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The Nasdaq rose 0.83% to 25,372.01 on 3 November as chip stocks rebounded from a steep October selloff, and the S&P 500 gained 0.36%. Apple fell 1.9% on a weaker margin outlook and pulled the Dow down 197 points. AMD and Arista surged after hours on strong results.
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Early results on election night show Democrats flipping North Carolina's Senate seat and holding Georgia and New Hampshire, while Republicans keep Florida. House control leans Democratic. Michigan, Maine, Texas, Ohio, Iowa and Alaska were uncalled. Exit polls point to prices, tariffs and Iran.
Reyaansh Agarawal6 min
The World Bank says extreme poverty in India fell from 27.1% to 2.6% between 2011 and 2023, and that 496 million people left poverty at a higher line. Those are two different measures. Economists also question whether the two consumption surveys can be compared at all.
Reyaansh Agarawal5 min
Disney is moving towards thousands of job cuts, with some managers told to find 20% in annual savings, reports citing people familiar say. Theme parks, TV networks and the film studio would be hit hardest. It would be the fourth round this year under CEO Josh D'Amaro; Disney declined to comment.
Reyaansh Agarawal5 min
A Bombay High Court bench of Justices Girish Kulkarni and Neela Gokhale on 3 November directed the BMC to re-upload Dia Mirza's Diwali anti-firecracker video, removed after BJP objections. The court said she acted on its directions and called the removal and remarks disturbing.
Reyaansh Agarawal5 min
Sensex surged 1,225.07 points to close at 76,917.85 on 3 November 2026, ending at the day’s high. Nifty 50 rose 370.05 points to 23,810.85 as financials and FMCG led gains on easing crude and renewed foreign buying.
Reyaansh Agarawal3 min
Congress backs Rajkumar Lohani, a 68-year-old Bhopal shopkeeper who filed as an independent on 2 November, against BJP's Union Minister Hardeep Puri in the Madhya Pradesh Rajya Sabha bypoll on 12 November. Lohani's papers may be rejected at scrutiny; the BJP's numbers make Puri the favourite.
Reyaansh Agarawal4 min
Australia's Glenn Maxwell, 38, has retired from international cricket after 286 matches and 7,226 runs, a year after leaving ODIs. He played a record 130 T20Is for Australia, hit five T20I centuries and the unbeaten 201 against Afghanistan in 2023, and will keep playing franchise T20.
Reyaansh Agarawal4 min
Fairfax would buy 60.72% of IDBI Bank for Rs 52,878 crore in cash (Rs 81 a share) from the government and LIC. Prem Watsa has said IDBI's own excess capital could pay for Fairfax's other businesses, which analysts question. RBI and SEBI clearances and an open offer are still needed.
Reyaansh Agarawal5 min
Sen. Chris Murphy of Connecticut is hospitalized after a stroke on 31 Oct and is being treated at Johns Hopkins in Baltimore. His office says he is awake, alert and expected to make a full recovery, sidelining a top Democratic surrogate days before Tuesday’s elections.
Reyaansh Agarawal3 min
Jason Turkish, fiancé of Rep. Haley Stevens, is at the centre of a Michigan Democratic backlash after Stevens endorsed Republican Mike Rogers days before the Senate vote. Rogers accused Democrats of smearing Stevens and suggesting Turkish had unhealthy influence as Turkish publicly opposed Democr...
Reyaansh Agarawal5 min
Nintendo has revealed new details about the Switch 2 remake of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, due on November 5. Producer Eiji Aonuma said the project was also meant to teach younger developers, and confirmed warp points were cut for hurting key moments.
Reyaansh Agarawal4 min
