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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 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...

The Australian dollar rose in Asian trade on Wednesday against a basket of major rivals, expanding gains for the second straight session against the US dollar and hitting a week high, while approaching five-week highs following strong Australian wages data. The data renewed inflationary pressures on the Reserve Bank of Australias policymakers, which hurt the odds of a rate cut...

05:10 AM EDT, 10/31/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Crude oil prices edged higher late Wednesday following the release of this week's U.S. crude oil inventory report, which fueled optimism about U.S. fuel demand. After recording gains in the previous session, Brent crude eased 0.1% to US$72.47 per barrel and West Texas Intermediate crude eased 0.1% to US$68.56/b at last look early...

12:59 PM EDT, 10/31/2024 (MT Newswires) -- US benchmark stock indexes dropped after quarterly results from Microsoft ( MSFT ) and Meta Platforms ( META ) disappointed investors, and as government bond yields rose after investors weighed the Federal Reserve's preferred inflation data. The S&P 500 dropped 1.4% to 5,730.5 after midday Thursday, with the Nasdaq Composite down 2.4% to...

01:30 PM EDT, 10/31/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Energy stocks were higher Thursday afternoon, with the NYSE Energy Sector Index up 0.3% and the Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLE) rising 0.6%. The Philadelphia Oil Service Sector index was posting a 0.8% increase, and the Dow Jones US Utilities index was adding 1.5%. Front-month West Texas Intermediate crude oil was rising...

01:50 PM EDT, 10/31/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Tech stocks slumped Thursday afternoon with the Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLK) falling 3% and the SPDR S&P Semiconductor ETF (XSD) plunging 4.8%. The Philadelphia Semiconductor index tumbled 4.4%. In corporate news, Microsoft ( MSFT ) shares fell 5.5% as investors focused on growth in the company's Azure business after fiscal Q1...

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.

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.

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.

A senior leader who attended the meeting said Venugopal asked state leaders to support state Congress chief Ashok Chavan and warned that party president Rahul Gandhi will not tolerate any indiscipline.

The cases were lodged against Union Minister of State Rajeev Chandrasekhar over his controversial social media posts following the blasts at a convention centre in Kochi during a prayer meeting of Christian religious group Jehovah's Witnesses.

The Karnataka Assembly election results threw up an unexpected suspense on Tuesday, as a simple majority tantalisingly eluded BJP and...

As part of the Yatra, more than 2,500 mobile performing vans and over 200 mobile theatre vans will be pressed into service to cover the 2.55 lakh gram panchayats and clusters in all cities and towns of the country.

Shares of Aster DM Healthcare Ltd ended at ₹332.65, down by ₹4.75, or 1.41%, on the BSE. Founded in 1987 from a single clinic in Dubai, Aster DM has a strong presence across primary, secondary, tertiary, and quaternary healthcare and runs 33 hospitals, 127 clinics, 527 pharmacies, and 229 labs and patient experience centres in six Gulf countries and India.

Uber has had a tortured history in London, where cabbies have vehemently protested the app’s presence in the city for fear of losing their livelihood and out of concern the app’s drivers don’t adhere to strict safety standards and oversight.

John Boumphrey, Amazon's UK Country Manager, told reporters that in the UK alone the online retail giant last year sold more than 4 million used or refurbished products at a discount.

Born in 1924, Munger would have turned 100 on New Year's day.

El Salvador and Iceland are hotspots to watch out for as world wakes up to power of cutting-edge geothermal.

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.

Shark Tank star and Canadian millionaire Kevin O’Leary, who has always been bullish on Bitcoin, expressed how the adoption of green energy by mining companies could reduce fossil fuel usage and trigger a wider acceptance of sustainable energy