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The Bank of Korea held its benchmark interest rate at 3.5%, in line with expectations. Investors digested business activity data from Australia and Japan and awaited PMI numbers from India. Asia-Pacific markets mostly rose on Thursday, as investors digested business activity data from Australia and Japan and awaited PMI numbers...

Asia markets mostly rise as investors assess business activity data from the region and Fed minutes

On 19 August 2024, Bitwise Asset Management announced its acquisition of ETC Group, a significant move that marks the expansion of Bitwise’s presence in the European market. Founded in 2019, ETC Group has developed a robust suite of exchange-traded products (ETPs) that have gained substantial traction in the cryptocurrency space. Among ETC Group’s offerings are the largest physical Bitcoin ETP (BTCE), Ethereum with staking (ET32), Solana (ESOL), XRP (GXRP), and the MSCI Digital Assets Select 20 (DA20). All of these products are physically backed, ensuring that investors have direct exposure to the underlying digital assets.

Bitwise Asset Management Acquires London-Based Crypto ETP Issuer ETC Group, Strengthening European Market Presence

India’s Competition Commission (CCI) has raised significant concerns over the proposed $8.5 billion merger between Reliance Industries and Walt Disney Co.’s media assets, signaling that the deal may adversely impact competition in the country’s sports broadcasting market, particularly in relation to cricket, according to sources cited by Reuters on Tuesday.

India’s Antitrust Body Raises Concerns Over $8.5 Billion Reliance-Disney Merger

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A bill quietly introduced this spring in the Colorado legislature to decriminalize the possession of drug paraphernalia obtained by harm reductionists has become law. As low-key as the legislation was introduced, the bill was signed into law without fanfare June 6. It garnered little to no media attention.

Colorado legalizes needles, pipes for meth and crack if obtained by harm reduction group

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On Tuesday, licensed Ohio dispensaries began legally selling non-medical marijuana to consumers; however, the drug’s possession, growth and/or usage are still prohibited on Ohio State’s campus. Credit: Jefferee Woo/Tampa Bay Times/TNS [Original caption: Four citizen-led petitions with proposals to update Dallas’ charter hit the 20,000 valid signature threshold to make it on the Nov. 5 election ballot, including one that would ban police officers from arresting or citing people carrying less than four ounces of marijuana.] As of Tuesday, students 21 and older can now legally purchase marijuana in Ohio.

Dispensary sales of recreational marijuana began Tuesday; possession and usage still prohibited on Ohio State’s campus

Kansas State

Elkhart, KS

The former CEO of a small Kansas bank was sentenced to more than 24 years in prison for looting the bank of $47 million. Shan Hanes, pronounced Shane, sent the funds from Heartland Tri-State Bank to cryptocurrency wallets controlled by scammers who had duped him in a "pig butchering" scheme that appealed to his greed, federal prosecutors said.

Cryptocurrency 'pig butchering' scam wrecks Kansas bank, sends ex-CEO to prison for 24 years

'Mad Money' host Jim Cramer takes a look at the Fed's next move and the state of the consumer.

We have to rethink how strapped the consumer really is, says Jim Cramer

India's southern state of Andhra Pradesh wrapped up rescue efforts on Thursday at a pharmaceutical manufacturing plant where an explosion the previous day killed 17 people and injured nearly 40, a senior state official said. The state's worst such incident in recent years, Wednesday's blast took place at the 40-acre...

Death toll rises to 17 in blast at Indian pharmaceutical factory

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Despite broader market indexes reaching new highs, driven mainly by tech stock momentum, many companies have faced plummeting valuations due to worsening macroeconomic conditions. The market has split into winners and losers. However, as the economic cycle shifts, undervalued stocks are beginning to recover.  With recent economic uncertainty and market sell-offs driven by Fed rate […]
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Time To Buy These 3 Extremely Undervalued Stocks

Minnesota State

Andrew Gawthorpe, lecturer at Leiden University in the Netherlands, discusses Minnesota Governor Tim Walz's speech at the Democratic National Convention.

Lecturer: Tim Walz message is economic populism, freedom, normality

Vice President Kamala Harris is calling for the forgiveness of medical debt for millions of Americans. People in the U.S. owe at least $220 billion in medical debt, a February KFF analysis found. Vice President Kamala Harris wants to forgive medical debt for millions of Americans. The economic plan Harris...

Harris wants to forgive medical debt for millions of Americans

CNBC's Silvia Amaro looks at the rise in European defense stocks and whether their stellar performance is likely to continue.

Growing interest in defense stocks is here to stay, managers say

The Greek-flagged oil tanker Sounion suffered "minor damage" following strikes off the Yemeni coast, which ignited a fire onboard. The vessel was left adrift in the Red Sea. Greece's Minister of Shipping and Insular Policy Christos Stylianides condemned the attack as a "flagrant violation of the rules of international law."

Oil tanker abandoned, adrift and ablaze after Red Sea attack

TheStreet

A big jobs data revision, as well as minutes from the Fed's July meeting, kept Wall Street's focus on Wednesday.

Stock Market Today: Stocks higher with jobs data in focus; Target soars

Virginia State

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Disclaimer: This article was written with the help of A.I. software. On July 28, 2024, a TikTok video posted by Erica W., known as @tasteofmelanin on the platform, garnered significant attention after she exposed disturbing racist decorations in an Airbnb rental. The incident occurred in a rental property that Erica had booked, although the exact location remains unspecified. The video has since gone viral, prompting widespread concern and leading to the removal of the listing from Airbnb's platform.

Airbnb Listing Taken Down After Black Woman Finds Hanging Monkeys and Cotton Used As Decor

Seven & I, parent of 7-Eleven, is in talks with Canada’s Alimentation Couche-Tard.

7-Eleven parent company on verge of mega merger

Peloton has returned to sales growth for the first time in nine quarters. The connected fitness company posted quarterly results that came in well ahead of expectations and delivered a mixed outlook for the year ahead. The Bike and Tread maker has been working to improve its balance sheet and...

Peloton shares rise more than 15% as turnaround plan takes hold, losses shrink

Insurance Australia Group said on Wednesday it expects premiums to keep rising because of a huge jump in loss claims and third-party costs for home and automobile repairs, sending its shares more than 3% lower. IAG said the money it earns from premiums for fiscal 2025 would rise by “mid-to-high”...

Australian Insurer IAG Says Rise in Claims, Third-Party Costs to Push Up Premiums

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Regional banks in the United States are reportedly actively pursuing mergers and acquisitions to strengthen their balance sheets and enhance their competitiveness in the face of challenges posed by elevated interest rates, increased competition for deposits, and losses on commercial real estate loans. This wave of consolidation within the sector...

Regional Banks Pursue Mergers and Acquisitions to Enhance Competitiveness

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Telecom, manufacturing and financial services are 'exciting' sectors in Indian market: Motilal Oswal

Rajat Rajgarhia, Motilal Oswal Financial Services' CEO of Institutional Equities, highlights...

Telecom, manufacturing and financial services are 'exciting' sectors in Indian market: Motilal Oswal

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