With Dalal Street swinging between gains and losses, investors are wondering: will the stock market stay open on April 3 for Good Friday? As per the exchange’s official holiday calendar, the stock market will remain closed on April 3 for the occasion, offering market participants a short trading week.Keeping a track of stock market holidays…
Vanessa Barahona received a call this past spring from Angelica at Kern Family Health Care in Bakersfield, California, telling her it was time to renew her coverage under Medi-Cal, the state’s version of Medicaid. Angelica helped Barahona, 41, schedule an appointment to complete her paperwork in person at Kern Family’s offices before she submitted it…
Indian currency notes. Photo credit: Reuters MUMBAI: The US banknote, the most ubiquitous currency in the world used in everything from drug deals to legally accepted tender in multiple countries, falls short of the rupee when it comes to circulation numbers. RBI deputy governor Shirish Chandra Murmu said there are three times as many rupee…
Wall Street extended its rally on Thursday, with the S&P 500 and Nasdaq touching fresh intraday record highs, led by gains in chipmaker Nvidia as investors tracked economic data and developments from the high-stakes US-China summit, Reuters reported.The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 270.32 points, or 0.54 per cent, to 49,963.52 in early trade. The…
A long-pending demand of EPFO pensioners may finally move forward, with the labour ministry reportedly examining a revision in the minimum monthly pension under the Employees’ Pension Scheme (EPS-95). The present guaranteed pension stands at Rs 1,000 a month, and any upward revision could bring relief to lakhs of retirees receiving low payouts.No official figure…
Under a proposal being reviewed by the finance ministry, domestic insurers could be enabled to provide cover for vessels navigating high-risk areas. (AI image) Middle East conflict impact on India: The government is looking at the creation of a specialised fund to assist insurers offering war-risk coverage for ships operating on routes to and from…
As the United States continues to tighten its blockade on Iranian oil flows, Tehran is repeatedly scrambling to manage excess crude, with its key export hub Kharg Island rapidly approaching storage limits.Tehran is now reportedly moving to expand crude storage at Kharg Island by reactivating the 30-year-old crude carrier M/T Nasha, signalling mounting pressure on…
A promise made at the 2023 COP28 climate summit to move away from fossil fuels had raised hopes that the world will now be shifting in another direction. Some even saw it as the beginning of the end for using oil as a fuel. However, even years later, the promise seems far from being fulfilled….
IGL has raised CNG prices in Delhi-NCR by Rs 3.89 per kg Compressed natural gas (CNG) consumers in Delhi and several other cities will have to pay more from Saturday, with Indraprastha Gas Ltd (IGL) announcing a Rs 3.89 per kg increase in prices amid a sharp rise in the cost of imported liquefied natural…
Suresh Oberoi opens up about his 2004 BJP stint, RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat, politics, protests and activism. Veteran actor Suresh Oberoi recently opened up about his brief association with politics, his admiration for RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat and his views on protests and activism. In a recent conversation with Nidhi Vasandani on her YouTube channel,…