US stock market: Wall Street in red as investors await key data after government shutdown ends; S&P 500, Nasdaq slip from recent highs

Stock markets in the United States were at a low as investors await further economic indicators. The S&P 500 declined by 0.4% in early Thursday trading, moving away from its recent record high achieved in the previous month. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 41 points, while the Nasdaq composite fell 0.7%. After the longest…

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‘Daughter’s wedding is tomorrow. Need money for tika’: Farmer breaks down after dispute stalls crop auction at mandi | Bhopal News

A farmer’s plea for his daughter’s wedding funds turned desperate as crop auctions halted in Guna’s Nanakhedi mandi. GUNA: A farmer broke down inside the Nanakhedi Krishi Upaj Mandi in Madhya Pradesh’s Guna district on Tuesday after the auction of crops came to a halt following a dispute involving a market inspector.Standing beside sacks of…

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‘Why drop Shubman Gill?’: Yograj Singh lambasts Ajit Agarkar-led selection panel | Cricket News

Shubman Gill (Photo by Chris Hyde/Getty Images) Shubman Gill’s exclusion from India’s T20 World Cup squad continues to spark debate across cricketing circles. The decision surprised many, particularly given Gill’s recent role as vice-captain in India’s T20I series against South Africa. While some may justify the move on the grounds of team balance and strategy,…

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EPFO considers review of investment options

New Delhi: The Employees Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) is likely to constitute a high-powered committee to study its investment objectives, policy and guidelines as it eyes higher returns on its nearly Rs 31 lakh crore corpus based on contribution from over 30 crore members. The issue was discussed at last week’s investment committee meeting, which…

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