The dollar recorded a slight gain on Friday after falling in the previous session, as a surge in US jobless claims and a modest rise in inflation kept investors focused on upcoming Federal Reserve decisions regarding interest rate cuts next week and beyond. The dollar index rose 0.1% to 97.66, after ending a two-day winning streak on Thursday, though it...

The world faces an escalating energy dilemma known as the energy trilemma. Its three sides are: sustainability (clean energy), accessibility (energy security), and affordability (equity). Achieving a balance among these three objectives is extremely difficult even under the best circumstances, but it becomes far more complex on the global level given the huge diversity in energy systems, constraints, and contexts...

The Australian dollar rose in the Asian market on Friday against a basket of global currencies, extending gains for the third consecutive day against its US counterpart, recording its highest level in ten months, and heading toward its biggest weekly gain since last April. This strong weekly gain is supported by the rise in global commodity and base metal prices,...

The US dollar held steady on Thursday as investors awaited US consumer inflation data for clearer signals on the Federal Reserves rate-cut path, while the euro remained unchanged ahead of the European Central Bank meeting. Michalis Rousakis, G10 FX strategist at Bank of America, said: The main event is the US CPI data the market is looking for justification to...

* Indexes up: Dow 0.22%, S&P 0.46%, Nasdaq 0.76% * US job growth beats expectations in April * Microchip Technology up after upbeat Q1 forecast * Cloudflare ( NET ) plunges; Q2 forecast below estimates (Updates after market open) By Sruthi Shankar and Utkarsh Hathi May 8 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq reached record highs on Friday,...

WASHINGTON, May 8 (Reuters) - U.S. consumer sentiment slumped to a record low in early May as higher gasoline prices weighed on household finances and purchasing power, a survey showed on Friday. The University of Michigan's Surveys of Consumers said its Consumer Sentiment Index fell to an all-time low of 48.2 this month from a final reading 49.8 in April....

SoundHound AI, Inc. ( SOUN ) shares are trading lower Friday after the company reported mixed first-quarter financial results on Thursday after the market closed. SoundHound AI ( SOUN ) shares are sliding. Why is SOUN stock falling? Q1 Highlights SoundHound reported an adjusted loss of 6 cents per share, missing the consensus estimate of a 4 cent-loss. In addition, it...

* Indexes up: Dow 0.05%, S&P 0.74%, Nasdaq 1.32% * US job growth beats expectations in April * Cloudflare ( NET ) plunges as Q2 forecast disappoints (Updates to afternoon trading) By Sruthi Shankar and Utkarsh Hathi May 8 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq touchedfresh peaks on Friday, boosted by gains in Nvidia ( NVDA ) and...

Ever since Pekka Lundmark became the Nokia CEO in 2020, he has been focusing on reducing costs and has made changes to recover from the previous management's product missteps that hit the company's 5G ambitions

Chinese regulators stopped approving game monetisation licences in July last year, impacting heavily the likes of industry giant Tencent Holdings and NetEase and putting thousands of firms in the industry out of business.

Japan's high speed Shinkansen trains will be modified for Indian conditions like temperature, dust and weight before they are sent to India for the country's ambitious 'bullet train project'. Satish Agnihotri, Managing Director, National High Speed Rail Corporation Limited (NHSRCL) said the project is slated to complete a 48 km section between Surat-Billimora in 2027, with the first trials to be held a year earlier. He, however, said the project is stuck in Maharashtra due to land acquisition issues.

In a proposed class action filed in Manhattan federal court, the shareholders said Musk, the chief executive of electric car company Tesla Inc, made "materially false and misleading statements and omissions" by failing to reveal he had invested in Twitter by March 24 as required under federal law.

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.

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.

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 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.

(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,...

March 21 (Reuters) - Meta Platforms's ( META ) Instagram was down for thousands of users on Thursday, according to outage tracking website Downdetector.com. ...

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%,...

BOGOTA, March 21 (Reuters) - Colombia's Ecopetrol said on Thursday its Reficar oil refinery was awarded 19.9% of the common capital in U.S. infrastructure firm McDermott in preferential shares by a judge in Amsterdam. The Reficar refinery is located in the Colombian city of Cartagena, and has been the subject of a prolonged international dispute dating back to the facility's...

Bitcoin climbed $110,000 on June 11, in a significant milestone that has reignited bullish sentiment across the crypto market. The latest surge has prompted market participants to predict that the leading cryptocurrency could be on track for a push toward new all-time highs in the coming weeks. However, the data tells a different story. On-Chain Apathy and Record-Low Spot Volume...

My Neighbor Alice (MNA), a blockchain-based multiplayer builder game, has partnered with Pudgy Penguins to introduce a new in-game region called Pudgy Land. The collaboration enables full integration of the Pudgy Penguins, Lil Pudgys, and Pudgy Rods NFT collections into the MNA universe. Notably, the partnership coincides with the launch of Chapter One: A New Beginning on June 17, marking...

Ethereum (ETH) isn’t just climbing price-wise; its also positioning itself as the centerpiece of a massive derivatives play, with data from CoinGlass showing ETH futures open interest (OI) has surged to a historic high, going past $41 billion. This milestone coincided with Ethereum breaking key resistance levels and significantly outpacing Bitcoin (BTC) in derivatives trading volume. Derivatives Data Tells a...

After weeks of choppy price action, Ethereum is back in focus as volatility brews across the crypto market. While ETH has maintained key levels recently, the growing divergence between price movement and futures open interest is raising eyebrows. With macro uncertainty easing and altcoin narratives slowly rotating back into the spotlight, ETH is setting up for a potential directional move—but...