Blinken Warns of False Info ‘Flood’ As Elections Loom Worldwide

Blinken Warns of False Info ‘Flood’ As Elections Loom Worldwide

Secretary of State Antony Blinken warned that authoritarian governments were going to meddle in a flurry of elections and the US would keep pressing to disrupt misinformation efforts from China and Russia. “Nearly half the people of the world are going to be going to the polls this year – this is an extraordinary election … Read more

Inflation Data, Interest Rate Decisions, PMI Numbers To Drive Markets Ahead

Inflation Data, Interest Rate Decisions, PMI Numbers To Drive Markets Ahead

IDBI Capital Markets & Securities Settles Stock Broker Violation Case With SEBI IDBI Capital Markets & Securities paid Rs 13 lakh in settlement charges to markets regulator, SEBI, regarding alleged violations of stock broker norms. The firm opted to settle the instant proceedings started against it, without admitting or denying the findings in the matter. … Read more

Markets To Observe Global Trends, Foreign Fund Flows, Economic Indicators

Markets To Observe Global Trends, Foreign Fund Flows, Economic Indicators

SEBI Issues Relaxation In Norms For FPIs The Securities and Exchange Board of India announced on Friday a relaxation in norms for Foreign Portfolio Investors (FPIs). The markets regulators said that it is exempting additional disclosure requirements for FPIs with over 50 per cent of their India equity assets under management in a single corporate … Read more

World Economy Latest: Middle-Class Squeeze

World Economy Latest: Middle-Class Squeeze

I’m Chris Anstey, a senior economics editor in Boston, and today we’re looking at reporting on the leveraged US middle class by Claire Ballentine and Eliza Ronalds-Hannon. Send us feedback and tips to ecodaily@bloomberg.net or get in touch on X via @economics. And if you aren’t yet signed up to receive this newsletter, you can … Read more

Oracle Takes on Microsoft with New AI Features, and Other Technology News Today

Oracle Takes on Microsoft with New AI Features, and Other Technology News Today

Are Oracle and Microsoft rivals or partners when it comes to artificial intelligence? Both, judging by their latest announcements.  Oracle ’s recent earnings staked out its claim to be an AI winner as it reported strong demand for its cloud services. That has boosted its stock and helped it get an upgrade to Buy from … Read more

Tech Stock News Today: Apple Plans New Shanghai Store, Musk Promises Open Source AI

Tech Stock News Today: Apple Plans New Shanghai Store, Musk Promises Open Source AI

Apple has a China problem – we know that. The iPhone maker looks to be hoping that a greater retail presence in the country can help it out.  Apple is preparing to open its eighth store in Shanghai this month. The company announced on its website that it would open the site in Jing’an, a … Read more

Business News Live: Markets To Clock Global Trends, Domestic Data, Investors Sentiment In The Week

Business News Live: Markets To Clock Global Trends, Domestic Data, Investors Sentiment In The Week

PM Modi Launches Developmental Projects In Assam Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched developmental projects worth Rs 17,500 crore in Assam, to strengthen the health, oil and gas, railway, and housing sectors in the state.  Govt Urges Auto, Consumer Durables, Electronics, And Farming Equipment Sectors To Give More Information To Consumers The government instructed four major … Read more

Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 vanished 10 years ago today. What have we learned about what happened?

Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 vanished 10 years ago today. What have we learned about what happened?

10 years since Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 disappearance Malaysia’s government has said it may authorize a new hunt for the missing Malaysia Airlines flight 370 a decade after the plane and all 239 passengers and crew on board disappeared on March 8, 2014. What happened to MH370 after it departed Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, en route to … Read more

Biden’s 2025 Budget: 1% Increase in Defense Spending to $849.8B

Biden’s 2025 Budget: 1% Increase in Defense Spending to $849.8B

The Biden administration will request a 1% increase in defense spending, to $849.8 billion, for fiscal year 2025, officials familiar with the matter said, scaling back plans for a bigger boost as it grapples with caps imposed by last year’s debt-limit deal. The cuts reflect a decision to seek less money for procurement and research … Read more

Ex-Google engineer arrested in US for stealing AI technology for Chinese firms

Ex-Google engineer arrested in US for stealing AI technology for Chinese firms

A former software engineer at Google has been charged with stealing artificial intelligence technology from the company while secretly working with two companies based in China, the Justice Department said Wednesday. A logo of Google is seen on its office building in Hyderabad. (REUTERS FILE) {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} Linwei Ding, a Chinese national, was … Read more