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...

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 tumbled on Tuesday against a basket of major rivals, resuming losses against the US counterpart after a short hiatus and becoming the worst performing G8 currency after the RBAs rate cut. The Reserve Bank of Australia voted to cut interest rates by 25 basis points to 3.85%, the lowest since May 2023, as inflation cooled. The Price...

The Australian dollar rose in Asian trade on Wednesday against the US dollar after a short hiatus yesterday, with the pair heading towards four-month high and about to mark the second monthly profit in a row. Earlier Sydney data showed inflationary pressures remained persistent on monetary policymakers, casting doubts on the odds of an Australian interest rate cut in May....

11:58 AM EST, 11/11/2025 (MT Newswires) -- The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq Composite fell in midday trading Tuesday, despite progress on ending the US government shutdown. In company news, SoftBank Group sold its entire stake in Nvidia ( NVDA ) for $5.83 billion. Nvidia ( NVDA ) shares fell 3.5% around midday. CoreWeave ( CRWV ) reported a Q3...

LONDON, Nov 11 (Reuters) - Euro zone bond yields edged slightly lower but stayed close to one-month highs on Tuesday as traders digested soft German investor sentiment data and a raft of remarks from policymakers, though these failed to add much excitement to a schedule thinned by a U.S. holiday. Germany's 10-year yield, the benchmark for the euro zone, was...

12:26 PM EST, 11/11/2025 (MT Newswires) -- US equity indexes were mixed in midday trading on Tuesday, led by declines in the technology and communication services sectors. The Nasdaq Composite fell 0.6% to 23,389.8, and the S&P 500 slipped less than 0.1% to 6,827.7. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.7% to 47,700.1. Healthcare and energy led the gainers intraday....

(For a Reuters live blog on U.S., UK and European stock markets, click or type LIVE/ in a news window.) * Indexes: Dow up 0.16%, S&P 500 down 0.19%, Nasdaq down 0.45% * Paramount Skydance ( PSKY ) gains on cost-cut, investment plans * Japan's SoftBank offloads Nvidia ( NVDA ) shares * CoreWeave ( CRWV ) drops after trimming...

Huawei Technologies has teamed up with China's Shaanxi Coal Industry Co to pilot the intelligent coal mine technology in two places. Smart coal mine sensors monitor parameters like gas build-up, ventilation levels and flooding, and send an alert if any of these reach a dangerous level. Sustainability too has to be factored into the equation, going forward.

Erratic patterns of rainfall, heatwaves, storms, floods, and other consequences of climate change are threatening our genetically similar food crops. The way out is to introduce genetic diversity, but that's easier said than done.

The IT city is facing the worst of floods and social media is flooded with visuals from Bengaluru as residents expressed their anger, opinions, and interesting takes online.

On World Environment Day 2022, we take a look at the tech sector that alone is responsible for 2-3 percent of the global greenhouse gas emissions. See how technology impacts the environment and what the big companies are doing.

Besides Clapton, Alicia Silverstone, Rob Schneider and Woody Harrelson (who later retracted) have publicly supported RFK Jr, who reportedly said COVID-19 may just be 'ethnically targeted.' The virus targets Caucasians and Black people while sparing Ashkenazi Jewish people and Chinese people, he said at a New York dinner.

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

India-Canada Tension: While BookMyShow's official statement did not explicitly state the reason behind the cancellation, it confirmed that 'singer Shubneet Singh's Still Rollin Tour for India stands cancelled.' It assured all ticket holders that their money would be refunded in 7-10 working days.

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.

On Tuesday, Illumina, Inc ( ILMN ). raised its fourth-quarter revenues outlook to $1.10 billion, compared with a prior view of $1.07 billion. The street view also stands at $1.072 billion. The current outlook represents 1% growth year over year. The company’s full-year revenue for 2024 is approximately expected to be $4.33 billion versus the analyst consensus estimate of $4.304 billion, down 2%...

12:45 PM EST, 01/14/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Volcon ( VLCN ) ePowersports (VLCN) said Tuesday it delivered its first HF1 electric UTV to a customer in Colorado. The company said the delivery of more HF1 units in the US will continue this year. Shares of Volcon ( VLCN ) were down 2% in recent trading. Price: 3.78, Change: -0.08, Percent...

12:50 PM EST, 01/14/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Retractable Technologies ( RVP ) said Tuesday it was no longer pursuing a case in the US Court of International Trade against defendants involved in the issuance of a 100% tariff on syringes and needles imported from China. The complaint was dismissed Wednesday last week, the company said. Although the tariffs were allegedly...

Salesforce, Inc. ( CRM ) shares are trading higher on Tuesday. The company disclosed that SharkNinja, Inc. ( SN ) is adopting its Agentforce and Commerce Cloud solutions to enhance personalized customer service through autonomous agents and support its global expansion efforts. Agentforce is expected to aid SharkNinja ( SN ) in deploying AI agents that autonomously handle tasks across...

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

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

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