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Investors view corporate earnings season as next test for stocks

The scrutiny of bank stock, which will kick off the earnings season, will be more this time in the wake of the two biggest bank failures since the 2008 financial crisis

Wheat output in FY24 may decline by 1-2 mn tonnes due to untimely rains

FCI has procured 700,000 tonnes wheat so far, up from 200,000 tonnes last year

Covid-19 pandemic origin: China scientists publish long-awaited data

The Huanan seafood and wildlife market has been a focal point in the search for the origin of the coronavirus

Confident of achieving wheat procurement target, says food Secretary

Rice Fortification nationwide likely to be completed before March 2024

'Not far from nuclear WW3': Trump takes courtroom scowl to 2024 pitch

'US going to hell. Only crime I committed is to fearlessly defend our nation from those who seek to destroy it'

Red cross to sack 15,000 employees amid decline in humanitarian aid budget

ICRC said its governing board last week approved $475.30 million in cost reductions over 2023 and early 2024

Meta's artificial intelligence model can now make videos and illustrations

Meta's tool spins up surrealist videos from text prompts, another generates children's book illustrations from prose

Stagnant milk output: Dairy imports may be allowed after a decade

India usually imports high-value milk products but not mass-consumed items

Never grows old: Gold jumps Rs 1,062, touches new high of Rs 60,538

The MCX Gold Futures, meanwhile, touched an all-time high of Rs 61,181 per 10 gm

Apple to cut some jobs; Walmart to fire more than 2,000, says report

The company is shedding positions in what it calls its development and preservation teams. Those groups are responsible for the construction and upkeep of Apple retail stores

Kangaroo Court: Donald Trump cries foul in 'last email before my arrest'

Trump also calls the judge who will arraign him "highly partisan" and says his family are "well-known Trump haters"

Former president Donald Trump indictment sets US on uncertain course

The grand jury on Thursday voted to indict 76-year-old Trump, a Republican, for his role in paying money to porn star Stormy Daniels in an attempt to buy her silence over an alleged affair

17 flights diverted from Delhi airport as heavy rains lashes parts of NCR

Heavy rain, accompanied by a storm, lashed several parts of Delhi on Thursday evening.

More BJP wins, more Oppn protests it will face, says PM Narendra Modi

During UPA's 2004-14 rule, assets worth Rs 5,000 cr seized under PMLA; during BJP rule it rose to Rs 1.10 trn, says PM

65% from 85%: Bonus slashed for Meta Platforms staff, says report

Meta gave thousands of employees subpar ratings in its most recent round of performance reviews, WSJ reported

Alibaba's Jack Ma returns as China tries to allay private sector fears

During his visit, Ma discussed topics such as artificial intelligence-powered chatbot ChatGPT and also said he hoped to return to teaching one day, the Yungu School said on its official WeChat account

Israeli govt in chaos as judicial reform plans draw mass protests: Report

Israel faced one of the biggest waves of industrial action seen in years after the nation's largest union federation on Monday, Histadrut union, called for a general strike

Unseasonal rains: Punjab, Madhya Pradesh offer succor to affected farmers

FCI stops wheat sale through open market operations as procurement draws near

Elon Musk offers Twitter employees stock grants of $20 billion: Report

Musk said in December that Twitter is on track to be "roughly cash flow break-even" in 2023 as top advertisers slashed their spending on the social-media platform after the billionaire' s takeover

Gold price hits lifetime high of Rs 59,241 amid strong global trends

Spot gold was down 0.6 per cent at $1,976.60 per ounce, as of 6.48 pm India time, while U.S. gold futures rose 0.5 per cent to $1,983.20