The Nifty largely consolidated over the past five sessions but did so with a bearish undertone. The Nifty traded in a defined range and closed the week with a modest gain. Importantly, the index also stayed below its crucial resistance points. The volatility also expanded; the India VIX surged higher by 8.68% to 15.90 on a weekly basis. Given the ...

I wasn’t planning to write this. Two years ago, I said I would vote for a Democrat over Donald Trump in 2024. I wrote that during a Republican primary I hoped Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis would win; DeSantis had stood almost alone against COVID lockdowns and vaccine mandates, forever earning my respect. But Trump crushed DeSantis in the primary. Ever ...

The Greek media company Antenna Group is in talks to acquire Time from Salesforce co-founder Marc Benioff, according to people familiar with the matter. No deal is assured and the talks are still early, said the people, who asked not to be named because the discussions are private. “There is no agreement to sell Time,” said a Time spokesperson, who ...

The legend of Walker Buehler grew Friday atop a doubledecker bus in downtown Los Angeles. The Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher, who won Game 3 and then closed out the clinching Game 5 of the 2024 World Series against the New York Yankees, made it known early he would be in the running for the player having the most fun ...

Overall Analysis Oil continues its momentum towards downside with swing creation indicating selling opportunities.  Natural Gas is trying to break the selling trend, but 0.5 feb retracement gives strong rejection.  Oil Chart Analysis  Oil/USD 15-Minute Chart (Source: TradingView) On the 31st Oct 2024 trading session, oil prices showed a bull run while taking support of the trendline. Price made higher ...

The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index (INDEXTSI:JX) fell 2.87 percent on the week to close at 603.95 on Friday (November 1). Meanwhile, the S&P/TSX Composite Index (INDEXTSI:OSPTX) was down 0.82 percent to 24,255.16. Statistics Canada released its August GDP figures on Thursday (October 31). The data indicated GDP remained flat following a 0.1 percent increase in July. Headline data suggests finance, ...

A U.S. federal judge has granted the government additional time to negotiate the return of up to $13.25 million in political donations made by former FTX executives Sam Bankman-Fried and Nishad Singh. Judge Lewis Kaplan, presiding over the case, approved the government’s request to extend negotiations with various political action committees (PACs) until January 15, 2025.  The US government is ...

The full horror of the flash flooding in Spain began to emerge on Friday, just as new rainfall lashed southern parts of the country. The storm has killed at least 205 people, with 202 of those in the hardest-hit region of Valencia, emergency services in the region said Friday. It marks Spain’s deadliest natural disaster in decades. The death toll ...

In this video from StockCharts TV, Julius begins by looking back at the completed monthly bars for October to assess the long term trends in the 11 S&P sectors. He follows that up with an updated view for SPY in coming weeks. After that, Julius looks forward using seasonality to find sectors that have strong seasonal tendencies and overlays them ...

Pro-Israel leaders and activists are expressing frustration and disappointment that Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., has yet to plan a vote on a bill aimed at tackling the rising tide of antisemitism on college campuses. Many fear the delay could lead to the bill getting ‘watered down’ – or potentially getting derailed altogether.  ‘This is a very good bill. ...

Alphabet executives, donning Halloween costumes, faced questions from concerned employees at an all-hands meeting on Wednesday, following comments on the company’s earnings call suggesting that more cost cuts are coming. “There is a reality to it,” said Brian Ong, vice president of Google recruiting, according to a recording of the meeting reviewed by CNBC. “We are hiring less than we did ...

NEW YORK – They waited 15 years to reach baseball’s biggest stage, only to shrink in the biggest moments. They pride themselves on developing and importing players tough enough for the game’s biggest market – only to get exposed, themselves, when it mattered most. And when the New York Yankees scattered for the winter on Wednesday night, they did so ...