Incoming US President Barack Obama on Thursday picked two more candidates for his White House team, choosing Arizona Governor Janet Napolitano to be the homeland security chief and ex-Senator Tom Daschle for the healthcare job.
Markets are assuming that by the second half of 2021, the world will be approaching some type of normalcy, points out Akash Prakash.
Beyond the empty stands and coronavirus-induced delay, this year's Indianapolis 500 will see another profound change at the famed Brickyard on Sunday -- for the first time in 21 years, there are no female drivers on the starting grid.
Fed is still concerned about weak export growth.
silver coins held steady at Rs 52,000 for buying.
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The Fed made clear that the rate hike was a tentative beginning to a "gradual" tightening cycle
Forex dealers said besides dollar's gains against other currencies overseas, increased demand from oil importers for the US currency put pressure on the rupee.
Bana Alabed's tweets from war-torn Syria made a world numbed by the violence care again.
The rupee has dropped by 49 paise or 0.75 per cent in four days.
As Indians scrambled to exchange the banned notes for new currency, Paytm, Sharma's digital payments startup, went on a promotional spree, inviting Indians to start using Paytm's digital wallet to pay for everyday goods and services.
A weak dollar in overseas market in view of the Federal Reserve's cautious stance on interest rate strengthened the rupee value.
In its first foray into the US West Coast, NRI industrialist Swraj Paul's Caparo Group on Friday opened a $40 million steel plant.
The nomination would put Yellen on course to be the first woman to lead the institution.
the Federal Communications Commission on Wednesday slapped CBS Television's parent Viacom Inc. with a $550,000 fine for broadcasting Janet Jackson's bare breast during the 2004 Super Bowl halftime show.
Broader markets are outperforming the benchmark indices- BSE Midcap and Smallcap indices are up 0.8%-1%.
The rupee surged to its highest level in five weeks to end at 65.58 by gaining 38 paise against the US currency.
Telecom, metal and healthcare came as dampeners.
On Sunday evening, America's single biggest sporting event -- the Super Bowl -- ended with a literally last minute win for the New England Patriots and unexpected controversy.
President Donald Trump has tapped Jerome "Jay" Powell to lead the US central bank, bypassing Janet Yellen for a second term despite praising her excellent management of the world's largest economy over the past four years.
Jennifer Lopez and Shakira brought an energetic jolt of Latina star power to Sunday's Super Bowl halftime show, delivering hip-shaking choreography and a medley of infectious hits to one of the world's glitziest stages. Latin artists Bad Bunny and J Balvin appeared as surprise guests in the extravaganza, which signaled its Latin American influences from the onset, when Shakira greeted the stadium audience in Spanish with "Hola, Miami."
The late Florence Griffith Joyner topped the list of 10 inductees into the United States Olympic Hall of Fame.
Geologists say that the ongoing lava outbreak from the Kilauea volcano would "continue for some more days and could go on for weeks".
Weakness in other currencies against the dollar overseas, after US Fed indicating interest rates could rise earlier than expected as the jobs market picking up, also put pressure on the local unit, forex dealers said.
Demand bounces back but uncertainty over GST rate for jewellery casts a shadow over future.
Her five trophies tied a record set by Alicia Keys, Norah Jones and Lauryn Hill for the most Grammys won by a female artist.
The country's Sports Ministry worked closely with the International Cricket Council's (ICC) ACU during the process of drafting the bill.
A stronger dollar makes oil more expensive because it raises the cost for imports for most of the world's countries
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Rupee rebounds 26 paise against dollar; snaps 2-day losses
Trump's move followed a rare show of bipartisanship on Thursday when legislators voted to fund large swaths of the government and avoid a repeat of the recent five-week government shutdown.
The US Federal Reserve has raised its benchmark interest rate by 0.25 per cent, only the second increase in a decade.
Total market capitalisation of BSE listed firms stood at Rs 101.49 lakh crore on March 31.
Chanda Kochhar is among the three Indians in Time's Most Influential list.
The rupee recovered 20 paise to close at over three-week high of 60.47 against the US dollar in the previous session on Friday following strong local equities and capital inflows.
After three sessions of weakness, the rupee strengthened by 50 paise against the dollar.
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