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EU member states readied talks over a feared diesel shortage as surging prices drove major refiners to ban exports, moves that threatened economies worldwide. Friday’s talks come after the Trump administration demanded European countries release their own diesel stockpiles or fac

Brazil’s election this weekend will reshape the diplomatic strategy of Latin America’s biggest economy, analysts said. President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is in effect tied with his main challenger, Flávio Bolsonaro, though neither appears likely to win outright in Sunday’s first

As the U.S. bond market firmed Thursday and the iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF (TLT) posted its best intraday rally in at least a month, some less notable but equally important action for bond bulls happened in two corners of the options market. In equities, about an hour aft

Shares of Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency (IREDA) have been on a downtrend over the last two years, falling more than 60% from its all-time high of ₹310, scaled on 15 July 2024.On Thursday, 1 October, the stock ended at ₹111 on the NSE, with a loss of 0.61%. At this pr

Officials, led by Ukraine’s president, warned that Russia appeared to be readying military escalation against Kyiv and Europe more broadly. Volodymyr Zelenskyy told the Financial Times that his country intercepted communications suggesting the Kremlin was loosening its rules of w

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has approved the appointment of Anup Kumar Saha as the new Managing Director and CEO of Kotak Mahindra Bank. Saha will lead the bank for a term of three years, effective 1 January 2027. He will take over from Ashok Vaswani, who took charge as MD &

What makes a display a Mini LED display? It’s a question that sounds like it should have a simple answer. But it’s now at the center of a lawsuit between two of the biggest names in TVs, with TCL accusing its longtime competitor Samsung of falsely advertising budget LCD-LED TVs a

PewDiePie unveils ‘uncensored’ Ajax AI model built to run on home PCs — creator says OpenAI banned him twice over model distillation used to build his product The YouTuber’s account was deactivated over “distillation” during his model research. PewDiePie, the popular YouTuber, ha

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz came under growing pressure from allies and rivals alike over electoral and legislative failures, raising the possibility that the leader of Europe’s biggest economy could be ousted. His government yesterday withdrew a key tax proposal, while labo

Soaring borrowing costs spurred experts to warn of a gathering fiscal crisis, particularly in Europe. France remains at the epicenter of the storm, after a proposed budget yesterday failed to quell investors’ anxiety over its fast-rising borrowing. But worries are growing elsewhe

The primary market is set for another round of activity, with four companies, including Danish brewing major Carlsberg's India unit, receiving regulatory observations from the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) for their proposed initial public offerings (IPOs). Carlsb

Continued advances in top-tier LLM capabilities, coupled with the potential for business automation enabled by agentic AI, are prompting major North American cloud providers, Neo Clouds, and leading AI labs to accelerate AI data center buildouts in 2026. DIGITIMES estimates globa

The leasing of office spaces rose 8 per cent year-on-year across nine major cities -- Mumbai, Delhi-NCR, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Pune, Chennai, Kolkata, Ahmedabad and Kochi. Real estate consultant CBRE on Thursday said that India's office sector recorded absorption of 66.4 million

AI - Power approval set to delay Oracle's Wisconsin AI datacenter Grid connection awaits regulatory approval, putting planned 2027 customer delivery at risk - Nvidia debuts $4,999 DGX Spark with half the RAM and storage, amid memory crunch Meanwhile 128 GB version jumps to $6,950

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African leaders called last week for a greater role in setting global standards for artificial intelligence. Their statements at the United Nations came amid warnings from Silicon Valley executives about AI models being misused, and sometimes going rogue and taking unauthorized a

California bill requiring 3D printers to block firearm printing becomes law — existing machines are exempt, but mandate hinges on unwritten ASTM standard Assuming a standard is published, that is. California Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed into law a bill that requires 3D printer ma

Regular readers of this newsletter will be quite familiar with some of the swindles and mischief that retail investors can face in the secondaries market, thanks to Allie’s diligent reporting on the subject. And with AI companies now moving towards record-setting IPOs—with valuat

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The Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI’s) six-member Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) is set to convene from October 5 to 7 to assess the economy and decide on the course of interest rates. The policy outcome will be announced on October 7, with market participants watching closely for

The Taiwan stock market is on a spree of smashing old records and setting new ones. Taiwan Weighted Index (TAIEX) closed at a fresh record closing high of 48,475.74 on 2 October. Meanwhile, its all-time high is 48,601.53, which it scaled on 22 September this year. The index has s

Drone maker ideaForge Technology has received a GST demand and penalty order totalling ₹109.2 Cr over alleged tax underpayment on drone sales. The order comprises a tax demand of ₹54.6 Cr and an equal penalty. In an exchange filing, ideaForge said it received the order from the A

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Indian equity benchmarks extended their losing streak for an eighth consecutive week, marking the Nifty 50’s longest weekly decline since 2001. Rising US 10-year Treasury yields, uncertainty over the US-Iran conflict and heightened volatility in Brent crude prices continued to we

AI - Power approval set to delay Oracle's Wisconsin AI datacenter Grid connection awaits regulatory approval, putting planned 2027 customer delivery at risk - Nvidia debuts $4,999 DGX Spark with half the RAM and storage, amid memory crunch Meanwhile 128 GB version jumps to $6,950

Adani Group stock: Shares of Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Limited (APSEZ) will remain in focus during Monday’s trading session after the Adani Group firm announced double digit growth in its cargo volume for the September month.The stock closed 2.69% lower on Thursday, O

The Signal Insight Swiss billionaire Thomas Flohr is a World Endurance Championship racing driver who has spent 22 years building VistaJet into a $2.9 billion revenue private aviation business with global reach. He is now weighing a possible market listing that could value his ho

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From Opposition to Buy-In: Tactics for Data Center Developers Data center developers are responding to growing community opposition by embracing transparency, funding power infrastructure, and prioritizing locations with supportive residents. Two years ago, a new wave of massive

After Accenture's better-than-expected results announcement, market experts are expecting a big rally in Indian IT stocks. They said that shares of Indian IT companies listed on the NYSE saw strong buying post-Accenture results, which also hints at a big gap-up opening for Indian

Listen to this article in summarized format At the ET Alpha Wealth Summit 2.0 on October 8 in Mumbai, high-value investors, single- and multi-family offices, founders, promoters and market titans are set to bring together the voices shaping market narratives and capital flows. Th

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The Signal Interview In a little more than a decade, Octopus Energy has grown from an outlandish idea into Britain’s largest energy provider. It now powers 12 million homes in eight countries, manages wind and solar farms from Scotland to South Korea, manufactures heat pumps, ins

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