The Japanese yen rose in Asian trading on Thursday against a basket of major and minor currencies, resuming its recovery against the US dollar and stabilizing above a 20-month low, supported by renewed buying from lower levels following the Bank of Japans monetary policy decision. The Bank of Japan kept interest rates unchanged for the second consecutive meeting, stating that...

The Japanese yen fell in Asian trading on Monday against a basket of major and minor currencies, extending its losses for the second consecutive day against the US dollar and moving lower toward its lowest level in 20 months. The decline comes as investors continue buying the US dollar as a preferred safe-haven asset amid the escalation of the war...

The US dollar edged slightly higher on Friday, but remained on track for a weekly loss, as rising energy prices reshaped global interest rate expectations and left the Federal Reserve as the only major central bank not expected to hike rates this year. Before the outbreak of the USIsraelIran conflict in late February, investors had been pricing in two Fed...

The euro rose in European trading on Thursday against a basket of global currencies, resuming its recovery from seven-month lows against the US dollar, supported by buying activity at cheaper levels and a weaker US currency following the Federal Reserve meeting. The European Central Bank is set to conclude later today its second monetary policy meeting of 2026, with expectations...

08:58 AM EDT, 05/01/2026 (MT Newswires) -- US equity futures were higher pre-bell Friday after the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite reached new closing highs to close out April amid a continued impasse in the Middle East. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures were 0.4% higher, S&P 500 futures were up 0.3%, and Nasdaq futures were marginally higher. On Thursday, the...

09:09 AM EDT, 05/01/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Health care stocks were advancing pre-bell Friday, with the State Street Health Care Select Sector SPDR ETF ( XLV ) 0.2% higher and the iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) up 0.2%. Novo Nordisk ( NVO ) shares were up more than 2% after the company said it has rebranded its oral semaglutide medication for...

09:01 AM EDT, 05/01/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Energy stocks were leaning lower premarket Friday, with the State Street Energy Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLE) declining by 0.2%. The United States Oil Fund (USO) was down 1.3% and the United States Natural Gas Fund (UNG) was 1.2% higher. Front-month US West Texas Intermediate crude oil was 1.4% lower at $103.59 per...

09:12 AM EDT, 05/01/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Financial stocks were rising premarket Friday, with the State Street Financial Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLF) advancing by 0.4%. The Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3X Shares (FAS) was 1.1% higher and its bearish counterpart Direxion Daily Financial Bear 3X Shares (FAZ) was down 1.1%. Aon (AON) shares were up more than 2% after...

(Reuters) - Micron Technology Inc ( MU ) is set to get more than $6 billion in grants from the U.S. Commerce Department to help pay for domestic chip factory projects, Bloomberg News reported on Wednesday. ...

April 17 (Reuters) - Oracle said on Wednesday it will invest more than $8 billion over the next 10 years to meet demand for cloud computing and AI infrastructure in Japan. ...

(Reuters) - Cadence Design Systems ( CDNS ) on Wednesday introduced the latest version of supercomputer based around a custom computing chip designed to speed up the creation of other computing chips and the software that will run on them. Cadence makes software that Nvidia ( NVDA ), Apple and many other companies use to design chips with billions of...

TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co ( TSM ), the dominant producer of advanced chips used in artificial intelligence applications, is expected to report a 5% rise in first-quarter profit on Thursday thanks to strong demand. The world's largest contract chipmaker, whose customers include Apple ( AAPL ) and Nvidia ( NVDA ), has benefited from a surge towards...

Greece has repeatedly asked the British Museum to permanently return the 2,500-year-old sculptures that British diplomat Lord Elgin removed from the Parthenon temple in the early 19th century when he was ambassador to the Ottoman Empire.

The investigation moving forward would be the most productive thing that can happen now, according to Blinken's statement.

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau also said on Tuesday (September 19) his government does not seek to 'escalate' tensions with India. This, in the backdrop of the two countries expelling a senior diplomat each.

British politics is abuzz with musical chairs like excitement. PM Rishi Sunak, who had to remove his outspoken interior minister Suella Braverman for her article on a pro-Palestine march in UK, has brought ex-PM David Cameron — who had lost the top job over Brexit — back into the fresh equation.

Crisil has downgraded its rating of Vodafone Idea's (erstwhile Vodafone Mobile Services) non-convertible debentures (NCD) of Rs 3,500 crore to B+ from BB.

The Indian arm of German software group SAP said on Thursday it had shut down all offices in the country for sanitisation after two of its employees in the city of Bengaluru tested positive for the H1N1 virus.

Morgan Stanley is buying online brokerage E-Trade for about $13 billion.

TV prices are likely to go up by as much as 10 percent from next month as disrupted supply of open cell television panels - mostly imported from China - has resulted in a shortage of the key television component.

TL;DR Dogecoin (DOGE) briefly overtook Ripple (XRP) in market cap, fueled by Trump’s election lead. Analysts predict further gains, with some targets as high as $0.40 or even $1, despite overbought signals. Big Win for DOGE Holders The leading meme coin has been among the top-performing cryptocurrencies lately. Earlier today (November 6), its price soared above the psychological level of...

TL;DR Dogecoin, Shiba Inu, Floki Inu, and many more meme coins saw impressive gains as the first results of the presidential elections in the United States of America stirred excitement among investors. Kamala Harris will most likely lose the contest, with one token related to her registering an over 90% price decline in a matter of 24 hours. The Trump...

With the U.S. election outcome imminent, Polymarket has seen significant interest from anonymous high-stakes bettors wagering millions on former President Donald Trump’s victory. The offshore crypto-based betting platform shows that one notable bettor stands to earn as much as $29 million if the Republican candidate wins the election. Its worth noting that while Trump indeed proclaimed victory, it still hasnt...

The candidate from the Republican Party and former president Donald Trump has declared victory over his rival from the Democratic Party Kamala Harris. According to many reports, he is projected to win the important battleground states of Georgia, Pennsylvania, and North Carolina. Harris is yet to concede. As a reminder, Trump has been incredibly vocal in his pro-crypto stance throughout...