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Stock Market Live for Tuesday, July 2, 2024: After closing higher on Monday, the Sensex and Nifty indices are likely to maintain their upward momentum till Tuesday, according to GIFT Nifty.GIFT Nifty futures are showing a strong start at 24,259 levels, 53 points higher than Nifty 50 futures. Across Asian markets, Japan’s Nikkei was flat, up 0.03%, while the broader Topix index rose 0.55%. In contrast, South Korea’s KOSPI fell 0.7%. Additionally, Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 edged down 0.11%, while Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index futures fell 0.28%. In the US, the tech-heavy Nasdaq surged 0.83% overnight. The Dow Jones Industrial…

MITCHELL – Local business owners and Mitchell residents took their frustrations about flooding to the Mitchell City Council on Monday and criticized the city’s infrastructure response during recent storms.A two-day, record-breaking storm on June 20-21 dumped 7.7 inches of rain on Mitchell, wreaking havoc on TK Electric and leaving a foot of standing water inside the longtime Mitchell business.TK Electric owner Phil Lee criticized the city’s drainage system during a city council public consultation.”I’m a little disappointed with the infrastructure in my neighborhood. We had 12 inches of water all over our property,” Lee said. “To say it went better…

Indian Equity Market: Domestic equity indexes Sensex and Nifty 50 are expected to open flat with positive swings on Tuesday amid mixed indicators from their global peers. Asian markets fell but U.S. stocks ended higher overnight, led by gains in large tech stocks. Reuters reported that U.S. manufacturing PMI data showed a third straight contraction in June and payment prices fell to a six-month low, a positive sign for the Federal Reserve’s efforts to tackle inflation. Traders remain of the view that there will be around two interest rate cuts after September this year, according to LSEG FedWatch. Indian stock…

Washington (Associated Press) Supreme Court Monday’s verdict in former President Donald Trump’s 2020 election interference case all but ensures that Mr. Trump, a Republican, will face trial in Washington ahead of the November election. The Supreme Court did not overturn it, as Trump had hoped. The indictment states: He was trying illegally to hang on to power after losing to President Joe Biden, but the ruling marks a major victory for the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, who has made it his focus to delay legal proceedings until after the election. The timing of the trial is important because if Trump…

CNN — As last summer drew to a close, four criminal cases filed against former President Donald Trump posed an extraordinary political crisis and the very real threat that the Republican front-runner in the 2024 presidential election would be convicted by multiple juries before the first vote was cast. In just one year, a lot has changed. Or, more accurately, nothing has. The Supreme Court’s presidential immunity ruling on Monday increases the likelihood that a federal election interference trial will take place before the election, potentially allowing President Trump to avoid a pre-election trial on the three most significant criminal…

President Biden’s electoral theory hasn’t changed: He believes it gives Democrats the best chance of defeating former President Donald Trump. He may be right. But it’s no longer embraced and parroted by party elders, whose judgment Biden trusts and respects.As one example of the incredible importance of this election, look at Monday’s Supreme Court decision, which gave President Trump broad immunity from criminal prosecution, a king-like status found nowhere in the Constitution.If Trump wins in November, Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel A. Alito Jr., who are in their mid-70s, will likely retire, allowing Trump to appoint younger replacements and cement…

MUMBAI: Private investors are bringing in forensic auditors early to scrutinize the books of portfolio companies after a string of high-profile startup collapses sent value plummeting and wiped out investments, in a bid to find and fix problems before it’s too late to put out fires, investors and auditors say. MUMBAI: Private investors are bringing in forensic auditors early to scrutinize the books of portfolio companies after a string of high-profile startup collapses sent value plummeting and wiped out investments, in a bid to find and fix problems before it’s too late to put out fires, investors and auditors say.…

Watsons will transform its stores with interactive retail experiences to target younger shoppers.​Health and beauty retailer Watsons has invested US$250 million in upgrading its stores in Asia to meet growing demand for interactive experiences, especially among younger customers.In 2023, Watsons has invested in opening and upgrading over 2,200 offline plus online (O+O) stores across 15 markets in Asia, Europe and the Middle East.AS Watson Group group CEO Marina Ngai told CosmeticsDesign-Asia that the company is motivated by changing consumer expectations. ​In Japan, oral hygiene is accepted as an essential part of beauty.​Oral care is not just about health and hygiene,…

San Diego city council members on Monday approved a major new policy package aimed at revitalizing business districts, encouraging large-scale housing development and clarifying dozens of zoning rules.Amendment 99 would relax rules for converting shopping malls into housing, streamline licensing for sidewalk cafes and make it easier to open substance use and mental health clinics for homeless people.It would also make it easier to open urgent care clinics in many areas and require new arenas and stadiums that are easily accessible for pedestrians, cyclists and public transit users.Two policy changes have also been proposed to make it easier to open…

Ideally, your entire portfolio should beat the market average. But even the best stock pickers need to win. Several Choice. So we’re in the long term. Shanghai Chengtou Holdings Co., Ltd. (SHSE:600649) shareholders are beginning to question their decision to hold, with the share price falling 46% over five years. Even worse, it’s down 14% in about a month, which is no fun at all. However, we should bear in mind that the broader market is down 6.3% in the same period, which may be weighing on the share price. The recent 6.0% increase could be a positive sign for…