India now has 19.9% weight in MSCI Emerging Market Index, very close to China’s 24.42 %

India now has 19.9% weight in MSCI Emerging Market Index, very close to China’s 24.42 %

New Delhi [India] October 2 (ANI): India’s weightage in the MSCI Emerging Markets Index has reached 19.9 per cent, very close to China’s weightage which has dropped down to 24.42 per cent from nearly 40 per cent in 2020. India’s weightage has improved significantly in the recent years, it used to have a single digit … Read more

Red-hot refinance demand retreats after tiny bump higher in mortgage rates

Red-hot refinance demand retreats after tiny bump higher in mortgage rates

Skynesher | E+ | Getty Images Mortgage rates moved ever so slightly higher last week, but it was enough to take a little heat out of what had been a briefly red-hot refinance market. That caused total mortgage application volume to fall 1.3% for the week, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association’s seasonally adjusted index. … Read more

Bobby Witt Jr. and Cole Ragans lead the Royals over the Orioles 1-0 to open an AL Wild Card Series

Bobby Witt Jr. and Cole Ragans lead the Royals over the Orioles 1-0 to open an AL Wild Card Series

BALTIMORE — As Bobby Witt Jr. prepared to make his much-anticipated playoff debut for the Kansas City Royals, he took a moment after the final notes of the national anthem rang out at Camden Yards on Tuesday to soak it all in. The bright lights on a cloudy afternoon. The 41,506 roaring souls in the … Read more

Florence By Mills Hit Snooze Lip Mask’s Jelly Texture Is Fun and a Bit Nostalgic – Review

Florence By Mills Hit Snooze Lip Mask’s Jelly Texture Is Fun and a Bit Nostalgic – Review

When I opened up this little purple pot, I felt a wave of nostalgia, in the best kind of way—something about the bouncy jelly texture of Florence By Mills Hit Snooze Lip Mask reminded me of toys I’d squish, bounce, and pop as a kid, like Silly Putty. But the more I played with the … Read more

Daniel Day-Lewis ends acting retirement for a movie directed by his son

Daniel Day-Lewis ends acting retirement for a movie directed by his son

NEW YORK — NEW YORK (AP) — Daniel Day-Lewis is coming out of retirement, seven years after his last movie, for a film directed by his son Ronan Day-Lewis. The project was announced Tuesday by Focus Features and Plan B, who are partnering on “Anemone.” The film, Ronan Day-Lewis’ directorial debut, will star his father … Read more

Time to walk away from the net zero fantasy

Time to walk away from the net zero fantasy

Andrew Forrest, chairman of Fortescue Metals Group Ltd., during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) CEO Summit in San Francisco, California, US, on Thursday, Nov. 16, 2023. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Australian mining tycoon Andrew Forrest, founder and executive chairman of Fortescue, says it is time for the world to walk away from the … Read more

Blair says he ‘expected’ CSIS warrants to be dealt with ‘promptly’ – National

Blair says he ‘expected’ CSIS warrants to be dealt with ‘promptly’ – National

Former public safety minister Bill Blair said he “was not advised” for weeks after CSIS says it told his chief of staff that it was seeking approval to investigate an Ontario Liberal powerbroker in March 2021. What remains unclear is why, according to testimony from a CSIS official, the warrant application targeting Michael Chan, a … Read more

Israel may target Iranian oil refineries in revenge strikes | Israel

Israel may target Iranian oil refineries in revenge strikes | Israel

Israel could target Iranian oil refineries in retaliation for Tuesday night’s attack, in which Tehran launched an estimated 180 ballistic missiles at Tel Aviv and other targets across the country in a dramatic escalation of the conflict between the two countries. The US website Axios has reported that Israeli officials are considering a “significant retaliation” … Read more

New mouse models offer valuable window into COVID-19 infection

New mouse models offer valuable window into COVID-19 infection

Scientists at La Jolla Institute for Immunology (LJI) have developed six lines of humanized mice that can serve as valuable models for studying human cases of COVID-19. According to their new study in eBioMedicine, these mouse models are important for COVID-19 research because their cells were engineered to include two important human molecules that are … Read more