The U.S. dollar retreated against the Japanese yen on Thursday after Japanese officials sent strong signals regarding potential intervention in the currency market, at a time when markets remain tense due to escalating Middle East friction. Japanese Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama stated on Thursday that the timing for taking decisive action in the market is approaching. The yen fell 0.55%...

The Euro fell in the European market on Thursday against a basket of global currencies, deepening its losses for the third consecutive day against the U.S. dollar. The currency hit a three-week low as risk aversion persists among investors, who continue to favor the American dollar as the primary alternative investment due to reports that the U.S. is considering a...

The Japanese yen rose in the Asian market on Thursday against a basket of major and minor currencies, attempting to recover from a two-year low against the U.S. dollar. This rebound is driven by buying activity at lower levels, alongside increasing expectations of intervention by Japanese authorities after the local currency traded below the 160 yen threshold. Despite today's gains,...

The European Central Bank released its interest rate decision today, Thursday, following the conclusion of its April 29-30 meeting. In line with most global market expectations, the Bank kept interest rates unchanged at the 2.15% rangethe lowest level since October 2022marking the seventh consecutive meeting without a change. This statement is positive for the Euro exchange rate. ...

03:25 PM EDT, 06/25/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Energy stocks eased late Tuesday afternoon with the NYSE Energy Sector Index shedding 0.2% and the Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLE) little changed, paring earlier losses. The Philadelphia Oil Service Sector index fell 0.2%, and the Dow Jones US Utilities index dropped 1.5%. West Texas Intermediate crude oil declined 1% to $80.79...

NEW YORK, June 25 (Reuters) - Investors are gearing up for the final reconstitution of the benchmark indexes by FTSE Russell on Friday, with the furious rally in artificial intelligence (AI) related stocks over the past year expected to leave an outsized imprint on their final shape. The Russell Reconstitution, an event that typically results in one of the busiest...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Investors are gearing up for the final reconstitution of the benchmark indexes by FTSE Russell on Friday, with the furious rally in artificial intelligence (AI) related stocks over the past year expected to leave an outsized imprint on their final shape. The Russell Reconstitution, an event that typically results in one of the busiest trading days...

02:07 PM EDT, 06/25/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Beyond Air ( XAIR ) reported a bigger-than-expected fiscal Q4 net loss late Monday. Shares sank 49%, with intraday trading volume at more than 8.1 million versus a daily average of about 339,000. Oragenics ( OGEN ) said Tuesday it signed an agreement to sell 1.1 million shares of its common stock at...

Aug 29 (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden's administration said on Thursday it had finalized a plan to expand solar energy on federal lands in 11 western states, part of a broader push to speed the permitting and construction of big infrastructure projects. The White House wants to accelerate approval of projects ranging from power transmission to wind and solar...

BEIJING (Reuters) - China's industrial profits grew faster in July buoyed by high-tech manufacturing, even as sluggish domestic demand weighed on the recovery in the world's second-largest economy. Profits in July jumped 4.1% from a year earlier following a 3.6% rise in June, National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) data showed on Tuesday. For the January-July period, profits expanded slightly faster...

Wolfspeed ( WOLF ) underwent analysis by 11 analysts in the last quarter, revealing a spectrum of viewpoints from bullish to bearish. Summarizing their recent assessments, the table below illustrates the evolving sentiments in the past 30 days and compares them to the preceding months. Bullish Somewhat Bullish Indifferent Somewhat Bearish Bearish Total Ratings 1 1 8 1 0 Last...

9 analysts have expressed a variety of opinions on Zoom Video Comms over the past quarter, offering a diverse set of opinions from bullish to bearish. The following table provides a quick overview of their recent ratings, highlighting the changing sentiments over the past 30 days and comparing them to the preceding months. Bullish Somewhat Bullish Indifferent Somewhat Bearish Bearish...

Accusing Kejriwal of being busy with election campaigning in poll-bound states and waking up to the situation late, Minister of State for Consumer Affairs, Food, and Public Distribution, Ashwini Kumar Choubey, said that the Centre had held a meeting with Chief Secretaries and senior officials from four North Indian states on 20th October to discuss measures to reduce air pollution, which he claims weren't adopted by the AAP-led governments.

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.

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.

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. 

In FY20, 63 percent of board members had 100 percent attendance and 14 directors had zero attendance. The tally improved in FY21 as 86 percent of the directors had 100 percent attendance and only six directors had zero attendance, the survey by Excellence Enablers released on Wednesday stated.

"I am delighted to welcome Madhusudhan and Deepak to the HUL Management Committee. Madhusudhan has a successful track record in a variety of operational and strategic roles. He has brought in a strong performance edge in his teams and has pioneered several innovations that uphold Unilever's high science and technology credentials," Hindustan Unilever Ltd (HUL) chairman and managing director Sanjiv Mehta said in a statement.

"In order to safeguard the proceeds of crime from alienation, the Enforcement Directorate has attached 102 landed properties worth Rs 213.69 crore, shareholding of C Parthasarathy in KFin Technologies worth Rs 438.70 crore and tangible/intangible assets worth Rs 1,280 crore of KDMSL, KFSL NBFC and KSBL, etc., totalling Rs 1,984 crore," it said in a statement.

The Tesla CEO, notorious for his cryptic crypto tweets, posted another puzzle where he circled parts of the names of five tech brand logos.

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.

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

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