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The 14.06 crore e-way bills generated in March 2026 set a new record, signaling a sharp rise in goods movement vital for economic activity. However, this record is not just about organic demand growth. It reflects a mix of new regulations, inventory strategies, and global economic pressures, requiring a closer look to grasp its true meaning. Multi-faceted Drivers of Goods Movement March 2026 saw a significant leap in goods movement, with e-way bill numbers exceeding the previous record from December 2025. Experts point to several factors driving this spike. Beyond the usual year-end sales and inventory adjustments, the introduction of…

2026 SWISS LONG COURSE CHAMPIONSHIPS Day two of the 2026 Swiss Long Course Championships was on the subdued side, with no records broken or world rankings significantly rattled. Olympic medalist Roman Mityukov was the top men’s 50m back performer, hitting a time of 25.10 to get the job done and grab the gold. Thierry Bollin produced a mark of 25.15 to narrowly be relegated to silver, while Leon Opatril rounded out the podium in 25.59. Of note, Olympic medalist and sprint fly specialist Noe Ponti was also in the race, logging 25.87 as the 5th-best swimmer in the final. The national record…

In brief Exodus launches Exodus Pay, a feature that lets users spend crypto directly from its wallet app. The rollout is limited to five U.S. states, including New York and California. The company says the feature aims to reduce reliance on third-party payment platforms. Exodus, the publicly traded crypto wallet provider, began rolling out a new “Exodus Pay” feature on Wednesday, aiming to turn its self-custodial storage app into a tool for everyday payments. The launch is currently limited to users in five states, including New York and California.The Omaha-based firm listed its stock on the New York Stock Exchange…

Dominique Lapointe, director of macro strategy at Manulife Investment Management, joins BNN Bloomberg to discuss Canadian employment data. Canada’s labour market is still fundamentally weak, despite reporting its first employment gain of the year, economists say.Statistics Canada reported a gain of 14,000 jobs in March, ending a two-month losing streak while keeping the unemployment rate steady at 6.7 per cent. “The labour market seems to be frozen,” says Dominique Lapointe, director of macro strategy at Manulife Investment Management.He says that with labour supply slowing and labour force growth stalled due to immigration changes, the balance of conditions in the Canadian…

The cloud specialist continues its expansion with a new strategic agreement. This partnership underscores the growing centrality of infrastructure in the AI race. CoreWeave has announced the signing of a multi-year agreement with Anthropic to provide computing capacity for its Claude models. The announcement was cheered by the markets, sending the stock up nearly 13%. The deal provides for a progressive ramp-up of infrastructure starting this year, amid surging demand for artificial intelligence-related computing resources.This partnership follows a series of major contracts recently secured by CoreWeave, notably with OpenAI, Nvidia and Meta. The company is also seeking to diversify its…

There is a quiet contradiction at the heart of Bangladesh. It is a country defined by fertile land—built by rivers, sustained by sediment, and historically capable of feeding millions. Yet today, that same land is steadily losing its ability to sustain life. Not through a single shock, but through a slow, cumulative process that is far more difficult to confront: degradation. Each year, an area roughly the size of Dhaka city deteriorates. Soil fertility declines, salinity spreads across coastal zones, erosion reshapes entire landscapes, and agricultural land is pushed beyond its natural limits. More than three-quarters of the country’s land…

With the Indian rupee navigating new valuation ranges and global tech companies reporting record earnings, diversifying into international assets has become a necessity for the portfolio. Here are the five primary ways Indian investors can deploy capital into global markets today. International Mutual Funds and FOFs The most accessible entry point for retail investors remains International Mutual Funds or Funds of Funds (FoFs). These are Indian-domiciled schemes that either invest directly in foreign stocks or in an underlying global fund. You invest in Indian Rupees (INR), meaning you don’t need a foreign bank account or a complex remittance process. Popular…

(Bloomberg) — Saudi Arabia said recent attacks on key energy infrastructure have disrupted oil and gas production and reduced export capacity, tightening global supply amid ongoing conflict in the Middle East. Facilities across Riyadh, the Eastern Province and Yanbu Industrial City were targeted, including a pumping station on the East-West pipeline, the kingdom’s primary route for moving crude to the Red Sea and bypassing the Strait of Hormuz. The attacks cut more than 600,000 bpd of oil production capacity and reduced flows on the East-West pipeline by about 700,000 bpd, according to Saudi authorities. Prior to the disruption, the pipeline…

Morgan Stanley just launched its own Bitcoin exchange-traded fund.The first day of flows suggest an annual pace of $7 billion, Ric Edelman says.The renowned financial adviser is bullish.Morgan Stanley’s new Bitcoin exchange-traded fund looks set for a blockbuster debut year, said Ric Edelman, founder of the Digital Assets Council of Financial Professionals.His forecast is based on the fund’s opening day performance on Wednesday that drew in $33 million in flows.“That’s a pace of $7 billion in the first year,” Edelman told DL News. “The flywheel is just starting to spin.”For those wondering, Edelman is no stranger to finance. He’s the…

BarcelonaThe growth of the economy translated last year into the lowest level of household and business debt in 25 years. And, on the other hand, household financial wealth, resulting from the difference between assets held and debts, reached a record of 2.645 trillion euros, representing 156.8% of GDP, compared to the average of 149.1% since 2022, according to data from the financial accounts of the Spanish economy published by the Bank of Spain. According to this data, household and business debt increased to 723 billion euros in 2025, compared to 696 billion in 2024. Nevertheless, in relative terms to GDP,…