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Chasing yield beyond the 10-year G-Sec

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-08-22T16:19:32+00:00

Investors can earn a 60-100 basis point yield pickup by extending maturity from 10 to 30 years, but the move comes with duration and liquidty risk

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Equity upside with a safety cushion

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-08-22T16:19:12+00:00

FUND CALL HSBC Equity Savings Fund suits cautious investors seeking lower volatility, tax efficiency and a two-four-year horizon

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Five costly mistakes that traders must avoid in markets

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-08-22T16:18:44+00:00

A recent SEBI study on trading behaviour of individual traders in equity derivative segment reveals that nine out of 10 individual traders continuing to lose money in FY26 too

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How is the pro-Israel lobby influencing US elections?

Source: Al Jazeera - World · Published: 2026-08-22T16:17:54+00:00

As the 2026 US midterms approach, millions of dollars are pouring into races involving candidates who challenge Israel.

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Carney Slams U.S.-Canada Trade Proposal and Vows Retaliation

Source: New York Times - World · Published: 2026-08-22T16:14:22+00:00

Prime Minister Mark Carney addressed Canadians on Saturday morning, hours after he ordered negotiators to suspend U.S. trade talks despite President Trump’s punishing tariffs.

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Two police officers killed in North Yorkshire crash named

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-22T16:09:07+00:00

Watchdog launches inquiry into collision in which seven people died involving police car and another vehicle Two police officers who died in a car crash near Middlesbrough in the early hours of Saturday have been named.Police constables Matthew Blades and Tom Clough were among seven people killed after their marked police car collided with a Volkswagen Passat travelling the wrong way along the A66 in North Yorkshire. Continue reading...

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Badenoch says Reform defectors ‘some of the most dishonest people I have met’

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-22T16:08:23+00:00

Tory leader rules out coalition with Farage’s party and says ‘drama queens’ who left will not be welcomed backKemi Badenoch has called defectors who left for Reform “some of the most dishonest people” she has ever met, as she ruled out allowing “drama queens” to return to the party.Speaking at the Edinburgh festival fringe, the Conservative party leader again ruled out any prospect of an election deal with Nigel Farage’s Reform UK, insisting there would be no coalition between the parties. Continue reading...

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Chemical suppression: why the UK is exploring libido control drugs to treat sex offenders

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-22T16:00:07+00:00

Treatment is already required by parole boards in several countries, but some feel the practice is unethicalThousands of sex offenders in England and Wales could get libido-suppressing drugsFor some prisoners with problematic sexual arousal (PSA), “images of sex flood their minds” all of their waking hours, according to Prof Belinda Winder, a leading forensic psychologist who has evaluated the use of drugs to control libidos.“I remember talking to one guy a few weeks after he started taking the medication. He said: ‘It’s amazing. I followed a film plot. I wasn’t just looking for when I could s

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Thousands of sex offenders in England and Wales could get libido-suppressing drugs

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-22T16:00:07+00:00

Voluntary use of sex drive-suppressing medication to expand to 20 prisons and expert says it could be rolled out widely by late 2028Chemical suppression: why the UK is exploring libido control drugs to treat sex offendersDrugs that help control the libidos of people who have committed sexual offences could be rolled out for thousands of male prisoners in England and Wales from December 2028, an expert has said.Prof Belinda Winder, who has evaluated the use of sex drive-suppressing medication in prisons, said about one in four sex offenders – equating to 3,750 current prisoners – would be consi

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Canada to impose retaliatory tariffs on US goods from September 8

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-08-22T15:55:57+00:00

The move escalates a trade conflict after Washington imposed 50% tariffs on $20 billion of Canadian goods and failed negotiations collapsed late Friday

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Tres postales personales y una posdata desde la Venezuela herida

Source: El País - Internacional · Published: 2026-08-22T15:50:32+00:00

Volver a Venezuela trae alegría, pero exige mirar a una nación dolida. Imaginar un futuro viable no requiere solo resiliencia, sino la lucidez y valentía de quienes aún creen que tienen en sus manos el destino del país

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The rising cost of falling ill

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-08-22T15:47:07+00:00

Policybazaar claims data show how age, chronic illnesses and regional cost gaps shape healthcare expenses and the need for adequate cover

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40,000 bottles of eye drops across the US recalled over issues with sterility of product

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-22T15:44:00+00:00

Prestige Brand Holdings has voluntarily recalled a batch of its Clear Eyes eye drops after FDA alertNearly 40,000 bottles of eye drops are being pulled from store shelves across the US over concerns about potential contamination, according to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).Prestige Brand Holdings, based in Tarrytown, New York, has voluntarily recalled 39,060 bottles of Clear Eyes Maximum Itchy Eye Relief eye drops because of a “lack of assurance of sterility”, an FDA enforcement report states. The FDA classified the action as a Class II recall, defined on the agency’s website as a mode

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Bandu’s Blockbusters for August 23, 2026

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-08-22T15:43:43+00:00

Guess the stock that will give the best return by next Friday

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Movers & Shakers: Stocks that will see action this week

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-08-22T15:41:20+00:00

Here is what the charts say about the shares of Jindal Saw, SBI Life Insurance Company and Union Bank of India

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Two ‘brave’ police officers killed in North Yorkshire crash on Saturday named

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-22T15:40:43+00:00

Watchdog launches inquiry into collision in which seven people died involving police car and another vehicle Two police officers who died in a car crash near Middlesbrough in the early hours of Saturday have been named.Police constables Matthew Blades and Tom Clough were among seven people killed after their marked police car collided with a Volkswagen Passat travelling the wrong way along the A66 in North Yorkshire. Continue reading...

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Two police officers killed in North Yorkshire crash named as Matthew Blades and Tom Clough

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-22T15:40:43+00:00

Watchdog launches inquiry into collision in which seven people died involving police car and another vehicle Two police officers who died in a car crash near Middlesbrough in the early hours of Saturday have been named.Police constables Matthew Blades and Tom Clough were among seven people killed after their marked police car collided with a Volkswagen Passat travelling the wrong way along the A66 in North Yorkshire. Continue reading...

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US Market Outlook: Brief pullback

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-08-22T15:40:17+00:00

The US benchmark indices have supports to limit the downside

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Index Outlook: Key support holds

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-08-22T15:38:20+00:00

The bounce from the lows last week keeps the positive bias intact

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F&O Tracker: Bulls to gain traction

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-08-22T15:34:40+00:00

Nifty futures and Nifty Bank futures can see a fresh leg of rally 

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Pick of BL commodities -August 23, 2026

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-08-22T15:16:23+00:00

Last week, the Indian government permitted duty-free import of raw sugar to rein in surging prices of the commodity. Sugar prices have soared to a record high of over ₹60 a kg at retail outlets. With the current spell of rain set to end by the end of this month, India will likely face a widening rainfall deficit. However, Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh says the impact may not be significant. India’s kharif sowing deficit has shrunk to less than one per cent, but in terms of hectares, it is 21 lakh hectares. The Federal Court of Australia has dismissed India’s appeal for Basmati “word-mark”

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