Major Indices Talking Points and Analysis: Dow Jones edges lower after hawkish FOMC minutesNasdaq 100 at new high with Nvida's strong earnings likely to support the bullish trendNikkei rebounds Dow edges lower after Fed minutes The index continues to drift back, consolidating after the gains of late April and early May. The Fed minutes indicated that some policymakers remained worried...

Dollar rose in European trade on Wednesday against a basket of major rivals, maintaining gains for the fifth straight session and moving in a positive zone as US 10-year treasury yields rebounded. It comes ahead of the Federal Reserves meeting minutes, which could provide clues on the future of US interest rates. The Index The dollar index rose 0.15% to...

Yen skidded in Asian trade on Thursday to three-week lows against the US dollar, sharpening losses for the second straight session amid persistent concerns about the Japan-US interest rate gap. The odds of a Fed interest rate cut in the summer dipped after the release of the Federal Reserves meeting minutes, with investors now awaiting more clues. And following a...

The New Zealand dollar rallied in Asian trade on Wednesday, resuming gains against its US counterpart and scaling a fresh two-month high after the policy meeting by the Reserve Bank of New Zealand, which was more bullish than expected. As expected, the RBNZ maintained interest rates unchanged at 15 year highs, while holding onto its strict stance and language, asserting...

09:02 AM EDT, 06/29/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Financial stocks were advancing pre-bell Monday, with the State Street Financial Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLF) 0.2% higher. The Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3X Shares (FAS) was up 0.7% and its bearish counterpart Direxion Daily Financial Bear 3X Shares (FAZ) was 1.1% lower. Intercontinental Exchange ( ICE ) is adding new futures contracts...

08:57 AM EDT, 06/29/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Technology stocks were rising premarket Monday, with the State Street Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLK) up 1.5% and the State Street SPDR S&P Semiconductor ETF (XSD) 1.3% higher. Palantir Technologies ( PLTR ) said it teamed with Nvidia ( NVDA ) to release an intelligent engine for operating artificial intelligence models within...

09:07 AM EDT, 06/29/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Energy stocks were edging higher pre-bell Monday, with the State Street Energy Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLE) advancing by 0.2%. The United States Oil Fund (USO) was up 0.6% and the United States Natural Gas Fund (UNG) was 3.6% lower. Front-month US West Texas Intermediate crude oil was 1.1% higher at $69.99 per...

09:01 AM EDT, 06/29/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Healthcare stocks were edging higher premarket Monday, with the State Street Health Care Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLV) up 0.5% and the iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) advancing by 0.4%. BridgeBio Pharma ( BBIO ) stock was up more than 3% after the company said it met the primary endpoint in a phase 3...

Providing a diverse range of perspectives from bullish to bearish, 10 analysts have published ratings on Atlassian ( TEAM ) in the last three months. The table below provides a concise overview of recent ratings by analysts, offering insights into the changing sentiments over the past 30 days and drawing comparisons with the preceding months for a holistic perspective. Bullish...

Benchmark has raised its price target for MicroStrategy ( MSTR ) to $2,150 even as the company posted a revenue miss on Thursday.The broker's analyst noted the company's share price outperformance since adoption of bitcoin as its primary treasury reserve asset in August 2020.Since then, the stock's performance was significantly better than other assets like bitcoin or the S&P 500...

Aug 2 (Reuters) - Design flaws could cause a delay of three months or more in the launch of chip giant Nvidia's ( NVDA ) upcoming artificial intelligence chips, tech-focused publication The Information said on Friday. The setback could affect customers such as Meta, Google and Microsoft ( MSFT ), who have collectively ordered tens of billions of dollars worth...

(Reuters) - Design flaws could cause a delay of three months or more in the launch of chip giant Nvidia's ( NVDA ) upcoming artificial-intelligence chips, tech-focused publication the Information said on Friday. The setback could affect customers such as Meta Platforms ( META ), Alphabet's Google and Microsoft ( MSFT ), which have collectively ordered tens of billions of...

Rajasthan Election Exit Poll Results 2023: The exit poll results will be announced on Thursday, November 30, at 6.30 pm after voting in Telangana gets over. Rajasthan is known for its anti-incumbency, with the state swinging between the BJP and Congress in the past elections.

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.

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.

Microsoft Corp ( MSFT ) shares are in the spotlight Thursday ahead of earnings. Here’s what you need to know. What To Know: Microsoft ( MSFT ) is set to report financial results for its fiscal third quarter after the market close on Thursday. The company is expected to report earnings of $2.82 per share and revenue of $60.804 billion,...

09:30 AM EDT, 04/25/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Pool Corp. ( POOL ) on Thursday reported Q1 adjusted net income of $1.85 per diluted share, compared with $2.46 a year earlier. Analysts polled by Capital IQ expected $1.93. Revenue for the quarter ended March 31 was $1.12 billion, down from $1.21 billion a year earlier. Analysts expected $1.13 billion. For 2024,...

09:29 AM EDT, 04/25/2024 (MT Newswires) -- AO Smith (AOS) early Thursday reported Q1 adjusted net income of $1.00 per diluted share compared with $0.94 a year earlier. Analysts polled by Capital IQ expected $0.99. Revenue for the quarter ended March 31 was $978.8 million, up from $966.4 million a year earlier. Analysts expected $997.2 million. For 2024, the company...

09:26 AM EDT, 04/25/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Southwest Airlines ( LUV ) shares were down more than 7% in Thursday premarket trading after the company reported a Q1 adjusted loss of $0.36 per diluted share, widening from a loss of $0.27 per share a year earlier. Analysts polled by Capital IQ expected a loss of $0.34. Operating revenue for the...

Founded in 2017 by Jaynti Kanani, Anurag Arjun, Sandeep Nailwal and Mihailo Bjelic as a secondary scaling solution for the Ethereum blockchain, Polygon is building a suite of scaling solutions.

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

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

Shark Tank star and Canadian millionaire Kevin O’Leary, who has always been bullish on Bitcoin, expressed how the adoption of green energy by mining companies could reduce fossil fuel usage and trigger a wider acceptance of sustainable energy