Markets continue to rally; Nifty hits fresh record high in early trade

Markets continue to rally; Nifty hits fresh record high in early trade

Mumbai: Equity benchmark indices maintained their winning run in early trade on Tuesday, with the benchmark Nifty hitting its fresh all-time high level, amid an optimistic trend in global markets, continuous foreign fund inflows and favourable macroeconomic data. The 30-share BSE Sensex climbed 96.15 points to 70,024.68 in early trade. The Nifty went up by … Read more

Bitcoin shows wild side again, dropping $3,000 in minutes over weekend

Bitcoin shows wild side again, dropping ,000 in minutes over weekend

A worsening macroeconomic climate and the collapse of industry giants such as FTX and Terra have weighed on bitcoin’s price this year. STR | Nurphoto via Getty Images Bitcoin fell Monday as investors took profits after its December rally. The price of the cryptocurrency was recently lower by about 5% at $41,557.62, according to Coinbase, … Read more

China’s livestream shopping booms, fueling new tech like avatars and AI

China’s livestream shopping booms, fueling new tech like avatars and AI

HAIAN, CHINA – NOVEMBER 7, 2023 – A crab farmer sells crabs via a live webcast at Xinhai village in Haian city, Jiangsu province, China, Nov 7, 2023. (Photo by Costfoto/NurPhoto via Getty Images) Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images BEIJING — Livestream shopping is taking off in China, driving development of new tech products … Read more

Spanish economist set to lead EU’s huge lending unit on her priorities

Spanish economist set to lead EU’s huge lending unit on her priorities

The incoming head of one of the world’s largest development banks says it must become faster and more efficient in order to finance priorities such as the climate transition and Ukraine rebuild. Nadia Calviño, Spain’s finance minister and deputy prime minister, was appointed head of the European Investment Bank Friday — in what has been touted … Read more

New EU short-term rental rules are an example to the world – POLITICO

New EU short-term rental rules are an example to the world – POLITICO

Around 15 years after Airbnb began, EU institutions are in the process of giving their final approvals to the world’s first template on how to regulate our platform and industry. We not only welcome this watershed moment as an opportunity to begin a new chapter in our relationships with governments, but we believe the leadership … Read more

Alaska Airlines to acquire Hawaiian Airlines in $1.9 billion deal

Alaska Airlines to acquire Hawaiian Airlines in .9 billion deal

Alaska Air Group has agreed to buy rival Hawaiian Airlines in a $1.9 billion deal, setting up another potential regulatory battle in the second proposed airline merger in less than two years. Alaska would pay $18 a share for Hawaiian and would take on $900 million of its debt, the companies said Sunday. Shares of … Read more

Investors can expect good times to continue, more milestones to be crossed

Investors can expect good times to continue, more milestones to be crossed

Mumbai: Markets are on cloud 9 and all it took was the ruling party at the Centre to win the three state elections in the Hindi heartland. Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh were the three states and of them only MP was ruled by the BJP. Opinion polls got the outcome completely wrong and the … Read more

Alaska-Hawaiian airline merger faces Justice Department scrutiny

Alaska-Hawaiian airline merger faces Justice Department scrutiny

An Alaska Airlines aircraft flies past the U.S. Capitol before landing at Reagan National Airport in Arlington, Virginia, U.S., January 24, 2022. Joshua Roberts | Reuters Alaska Air Group‘s executives spent months working on its plan to buy rival Hawaiian Airlines. The airlines’ leaders will now spend many more trying to convince regulators the acquisition … Read more

Tui surges 9% on full-year results, profit forecast

Tui surges 9% on full-year results, profit forecast

A Boeing 787 ‘Dreamliner’ plane with the logo of tourism giant TUI at Hanover airport in Langenhagen, central Germany. JULIAN STRATENSCHULTE | AFP | Getty Images Shares of Tui were roughly 9% higher mid-morning Wednesday after the German travel group posted full-year results that showed underlying earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) soared 139%. Revenue rose 11% to 8.5 billion … Read more

Musk’s Scandinavian woes deepen as Tesla loses Swedish court case

Musk’s Scandinavian woes deepen as Tesla loses Swedish court case

C.E.O. of Tesla, Chief Engineer of SpaceX and C.T.O. of X Elon Musk takes the stage during the New York Times annual DealBook summit on November 29, 2023 in New York City.  Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images Tesla‘s troubles with labor unions in Scandinavia deepened as it lost legal action against Sweden’s postal service … Read more