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The Australian dollar fell against most major rivals on Wednesday following labor data. Australian wages rose 0.9% in the first quarter of the year, above estimates of 0.8%. On trading, the AUD/USD pair rose 0.7% as of 20:56 GMT to 0.6428. Loonie The Canadian dollar fell 0.3% against the greenback as of 20:56 GMT to $0.7155. The US Dollar The...

The Australian dollar tumbled on Tuesday against a basket of major rivals, resuming losses against the US counterpart after a short hiatus and becoming the worst performing G8 currency after the RBAs rate cut. The Reserve Bank of Australia voted to cut interest rates by 25 basis points to 3.85%, the lowest since May 2023, as inflation cooled. The Price...

The Australian dollar fell against most major rivals on Thursday despite strong labor data. Australia's unemployment rate was unchanged in April at 4.1%, same as March, and matching expectations. The Australian economy added 89.0 thousand new jobs in April, easily beating estimates of a 20.9 thousand addition, while March's reading was revised to show the addition of 32.2 thousand jobs...

NEW YORK, Jan 16 (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury yields pared gains on Thursday after data showed weaker-than-expected numbers in retail sales, jobless claims, and import prices. The lone surprise was the Philadelphia Fed Business Index, which jumped to 44.3 in January. The forecast was for a reading of minus 5. The benchmark 10-year yield trimmed gains after the data, last...

As President-elect Donald Trump gears up to take office, his Republican colleagues in Congress are voicing concerns that his ambitious tax-cut plans could be undermined by the escalating bond yields. What Happened: House Republicans recently convened in a private meeting on Capitol Hill, where they voiced concerns about the potential $4 trillion price tag for extending the 2017 Trump tax...

08:49 AM EST, 01/16/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Technology stocks were rising premarket Thursday, with The Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLK) 0.7% higher and the SPDR S&P Semiconductor ETF (XSD) up 1.2%. DouYu International Holdings ( DOYU ) said it has appointed Simin Ren as co-chief executive officer, effective immediately. The company said it has also approved a special cash...

08:52 AM EST, 01/16/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Health care stocks were flat to lower premarket Thursday with the iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) recently inactive and the Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLV) down 0.5%. UnitedHealth Group ( UNH ) shares were down over 4% after the company reported lower-than-expected Q4 revenue. ...

CCC Intelligent Solutions ( CCCS ) is preparing to release its quarterly earnings on Monday, 2024-10-28. Here's a brief overview of what investors should keep in mind before the announcement. Analysts expect CCC Intelligent Solutions ( CCCS ) to report an earnings per share (EPS) of $0.09. The announcement from CCC Intelligent Solutions ( CCCS ) is eagerly anticipated, with...

Investors with a lot of money to spend have taken a bullish stance on AT&T ( T ) . And retail traders should know. We noticed this today when the positions 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 big...

S&P Global Inc ( SPGI )  reported quarterly adjusted EPS of $3.89, which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $3.64 and represented a 21% increase year over year. Quarterly sales were $3.575 billion, beating the analyst consensus estimate of $3.431 billion and representing a 16% increase year over year, driven by growth in all divisions. The stock price tanked after the print. Adjusted...

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...

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. 

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.

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.

On Tuesday, the Gehlot government invited bids for both projects to build the dams within the next four years. The chief minister had announced both projects in last year’s budget.

BOGOTA, March 21 (Reuters) - The Reficar oil refinery belonging to Colombia's Ecopetrol was awarded 19.9% of the common capital in infrastructure firm McDermott in preferential shares by a judge in Amsterdam, Ecopetrol said in a statement on Thursday. The refinery is located in the Colombian city of Cartagena. ...

(Reuters) -Luggage maker Samsonite International ( SMSOF ) on Friday said it plans to pursue a dual listing in addition to its listing on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange to increase the liquidity of its shares and reach investors in more markets. Samsonite ( SMSOF ) did not provide details of the exchanges it is considering for the second listing,...

(Reuters) -The United Nations General Assembly on Thursday unanimously adopted the first global resolution on artificial intelligence that encourages countries to safeguard human rights, protect personal data, and monitor AI for risks. The nonbinding resolution, proposed by the United States and co-sponsored by China and over 120 other nations, also advocates the strengthening of privacy policies. Today, all 193 members...

SINGAPORE (Reuters) -Oil prices slipped on Friday on the possibility of a nearing Gaza ceasefire that could ease geopolitical concerns in the Middle East, while a stronger dollar and faltering U.S. gasoline demand also weighed on prices. Brent crude futures fell 42 cents, or 0.5%, to $85.36 a barrel by 0203 GMT. U.S. crude futures shed 40 cents, or 0.5%,...

Bitcoin prices have typically rallied in the past following halvings. Six months after the first halving in 2012, the price jumped to $126 from $12. After the second halving in 2016, it went to $1,000 from $654 within seven months and in 2020 it shot up to $18,040 from $8,570 in the same time period.

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

A spot crypto ETF would track the market price of the underlying crypto asset, giving investors exposure to the token without having to buy the currency. The SEC has previously denied all spot bitcoin ETF applications citing potential for fraud, but that could soon change after it lost a legal battle in August.

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.