The Australian dollar fell against most major rivals on Wednesday following labor data. Australian wages rose 0.9% in the first quarter of the year, above estimates of 0.8%. On trading, the AUD/USD pair rose 0.7% as of 20:56 GMT to 0.6428. Loonie The Canadian dollar fell 0.3% against the greenback as of 20:56 GMT to $0.7155. The US Dollar The...

The Australian dollar rose in Asian trade on Wednesday against a basket of major rivals, expanding gains for the second straight session against the US dollar and hitting a week high, while approaching five-week highs following strong Australian wages data. The data renewed inflationary pressures on the Reserve Bank of Australias policymakers, which hurt the odds of a rate cut...

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The Australian dollar fell against most major rivals on Thursday despite strong labor data. Australia's unemployment rate was unchanged in April at 4.1%, same as March, and matching expectations. The Australian economy added 89.0 thousand new jobs in April, easily beating estimates of a 20.9 thousand addition, while March's reading was revised to show the addition of 32.2 thousand jobs...

03:51 PM EDT, 06/14/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Consumer stocks fell late Friday afternoon with the Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLP) down 0.1% and the Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLY) dropping 0.9%. In corporate news, Home Depot ( HD ) is planning to fund the acquisition of SRS Distribution via the issue of up to $10 billion...

U.S. stocks traded mixed toward the trading, with the Dow Jones index falling around 0.2% on Friday. The Dow traded down 0.24% to 38,554.69 while the NASDAQ rose 0.07% to 17,680.01. The S&P 500 also fell, dropping, 0.10% to 5,428.33.                                                                                             . Check This Out: Top 2 Materials Stocks That May Collapse This Quarter Leading and Lagging Sectors Communication services shares...

03:33 PM EDT, 06/14/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Health care stocks were softer late Friday afternoon, with the NYSE Health Care Index down 0.3% and the Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLV) edging down 0.1%. The iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) fell 0.7%. In corporate news, Kyverna Therapeutics ( KYTX ) shares plunged 35% after the company released a data update...

03:40 PM EDT, 06/14/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Energy stocks were falling late Friday afternoon with the NYSE Energy Sector Index shedding 1.2% and the Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLE) decreasing 0.8%. The Philadelphia Oil Service Sector index slumped 3.1%, and the Dow Jones US Utilities index eased 0.3%. West Texas Intermediate crude oil was fractionally down at $78.60 a...

STOCKHOLM, Sept 22 (Reuters) - Swedish telecom gear maker Ericsson said on Monday it has got an eight-year deal worth 12.5 billion Swedish crowns ($1.33 billion) to supply 5G communications equipment to VodafoneThree's UK mobile network. In June, Vodafone ( VOD ) and CK Hutchison ( CKHUF ) completed the merger of their UK operations, creating a new business called...

* Abu Dhabi to host first Nvidia AI Technology Center in Middle East * TII to use Thor chip to advance robotics research, development * Joint lab to explore AI applications in areas such as climate, energy, and genomics * Specific use cases planned for robotic innovations, including transportation and logistics By Federico Maccioni DUBAI, Sept 22 (Reuters) - Abu...

The (ETHUSD) price declined in its last intraday trading, amid the continuation of the negative pressure due to its trading below EMA50, with the emergence of the negative signals on the relative strength indicators, breaking the main bullish trend line on the short-term basis, intensifying the negative pressures on its upcoming moves, increasing the chances of deepening its losses on...

The (Brent) price rose in its last intraday trading, in an attempt to recover some previous losses, and attempts to offload its clear oversold conditions on the relative strength indicators, especially with the emergence of the positive signals from there, amid the dominance of the main bearish trend on the short-term basis, with the continuation of the negative pressure that...

The probe pertains to Dapoli resort, which is allegedly illegal. The former minister and Shiv Sena (Uddhav) leader, Anil Parab, allegedly wangled a permit to use land meant for agricultural use. The ED had started the investigation under the the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) after a complaint from the Environment Ministry.

On Tuesday, the Gehlot government invited bids for both projects to build the dams within the next four years. The chief minister had announced both projects in last year’s budget.

A fire that broke out at the waste treatment plant in Kochi on March 2, 2023, continues to spread toxic fumes even after 11 days of the incident. The Kerala government has said that 95 percent of the fire has been extinguished, but the smoke from the landfill has not entirely subsided. 

Activists have contended that words like "ecotourism facilities" and "any other purposes" are too vague and may pave the way for widespread exploitation and misuse.

Uber has had a tortured history in London, where cabbies have vehemently protested the app’s presence in the city for fear of losing their livelihood and out of concern the app’s drivers don’t adhere to strict safety standards and oversight.

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John Boumphrey, Amazon's UK Country Manager, told reporters that in the UK alone the online retail giant last year sold more than 4 million used or refurbished products at a discount.

The Australia-India Economic Cooperation and Trade Agreement (AI-ECTA) entered into force on December 29, 2022. Since the agreement, it has already seen a reduction in tariff on Australian wine bottles costing over $5 per bottle. The tariff was as high as 150%. In next eight years, the tariff will decline further.

Bitcoin prices have typically rallied in the past following halvings. Six months after the first halving in 2012, the price jumped to $126 from $12. After the second halving in 2016, it went to $1,000 from $654 within seven months and in 2020 it shot up to $18,040 from $8,570 in the same time period.

Binance will pay $4.3 billion in one of the largest corporate agreements in US history. Changpeng Zhao will pay a $50 million fine under a deal that requires him to step down as CEO. Zhao pleaded guilty Tuesday to violating the Bank Secrecy Act in federal court in Seattle.

The crypto market is experiencing one of its longest, most bitter winters in recent history. It has caused a massive...

A spot crypto ETF would track the market price of the underlying crypto asset, giving investors exposure to the token without having to buy the currency. The SEC has previously denied all spot bitcoin ETF applications citing potential for fraud, but that could soon change after it lost a legal battle in August.