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The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has signed a memorandum of understanding with the National Council of Applied Economic Research (NCAER) to establish the NHAI Centre for Economics of Transportation, Mobility and Logistics at NCAER. The new centre represents India’s first permanent and independent research institution dedicated to the economics of transportation, mobility and logistics, marking a significant step towards evidence-based policymaking in the road transport sector.The centre has been founded with a founding contribution from NHAI, with NCAER committed to mobilising contributions from other allied institutions and partners. The MoU was signed at the NHAI headquarters in the…

Would-be travellers who checked the Toronto Pearson Airport X account earlier Friday were likely perplexed by a slew of ads promoting a cryptocurrency coin. The ads briefly replaced the usual updates on airport operations and flight statuses. CityNews reached out to the Greater Toronto Airport Authority (GTAA) which acknowledged the issue, but said it appeared to be isolated to the X account and didn’t impact airport operations or security. “Toronto Pearson has resolved an issue affecting our X account,” the GTAA wrote. “The incident had no impact on airport operations, passenger services, security, or airport systems.” While the airport’s tweets…

GainersAmerican Outdoor Brands (NASDAQ:AOUT) stock moved upwards by 41.7% to $14.19 during Friday’s regular session. The market value of their outstanding shares is at $126.3 million. As per the news, the Q1 earnings report came out yesterday. GoPro (NASDAQ:GPRO) stock increased by 33.72% to $1.86. The company’s market cap stands at $286.8 million. Torrid Holdings (NYSE:CURV) shares moved upwards by 16.59% to $2.6. The market value of their outstanding shares is at $221.9 million. The company’s, Q2 earnings came out yesterday. LiveWire Gr (NYSE:LVWR) stock increased by 13.04% to $1.3. The market value of their outstanding shares is at $236.2…

Illustration by Lanette Behiry/Real Estate NewsCompass and NWMLS framed their recent settlement as “pro-consumer,” but neither serves buyers and sellers — they serve agents, who were the big winners.Nick Aufenkamp, Founder & Broker, The Tartan TeamKey points:Northwest MLS’s new First Look status, which hides days on market and price history, suggests it opted to put its brokers ahead of consumers when forced to choose.Listing agents have the most to gain from the settlement, while sellers win conditionally and buyers bear the clearest costEvery institution in the listing wars has the agent as its paying customer, yet each wields consumer language — specific to…

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The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the National Council of Applied Economic Research (NCAER) to establish the NHAI Centre for Economics of Transportation, Mobility and Logistics at NCAER. The centre will be India’s first permanent and independent research institution dedicated to the economics of transportation, mobility and logistics. The initiative aims to strengthen evidence-based policymaking and promote high-quality research in the road transportation sector. The centre is being established with a founding contribution from NHAI, while NCAER will mobilise contributions from other allied institutions and partners. The MoU was signed at…

Mumbai: The turnover of equity derivatives on the NSE and the BSE fell to fresh multi-month lows in August. Analysts attributed the decline to heightened volatility under the new Closing Auction Session (CAS) mechanism that drove several participants to cut back on derivatives activity, particularly in the final half-hour of the trading day.”The decline in derivatives volumes is largely a result of the behavioural changes triggered by CAS,” said Rajesh Palviya, head of research, Axis Securities.Last month, NSE’s total monthly equity derivative turnover was ₹34.48 lakh crore, the lowest since November 2023. BSE’s August turnover stood at ₹32.2 crore, the…

Cathie Wood, the founder and CEO of Ark Invest, is bullish on cryptocurrencies. ARK’s flagship ETFs — ARK Innovation (ARKK -1.06%), ARK Next Generation Internet (ARKW -0.94%), and ARK Fintech Innovation (ARKF -1.11%) — all hold shares of crypto stocks such as Coinbase and Robinhood. Its ARK 21Shares Bitcoin ETF (ARKB -2.40%) gives investors direct exposure to Bitcoin (BTC -1.92%). Wood claims Bitcoin, which currently trades at about $79,000, could soar nearly 1,480% to $1.25 million within the next five years. That rally would boost Bitcoin’s market cap from $1.6 trillion to $25.1 trillion. For reference, gold — the world’s…

According to Miguel Ángel Santos, the school’s Dean, this approach to research has placed them among the top five economic research institutions in Mexico, according to the Research Papers in Economics (RePEc) ranking.  Santos, who is also a research professor, points out that this achievement is part of a process of academic strengthening that combines high-level scientific research with applied work in collaboration with governments and international organizations. “There’s no school without research, and there’s no school without the implementation of applied research”.   The School of Government and Public Transformation brings together 19 researchers registered in RePEc. This platform automatically integrates indexed…

This is an edition of The Atlantic Daily, a newsletter that guides you through the biggest stories of the day, helps you discover new ideas, and recommends the best in culture. Sign up for it here.The crypto industry has always moved in cycles: booms and busts; bull markets and harsh, unforgiving “winters.” We’re in something of a lull right now: Bitcoin, the original cryptocurrency, is worth about two-thirds of what it was last fall. Meanwhile, investors are turning their attention to flashier innovations in artificial intelligence. About half of Americans now use AI chatbots, whereas just about a fifth of…