Jarden Wealth Weekly: The quest for trends in the labyrinthine stock market landscape

Jarden Wealth Weekly: The quest for trends in the labyrinthine stock market landscape

Traders work frantically on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on “Black Monday” in 1987, one of several significant crashes to happen in October. That history – and a fair dash of folklore – has led many investors to approach the month with caution. Photo / Peter Morgan, AP OPINION In the labyrinthine … Read more

Nationwide power outage in Sri Lanka due to a system failure – government official

Nationwide power outage in Sri Lanka due to a system failure – government official

A crow is seen in front of Lotus Tower, Sri Lanka’s tallest building in Colombo, Sri Lanka, July 30 , 2022. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights COLOMBO, Dec 9 (Reuters) – Sri Lanka is experiencing a countrywide power outage due to a system failure, a government official said on Saturday. Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB), … Read more

Air conditioning companies’ sustainable designs face high costs

Air conditioning companies’ sustainable designs face high costs

DUBAI, Dec 5 – When temperatures climbed north of 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit) in Seville during this summer’s crushing heatwave in Europe, air conditioning use jumped 23% in the southern Spanish city compared to how many hours ACs ran during the same period in 2022. Lisbon’s average AC use, too, went up by … Read more

India’s Adani Green seals $1.36 bln funding

India’s Adani Green seals $1.36 bln funding

BENGALURU, Dec 5 (Reuters) – India’s Adani Green Energy (ADNA.NS) said on Tuesday it received a follow-on funding of $1.36 billion via senior debt facility, boosting its construction financing framework – which is backed by a consortium of international banks – to $3 billion. Reporting by Rama Venkat in Bengaluru; Editing by Janane Venkatraman Source … Read more

Morning Bid: RBA center stage as markets wobble

Morning Bid: RBA center stage as markets wobble

A worker is reflected in a wall of the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) head office in central Sydney, Australia, March 1, 2016. REUTERS/David Gray/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights Dec 5 (Reuters) – A look at the day ahead in Asian markets. An interest rate decision from Australia and key inflation readings from Japan and … Read more

Dannevirke man’s bucket list goal – the hardest enduro race in the world

Dannevirke man’s bucket list goal – the hardest enduro race in the world

Campbell Easton talking to Dannevirke Probus club about his time participating in Red Bull Romaniacs in August this year. Photo / Leanne Warr Participating in a tough motorbike event might not be a goal for some, but for Campbell Easton, it was on his bucket list. Campbell spoke to Dannevirke Probus club last month about … Read more

French ministers head to Indo-Pacific, Australia in diplomatic push

French ministers head to Indo-Pacific, Australia in diplomatic push

[1/3]French Foreign Affairs Minister Catherine Colonna and French Defence Minister Sebastien Lecornu leave following the weekly cabinet meeting at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France, November 22, 2023. REUTERS/Sarah Meyssonnier/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights French defence minister to host South Pacific counterparts Paris eyes further military ties with Philippines, Malaysia Foreign minister heads to Australia, … Read more

Malaysia’s Sime Darby seeks to expand car retail business into India, Indonesia – CEO

Malaysia’s Sime Darby seeks to expand car retail business into India, Indonesia – CEO

A logo of Sime Darby is seen at its car showroom in Petaling Jaya, Malaysia November 30, 2023. REUTERS/Hasnoor Hussain/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights KUALA LUMPUR/SINGAPORE, Nov 30 (Reuters) – Sime Darby (SIME.KL), Malaysia’s industrial and automotive conglomerate, is looking to set up a luxury car retail business in India and expand in Indonesia to … Read more

All trapped workers rescued from Himalayan tunnel, say officials

All trapped workers rescued from Himalayan tunnel, say officials

SILKYARA, India, Nov 28 (Reuters) – Indian rescuers on Tuesday pulled out all 41 construction workers trapped inside a collapsed tunnel in the Himalayas for 17 days, hours after drilling through the debris of rock, concrete and earth to reach them, officials said. The evacuation of the men – low-wage workers from some of India’s … Read more

India stocks set to hit new highs in 2024 as economy hums

India stocks set to hit new highs in 2024 as economy hums

A man walks past the new logo of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) building in Mumbai, India, July 12, 2023. REUTERS/Francis Mascarenhas Acquire Licensing Rights BENGALURU, Nov 22 (Reuters) – India’s stock market will hit new highs in the next six months and rise over 10% from here by end-2024, driven by a sustained expansion … Read more