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Unacademy's CFO Steps Down in Yet Another Top-Level Resignation Under Gaurav Munjal
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This marks the second senior-level departure from the edtech startup in recent months. The Morning Context reported that Ramachandran has submitted his resignation and is currently serving his notice period, as per inside sources.
US Bond Yield Spikes Outweigh Israel-Hamas Conflict in Equity Market Influence
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It's worth noting that the global equity markets are currently more affected by the increase in US bond yields than by the Israel-Hamas conflict, according to him.
WeWork Gearing Up for Bankruptcy Filing as Stock Continues to Plummet
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Sources cited in a Wall Street Journal report claim that WeWork is making preparations for a chapter 11 bankruptcy filing in the state of New Jersey.
RBI Survey Reveals Automobile Sector at the Forefront of India's Foreign Technical Collaborations
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During the fiscal year 2022-2023, the motor vehicles sector recorded remarkable production growth, reaching 28.4%, surpassing the 24.3% growth registered by all FTC companies collectively.
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Pakistan’s national airlines runs out of fuel, cancels several international and domestic flights
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At present, PIA is operating with a meager fleet of just 16 aircraft. This partial state-owned airline, currently undergoing privatization discussions within the caretaker government, has found itself entangled in a complicated dispute with the Pakistan State Oil (PSO) refinery, its fuel supplier. This predicament arises from the non-payment of dues and the deterioration of its credit line.
India set to continue as world's fastest-growing major economy in FY 2023-24
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The finance ministry's September edition of the Monthly Economic Review underscores the significance of the Persian Gulf situation on global markets.
Cash-starved Pakistan forced to 'temporarily' ground some of PIA planes
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As a result, the national flag carrier had no choice but to ground five out of its 13 leased aircraft, with the potential of four more facing a similar fate, according to the ministry.
Former Microsoft India head Anant Maheshwari returns to Honeywell as High Growth Region President, CEO
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Maheshwari is set to take over the reins from Ben Driggs, who will assume a different leadership role within the company. He will also hold the title of Corporate Officer, reporting directly to Honeywell's CEO, Vimal Kapur, and will be based in Dubai.
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SBI's Q1 profit zooms 178% YoY to Rs 16,884 crore
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As per a regulatory filing, SBI announced that in the first quarter of FY24, it achieved a total income of Rs 108,038.83 crore (compared to Rs 74,988.57 crore in Q1FY23) and a net profit of Rs 16,844.29 crore (as opposed to Rs 6,068.08 crore).
Jacqueline Mars: Know the heiress of the Mars Family
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Jacqueline Mars is the daughter of American billionaire businessman Forrest Mars, Sr. As the heiress of the Mars family, Jacqueline owns shares of Mars Incorporated along with her brothers John Mars and the late Forrest Jr. Jacqueline began her career by working as the president of the food products group in her family's company.
Gina Rinehart: Know the executive chairwoman of Hancock Prospecting
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Gina began her career working with her father and gained knowledge about the Pilbara iron-ore industry. Later, after her father's death, she took over as the Executive Chairman of the company and worked for its development and growth. In the beginning, the company was in a poor financial condition and was burdened with numerous debts.
Alice Walton: Know all about the Walmart shareholder and heiress of Walton family
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As the heiress of the Walton family, Alice began her career by working as an equity analyst and money manager for First Commerce Corporation. She also headed the investment activities of Arvest Bank Group, which is owned by the Walton family. Alice also worked for EF Hutton, an American stock brokerage firm.
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Ryan Breslow: Know the co-founder and Executive Chairman of Bolt
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Breslow began his career by co-founding a research collective, the Stanford Bitcoin Group. Later, he developed a digital wallet that allows for routine bitcoin transactions. In 2014, Ryan and his classmates developed the first version of Bolt's online checkout platform. Bolt was officially launched in 2016 after operating in stealth mode
Ben Francis: Know the co-founder and CEO of Gymshark
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Benjamin began his career working as a delivery boy at Pizza Hut. While there, he developed two fitness applications known as the Fat Loss Abs Guide and iPhysique. In 2012, at the age of 19, he co-founded Gymshark, a fitness supplement selling website, and left his job at Pizza Hut.
Microsoft Q3 results exceed Wall Street's expectations, $18.3 Billion profit reported
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According to the statement released by Microsoft, the company's profit was $18.3 billion, which is a 9% increase in net income, while the overall company revenue increased by 7% to $52.9 billion in the quarter ended March 31. Microsoft's cloud computing and artificial intelligence offerings were the main contributors to its revenue and profit growth in the first three months of this year.
Len Blavatnik: Know the founder of Access Industries
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Blavatnik started his career by founding an investment company, Access Industries, in 1986. With his hard work and efforts, the company started to grow rapidly, and Access invested in the formation of the large aluminium producer, SUAL, which later became a part of UC RUSAL.
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Lakshman Das Mittal: Meet the founder and chairman of Sonalika Group
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Lakshman started his career by working as an LIC agent, and while working in the company, he focused on the business as well. Mittal invested his money in the business of agriculture-related machines, but in the beginning, he suffered losses. Later, in 1970, he founded the Sonalika Group, a threshers manufacturing company. In 1994, Sonalika Tractors started its manufacturing process.
Gianluigi Aponte: Know the founder of Mediterranean Shipping Company
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At the beginning of his career, Gianluigi worked as a Neapolitan captain before buying his own ship. Aponte started his own shipping business with his wife and founded the Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC), a private company. The company began its shipping line between the Mediterranean and Somalia.
Emmanuel Besnier: Meet the CEO of Lactalis
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Emmanuel joined his family company and worked as a director of development, contributing to the growth of the business. After the death of his father Michel Besnier in 2000, Emmanuel became the CEO of the company. He is also the major shareholder of his family's company.
Stephen Schwarzman: Know the Chairman and CEO of Blackstone Group
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Stephen started his career by working with Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette, an investment bank. Later, he joined Lehman Brothers and, through hard work, became the managing director. After some time, he rose to the position of head of global mergers and acquisitions business at Lehman Brothers.
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Guillaume Pousaz: Know the CEO and founder of Checkout.com
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Guillaume started his career by working at a payments company named International Payments Consultants. After one year, he left the company to start his own business. In 2007, he set up a US-to-Europe money-transferring service known as NetMerchant, which ran for two years.
10-12% capex growth likely for Indian corporates in FY24: Fitch Ratings | 5 Points
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Fitch Ratings expects India's corporate capex to grow by 10-12% annually over FY23 to FY24, owing to the country's supply-side policy steps, domestic corporates focusing on localisation, and multinationals looking to reduce risk in global supply chains. Structural demand visibility, supply-side measures, and healthier corporate.
John Franklyn Mars: Know the American businessman who is heir of Mars Family
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After completing his education, John entered into his family business with his siblings Jacqueline Mars and Forrest Mars Jr. In the beginning of his career, he served as board members of the company. In the year 1969, John’s father Forrest Mars Sr. handed the company’s ownership to John and his brother whereas after his father’s death in 1999, Mars Inc. stakes were inherited by John Franklyn and his siblings.
Hindenburg Research now targets Jack Dorsey, Block co-founder's net worth drops by 11%
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According to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, Dorsey's fortune decreased by $526 million on Thursday, resulting in his worst single-day decline since May.  With an 11% drop, Dorsey's net worth now stands at $4.4 billion. Hindenburg's report accused Block of inflating user metrics and claimed that the stock had a downside of 65% to 75% "on a purely fundamental basis.
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Rahul Roy Chowdhury: Know the new Indian-origin CEO of Grammarly
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Rahul worked with Google for 14 years and rose to the position of Vice President of Product Management. After that, he joined Grammarly in May 2021, as Global Product Head. During his two years of service at the company, Rahul demonstrated his exceptional skills and experience in driving the growth and development of the company.
Indian-origin Rahul Roy Chowdhury to be new CEO of Grammarly
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In a tweet, Chowdhury expressed his deep belief in the company's mission to improve lives by improving communication. Chowdhury said he joined Grammarly two years ago with this mission in mind, and he is honored to serve it as the company's CEO. I joined @Grammarly two years ago because of a deep belief in our mission.
Harold Hamm: Know the founder and Chairman of Continental Resources
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Harold Hamm started his career with old business at a very young age by using tank truck and some money to create a one-man oilfield services business. He worked hard in his business and in the year 1967, he started Shelly Dean Oil Co. and began wildcatting for oil. Harold worked for the growth of his company and in the year 1990, the company was named as Continental Resources.
Li Shufu: Know the founder and Chairman of Geely Automobile Holdings
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Li Shufu started his career by a photography business taking photos of the tourists an after that he setup his own studio for selling handmade camera accessories. In the year 1986, he founded Geely in the starting it was a refrigerator parts company in which he worked hard and after 8 years, the company began producing motorcycles.
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William Ding: Know the CEO and founder of NetEase
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William started his career by working as an engineer in a local state department in Ningbo. Later, he joined Sybase and started to work there. After some time, on June 1997, Lei founded NetEase which started to grow wider. The NetEase’s official website address in 163.com.
After Silicon Valley Bank, US state regulators shut down New York-based Signature Bank
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The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) took control of Signature Bank, which had over $110 billion in assets and almost $89 billion in deposits as of the end of last year. However, the U.S. Treasury Department and other bank regulators were quick to assure depositors that they would be fully reimbursed and that no losses would be borne by taxpayers.
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