The Japanese yen rose on Monday, supported by comments from Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda, who hinted at a possible rate hike in December, while the dollar came under pressure as investors intensified their bets on a Federal Reserve cut this month. Ueda said on Monday that the central bank will examine the pros and cons of raising interest...

The Japanese yen fell in Asian trading on Tuesday against a basket of major and minor currencies, giving up its two-week high against the US dollar and heading for its first loss in four sessions, as profit-taking and corrective moves picked up. Japans finance minister reaffirmed there is no divergence between the government and the Bank of Japan regarding their...

The euro slipped slightly in European trading on Tuesday against a basket of global currencies, giving up its two-week high against the US dollar amid modest corrective moves and profit-taking. With uncertainty persisting over the likelihood of a European Central Bank rate cut in December, investors are awaiting Europes key November inflation readings later today to gain clearer evidence on...

The Japanese yen rose in Asian trading on Wednesday against a basket of major and minor currencies, resuming the gains that briefly paused yesterday versus the US dollar and moving toward retesting a two-week high. The advance comes as markets price in the possibility of a Bank of Japan rate hike later this month. More hawkish comments from BOJ Governor...

(Reuters) -Futures tracking the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq indexes were pinned at record highs on Wednesday, buoyed by increasing confidence that the Federal Reserve could restart its monetary policy easing cycle next month. Signs that U.S. taxes on imports have not fully filtered into headline consumer prices sparked a relief rally on Wall Street in the previous session, with...

05:47 AM EDT, 08/13/2025 (MT Newswires) -- The growth of the global oil supply will vastly surpass demand growth, resulting in a significant decline in oil prices late this year, the U.S. Energy Information Administration said in its August Short-Term Energy Outlook released on Tuesday. The EIA expects the Brent crude oil spot price to average less than US$60/barrel in...

Aug 13 (Reuters) - German 30-year bond yields fell on Wednesday, retreating from a 14-year high hit the previous day, as investors stepped back from aggressive selling due to geopolitical uncertainty linked to U.S. President Donald Trump's efforts to end the Ukraine war. Analysts said peace in Ukraine would ultimately support appetite for risk assets and consequently weigh on bond...

(For a Reuters live blog on U.S., UK and European stock markets, click or type LIVE/ in a news window.) * Futures up: Dow 0.23%, S&P 500 0.17%, Nasdaq 0.23% Aug 13 (Reuters) - Futures tracking the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq indexes were pinned at record highs on Wednesday, buoyed by increasing confidence that the Federal Reserve could restart...

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Belgium's imec, one of the world's top semiconductor R&D firms, on Wednesday reported several computer chip-making breakthroughs at a joint laboratory it operates with ASML, using the Dutch company's newest 350 million euro ($382 million) chip printing machine. imec said it had successfully printed circuitry as small or smaller than the best currently in commercial production, for...

Aug 7 (Reuters) - The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported by 0930 GMT on Wednesday: ** U.S. private equity firm KKR&Co ( KKR ) plans to help Japan's Fuji Soft go private under a management buyout worth about $4.09 billion, the Nikkei website said. ** British ad group WPP ( WPP ) is selling its controlling stake...

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug 7 (Reuters) - For U.S. chip giant Intel, the darling of the computer age before it fell on harder times in the AI era, things might have been quite different. About seven years ago, the company had the chance to buy a stake in OpenAI, then a fledgling non-profit research organization working in a little-known field called...

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - For U.S. chip giant Intel, the darling of the computer age before it fell on harder times in the AI era, things might have been quite different.  About seven years ago, the company had the chance to buy a stake in OpenAI, then a fledgling non-profit research organization working in a little-known field called generative artificial...

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...

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.

Rajasthan Election Exit Poll Results 2023: The exit poll results will be announced on Thursday, November 30, at 6.30 pm after voting in Telangana gets over. Rajasthan is known for its anti-incumbency, with the state swinging between the BJP and Congress in the past elections.

WASHINGTON, April 2 (Reuters) - The White House plans to renew a push in April to convince Congress to extend an internet subsidy program used by 23 million American households just weeks before it runs out of money, officials said. In October, the White House asked for $6 billion to extend the program through December 2024, but Congress has not...

04:33 AM EDT, 04/02/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Zhibao Technology said late Monday it priced its initial public offering of 1.5 million class A ordinary shares at $4 per share. Underwriters have been granted a 45-day option to purchase up to 225,000 additional shares to cover over-allotments. Shares are expected to debut on the Nasdaq Capital Market this Tuesday under the...

04:46 AM EDT, 04/02/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Acorda Therapeutics ( ACOR ) said late Monday it has signed an agreement to sell substantially all its assets to Merz Therapeutics for $185 million. The company said it filed voluntary petitions to start Chapter 11 proceedings in the US Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York to facilitate the sale...

05:01 AM EDT, 04/02/2024 (MT Newswires) -- (Updates with a statement from Microsoft ( MSFT ).) Microsoft ( MSFT ) said Monday it plans to separate sales of its chat and video app Teams from its Office product line across the world. The company did the same last year in Europe to avoid the scrutiny of antitrust investigators following a...

After a choppy price action throughout the past couple of days, the Bitcoin price has taken off, pushing above the pivotal $60K level today. As seen in the chart below, the move happened suddenly as BTC exploded by more than $1,000 in a single hourly candle. Source: TradingView As CyrptoPotato reported earlier, the $60K mark is very important from a technical perspective....

On Sunday, MicroStrategy executive chairman Michael Saylor posted on X, “Were going to need a bigger truck,” with the Bitcoin hashtag. Could he be hinting at bold crypto moves ahead for his company? Were going to need a bigger truck. #Bitcoin pic.twitter.com/4cReSyYdrl Gonna need a whole fleet, answered a Solana meme coin project in response to Saylors weekend Bitcoin post,...

The Democratic National Committee published its 2024 Party Platform on Sunday – a document detailing the Democrats future political priorities heading into the next election. Unlike their Republican counterparts, the Democrats’ platform made no mention of the words Bitcoin, crypto, or blockchain. Democrats Still Quiet On Crypto The ninety-two-page document touched on popular issues among Democrat voters including lowering housing...

TL;DR XRPs valuation surged by 8% and briefly exceeded $0.61. Its rally coincides with the emergence of a Golden Cross on its price chart and the uptick of the entire cryptocurrency market. XRP on the Run Ripples XRP has been among the top-performing cryptocurrencies in the past 24 hours, with its price rising by 8% and reaching $0.61 (per CoinGeckos...