The Australian dollar rose on Monday while the Japanese yen weakened, as growing optimism that the US government could soon reopen reduced demand for the yen as a safe haven and supported growth-linked currencies, while European currencies remained broadly stable. The US dollar gained 0.5% against the yen to 154.22, nearing a nine-month high reached earlier this month. The Australian...

The euro rose in European trading on Monday against a basket of major currencies, extending its gains for a fourth consecutive session versus the U.S. dollar, supported by continued weakness in the greenback as investors awaited key Senate votes aimed at ending the longest government shutdown in U.S. history. A slowdown in inflation across Europe during October eased price pressures...

The US dollar strengthened on Tuesday against both the safe-haven Japanese yen and the growth-linked Australian dollar, as investors turned more cautious toward risk and shifted their focus to upcoming economic data following the end of the US government shutdown. In early Asian trading, the yen hit its weakest level since February, while the Australian dollar held on to part...

The Japanese yen weakened in Asian trading on Monday against a basket of major and minor currencies, extending losses for a second consecutive session versus the U.S. dollar, as the greenback gained on optimism surrounding an end to the longest government shutdown in U.S. history. Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi announced that her government plans to abandon its current annual...

The CNN Money Fear and Greed index showed some improvement in the overall market sentiment, while the index was in the “Greed” zone on Wednesday. U.S. stocks settled higher on Wednesday, with the Dow Jones index gaining more than 250 points during the session following the interest-rate decision from the Federal Reserve. The US central bank kept interest rates unchanged,...

May 8 (Reuters) - Euro zone government bond yields edged higher on Thursday after the U.S. Federal Reserve warned about the risks of higher inflation and unemployment, with investors now looking towards the Bank of England's monetary policy meeting later in the day. The Fed held interest rates steady on Wednesday but said those risks clouded the U.S. economic outlook...

05:10 AM EDT, 05/08/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Crude oil prices edged higher on Thursday amid optimism surrounding U.S. and China trade talks, which are reportedly scheduled to start on Saturday. Brent crude at last look traded 0.6% higher at US$61.46/barrel and West Texas Intermediate crude gained 0.7% to US$58.46/b. U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent will meet with China's top economic...

With U.S. stock futures trading higher this morning on Thursday, some of the stocks that may grab investor focus today are as follows: Wall Street expects US Foods Holding Corp ( USFD ). to report quarterly earnings at 69 cents per share on revenue of $9.38 billion before the opening bell, according to data from Benzinga Pro. US Foods (...

Nearly all Open AI employees have threatened to quit unless the board stepped down with both Microsoft and Salesforce putting out offers to poach the disgruntled employees.

Executives from Microsoft Corp., Citigroup Inc., Tesla Inc. and other large multinationals are meeting this week with Chinese President Xi Jinping and other Asian leaders, as well as US President Joe Biden.

Both Alibaba and traditional rival JD.com are coming off a disappointing Singles' Day campaign, with only single-digit percentage growth during their signature annual shopping festival.

The state-of-the-art campus plans to host approximately 3,000 AMD engineers in the coming years, and is focused on the design and development of semiconductor technology, including 3D stacking, artificial intelligence and machine learning.

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.

A senior leader who attended the meeting said Venugopal asked state leaders to support state Congress chief Ashok Chavan and warned that party president Rahul Gandhi will not tolerate any indiscipline.

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 Karnataka Assembly election results threw up an unexpected suspense on Tuesday, as a simple majority tantalisingly eluded BJP and...

03:40 AM EDT, 03/13/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Bruce Lucas, 10% Owner, Director, Chief Executive Officer, on March 10, 2026, sold 121,030 shares in Slide Insurance Holdings ( SLDE ) for $2,153,297. Following the Form 4 filing with the SEC, Lucas has control over a total of 48,550,588 common shares of the company, with 1,123,646 shares held directly and 47,426,942 controlled...

03:33 AM EDT, 03/13/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Sachin Chand Jaitly, Director, on March 10, 2026, sold 216,713 shares in Figure Technology Solutions ( FIGR ) for $7,289,831. SEC Filing: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2064124/000149315226009929/xslF345X05/ownership.xml ...

03:35 AM EDT, 03/13/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Kurtis Joseph Binder, Chief Financial Officer, on March 10, 2026, sold 179,419 shares in Arlo Technologies ( ARLO ) for $2,471,533. Following the Form 4 filing with the SEC, Binder has control over a total of 614,885 common shares of the company, with 614,885 shares held directly. SEC Filing: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1736946/000165473726000008/xslF345X05/form4-03122026_110353.xml ...

03:30 AM EDT, 03/13/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Rio Tinto (RIO) said late Thursday it has suspended all surface and underground mining operations at the Bingham Canyon mine in Kennecott, Utah following the death of a contracting company employee on the same day. The company is working closely with the relevant authorities and contractor partners to support a complete and thorough...

Bitcoins price rally that started after the US Fed reduced the interest rates on Wednesday took the asset to a multi-week peak of over $64,000 hours ago. The altcoins also followed suit, with ETH breaking above $2,500 and BNB soaring past $570. BTC Kept Pumping This highly anticipated business week actually started with a retracement on Monday that drove the...

Canada has reportedly paused its Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) project, which started in 2017. According to a September 18 CBC news story, following years of research into the potential for a digital version of the Canadian dollar, the local central bank has decided to move away from the initiative. Bank of Canada Rethinks Digital Currency Plan The CBDC project...

The Open Network (TON) has continued to record outstanding growth as the protocol recently saw its active addresses outperform leading blockchains in the industry. According to data from the market intelligence platform IntoTheBlock, the number of daily active TON addresses surged to 3 million in the first week of September. Per the data, this figure exceeded the number of active...

This week, we take a closer look at Ethereum, Ripple, Cardano, Binance Coin, and Solana. Ethereum (ETH) The market has had a great week so far, and Ethereum closed with a 9% price increase. On Wednesday, the Fed cut the interest rate by 0.50%, which turned out to be extremely bullish for crypto. Since then, ETH has also managed to...