The US dollar declined against most major currencies on Wednesday after signals from the United States indicated that an agreement with Iran is approaching, while the Japanese yen jumped to its highest level in more than two months amid expectations of new official intervention from Tokyo to support the currency. The yen rose by as much as 1.8% in a...

The euro rose in the European market on Wednesday against a basket of global currencies, extending its gains for the second consecutive day against the US dollar, due to slower purchases of the US currency as a safe haven and improving risk sentiment, amid growing hopes of reaching a peace agreement between the United States and Iran. Amid elevated pricing...

The US dollar stabilized during Tuesdays trading, as markets await developments in the war related to Iran, while the Japanese yen maintained its stability in quiet trading, following sharp gains last week amid suspicions of intervention from Tokyo to support it. The ceasefire in the Middle East has come under renewed doubt after the United States and Iran launched new...

The Australian dollar rose in the Asian market on Wednesday against a basket of global currencies, extending its gains for the second consecutive day against its US counterpart and recording its highest level in four years, amid positive sentiment dominating global markets and slowing purchases of the US currency as a safe haven, especially after Donald Trump announced significant progress...

01:22 PM EST, 12/02/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Financial stocks were decreasing in Monday afternoon trading, with the NYSE Financial Index down 0.7% and the Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLF) off 0.8%. The Philadelphia Housing Index was easing 0.1%, and the Real Estate Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLRE) was falling 1.5%. Bitcoin (BTC-USD) was declining 2% to $95,348, and the...

01:14 PM EST, 12/02/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Broad Market Indicators Broad-market exchange-traded fund IWM fell while IVV rose. Actively traded Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ) edged up 1.1%. The Nasdaq and the S&P 500 extended rallies to records in midday Monday trading, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average eased as traders digested new economic data in the first session of December....

01:19 PM EST, 12/02/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Energy stocks were lower Monday afternoon, with the NYSE Energy Sector Index falling 1.1% and the Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLE) dropping 1.4%. The Philadelphia Oil Service Sector index was up 0.2%, and the Dow Jones US Utilities index was sliding 1.6%. Front-month West Texas Intermediate crude oil was fractionally higher at...

01:27 PM EST, 12/02/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Health care stocks were easing Monday afternoon, with the NYSE Health Care Index down 0.2% and the Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLV) shedding 0.3%. The iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) rose 0.1%. In corporate news, PTC Therapeutics ( PTCT ) signed a licensing deal with Novartis ( NVS ) unit Novartis Pharmaceuticals...

June 11 (Reuters) - Attorneys challenging $78 million in legal fees stemming from a data breach class action settlement with T-Mobile urged a U.S. appeals court on Tuesday to throw out the windfall award, arguing it made up an oversized share of the $350 million settlement fund. This is exactly the kind of case that causes the public to scoff...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. government plans on Wednesday to announce wider sanctions on the sale of semiconductor chips and other goods to Russia, with the goal of targeting third-party sellers in China, sources familiar with the plans said late on Tuesday. The moves are part of a broad push by the Biden administration to respond to Russia's efforts to...

June 11 (Reuters) - The Biden administration is considering further restrictions on China's access to chip technology used for artificial intelligence, Bloomberg News reported on Tuesday, citing people familiar with the matter. The measures being discussed would limit China's ability to use a cutting-edge chip architecture known as gate all-around, or GAA, the report said. GAA is a type of...

June 11 (Reuters) - Oracle missed Wall Street expectations for fourth-quarter revenue on Tuesday, hurt by weaker client spending on its cloud services amid stiff competition and an uncertain economy. The company reported revenue of $14.29 billion for the quarter, compared with analysts' average estimate of $14.55 billion, according to LSEG data. ...

They were accused of damaging a police vehicle, shouting slogans and rioting while being taken to a stadium under detention for organising a protest at the Income Tax crossroads in the city to support the cause of sanitation workers of the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation in September 2016.

Rahul Gandhi earlier rode an autorickshaw in Telangana as he campaigned for the party ahead of the polling. He also interacted with auto drivers, gig workers, and sanitary workers in Jubilee Hills. Priyanka Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi also addressed the public today. 

The state education department made it clear that the total number of holidays proposed for 2024 was 60, the same as the preceding years, which was in accordance with the Right To Education (RTE) Act that postulates a minimum of 220 working days at schools.

Preparations are underway for the mega rally at Esplanade on November 29, where Shah is expected to set the tone for the BJP’s electoral strategy in the state.

08:07 AM EDT, 10/18/2024 (MT Newswires) -- (Updates with comment from Bain Capital in the sixth paragraph.) KKR's (KKR) rival in the takeover of Fuji Soft, Bain Capital, won the support of the Japanese software developer's founder and major shareholder Hiroshi Nozawa, multiple news outlets reported Friday, citing Nozawa's letter to the company. Bain made a binding offer last week...

08:01 AM EDT, 10/18/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Kaspi.kz (KSPI) said Friday it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire 65.41% of the total outstanding Class A and Class B shares of D-Market Electronic Services & Trading (HEPS) from founder Hanzade Dogan and other shareholders for a total cash consideration of around $1.13 billion, payable in two installments. Turkish e-commerce platform...

08:00 AM EDT, 10/18/2024 (MT Newswires) -- CI Financial ( CIXXF ) on Friday reported preliminary total assets of $518.1 billion as at Sept. 30, a 23% increase over last year. The breakdown consists of $135.4 billion asset management assets, Canadian wealth management assets of $100.1 billion, Canadian custody assets of $31.9 billion, and U.S. wealth management assets of $250.6...

08:01 AM EDT, 10/18/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Price: 51.87, Change: -0.77, Percent Change: -1.46 ...

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The crypto market was broadly trading in the red on Friday as the selling pressure continued. The world’s largest cryptocurrency has given up $34k support levels and is currently trading 3.22 percent lower at $33,207. Here are the prices of the ten largest cryptocurrencies, data sourced from CoinMarketCap (as of 8:20 IST):

The crypto market was trading mixed on Thursday as investors rushed to book profits. Bitcoin lost some of its steam and dropped 4 percent to $34k levels. The world’s largest cryptocurrency is down over 40 percent in April-June period. However, Bitcoin outperformed large altcoins in June – while Bitcoin declined nearly 3 percent in June, altcoins like Ripple XRP, EOS, and Chainlink lost over 30 percent. Here are the prices of the ten largest cryptocurrencies, data sourced from CoinMarketCap (as of 8:35 pm IST).

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