699 price tag doesn’

Apple revealed the first Mac Pro 20 years ago today — its Intel Xeon-powered flagship desktop took the reins from the Power Mac G5 The top model came with a pair of Xeon 5160 dual-core CPUs at 3.0 GHz, 1GB RAM, a 250GB HDD, and a 16X DL optical SuperDrive. 20 years ago today, Ste

A New Mexico Court judge on Thursday ordered Meta to pay a fine of $567 million, on top of the $375 million levied in March, in a case regarding social media harms and addiction. This brings the total fines the company has to pay to $942 million. The court also ordered Meta to ma

Electric vehicle maker Ola Electric continued to struggle during Q1 FY27 as its revenue declined 45% year-on-year. However, the Bengaluru-based company managed to narrow its losses by 22% to Rs 336 crore Ola Electric’s revenue from operations declined to Rs 455 crore in Q1 FY27 f

Revenue from operations stood at Rs 455 crore, down 45% from Rs 828 crore a year earlier, but up 72% quarter-on-quarter from Rs 265 crore. The company said Q1 was the first full quarter after its FY26 reset, during which it streamlined operations, tightened execution and lowered

On Friday, the benchmark Sensex slipped 455 points to settle at 78,499. Despite the broader market weakness, eight stocks from the BSE 200 index hit fresh 52-week highs, reaching their highest price levels in the past year. A stock hitting a 52-week high is generally viewed as a

This report is from this week's The Tech Download newsletter. Like what you see? You can subscribe here. Earlier this week, Clément Delangue, the CEO of startup Hugging Face — which was recently on the receiving end of a rogue cyber attack by OpenAI's models — made the somewhat c

This report is from this week's The Tech Download newsletter. Like what you see? You can subscribe here. Earlier this week, Clément Delangue, the CEO of startup Hugging Face — which was recently on the receiving end of a rogue cyber attack by OpenAI's models — made the somewhat c

Whatnot, started in a Funko Pop-flooded rental house, is now a $20 billion company. The live commerce platform exclusively told Fortune it recently raised its $545 million Series G, almost doubling Whatnot’s valuation from $11.5 billion in its October 2025 round. It’s an unlikely

The Martha's Vineyard African American Film Festival kicks off on Friday — and organizers expect their biggest turnout ever, despite a changing consumer and lingering economic challenges. Rising gas prices, sticky inflation and rising unemployment in the Black community threaten

Fintech platform super.money has launched splitStore, an in app marketplace that allows users to shop across brands and pay in zero interest instalments. The Bengaluru-based company said the feature combines shopping with embedded credit, allowing eligible users to split payments