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11 Mar 2024

Cryptocurrency

Bitcoin touches new high, climbs above $71,000 mark

Bitcoin has soared to a new all-time high, trading at a staggering $71,577 after a significant 2.53% daily increase.

11 Mar 2024

BYJU'S

BYJU'S shuts down offices, asks employees to work from home

The road to recovery seems distant for BYJU'S while it grapples with maintaining cash flow.

11 Mar 2024

Tata

Tata stocks fall 10% as Tata Sons's IPO remains uncertain

Today morning, stocks of Tata Group fell up to 10% as reports suggested that Tata Sons might not go for an initial public offering (IPO) anytime soon.

11 Mar 2024

Reddit

Reddit aims to raise nearly $750M through its IPO

Reddit is gearing up for a massive initial public offering (IPO), aiming to raise as much as $748 million.

11 Mar 2024

Cryptocurrency

Today's cryptocurrency prices: Check rates of Bitcoin, Ethereum, Dogecoin, Tether

Bitcoin has lost 1.52% in the last 24 hours, trading at $68,533.35. It is up 7.71% from last week.

11 Mar 2024

NVIDIA

NVIDIA faces lawsuit for using copyrighted books for training AI

NVIDIA is dealing with a lawsuit from three authors who claim that the chip-manufacturing giant used their copyrighted books to train its NeMo AI platform.

10 Mar 2024

Foreign Investment

FPIs invest over Rs. 6,100cr in Indian equities in March

Foreign Portfolio Investors (FPI) inflows have demonstrated an upward trend in March so far compared to the preceding month.

10 Mar 2024

Indian Government

India signs $100B trade deal with EFTA countries

India has inked a Trade and Economic Partnership Agreement (TEPA) with the European Free Trade Association (EFTA), which includes Norway, Iceland, Liechtenstein, and Switzerland.

10 Mar 2024

Narendra Modi

'Watershed moment': PM Modi hails India, EFTA trade agreement

India has signed a free trade agreement with the European Free Trade Association (EFTA), which includes Norway, Switzerland, Iceland, and Liechtenstein.

10 Mar 2024

Cryptocurrency

Cryptocurrency prices: Check today's rates of Bitcoin, Dogecoin, Tether, BNB

Bitcoin has climbed 1.71% in the past 24 hours and is currently trading at $69,555.45. It is 12.17% higher than last week.

India's forex reserves surge $6.55B to over $625B

India's forex reserves have experienced a significant boost, with an increase of $6.55 billion, reaching a total of $625.63 billion as of March 1, according to the latest data from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI).

09 Mar 2024

IndiGo

IndiGo co-founder Rakesh Gangwal planning to sell 5.8% stake

IndiGo co-founder Rakesh Gangwal is considering selling a 5.8% stake in Interglobe Aviation, the airline's parent company, according to CNBC-TV18.

US presses allies for stronger chip Curbs on China

The United States is urging Japan and the Netherlands to broaden their restrictions on semiconductor-related exports to China.

09 Mar 2024

Cryptocurrency

Today's Cryptocurrency prices: Check rates of Bitcoin, Ethereum, Tether, Solana

Bitcoin has climbed 1.89% over the last 24 hours and is trading at $68,413.14. It is 10.04% higher than the previous week.

09 Mar 2024

OpenAI

Altman retakes OpenAI board seat after investigation into sudden firing

Sam Altman, OpenAI's CEO, has been cleared of any misconduct after a thorough investigation by law firm WilmerHale.

India's next telecom spectrum auction starts May 20

India's Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has revealed that the upcoming spectrum auction will commence on May 20.

You can now use UPI to make payments in Nepal

The National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) has announced that the Unified Payment Interface (UPI) is now available in Nepal, allowing users to scan QR codes and make payments to Nepalese merchants.

08 Mar 2024

Japan

Nikon buys digital cinema camera manufacturer RED

Japan's Nikon is set to acquire RED Digital Cinema, a leading US-based movie camera manufacturer.

Top celebs rake in big bucks from India's IPO boom

India's booming initial public offering (IPO) market has been a goldmine for investors, including some of the biggest names in Bollywood and cricket.

08 Mar 2024

Mutual Funds

India records highest monthly SIP investments in February

Systematic investment plans (SIPs) in India reached a new record high of Rs. 19,186 crore last month, up from Rs. 18,838 crore in January.

08 Mar 2024

Cryptocurrency

Cryptocurrency prices today: Check rates of Bitcoin, Ethereum, BNB, Tether

Bitcoin has climbed 1.58% over the last 24 hours and is now trading at $66,934.84. It is 8.86% higher than the previous week.

08 Mar 2024

Tata

Tata Sons considering debt restructuring to avoid RBI-mandated IPO

Tata Sons, the $150-billion holding company behind Tata Group, is considering a balance sheet restructuring to avoid a mandatory IPO by September 2025.

07 Mar 2024

Indonesia

After UAE, India signs local currency trade agreement with Indonesia

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and Bank Indonesia (BI) have inked a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to foster cross-border transactions using local currencies.

07 Mar 2024

Tata

Tata Group stocks gain up to 15% today: Here's why

Today, Tata Group stocks, including Tata Motors, Tata Chemicals, Rallis India, Tata Power, Nelco, and Tata Investment Corporation, experienced a surge of up to 15%.

07 Mar 2024

Stock Market

Sensex closes above 74,100 points, Nifty settles near 22,500 milestone

On Thursday, major indices of the stock market ended flat but in the green with the Sensex settling at 74,119.39 points and the Nifty closing at 22,493.55 points.

07 Mar 2024

Flipkart

Flipkart to enter quick commerce sector, compete with Blinkit, Zepto

Flipkart is gearing up to enter the quick commerce sector by offering instant delivery services to its customers on the lines of Instamart, Blinkit, and Zepto.

07 Mar 2024

Lyft

Lyft sued after typo caused stock price to jump 60%

A shareholder has initiated a class action lawsuit against ride-hailing company Lyft.

07 Mar 2024

SpaceX

SpaceX sued by employee for allegedly promoting serial sexual abuse

A SpaceX employee, named Michelle Dopak, has filed a lawsuit against the company.

07 Mar 2024

Apple

Apple calls Epic Games 'untrustworthy' and terminates its developer account

US tech giant Apple has axed Epic Games' developer account.

07 Mar 2024

Cryptocurrency

Cryptocurrency prices: Check today's rates of Bitcoin, Dogecoin, BNB, Tether

Bitcoin has risen 2.22% over the last 24 hours to trade at $65,879.92. It is up by 5.60% in the last seven days.

06 Mar 2024

Indian Government

Centre to raise Rs. 2,200cr by offloading NLC India stake

The Indian government is set to sell up to a 7% stake in coal mining company NLC India, via an offer for sale (OFS) this week.

06 Mar 2024

Amazon

Amazon invests in robot-based recycling start-up to track packaging waste

Amazon is making strides in the recycling world by investing in Glacier, a San Francisco-based recycling robotics start-up, through its Climate Pledge Fund.

Goa-based FLY91 airline gets DGCA nod to take off

India's aviation authority, the Directorate General for Civil Aviation (DGCA), has given the green light to FLY91, a new airline backed by industry veterans.

06 Mar 2024

Adani Group

Adani Group is looking to raise $1.2B through fresh bonds

The Adani Group is reportedly thinking of issuing an additional $1.2 billion worth of bonds in US dollars by June, as part of their plan to raise at least $2 billion this year.

RBI issues new credit card guidelines: Know what has changed

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has mandated banks and non-banking financial companies (NBFCs) to offer customers a choice of multiple card networks when issuing credit cards.

06 Mar 2024

Stock Market

Sensex crosses 74,000 for first time, Nifty hits new high

On Wednesday, India's stock market indices showed an upward trend.

India to become upper-middle-income nation by 2031: What it means 

India's economy is on track to grow by 6.8% in FY25 and achieve upper-middle-income status by 2031, as per rating agency CRISIL.

06 Mar 2024

Zomato

Why Zomato shares declined today to end 5-day rally

Zomato shares took a 5% hit after a five-day surge, as 2% of the company's equity was traded in several large transactions earlier today.

06 Mar 2024

IIFL

IIFL Finance plummets 20% for second day: Here's why

IIFL Finance's stock plummeted 20% for the second day in a row after the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) prohibited the company from issuing gold loans.

06 Mar 2024

Cryptocurrency

Today's cryptocurrency prices: Check rates of Bitcoin, Dogecoin, Tether, Solana

Bitcoin has lost 0.80% in the last 24 hours and is currently trading at $66,195.02. It is up by 15.78% compared to last week.