China has made new progress in the high-level international race to achieve commercial nuclear fusion. China and the United States have been alternating breakthroughs in the pursuit of what is often called the holy grail of clean energy. With rising investments and political support from the worlds two largest economies, the pace of technological development has accelerated significantly. Current nuclear...

Raw sugar prices rose on Monday in New York, reaching a three-week high as the market recovered from last weeks pressure following the delivery of 1.5 million tons for the settlement of October futures contracts. Alvean and Cofco were among the main recipients of the October contract deliveries. Both companies are owned by groups operating sugar mills in Brazil, the...

The US dollar is heading on Friday to end its worst week since late July, amid rising uncertainty driven by the US government shutdown, while the Japanese yen retreated from its highs this week as investors await the Bank of Japans next move ahead of the ruling partys leadership election at the weekend. The dollar index, which measures the US...

The US dollar rose against most major currencies during Mondays trading as the government shutdown in the United States continued, with no sign of resolution in sight, prompting investors to move toward safe-haven assets such as the dollar and gold. Reports over the weekend indicated that there was little progress toward ending the government shutdown in the United States, meaning...

05:11 PM EDT, 03/31/2025 (MT Newswires) -- US equity indexes regained lost ground to finish mostly higher on Monday, ahead of more tariffs that will likely be announced by the Trump administration this week. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 1% to 42,001.8, while the S&P 500 added 0.6% to 5,611.9. The latter fell as much as 1.65% earlier in...

NEW YORK (Reuters) -As Wall Street draws the curtain on a tumultuous quarter in which stocks logged a record high before tumbling into correction, investors are faced with a mountain of policy uncertainty that clouds the outlook for coming quarters. The S&P 500 Index finished the quarter down 4.6%, its worst first three months of a year since the first...

04:38 PM EDT, 03/31/2025 (MT Newswires) -- US benchmark equity indexes were lacking direction on Monday as investors await announcement of the reciprocal tariffs this week. The Nasdaq Composite fell 0.1% to 17,299.3, while the S&P 500 increased 0.6% to 5,611.9. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 1% to 42,001. Consumer discretionary was the only sector declining, while consumer...

NEW YORK (Reuters) -As Wall Street draws the curtain on a tumultuous quarter in which stocks logged a record high before tumbling into correction, investors are faced with a mountain of policy uncertainty that clouds the outlook for coming quarters. The S&P 500 Index finished the quarter down 4.6%, its worst first three months of a year since the first...

Executives from Microsoft Corp., Citigroup Inc., Tesla Inc. and other large multinationals are meeting this week with Chinese President Xi Jinping and other Asian leaders, as well as US President Joe Biden.

Both Alibaba and traditional rival JD.com are coming off a disappointing Singles' Day campaign, with only single-digit percentage growth during their signature annual shopping festival.

Efforts by a group of OpenAI executives and investors to reinstate Sam Altman to his role as chief executive officer...

Nearly all Open AI employees have threatened to quit unless the board stepped down with both Microsoft and Salesforce putting out offers to poach the disgruntled employees.

Hours after President of India, Ram Nath Kovind cancelled Lok Sabha polling in Tamil Nadu’s Vellore constituency on the recommendation of the Election Commission (EC) and Law Ministry, DMK candidate D M Kathir Anand wrote a strongly worded letter to the EC, expressing disappointment and appealing for a recall of the final order calling for cancellation.

Kanimozhi confirmed to reporters that no cash or documents were recovered by the EC

Former Congress president Sonia Gandhi's key political aide and one of the most influential leaders in the Congress Ahmed Patel said the party will win more than 12 seats in Gujarat in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections.

On April 20, 1999, two teenage gunmen dressed in black trench coats went on a rampage at Columbine High School in suburban Denver, US. They shot and killed 12 classmates and a teacher and wounded two dozen others in what was then the deadliest U.S. school shooting. The boys then took their own lives. The shooting shocked the country as it played out on TV news shows from coast to coast. Images from the scene showed terrified students fleeing the school , SWAT officers waiting to enter and an injured boy trying to escape through a window.

06:39 AM EDT, 03/23/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Venture Global ( VG ) and Vitol said Monday they have executed a new binding agreement for the purchase of about 1.5 million tonnes per annum of US liquefied natural gas. The LNG will be supplied from Venture Global's ( VG ) portfolio for five years starting this year. Venture Global ( VG...

LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--   FORM 8.3 PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE BY A PERSON WITH INTERESTS IN RELEVANT SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE Rule 8.3 of the Takeover Code (the “Code”) 1. KEY INFORMATION (a) Full name of discloser: NATIXIS SA (b) Owner or controller of interests and short positions disclosed, if different from 1(a): The naming of nominee or vehicle...

March 23 (Reuters) - Victory Capital ( VCTR ) on Monday fired back at Nelson Peltz's Trian over the firm's criticism of its latest $8.6 billion proposal for Janus Henderson ( JHG ), saying the activist was making efforts to blanket market with misinformation. ...

06:40 AM EDT, 03/23/2026 (MT Newswires) -- KBR (KBR) said Monday it has made a strategic investment in UK-based Applied Computing, without disclosing the financial terms. As part of the investment, KBR has received a board seat in the company. The companies have also entered into a multi-year joint development agreement to co-create artificial intelligence products for the energy sector,...

Bitcoin prices have tapped $117,000 twice over the past couple of hours as the asset reached its highest level since August 23, almost four weeks ago. BTC gained 1.5% on the day, and almost 5% on the week, but had retreated slightly to $116,600 at the time of writing on Wednesday morning in Asia. The move comes on the day...

Bitcoin long-term holders (LTHs) are now distributing BTC back into the market for the third time in the current cycle. Their current behavior could define the trajectory of the ongoing cycle. Repeat 2021-Style Cycle Top? In the 2021 cycle, long-term holders began their main distribution phase between November 2020 and March 2021. In the process, this cohort of BTC holders...

XRP is consolidating above $3 as buyers take a pause. Whats next for Ripples token? Ripple (XRP) Price Predictions: Analysis Key Support levels: $3 Key Resistance levels: $3.2, $3.6, $4 1. XRP Reclaims $3 In the past week, buyers managed to take XRP above $3 and consolidate the recent gains. This is excellent news, especially because sellers tried to push...

After an impressive rally, PUMP appears to be entering a pullback. Ripple (XRP) Price Predictions: Analysis Key Support levels: $0.0076, $0.0069 Key Resistance levels: $0.0090 1. Pullback Starting After Massive Rally The price of PUMP has rallied 240% since late August. This allowed it to make a new all-time high and almost reach $0.01. The current ATH is found at...