SINGAPORE (Reuters) – The assets of the world’s top exchange-traded gold fund have hit their lowest since September 2008, the month Lehman Brothers filed for bankruptcy, and the worst may not be over due to robust equities and prospects of higher U.S. interest rates.
Dhoni is among Forbes magazine’s 100 highest-paid athletes in the world, the only Indian sportsman on the list that has been topped again by Floyd Mayweather. – Source
The flood situation in Assam worsened on Thursday following incessant rains in the state and upper reaches of Brahmaputra river in neighbouring Arunachal Pradesh. The Central Water Commission (CWC) has issued an alert after the water level of Brahmaputra river crossed the warning level mark in Guwahati. – Source
The Xperia Z4 smartphone – which was unveiled by Sony in Japan back in April this year – is now available for purchase in the country, where NTT docomo is offering it for 93,312 yen ($755).
The carrier has also rolled out an update (with build number 28.0.B.0.457) to the device that fixes an issue related to its speaker volume. The handset will be launched by other Japanese carriers in the coming days.
For those who aren’t aware, the Xperia Z4 also has a global version, dubbed Xperia Z3+, which was made official late last month and is set to go on sale later this month.
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Jurassic World is coming out this weekend and just by existing, it’s already better than The Lost World and *whispers* Jurassic Park 3. But there is no way in hell that it can ever top the original Jurassic Park. Hell, I know this 8-bit video game version of Jurassic Park is better than all the movies that followed it and I haven’t even seen the new one yet.
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Forex dealers said a higher opening in domestic stock market supported the rupee, but the dollar’s strength against other currencies overseas limited the gains.
On similar lines, the NSE Nifty spurted 31.80 points, or 0.39 per cent, to 8,156.25.
HONG KONG (Reuters) – The exit of Deutsche Bank co-chief executive Anshu Jain may see the lender surrender its strong position in Asia’s fast growing foreign exchange and fixed income markets, with incoming CEO John Cryan expected to cut some of the capital-intensive businesses Jain oversaw.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The World Bank on Wednesday cut its global growth outlook for this year and urged countries to “fasten their seat belts” as they adjust to lower commodity prices and a looming rise in U.S. interest rates.
Former rural development minister Jairam Ramesh quoted the economist John Maynard Keynes and said, “When facts change, I change my mind.” – Source
At least two Apple Inc retail store workers complained directly to CEO Tim Cook that the company’s policy of checking retail employees’ bags as a security precaution was embarrassing and demeaning. – Source
