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 British pound rose in European trading on Thursday against a basket of global currencies, extending its recovery for a second consecutive session from a seven-month low versus the U.S. dollar, ahead of the Bank of Englands policy decision at the conclusion of its seventh regular meeting of 2025. Markets widely expect the central bank to keep interest rates unchanged...

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 Japanese yen rose in Asian trading on Thursday against a basket of major and minor currencies, resuming its gains after pausing on Wednesday against the U.S. dollar, following data showing a rise in wages in the worlds fourth-largest economy. The figures pointed to mounting inflationary pressures on policymakers at the Bank of Japan, increasing the likelihood that the central...

(For a Reuters live blog on U.S., UK and European stock markets, click or type LIVE/ in a news window.) * Tesla slips on report co trims car production in China * FedEx ( FDX ) jumps on Q3 profit beat * Nike ( NKE ) falls after revenue forecast disappoints * Futures up: Dow 0.10%, S&P 0.11%, Nasdaq 0.07%...

The Nasdaq 100 closed higher by around 80 points on Thursday. Investors, meanwhile, focused on some notable insider trades. When insiders sell shares, it could be a preplanned sale, or could indicate their concern in the company's prospects or that they view the stock as being overpriced. Insider sales should not be taken as the only indicator for making an...

MUMBAI, March 22 (Reuters) - STOCKS: The benchmark BSE Sensex rose 190.75 points, or 0.26%, to 72,831.94, while the broader NSE index gained 66.1 points, or 0.30%, to 22,078.05, as IT sector bellwether Accenture's revenue warning offset optimism around U.S. Federal Reserve rate cuts. RUPEE: The Indian rupee weakened 0.33% versus the U.S. dollar, and quoted at 83.43 per dollar,...

(Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures inched higher on Friday, setting Wall Street on course for strong weekly gains as investors cheered the Federal Reserve sticking to its rate-easing stance and awaited commentary from Chair Powell later in the day. All three main U.S. indexes hit fresh record closing highs in the previous session as chip stocks rallied after Micron...

LONDON, Dec 3 (Reuters) - Microsoft ( MSFT ) faces legal action in Britain over a claim that thousands of businesses using cloud computing services provided by Amazon ( AMZN ), Google and Alibaba could be paying higher licence fees to use Windows Server software. Competition lawyer Maria Luisa Stasi filed a case at the Competition Appeal Tribunal on Tuesday,...

BEIJING (Reuters) - China will ban exports of 'dual-use items' related to gallium, germanium, antimony and superhard materials to the United States that take effect from Tuesday, the commerce ministry said. It also requires stricter review for end-user and end-usage for graphite dual-use items shipped to the U.S. The move comes after the United States launched on Monday its third...

* Beijing's curbs follow latest U.S. limits on Chinese chip sector * Exports of gallium, germanium to U.S. already stalled * Antimony prices surge this year as China stifles exports (Adds comments from analyst in paragraphs 9-10, trader in paragraph 12, background) By Amy Lv and Tony Munroe Dec 3 (Reuters) - China has banned exports to the U.S. of...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States on Monday launched its third big crackdown in three years on China's semiconductor industry, curbing exports to 140 companies, including chip equipment maker Naura Technology Group, among other moves. Below is a list of the biggest actions being taken, according to the Commerce Department. CHIP EQUIPMENT New controls will be placed on semiconductor manufacturing equipment...

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 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.

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. 

Accusing Kejriwal of being busy with election campaigning in poll-bound states and waking up to the situation late, Minister of State for Consumer Affairs, Food, and Public Distribution, Ashwini Kumar Choubey, said that the Centre had held a meeting with Chief Secretaries and senior officials from four North Indian states on 20th October to discuss measures to reduce air pollution, which he claims weren't adopted by the AAP-led governments.

NEW YORK, March 24, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Fondo MIVIVIENDA S.A. (the Issuer), and Scotia Capital (USA) Inc. (the Offeror) announced the early tender results of the previously announced offer by the Offeror to purchase for cash (the Offer) up to US$375,000,000 aggregate principal amount (the Maximum Purchase Amount) of the Issuer's 4.625% Notes due 2027 (the Notes), upon the...

Acquisition solidifies Velocity One's standing as a premier supplier of mission-critical, highly engineered solutions for the global aerospace and defense industries HOBOKEN, NJ / ACCESS Newswire / March 24, 2026 / Velocity One, an aerospace and defense platform backed by Charlesbank Capital Partners, has acquired Falls Filtration Technologies, Inc. (Falls Filtration). The addition of Falls Filtration broadens Velocity One's portfolio...

Addition of Centralized Wastewater Treatment (CWT) Facility Enhances Valicor's Sustainable Wastewater Treatment and Recycling Services in Mid-Atlantic Region MONROE, Ohio, March 24, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Valicor Environmental Services (Valicor), a leading provider of centralized wastewater treatment and recycling services in North America, today announced it has acquired the Pittsburgh-area wastewater treatment and industrial oil operations of Petromax LTD (the Business)....

BOULDER, Colo., March 24, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Uplight, a clean energy technology company that unlocks grid capacity by activating customers and their devices to generate, shift, and save energy, today announced Octopus Energy Group, a global energy and technology group, and longstanding investor Schneider Electric, a global energy technology leader, have signed a definitive agreement to invest in Uplight. The...

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 Discovery Fund aims to identify and empower entrepreneurs and early-stage startups to leverage the potential of cryptocurrencies to address real-world problems.

The bitcoin mine would use solar and storage technology from Tesla and be entirely run on renewable energy

The crypto industry has been focussing hard on making the business more environment friendly.