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Ukraine has pounded one of Vladimir Putin’s key oil refineries with drones just hours after Trump announced crippling sanctions on Moscow’s oil giants, leaving Russia facing blackouts and fuel shortages. The strike set the massive Ryazan refinery ablaze overnight, sending flames above one of the country’s largest industrial plants.  Pavel Malkov, the governor of Ryazan Oblast, is reported to have said on Telegram: ‘Last night, 14 UAVs were destroyed by air defence systems over Ryazan Oblast. ‘The falling debris caused a fire on the territory of one company… Emergency services are working at the site.’He also said that there was a ban on…

As pressure from the US and EU sanctions mounts, India has started cutting down its Russian crude oil imports, which declined by 12 per cent on an annual basis in January 2026.According to Finland-based Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air (CREA), the decline in barrels from Moscow was led by Reliance Industries’ (RIL) Jamnagar refinery. Till November 2025, India’s largest private sector refiner was among the top buyers of Russian crude oil, including Indian Oil Corporation (IOCL) and Nayara Energy.India’s Russian crude imports recorded a 12 per cent reduction in January despite a 4 per cent Y-o-Y rise…

Damascus, Feb.23 (SANA) Gold prices in the Syrian market remained unchanged on Monday at levels recorded on Saturday, with 21-carat gold priced at 17,000 Syrian pounds per gram under the country’s new currency. According to the pricing bulletin issued by the Goldsmiths Association, 21-carat gold was set at 17,000 pounds per gram for sale and 16,650 pounds for purchase. The price of 18-carat gold stood at 14,550 pounds per gram for sale and 14,200 pounds for purchase. The association urged goldsmiths to adhere to the official pricing and display it clearly at their shops. The General Authority for the Management…

Here’s how the AI revolution could go poorly for Netflix.Tech stocks are tumbling Monday morning, with the Nasdaq down 1.1%. Netflix (NFLX 3.42%) numbers among the casualties, down 3.8% as of 11:35 a.m. ET. And it’s all because of a new artificial intelligence doom-and-gloom report, this time from a little-known shop called Citrini Research. Image source: Netflix. How Citrini Research tanked the tech market If you’ve never heard of Citrini Research, don’t feel bad — neither had I. According to the company’s website, though, Citrini provides “deep insights into thematic equity investing and global macro trading … for institutional investors.”…

Government bond yields edged lower on February 23 as prices recovered from a sharp sell-off, with the benchmark 10-year yield easing one basis point to 6.71 percent, as traders stayed on the sidelines … Source link

Image: Push SquarePlatinum Trophy #13: Astro Bot Rescue Mission Date Earned: 3rd March 2019 Dopamine Index: Look, I messed up, didn’t I? This was meant to go out last Saturday, and I straight up forgot to write it. If you were worried I’d lost interest, or run out of platinums to vaguely talk about, I’m afraid it’s just my tired brain more concerned with what to make for dinner. Well, it won’t happen again*. I can’t believe I forgot when the game I had lined up was Astro Bot Rescue Mission, still to this day one of the finest virtual…

We list the best property management software, to make it simple and easy to manage your real estate more efficiently.Such software needs to cover multiple areas effectively to be worthwhile. It will need to handle office documents and have built in accounting or financial software software as well.The best property management software also needs the ability to handle a database of both tenants and maintenance schedules, as well as screening new rental applications. There’s also the possibility of including inventory tracking, advertising and marketing, as well as ticketing fault reports.The best platforms will also enable communications direct with tenants to…

Nifty 50 advanced 0.55% to settle at 25,713, while Sensex climbed 0.58% to end at 83,294.66. Despite a volatile start triggered by President Trump’s subsequent executive order imposing a 15% uniform tariff on imports, investors sought value in PSU banks, automotive, and metals. Adani Ports (+3%) led the gains, whereas UPL plunged 15% following disappointing news. On the other hand, IT sector remained a drag, with Infosys and TCS ending in the red amid global trade uncertainty. Market breadth remained positive with an advance-decline ratio of approximately 32:19 within Nifty 50, reflecting broad-based participation. Two stock recommendations by MarketSmith India:…

Market regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) on Tuesday eased the order-to-trade ratio (OTR) framework for algorithmic trading by expanding the exemption limits for equity option contracts and excluding certain market-making activities from penalty calculations.   Under the revised norms, algorithmic orders in equity options placed within ±40 per cent of the last traded price (LTP) premium or Rs 20, whichever is higher, will be exempt from penalties imposed for high OTR.   Earlier, the exemption threshold was significantly narrower, leading to concerns among market participants about frequent penalisation, particularly in options trading.   …

2 Value Stocks for Long-Term Investors and 1 Facing Challenges Value stocks typically trade at discounts to the broader market, offering patient investors the opportunity to buy businesses when they’re out of favor. The key risk, however, is that these stocks are usually cheap for a reason – five cents for a piece of fruit may seem like a great deal until you find out it’s rotten. Separating the winners from the value traps is a tough challenge, and that’s where StockStory comes in. Our job is to find you high-quality companies that will stand the test of time. Keeping…