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Life insurers reported a 20.7 per cent year-on-year (Y-o-Y) increase in new business premium (NBP) to ₹47,004.84 crore in July, marking an acceleration from 13 per cent growth in June, driven by robust premium mobilisation by both state-owned Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) and private insurers.   According to data released by…

Tesla’s China Operations: Shanghai Gigafactory and Market Impact in 2025 Overview of Tesla’s Presence and Performance in China SHANGHAI/BEIJING, July 31 (Reuters) – Tesla is considering a separation of its China business to pave the way for a potential merger with SpaceX, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing a person familiar with the talks. Reuters…

You hear the phrase “the game of life” all the time. There are books on Amazon instructing us on how to win at the “game of life”. Hell, Milton Bradley’s “The Game of Life” from 1860 — still sold today — was the first popular board game in the United States. In the Real World,…

Shares of QXO, Inc. (QXO +6.46%) fell 23% in July, according to data from S&P Global Market Intelligence. QXO didn’t report earnings during the month, but it did close on the acquisition of TopBuild on July 1. QXO is executing a roll-up strategy to consolidate the building-products distribution business under CEO Brad Jacobs and his…

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX) (SPY) today is up +0.73%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI) (DIA) is up +1.03%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX) (QQQ) is up +2.00%.  September E-mini S&P futures (ESU26) are up +0.72%, and September E-mini Nasdaq futures (NQU26) are up +1.94%. Stock indices are moving higher today, with the S&P 500 and Dow…

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