The rapid rise of artificial intelligence and digital infrastructure has made data centers the fastest-growing source of electricity demand in North America. As grid operators and policymakers race to keep pace with this surge, energy providers face a historic opportunity to unlock new avenues of growth and revenue. The First Challenge: Capacity Bottlenecks Data center developers are working under tight...

The British pound fell in European trading on Friday against a basket of major currencies, resuming losses after a two-day rebound from a seven-month low against the US dollar. The decline came as investors grew increasingly concerned about the upcoming UK budget, expected to be announced soon. UK Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves signaled this week that broad-based tax...

The Japanese yen weakened in Asian trading on Friday against a basket of major and minor currencies, paring some of its gains from the previous day against the US dollar after the release of gloomy economic data showing an unexpected slowdown in household spending. Despite todays decline, the yen remains on track to post a weekly gain, supported by buying...

The US dollar is on track for a modest weekly gain as investors balance the Federal Reserves hawkish tone with persistent concerns about the US economy. The dollar began a five-day winning streak last week after Fed Chair Jerome Powell acknowledged the risks of further monetary easing, but it reversed sharply on Thursday following weak labor market data. US Treasury...

Former RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan said that a pause in the next FED meeting looks like a low probability and 25 bps hike still looks like a strong possibility, 50 bps is off the table. He was speaking in an exclusive interview with CNBC TV18, over the Silicon Valley Bank collapse.

Former Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor and renowned economist Raghuram Rajan recently appeared on CNBC-TV18 to discuss the current state of the banking sector. According to Rajan, it is still not game over for banking crises, and we must wait and watch to see how the banking story unfolds.

The Swiss bank is paying 3 billion francs ($3.3 billion) for its rival in an all-share deal that includes extensive government guarantees and liquidity provisions.

The S&P 500 was 0.2% higher in afternoon trading after bouncing between small gains and losses earlier. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 99 points, or 0.3%, at 33,785, as of 12:44 p.m. Eastern time, while the Nasdaq composite was relatively unchanged.

Over two decades, Google said that it has employed machine learning and AI to enhance products, focusing on language translations, flood forecasts, and agricultural productivity in India.

TikTok, owned by China's ByteDance, has 125 million active monthly users in Indonesia, a country of more than 270 million people. It has been looking to translate the large user base into a major e-commerce revenue source.

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, this policy revision reflects the Karnataka government's commitment to staying ahead of all and fostering growth in this critical sector.

According to a press release, clusters economically viable for drone use will be identified, with 15,000 women SHGs in selected states receiving Central Financial Assistance covering 80% of drone costs, up to ₹8 lakh.

The Gujarat Assembly on Thursday passed an amendment bill which provides for a prison sentence of upto ten years for fraudulent or forcible conversion by marriage. The bill amended a 2003 law which penalises religious conversion through coercion or allurement.

Despite sporadic violence and accusations of vote fraud in Nandigram, TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee said she was confident of victory from the constituency where she had a one-and-half decade ago led a farmers' movement against a chemical hub planned by the then Left front Government.

With just days to go before Tamil Nadu heads for the polls, candidates are hitting the campaign trail in top...

An interesting tussle is taking place in the union territory of Puducherry that could change the course of politics in south India. 

06:15 AM EDT, 03/20/2025 (MT Newswires) -- i-80 GOLD CORP. ( IAUX ) was at last look up 4% in US premarket trade after it overnight Wednesday announced it has finalized two third-party processing agreements in respect of toll milling as well as ore sales for refractory and oxide material, respectively. According to a statement, the agreements remain in effect...

06:27 AM EDT, 03/20/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Pieridae Energy ( PTOAF ) late on Wednesday said it swung to fourth-quarter net loss as total production declined. The net loss came in at $20.9 million, or a loss of $0.08 per share, swinging from an income of $7.4 million, or $0.03 per share. Net operating income was $13.7 million, down from...

06:30 AM EDT, 03/20/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Tesla (TSLA) is recalling certain 2024-2025 Cybertruck vehicles to fix the cant rail, a stainless-steel exterior trim panel that may delaminate and detach from the vehicle, according to a notification from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration on Wednesday. The recall may affect up to 46,096 vehicles. The notification said a detached panel...

06:29 AM EDT, 03/20/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Nvidia ( NVDA ) plans to spend several hundred billion dollars worth of chips and electronics manufactured in the US over the next four years, the Financial Times reported late Wednesday, citing chief executive officer Jensen Huang as saying in an interview. Huang said the chipmaker can now manufacture its latest systems in...

The cryptocurrency market experienced a sell-off throughout the past seven days, with the total capitalization shedding close to $200 billion during that period. Bitcoins price tumbled toward $93,000, liquidating hundreds of millions in over-leveraged positions in the process, as the majority of altcoins are also in the red. Bitcoins price trades at a 4.5% decline compared to seven days ago...

TL;DR TREAT, Shiba Inus reward token, goes live next week, with KuCoin promising to list it on its platform. The SHIB community is warned that scammers target victims with fake offers involving the upcoming meme coin. The First to Add TREAT The Shiba Inu-related meme coin TREAT will go live on January 14. It is designed to be the reward...

Nevada-based Bitcoin mining firm CleanSpark   has reached a significant milestone by surpassing 10,000 BTC in its treasury. All the Bitcoins were mined exclusively from its US-based operations. The latest figure reflects a 236% year-over-year (YoY) increase in its Bitcoin holdings. CleanSpark Hits Milestone Zach Bradford, CEO and President of the firm attributed the milestone to the company’s strategic focus...

The U.S. Senate Banking Committee, led by Chairman Tim Scott, is reportedly planning to establish its first subcommittee dedicated to cryptocurrency. This initiative marks an important milestone in the Senate’s approach to regulating the digital assets industry. Cynthia Lummis Selected as Chair Fox Business reporter Eleanor Terret shared the development in a January 10 post on X, noting that Senator...