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Major development banks step up support for critical minerals value chains

October 17, 2026 admin 298 Views 0 Comments

MANILA, Oct 17 : Multilateral development banks (MDBs) will strengthen efforts to help mineral-rich developing economies add more value to their

Home loan alert: SBI, PNB and 4 other banks revise lending rates — how borrowers may be affected

October 17, 2026 admin 250 Views 0 Comments 25 basis points, compare loan rates, effective interest rate, loan processing charges, loan repayment terms, Monetary Policy Committee, October 2026, RBI repo rate, refinancing a loan, repo rate hike

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) recently hiked its benchmark repo rate by 25 basis points to 5.50% on 7

Anthropic offers Blackstone double-digit yield in chip-financing deal, FT reports

October 17, 2026 admin 430 Views 0 Comments

Oct 16 : Anthropic is offering Blackstone a yield of more than 10 per cent to finance its latest chip

Abakkus Flexi Cap Fund September portfolio: 35 stocks, including Groww and NTPC, see higher holdings

October 17, 2026 admin 191 Views 0 Comments Abakkus Flexi Cap Fund, Groww, HDFC Bank, investing, mutual fund investors, mutual fund portfolio, mutual funds, NTPC, Personal finance, portfolio changes, Sunil Singhania, Zydus Lifesciences

Sunil Singhania-backed Abakkus Flexi Cap Fund increased its holdings in Groww, NTPC and HDFC Bank in September, while adding pharmaceutical

SoftBank weighs $18 billion acquisition of Allied Universal, source says

October 16, 2026 admin 442 Views 0 Comments

Oct 16 : SoftBank Group is considering an acquisition of Allied Universal in a deal that could value the US

Voluntary Provident Fund: Should you invest beyond EPF? Interest rates, tax rules and the ₹2.5 lakh limit explained

October 16, 2026 admin 128 Views 0 Comments EPF, EPF contribution, EPF tax limit, EPFO rules, investing, Personal finance, retirement, retirement planning, retirement savings, salaried employees, Voluntary Provident Fund, VPF interest rate

Voluntary Provident Fund (VPF) allows salaried employees to contribute more than the mandatory amount deducted from their salary towards the

Maybe Chatbots Shouldn’t Get to Say ‘I’ or ‘Me’

October 16, 2026 admin 114 Views 0 Comments artificial intelligence, backchannel - nl, books, chatbots, q&a, relationships

During four decades of studying the effects of interaction with computers, Sherry Turkle has developed a reputation as a careful

For fishermen, Britain’s climate-driven octopus boom is an opportunity, and a threat

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LONDON, Oct 16 : A surge in octopus numbers in British waters due to unusually warm seas is presenting fishermen

Ray Dalio’s All Weather portfolio vs 60:40 portfolio: Which delivered better returns over 15 years in India?

October 16, 2026 admin 257 Views 0 Comments 60:40 portfolio, All Weather portfolio, asset allocation, debt and gold, equity investment, higher equity allocation, investing, market corrections, multi-asset allocation funds., Personal finance, portfolio diversification, portfolio volatility, Ray Dalio, stock market risk

Indian investors looking to reduce stock market risk face a familiar dilemma. Portfolios heavily invested in equities can generate strong

CoreWeave shares, bonds headed for steep weekly losses as AI borrowing concerns mount

October 16, 2026 admin 375 Views 0 Comments

Oct 16 : CoreWeave’s shares and bonds were headed for steep weekly losses on Friday, as investors grew uneasy about