The world faces an escalating energy dilemma known as the energy trilemma. Its three sides are: sustainability (clean energy), accessibility (energy security), and affordability (equity). Achieving a balance among these three objectives is extremely difficult even under the best circumstances, but it becomes far more complex on the global level given the huge diversity in energy systems, constraints, and contexts...

The Australian dollar rose in the Asian market on Friday against a basket of global currencies, extending gains for the third consecutive day against its US counterpart, recording its highest level in ten months, and heading toward its biggest weekly gain since last April. This strong weekly gain is supported by the rise in global commodity and base metal prices,...

The dollar recorded a slight gain on Friday after falling in the previous session, as a surge in US jobless claims and a modest rise in inflation kept investors focused on upcoming Federal Reserve decisions regarding interest rate cuts next week and beyond. The dollar index rose 0.1% to 97.66, after ending a two-day winning streak on Thursday, though it...

The euro fell in European trading on Monday against a basket of global currencies, heading toward its first loss in three sessions versus the US dollar, pressured by concerns over Frances financial stability following a credit downgrade for the eurozones second-largest economy. After last weeks hawkish European Central Bank meeting, the chances of further rate cuts in Europe by year-end...

(Reuters) - Shares of major U.S. homebuilders surged in premarket trade on Thursday, buoyed by expectations of higher demand due to reduced borrowing costs after the Federal Reserve unveiled an oversized interest rate cut. D.R. Horton Lennar, PulteGroup and Toll Brothers rose roughly 3% before the bell. Lennar is set to report its quarterly earnings later today. The U.S. central...

Thor Industries, Inc. ( THO ) will release earnings results for its fiscal 2024 fourth quarter, before the opening bell on Tuesday, Sept. 24. Analysts expect the company to report quarterly earnings at $4.83 per share, up from $4.55 per share in the year-ago period. The company projects to report revenue of $21.99 billion for the quarter, according to data...

(For a Reuters live blog on U.S., UK and European stock markets, click or type LIVE/ in a news window.) * BofA expects Fed to go for 75-bp cut in Q4 * US big banks rise after Fed's jumbo rate cut * Futures up: Dow 1.1%, S&P 500 1.6%, Nasdaq 2.07% (Updated at 7:17 a.m. ET/1117 GMT) By Johann M...

(Reuters) - Shares of major U.S. homebuilders surged in premarket trade on Thursday, buoyed by expectations of higher demand due to reduced borrowing costs after the Federal Reserve unveiled an oversized interest rate cut. D.R. Horton Lennar, PulteGroup and Toll Brothers rose roughly 3% before the bell. Lennar is set to report its quarterly earnings later today. The U.S. central...

Since the ruling, CNN, which is owned by AT&T Inc, has blocked Australians from its Facebook pages, while the Australian arm of British newspaper the Guardian says it has disabled comments below most articles posted to the platform.

A tech body backed by the Australian units of Facebook, Google and Twitter said on Monday it has set up...

The test will run in the United States and will go on for a few months, Instagram said in a blog post.

The former Facebook product manager who has accused the social network giant of threatening childrens safety and the integrity of democracy is urging Congress to take action to rein in a largely unregulated company.

The Karnataka Assembly election results threw up an unexpected suspense on Tuesday, as a simple majority tantalisingly eluded BJP and...

The cases were lodged against Union Minister of State Rajeev Chandrasekhar over his controversial social media posts following the blasts at a convention centre in Kochi during a prayer meeting of Christian religious group Jehovah's Witnesses.

As part of the Yatra, more than 2,500 mobile performing vans and over 200 mobile theatre vans will be pressed into service to cover the 2.55 lakh gram panchayats and clusters in all cities and towns of the country.

The Madhya Pradesh Assembly election exit poll results will be streamed live on all News18 network channels, including CNBCTV18, after 6.30PM on Thursday, November 30.

Feb 4 (Reuters) - U.S. sports-betting service BetMGM said on Tuesday it expects to turn a profit in 2025, boosted by an enhanced online presence following the integration of Angstrom Sports and strength in its iGaming segment. BetMGM, a joint venture between MGM Resorts ( MGM ) and Entain ( GMVHF ), has been driving up efforts to expand its...

07:26 AM EST, 02/04/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Vista Gold ( VGZ ) jumped 5.9% at last look Tuesday in NYSE American per-market trading as the company noted the potential to increase reserves at the Mt Todd project in Australia based on the results of its 2024 drilling program. The company said phase one of the campaign provided information to extend...

07:23 AM EST, 02/04/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Quantum BioPharma ( QNTM ) shares surged 93% pre-bell Tuesday after the company said its clinical trial of unbuzzd achieved statistically significant results in accelerating alcohol metabolism and lowering blood alcohol concentration. Evaxion Biotech ( EVAX ) shares advanced 71% after Monday's 2.2% drop. Palantir Technologies ( PLTR ) shares increased 21% after...

07:22 AM EST, 02/04/2025 (MT Newswires) -- It has been a volatile start to the week in foreign exchange markets after United States President Donald Trump performed a last-minute u-turn and delayed the implementation of 25% tariff hikes on Canada and Mexico by one month, said MUFG. China wasn't so lucky with the further 10% tariff hike taking effect overnight...

The Discovery Fund aims to identify and empower entrepreneurs and early-stage startups to leverage the potential of cryptocurrencies to address real-world problems.

The crypto industry has been focussing hard on making the business more environment friendly.

The bitcoin mine would use solar and storage technology from Tesla and be entirely run on renewable energy

El Salvador and Iceland are hotspots to watch out for as world wakes up to power of cutting-edge geothermal.