Funding Rundown brings you a quick roundup of all the best deals struck in the startup space.

State oil producer Saudi Aramco, the world's top oil exporter, has raised crude prices for all regions, with those to Asia hitting all-time highs. The Middle East accounts for the bulk of India's oil imports, with Iraq and Saudi Arabia the top two suppliers.

It is unlikely that Zuck Bucks will be a cryptocurrency. The company is more likely to introduce in-app tokens that would give Meta a new revenue channel and control over transactions in its suite of apps and services.

According to Dr Gagandeep Kang, Professor at Christian Medical College in Vellore, "the new XE variant of COVID-19 is not a matter of concern as it is not likely to cause any more severity than other subvariants of Omicron (BA.1 and BA.2) did". Variants will come because people are travelling. Of what we know of the variant (XE) is that it is not a point of concern, Kang said.

01:03 PM EST, 11/17/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Health care stocks rose Monday afternoon with the NYSE Health Care Index adding 0.8% and the Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLV) climbing 0.6%. The iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) advanced 1.2%. In corporate news, Johnson & Johnson ( JNJ ) agreed to buy Halda Therapeutics for $3.05 billion in cash as the...

01:28 PM EST, 11/17/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Health care stocks rose Monday afternoon with the NYSE Health Care Index adding 0.8% and the Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLV) increasing 0.6%. The iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) gained 1.2%. In corporate news, Johnson & Johnson ( JNJ ) agreed to buy Halda Therapeutics for $3.05 billion in cash as the...

01:18 PM EST, 11/17/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Energy stocks were lower Monday afternoon, with the NYSE Energy Sector Index easing 0.2% and the Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLE) down 0.8%. The Philadelphia Oil Service Sector Index was decreasing 0.6%, while the Dow Jones US Utilities Index was rising 0.7%. Front-month West Texas Intermediate crude oil was declining 0.2% to...

01:14 PM EST, 11/17/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Financial stocks were decreasing in Monday afternoon trading, with the NYSE Financial Index down 0.6% and the Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLF) shedding 0.9%. The Philadelphia Housing Index was 1.4% lower, and the Real Estate Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLRE) was easing 0.1%. Bitcoin (BTC-USD) was falling 1.2% to $93,104, and the...

In the fast-paced and highly competitive business world of today, conducting thorough company analysis is essential for investors and industry observers. In this article, we will conduct an extensive industry comparison, evaluating NVIDIA ( NVDA ) in relation to its major competitors in the Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment industry. Through a detailed examination of key financial metrics, market standing, and...

Avalanche's AVAX token is poised for major gains in coming years that should outpace already bullish outlooks for both bitcoin and ether, according to Standard Chartered's ( SCBFF ) Geoff Kendrick. “The unique thing about Avalanche is how it is attempting to achieve scale. Unlike Ethereum or Solana, Avalanche (AVAX) uses a set of subnets, or sidechains,” Kendrick said in...

In today's rapidly changing and fiercely competitive business landscape, it is vital for investors and industry enthusiasts to carefully evaluate companies. In this article, we will perform a comprehensive industry comparison, evaluating Microsoft ( MSFT ) against its key competitors in the Software industry. By analyzing important financial metrics, market position, and growth prospects, we aim to provide valuable insights...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A top employee of billionaire Elon Musk who is now working in the U.S. Justice Department previously bragged about hacking and distributing pirated software, according to archived copies of his former websites reviewed by Reuters. Christopher Stanley, a 33-year-old engineer who has worked at both Musk's social media company X and space-launch company SpaceX, is a senior...

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.

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.

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.

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.

April 8 (Reuters) - Walgreens, which is in the process of being taken private by Sycamore Partners, beat Wall Street estimates for quarterly profit on Tuesday as the pharmacy chain operator benefited from a turnaround effort that included closing underperforming stores. On an adjusted basis, Walgreens earned 63 cents per share in the second quarter, compared with the average analyst...

Marvell Technology, Inc. ( MRVL ) shares are trading higher premarket on Tuesday. On Monday, the company disclosed a definitive deal to sell its Automotive Ethernet business to Infineon Technologies AG ( IFNNF ) for $2.5 billion in an all-cash deal. The transaction includes Marvell's ( MRVL ) Brightlane Automotive Ethernet portfolio and related assets. Also Read: If Tariffs Shift...

07:02 AM EDT, 04/08/2025 (MT Newswires) -- RPM International ( RPM ) reported fiscal Q3 adjusted earnings Tuesday of $0.35 per diluted share, down from $0.52 a year earlier. Analysts polled by FactSet expected $0.50. Net sales for the fiscal quarter ended Feb. 28 were $1.48 billion, down from $1.52 billion a year earlier. Analysts surveyed by FactSet expected $1.51...

SYDNEY, Aug 18 (Reuters) - Google agreed on Monday to pay a A$55 million ($35.8 million) fine in Australia after the consumer watchdog found it had hurt competition by paying the country's two largest telcos to pre-install its search application on Android phones, excluding rival search engines. The fine extends a bumpy period for the Alphabet-owned internet giant in Australia,...

Bankman-Fried was found guilty of seven counts of fraud and conspiracy after jurors in Manhattan deliberated for less than five hours Thursday.

Negotiations between the Justice Department and Binance include the possibility that its founder Changpeng Zhao would face criminal charges in the US under an agreement to resolve the probe into alleged money laundering, bank fraud and sanctions violations, according to the Bloomberg.

Binance will pay $4.3 billion in one of the largest corporate agreements in US history. Changpeng Zhao will pay a $50 million fine under a deal that requires him to step down as CEO. Zhao pleaded guilty Tuesday to violating the Bank Secrecy Act in federal court in Seattle.

The crypto market is experiencing one of its longest, most bitter winters in recent history. It has caused a massive...