The Federal Reserve released the minutes of its May meeting, which showed the bank expects one or two 0.25% interest rate cuts by the end of the year. The Federal Open Market Committee sees Trumps April tariffs as highly detrimental to the global risk sentiment. However, such an impact was largely reversed in the opinion of the FOMC following measures...

The euro fell in European trade on Thursday against a basket of major rivals, expanding losses for the third straight session against the dollar and plumbing a two-week trough after a US court order suspending Trumps tariffs. Hot inflation data and bullish remarks from ECB officials led to divisions among policymakers on the rate decision in June, with investors awaiting...

The Japanese yen tumbled in Asian trade on Thursday against a basket of major rivals, expanding losses for the fourth straight session against the dollar and plumbing a two-week trough as markets celebrate a US trade courts rule to suspend Trumps tariffs on most countries. Safe havens were pressured further by Nvidias forecast-beating earnings results for the first quarter of...

The US dollar fell against most major rivals on Thursday after important data, while markets assess a US court ruling to suspend Trumps tariffs. The US International Trade Court in Manhattan ruled today that Trump overstepped his authority by imposing an economic emergency and tariffs on other countries, and ordered the administration to stop collecting tariffs. Nvidias stock also rallied...

(Updates to closing prices) TOKYO, March 22 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei share average closed at an all-time high on Friday, underpinned by record gains on Wall Street overnight and strength in automakers' stocks on a weaker yen. The Nikkei rose 0.18% to end at 40,888.43, after hitting 41,087.75 earlier in the session to break an all-time intraday high. The index,...

TOKYO, March 22 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei share average hit a record high on Friday, underpinned by the strength on Wall Street overnight and as a weaker yen prompted investors to buy automakers. The Nikkei rose to as high as 41,087.75 earlier in the session, crossing the 41,000 level for the first time. The index ended 0.07% higher at 40,844.53...

03:19 PM EDT, 03/21/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Financial stocks advanced late Thursday afternoon, with the NYSE Financial Index and the Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLF) each rising 0.9%. The Philadelphia Housing Index climbed 1.8%, and the Real Estate Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLRE) was adding 0.4% Bitcoin (BTC-USD) dropped 4% to $65,176, and the yield for 10-year US Treasuries...

With U.S. stock futures trading higher this morning on Friday, some of the stocks that may grab investor focus today are as follows: FedEx Corporation ( FDX ) reported better-than-expected earnings for its third quarter and authorized a new $5 billion share repurchase program. FedEx ( FDX ) shares jumped 12.9% to $299.07 in the after-hours trading session. Worthington Steel,...

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 Salesforce ( CRM ) in relation to its major competitors in the Software industry. Through a detailed examination of key financial metrics, market standing, and growth prospects, our...

4 analysts have expressed a variety of opinions on Mitek Systems ( MITK ) over the past quarter, offering a diverse set of opinions from bullish to bearish. The following table encapsulates their recent ratings, offering a glimpse into the evolving sentiments over the past 30 days and comparing them to the preceding months. Bullish Somewhat Bullish Indifferent Somewhat Bearish...

Investors with a lot of money to spend have taken a bullish stance on Lam Research ( LRCX ) . And retail traders should know. We noticed this today when the trades showed up on publicly available options history that we track here at Benzinga. Whether these are institutions or just wealthy individuals, we don't know. But when something this...

Deep-pocketed investors have adopted a bullish approach towards Dell Technologies ( DELL ) , and it's something market players shouldn't ignore. Our tracking of public options records at Benzinga unveiled this significant move today. The identity of these investors remains unknown, but such a substantial move in DELL usually suggests something big is about to happen. We gleaned this information...

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.

The new bill exempts registered AYUSH practitioners and people accessing codified traditional knowledge, from sharing benefits with local communities or giving prior intimation to state biodiversity boards before accessing biological resources.

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. 

(Reuters) -The U.S. Treasury on Wednesday prohibited certain transactions with Mexico-based financial institutions CIBanco, Intercam Banco and Vector Casa de Bolsa as part of its new fentanyl sanctions. The actions by the Treasury-run Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) to declare the three institutions as primary money laundering concerns mark the first actions under the Fentanyl Sanctions Act and the FEND...

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,...

June 25 (Reuters) - Private equity-backed Jefferson Capital and its existing investors raised $150 million in its Nasdaq initial public offering after pricing its shares at the lower end of its projected range, the firm said in a statement on Wednesday. ...

* Surge in enquiries to India's only centre for treating fear of flying * Crash visuals, non-stop TV coverage spiking anxiety, experts say * Travel agents say ticket bookings have dropped since crash * Some anxious fliers filtering out Boeing ( BA ) options By Hritam Mukherjee and Dhwani Pandya BENGALURU, June 25 (Reuters) - Retired Air Force officer Dinesh...

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

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

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