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AI Accounting Software Grows Up: Xero Bets on Agents
At its US conference in Denver this week, Xero announced embedded payroll and a set of new AI capabilities aimed at small businesses and…
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IIFL Finance soars 8%, hits new high on huge volume; what's driving stock?
IIFL Finance share price movement The share price of IIFL Finance hit a new high after a gap of over eight-months, at ₹687, rallying 8 per…
Business
Product Led Growth Pays: Wispr Raises $280M at $2B Value
Wispr has closed a $280 million Series B at a $2 billion valuation, led by Menlo Ventures and announced on August 17. The round brings…
Business
The big BIT reset: Why India is rethinking its investment treaty model
Earlier this month, Economic Affairs Secretary in the finance ministry Anuradha Thakur said the long awaited review of India’s model…
Business
Konstantin Sintsov: Business Expansion, Philanthropy and Community Impact
Konstantin Sintsov is an entrepreneur and philanthropist who helped found Rusagrotrans, the grain-hauling operator that reshaped how…
Politics
Jared Kushner Begs Netanyahu for Hours to Back Trump’s Plan
“Black voters have been voting against the socialists, only to be ruled in many cases by privileged white commies,” Jennings claimed,…
Politics
Puzzling policy: Premature ending of FCNR (B) swap raises questions
From the turn of events, it would appear that the scheme was not adequately thought through. India’s foreign-exchange reserves were at…
News
ICE Refused to Give Detainees Medical Treatment After Gas Leak
The high temperatures also raised tempers, with arguments and physical incidents increasing among the detainees in a facility that is…
Business
Investor Relations Data Draws $18M for AI Startup Quartr
Investor relations data just proved it can power a fast-growing business, as Quartr raised $18 million, or about 15.6 million euros, on…
Business
Live Shopping Booms as Whatnot Hits $20B Valuation
Whatnot has raised $545 million in a Series G round that values the live shopping marketplace at $20 billion, nearly doubling its worth in…
Business
Natco Pharma Q1 results: Profit falls 57% to ₹206 cr, revenue at ₹735 cr
Consolidated revenue from operations in the first quarter was lower at ₹735.2 crore in the first quarter as compared to ₹ 1,328.9 crore in…
Business
Recession 2026 Fears Rise, Yet Small Firms Beat Plan
Small business owners are feeling two things at once, according to Fora Financial’s 2026 Mid-Year Pulse survey. Three in four say the year…
Politics
Trump’s Endless Iran War Has Horrific Effect on Sailors Deployed There
Conditions have reportedly gotten so bad aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln, an aircraft carrier deployed to the Persian Gulf since November,…
News
With Trump secretly evacuated, imperiled Air Force One became flying decoy
By Peter Baker The threat to Air Force One was seen as so dire that they sneaked President Trump off the jet in a catering container to…
News
The AI Gold Rush for Small Businesses: Why Founders Have a Short Window to Beat Enterprise Brands
AI platforms are quickly becoming the search tools of choice for many consumers. As their popularity increases, businesses will inevitably…
Business
Insider Selling in Focus as Bezos Files to Sell $4B
Jeff Bezos has filed to sell about $4 billion in Amazon stock, disclosing plans to offload roughly 15 million shares just after the…
Politics
Trump Majorly Flips Out as Judges Rule His Ballroom Is Illegal
A federal appeals court ruled Friday that President Donald Trump must halt aboveground construction on his White House ballroom. In a 2-1…
News
Teen Entrepreneur Duo Turns Hot Dogs Into Six Figures
Two 19-year-old founders have turned a hot dog stand into a six-figure business at the Jersey Shore, and their story is a masterclass in…
Politics
Judges Rip Trump Apart 75 Times for Violating First Amendment
It’s abundantly clear that this is not a winning strategy in Trump’s greater mission of purging voter rolls to exert his executive will…
Politics
Trump Suffers 20th Straight Loss in Pathetic “Voter Fraud” Crusade
It’s abundantly clear that this is not a winning strategy in Trump’s greater mission of purging voter rolls to exert his executive will…
Politics
Epstein Survivors Say Republicans Ghosted Them Before Blanche Vote
“Well, there’s nothing we could do to, uh, rein in the president when he said he likes the fund and wishes it still exists, but the fact…
Politics
Cornyn Claims Republicans Can’t Rein In Trump—as He Bends the Knee
“Well, there’s nothing we could do to, uh, rein in the president when he said he likes the fund and wishes it still exists, but the fact…
Politics
Trump Abruptly Changes Course on Renovation, Undoing Weeks of Work
President Donald Trump has ordered contractors to redo weeks of work on a new helipad for the White House, after already demanding workers…
Politics
Max Miller Hit With Ethics Probe as Child Abuse Allegations Blow Up
“We will be providing the committee all necessary documents needed for a detail examination,” he continued. “The accusations continue to…