(NewsNation) — The recent bird flu outbreak is not helping prices at the grocery store, as the virus has gripped herds of cattle in several states and is now forcing federal regulators to closely monitor the nation’s milk supply. In April, federal lawmakers urged the Biden administration to further contain the virus’ spread as tests … Read more
Two Chinese provincial capitals lifted all home purchase restrictions on Thursday to lure buyers and shore up their sagging real estate markets, raising the prospect of other megacities following suit. As of May 9, Hangzhou and Xian will no longer vet the eligibility of potential buyers, the cities’ housing authorities said in separate notices, shedding … Read more
A new strategy has emerged in the battle to ban smoking in casinos: the shareholder vote. Shareholders at Boyd Gaming, Bally’s Entertainment and Caesars Entertainment will put on the ballot at the respective casino companies proposals to force them to study the costs associated with permitting smoking indoors — and whether going smoke-free could save … Read more
May 09, 2024, 03:32:49 PM IST Around 10 companies witnessed the highest selling by mutual funds in March, according to a press release by Prime database. Here is the detailed list. Agencies 2/11 Persistent Systems Mutual funds sold around 1.82 crore shares of Persistent Systems in March taking the total number of shares to 1.61 … Read more
Joel Lewenstein, a head of product design at Anthropic, was recently crawling beneath his new house to adjust the irrigation system when he ran into a conundrum: The device’s knobs made no sense. Instead of scouring the internet for a product manual, he opened up the app for Anthropic’s Claude chatbot on his phone and … Read more
A barrister who advised the Post Office to stop prosecuting branch owner-operators told a public inquiry he was “now sure” that the state-owned company “must have deceived” him because it failed to provide him with “highly relevant material”. Simon Clarke, who worked for the law firm Cartwright King when it was advising the Post Office, … Read more
A gauge of volatility in Indian stocks has risen in its longest streak ever, underscoring growing uncertainty over the outcome of the nation’s general elections as polling gets underway. The India NSE Volatility Index — which uses equity option prices to measure expected market swings over the next 30 days — is heading for its … Read more
Connected fitness company Hydrow, which Peloton once tried to buy, is growing sales and has acquired a majority stake in strength training company Speede Fitness as gymgoers move away from cardio exercises in favor of weights, the company told CNBC on Thursday. Hydrow also announced that its CEO and founder Bruce Smith will step back … Read more
The Nifty Bank fell over 1% on Thursday tracking weak global cues to close below its crucial psychological support of 48,000. The banking index fell 533 points to close at 47,487 while the Nifty50 saw a decline of 345 points to close below the 22000 mark. IDFC First Bank, PNB, HDFC Bank, and IndusInd Bank … Read more
Epoxydude | Fstop | Getty Images A Consumer Financial Protection Bureau regulation that promised to save Americans billions of dollars in late fees on credit cards faces a last-ditch effort to stave off its implementation. Led by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the card industry in March sued the CFPB in federal court to prevent … Read more
