#China's long-running battle to stabilize its shaky real-estate market appears to be entering a troubling new phase, with data showing waning demand as a wave of home listings hits the market.

https://www.livemint.com/economy/chinas-property-market-enters-troubling-new-phase-11688044494050.html

The spaceflight company founded by billionaire entrepreneur #RichardBranson almost two decades ago is scheduled Thursday to take paying customers for the first time to the edge of space.

https://www.livemint.com/news/virgin-galactic-to-launch-first-commercial-spaceflight-after-setbacks-delays-11688045110757.html

#Goldman fell to the second spot, with a role on $237 billion of transactions giving it an 18.8 per cent market share.

Read here: https://www.livemint.com/market/goldman-sachs-loses-top-m-a-ranking-to-jpmorgan-for-first-time-in-5-years-11688043799345.html

The stock market debut could make #Shein the most valuable Chinese company to go public in #US since #Didi Global listed in #NewYork in 2021.



Read here: https://www.livemint.com/news/world/chinas-shein-files-for-us-ipo-report-11688057901819.html

Female job candidates say extreme vetting process by a security firm sometimes included questions about pornography and sexual histories; Gates's office says such questioning would be unacceptable.

Read here: https://www.livemint.com/special-reports/women-interviewing-for-bill-gates-s-private-office-were-asked-sexually-explicit-questions-11688057283297.html

#TataSons Ltd chairman, Natarajan Chandrasekaran assured shareholders at the company’s 28th Annual General Meeting of stringent measures to tighten the way it engages with the entire network of over 1,000 staffing firms and ensure such incidents do not happen again.

Read here: https://livemint.com/companies/tatas-chandrasekaran-expresses-deep-pain-over-job-scam-at-tcs-11688061496259.html

#Dior has emerged as the leading international luxury brand to receive the highest number of unique #Instagram mentions and posts from local influencers, clocking an earned media value of $26.08 million, according to a survey by HypeAuditor.



Read here: https://www.livemint.com/companies/news/dior-most-popular-global-brand-on-insta-11688060554249.html

The trip spans 8 days and 7 nights, commencing in St. John's, Newfoundland, #Canada.

The dive to the #Titanic wreckage begins on day 3 and concludes on day 7, with the return to St. John's on day 8.

https://www.livemint.com/news/world/want-to-take-part-in-future-trips-to-titanic-shipwreck-oceangate-to-carry-on-missions-despite-tragedy-11688092237376.html

#HDFC will for the first time rank among the world’s most valuable banks after completing a merger, marking a new challenger to the largest American and Chinese lenders occupying the coveted top spots.

Read here: https://www.livemint.com/companies/news/hdfc-bank-to-vault-into-ranks-of-world-s-most-valuable-banks-after-merger-11688094460374.html

A recent study has discovered that a commonly consumed sweetener, sucralose, can produce a chemical during digestion that is genotoxic, meaning it can damage DNA.

https://www.livemint.com/news/world/after-aspartame-another-artificial-sweetner-splenda-comes-under-scanner-may-cause-dna-damage-leaky-gut-11688099481013.html

"We reduce the odds of that happening if people invest in or build businesses with the wrong expectations, leading to bad narratives, and can slow capital flow," #NithinKamath said.

Read here: https://www.livemint.com/news/india/zerodha-ceo-nithin-kamath-blames-venture-capitalists-founders-for-governance-issues-in-indian-startups-11688108136330.html

By a 6-3 margin, the court found that using race-based criteria in granting admissions to students was unconstitutional.

https://www.livemint.com/opinion/online-views/mint-explainer-us-supreme-court-strikes-down-affirmative-action-11688118831113.html

This comes two weeks after the #BCCI had announced it was looking for a new jersey sponsor after its deal with the troubled edtech company ended abruptly.



Read here: https://www.livemint.com/news/india/dream11-replaces-byju-s-on-cricket-jersey-11688147067997.html

About 70% of the insurance firm's hiring is now through referrals and their dependency on HR consultants is about 10%.


https://www.livemint.com/news/india/insurance-firms-in-new-push-to-hire-retain-employees-11688146571483.html

What does #HDFCBank-#HDFC merger mean for Indian stock market — explained

Read here: https://www.livemint.com/market/stock-market-news/what-does-hdfc-bank-hdfc-merger-mean-for-indian-stock-market-explained-in-five-points-11688182138702.html

The two-time #Oscar-winning actor #KevinSpacey entered a not-guilty plea to a dozen sexual assault accusations during a #London courtroom trial.

Read here: https://www.livemint.com/news/world/as-sex-offence-trial-begins-uk-prosecutor-calls-kevin-spacey-a-sexual-bully-11688182631733.html

The protestors turned violent in many areas prompting police to arrest more than 800 people till now. #France administration also informed that more than 200 police personnel are injured.

https://www.livemint.com/news/world/who-was-nehal-why-his-death-triggered-violent-protests-in-france-11688201180578.html

Here's how the #HDFC-#HDFCBank merger will impact #FD investors

Read here: https://livemint.com/market/stock-market-news/heres-how-the-hdfc-hdfc-bank-merger-will-impact-fd-investors-11688208560820.html

#China is actively engaging in a significant natural gas acquisition campaign, and government officials are encouraging importers to continue striking deals even as the global energy crisis subsides.

https://www.livemint.com/news/world/chinas-insatiable-natural-gas-purchases-signal-unabated-energy-demand-11688263405335.html

Indian markets will be influenced by banking stocks, foreign fund flows, global trends, auto and metal stocks, active IPOs, and stocks trading ex-dividend in the upcoming week.

https://www.livemint.com/market/stock-market-news/hdfc-merger-fomc-meeting-minutes-fii-flows-to-dictate-markets-this-week-what-should-traders-expect-in-nifty-sensex-11688234906071.html

A group of anonymous individuals claimed that ChatGPT creator #OpenAI Inc is stealing a vast amount of personal information to train its #artificialintelligence models in a heedless hunt for profits.

https://www.livemint.com/technology/tech-news/openai-in-trouble-chatgpt-creator-sued-for-theft-of-private-data-11688269311957.html