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“expansion in taxpayers’ base that increased to 1.65 crore in May 2026 from 67 lakh in 2017”
“Goldman Sachs reports AI-related spending is tracking to hit more than $800 billion in 2026.”
“The FTSE 100 had been making gains earlier in the week, as oil prices fell during a pause in fighting between the US and Iran. The blue-chip index closed on a 0.8 per cent gain on Tuesday.”
“The news follows analysis that overseas benefits fraudsters alone were costing British taxpayers a staggering £4.3million every week.”
“Ajay Agarwal, a partner at Bain Capital Ventures, which invested $2 million into the startup when it was founded in February 2025. ... Valued at $200 million, the nascent startup has raised about $60 million in funding from American invest…”
“Those waves of economic shocks, the pandemic and cost of living crisis mean that wages for 25-year-olds are only just above £28,000 now, after adjusting for inflation - and that stagnation hits people at the start of their careers hardest.”
“As part of the settlement announced by the company this week, Johnson & Johnson will pay $3 billion next year, with subsequent payments not due until 2028.”
“In 2000, Dimon invested $60 million—roughly half his net worth at the time—into Bank One, a bold move that set the stage for Bank One’s eventual merger with JPMorgan Chase, where he became CEO.”
“Housing costs for new home buyers have more than doubled. Mortgage rates went from 3% to 6%, and housing prices rose by 40%.”
“Brent crude, the international benchmark, fell by 4.8 per cent to $84.09 per barrel, compounding earlier gains on Monday to reach a two-week low.”
“Overseas fraud by benefits claimants living in popular holiday destinations drained £226milion from the public purse in the 12 months leading up to March.”
“Blinkit, a service that delivers groceries in 10 to 15 minutes, brought in about $3.9 billion in revenue in FY2026, accounting for about 75% of parent company Eternal Limited’s revenue.”
“Niesr also said on Wednesday it expects inflation to keep rising until February 2027, peaking at 3.8% before falling back to the Bank of England's 2% target.”
“Company shares rose more than two per cent before the market opened on Tuesday.”
“BSE Sensex ended the day at 77,654.60, up 889 points or 1.16% after rising 1,000 points intraday.”
“a record 25.2 million adults under 35 were still living with their parents in 2025—nearly one in three.”
“London’s FTSE has often felt left behind by its lack of big tech constituents but today was one of those days when being out of the loop proved an advantage. From upside surprises at Unilever and Coats Group, to solid sales growth from SSP…”
“Universal Credit fraud accounted for £103million of the total lost income.”
“Zepto, another rapid grocery delivery app, recorded $2.35 billion in revenue in FY2026”
“The think tank said in its latest economic outlook that it does not believe the central bank will cut interest rates until 2028.”
“Nifty50 closed at 24,250.20, up 265 points or 1.10%.”
“the vast majority—70%—were employed”
“including Apax’s £700m investment in Evelyn Partners and Grant Thornton’s partnership with private equity firm Cinven.”
“We're determined to crack down on fraud. Our latest figures show us fraud and error has fallen by a quarter since its 2022 peak.”
“Traders have priced in just over 64% odds of the Federal Open Market Committee holding interest rates between 3.5% and 3.75%, CME Group’s FedWatch tool indicates, matching consensus analyst projections, according to FactSet.”
“the India VIX, the market's volatility gauge, declined more than 3% to 12.18.”
“the estimated median age at first marriage increased to 30.8 for men and 28.4 for women, up from ages 23.5 and 21.1, respectively, in 1975.”
“statistics published by the ONS last week showing that since 2024, 75,000 fewer 16- to 18-year-olds are currently in payrolled employment.”
“I live on my own in my house, I pay council tax for my house. A person who lives in an HMO does not pay individually it’s included in their rent. So if there’s seven people using the facilities, the amenities and the local environment, and…”
“Betting markets similarly favor no change in interest rates: Polymarket placed 76% odds of interest rates being held, while Kalshi projected 74% odds of the Fed keeping the rate unchanged.”
“Foreign institutional investors (FIIs) turned net buyers of Indian equities on Tuesday, purchasing shares worth Rs 755 crore, according to provisional NSE data.”
“the mean age of mothers at first birth increased 0.9 years, from 26.6 in 2016 to 27.5 in 2023.”
“Stadiums operated at 99.7 per cent capacity, according to official figures, ticket and hospitality sales generated $3bn, and a further 5.5m attended Fifa’s fan festivals.”
“How much have the developers spent to do them? They put investment in, they're not gonna let them sit, are they? £850, £750… if they’re not filled and they're just in it for the money, you'd take the government contract, wouldn't you?”
“Likely not. In the FOMC’s June meeting, officials expected no changes to interest rates until a cut in Q2 2027.”
“The rupee appreciated by 12 paise to 95.70 against the US dollar in early trade on Wednesday.”
“A decade ago, according to Freddie Mac data, 30-year mortgage rates were 3.45%. Skip to 2026, and that rate is now 6.58%.”
“Reform UK's analysis suggests an average mortgage-free homeowner in England and Wales would face a £74,737 hit under the new Prime Minister's proposed tax plan”
“Bank of America analysts wrote in a note earlier this week that they expect three quarter-point rate hikes this year, potentially raising interest rates to between 4.25% and 4.5%, citing rising oil prices that have pushed inflation to mult…”
“On the BSE, TCS rose 3.2% to Rs 2,476, while Infosys jumped 4.1% to Rs 1,152.”
“In 2023, that index was just shy of 97, meaning the mean family could afford a home. By May of this year ... the index had risen to 105.1—meaning most families couldn’t afford to buy a home.”
“Andy Burnham's death tax raid would cost his own voters in Makerfield £50,669, a new analysis has warned.”
“The central bank’s preferred inflation reading, core consumption expenditures index data, rose at its fastest rate in nearly three years in May, matching similarly high consumption price index data.”
“Mid-cap IT companies outperformed their larger peers, led by Coforge, which rallied another 5% after reporting a strong first-quarter performance.”
“over the past month South Korea’s KOSPI index is down 32.54%.”
“The median price rises to around £295,000 across England and Wales, with the South East of England and London likely to be the hardest hit.”
“The Statistical Centre of Iran reported an overall rate of inflation of 88.6% in June of 2026.”
“Persistent Systems also advanced more than 3%.”
“SK Hynix lost 9.61% today after reporting 557% growth in Q2 operating profit.”
“And the Ayatollah’s wealth is somewhere between $100 and $200 billion, even more than what Iran earns annually through oil exports (Recent estimates show that Iran earned a sum of over $11 billion during the current months long war, and a …”
“The brokerage noted that the IT sector has fallen 25% so far this year.”
“The price of oil rose three dollars to $86 per barrel of Brent crude this morning on news that Iran had sent 30 drones against U.S. positions and the U.S. had retaliated by striking Iranian proxy groups in Iraq.”
“An Iranian worker earns about 160 million rials a month, or about $116 dollars.”
“The country's four largest IT companies, TCS, Infosys, HCLTech and Wipro, are currently trading around 35% to 50% below their highs of the past two years, with valuation multiples of 13-17 times earnings.”
“the iShares MSCI Global Semiconductors ETF is down 22% over the last month.”
“South Korea’s benchmark KOSPI index fell nearly 13% on Wednesday—triggering a halt in trading—before closing 6% down. The KOSPI index has fallen by more than 15% in the past two days amid concerns about the AI-fueled rally, which has boost…”
“Although Jefferies expects revenue growth to remain in the low-to-mid single digits between FY26 and FY28, it believes the sharp correction has created scope for a near-term recovery if sentiment towards the AI trade reverses.”
“Some 70% of positions in Fed futures are betting that Chairman Kevin Warsh keeps the rate on hold at the 3.5% level.”
“This triggered a second straight day of selloff in SK Hynix shares, which tumbled nearly 19% before ending the day at KRW 1.4 million ($964)—down more than 9.6% from Tuesday’s close.”
“Shares of the memory chip maker slumped 14% after investors judged that, although quarterly operating profit had increased more than sixfold, the results failed to match the market's elevated expectations.”
“Since 1994, the Fed has never raised rates if more than 60% of speculators on CME Fedwatch believe the “hold” position is priced in.”
“Memory chipmaker Micron’s stock remained slightly below the closing price of $820 after plunging more than 8.8% on Tuesday.”
“Samsung Electronics shed another 10%, with the two companies together accounting for nearly half of the benchmark index.”
“nearly 90% of companies have beaten expectations, with aggregate earnings coming in around 10% above consensus," the bank’s Jim Reid said in a note.”
“Chipmakers AMD, Intel and Qualcomm inched up slightly in early trading on Wednesday after declines of 8.1%, 5.8% and 4.2%, respectively, on Tuesday.”
“Apple shares hit $342.89 on Tuesday, briefly putting the company’s market value at $5.036 trillion. That makes it the second company ever to reach $5 trillion, after Nvidia.”
“This tracker has counted 110,991 submissions from the public on the issue, of which only 260 support the proposal.”
“$15 billion. That’s how much FIFA made in revenue from the 2026 World Cup, according to the organization.”
“Alphabet’s long-term borrowings have risen 111% to $98 billion in six months, and the company posted negative free cash flow last quarter for the first time.”
“Robinhood and Coinbase report second-quarter earnings this week, with analysts far more bullish on Robinhood, whose $85 billion market cap now doubles Coinbase's despite similar revenue.”
“Shares of Cheesecake Factory, traded on Nasdaq under the ticker “CAKE,” surged 12% to just below $101 as of Wednesday afternoon.”
“Amazon’s long-term debt climbed 81% to $119 billion between December and March.”
“A memory-chip panic sent South Korea's KOSPI down nearly 11% on Tuesday, and the U.S. semiconductor index slid for a fourth straight session, pulling the Nasdaq-100 to within a hair of a correction.”
“The restaurant chain reported on Tuesday quarterly revenue above $1 billion for the first time”
“The result showed up in March: over $28 billion in operating cash flow, capex under $3 billion, almost all of it free cash.”
“South Korea’s KOSPI was down 5.98%.”
“net income jumped to $68.4 million, surpassing FactSet estimates of $999 million and $57.5 million, respectively.”
“Apple is up about 25% this year. Nvidia, which crossed $5 trillion in October, has managed 6%.”
“The STOXX Europe 600 was down 0.25% in early trading.”
“His stake in Cheesecake Factory, totaling just under 3.2 million shares held by the David M. Overton Family Trust, is now valued at $320 million as of Wednesday’s share price”
“The government has authorised the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to print an initial batch of 2 billion polymer banknotes for field trials, the government informed Parliament on Monday... Minister of State for Finance Pankaj Chaudhary told th…”
“Cross-border Visa transactions in host cities rose nearly 20% year-over-year, and tap-to-pay transactions climbed almost 12%.”
“and that’s not including just over $40 million before taxes from exercising options and selling shares over the years.”
“According to central bank data, these two denominations together accounted for nearly one-fourth of the total number of banknotes in circulation at the end of the last financial year, although their combined share by value stood at just 1.…”
“The average Samsung Electronics employee earned a salary of 158 million won ($107,300) last year, according to The Korea Herald.”
“Nearly 91%. That’s how much Cheesecake Factory’s stock has grown this year, almost doubling in value after opening the year at just over $52.”
“According to the central bank's annual report, note printing expenditure declined by nearly one-fourth to Rs 4,875 crore in 2025-26 compared with the previous year, primarily because fewer banknotes were printed.”
“More than 480,000 South Koreans with at least a university degree were unemployed in the second quarter of 2026—the highest level in five years.”
“Its market value has also swelled to nearly $5 billion, a record and a more than 500% turnaround since falling below $1 billion in 2020.”
“This reduction in printing costs came even as the total value of currency in circulation increased 12% to Rs 41.23 lakh crore at the end of March 2026, up from Rs 36.86 lakh crore a year earlier, reflecting continued demand for cash.”
“Among young people ages 15 to 29, the unemployment rate ticked up to 7.2%”
“The warrants formed part of an investigation scrutinizing Guggenheim’s $362 billion money management division and whether revenue information shared with outside parties was accurate, said the people with knowledge of the probe.”
“Right on cue, markets reacted: Nvidia shares fell 5% on Monday, surrendering its crown as the world’s most valuable company to Apple.”
“while the industry’s average annual salary was about $170,000 in 2020.”
“At Monday’s close, 78 of 81 analysts tracked by Bloomberg still rated Nvidia a buy.”
“Bernstein analyst Stacy Rasgon reaffirmed a buy rating and $315 price target, suggesting 60% upside.”
“Oil prices climbed more than $3 a barrel amid concerns that renewed fighting could further disrupt energy supplies through the Strait of Hormuz.”
“The report highlighted that only 20 municipal corporations have accessed capital markets so far, collectively raising around $476 million”
“However, municipal corporations collectively generate revenues equivalent to only around 0.6% of GDP”
“The report identified the Union government’s Rs 1 lakh crore Urban Challenge Fund as an important move towards making cities financially self-reliant. The fund requires urban local bodies to mobilise 50% of project costs through capital ma…”
