The US labor market appeared to make steady progress during the first half of the year, but there are growing signs that job growth is losing momentum. The July jobs report is set to be released at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time on Friday and is expected to show a net gain of 115,000 jobs a significant slowdown compared to Junes...

The dollar moved toward its strongest weekly performance in nearly three years against major currencies, maintaining its momentum on Friday after President Donald Trump imposed new tariffs on dozens of trade partners. Currencies of heavily impacted countries saw sharp declines, such as Switzerland, which now faces a 39% tariff. The Swiss franc dropped to its lowest level in six weeks,...

Aluminum continues to perform strongly despite global economic shifts and regional extraction and refining challenges. On July 25, aluminum prices on the London Metal Exchange climbed to a four-month high, closing the week at $2,656.5 and $2,657 per tonan increase of $10.5 or 0.39%. According to reports, this rise was mainly driven by renewed optimism about Chinese demand, along with...

The Japanese yen fell further in Asian markets on Friday, extending losses for a third consecutive day against the US dollar and reaching its lowest level in four months. The currency dropped below the key psychological barrier of 150 yen per dollar, nearing its steepest weekly loss in 2025. Japanese authorities expressed concern about recent forex movements, although Bank of...

The CNN Money Fear and Greed index showed further improvement in the overall market sentiment, while the index moved to the “Fear” zone on Monday. U.S. stocks settled higher on Monday, with the Dow Jones index jumping nearly 600 points during the session. The broad-market S&P 500 reported gains last week after recording losses for four straight weeks. The Nasdaq...

TOKYO, March 25 (Reuters) - Japanese government bond (JGB) yields rose on Tuesday, with shorter-end yields touching their highest since October 2008, as the recent risk-off mood eased on hopes of more measured U.S. tariffs. Concerns about a slate of U.S. tariffs due to take effect on April 2 lessened somewhat as investors took the latest comments from U.S. President...

04:22 PM EDT, 03/24/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Homeownership among young Americans essentially held steady year over year in 2024 amid elevated prices and mortgage rates, according to a report published Monday by Redfin (RDFN). About 26% of adult Gen Zers owned their home last year, largely flat compared to 2023 and 2022, the real estate brokerage said. The homeownership figure...

(Updates for the midday break) By Brigid Riley TOKYO, March 25 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei share average climbed more than 1% on Tuesday as indications that impending U.S. tariffs against trading partners may be more measured and targeted than previously feared injected fresh optimism into markets. Automakers and other export-related stocks received an additional boost from a weaker yen. The...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Trump administration's nominee to oversee a $42 billion government fund to bring high-speed broadband internet to unserved parts of America denied on Thursday that she would administer the program to benefit Starlink owner Elon Musk. Democrats have suggested that Musk, a billionaire and close adviser to President Donald Trump, could receive as much as $20 billion of...

ROME (Reuters) - Italy intends to appoint Marcello Sala, head of an economy ministry department that manages state-run firms and asset disposals, as a supervisory board member at chip maker STMicroelectronics, three sources said. The company, in which the French and Italian governments own a 27.5% share through a holding company, employs 50,000 people worldwide and has been facing a...

BEIJING (Reuters) - China can use domestically developed tools to make advanced semiconductors, countering U.S. curbs on Beijing's access to high-end chipmaking technology, an executive at a major Chinese supplier said on Thursday. Du Lijun, president of chip equipment maker Shenzhen SiCarrier Industry Machines, said China faces export controls on access to lithography systems to make chips, but homemade tools...

Across the recent three months, 19 analysts have shared their insights on SolarEdge Technologies ( SEDG ) , expressing a variety of opinions spanning from bullish to bearish. In the table below, you'll find a summary of their recent ratings, revealing the shifting sentiments over the past 30 days and comparing them to the previous months. Bullish Somewhat Bullish Indifferent...

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.

The probe pertains to Dapoli resort, which is allegedly illegal. The former minister and Shiv Sena (Uddhav) leader, Anil Parab, allegedly wangled a permit to use land meant for agricultural use. The ED had started the investigation under the the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) after a complaint from the Environment Ministry.

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. 

SYDNEY, Aug 18 (Reuters) - Google agreed on Monday to pay a A$55 million ($35.8 million) fine in Australia after the consumer watchdog found it had hurt competition by paying the country's two largest telcos to pre-install its search application on Android phones, excluding rival search engines. The fine extends a bumpy period for the Alphabet-owned internet giant in Australia,...

ROME, July 16 (Reuters) - Carmaker Stellantis said on Wednesday it would discontinue its hydrogen fuel cell technology programme and no longer launch a range of hydrogen-powered vehicles this year, as it sees no development of the market in the mid-term. The group said the decision was due to the limited availability of hydrogen refuelling infrastructure, high capital requirements and...

MADRID (Reuters) -U.S.-based buyout fund Apollo Global Management is in talks with the owner of Atletico Madrid to take a significant stake in the Spanish top-flight side, Expansion newspaper reported on Wednesday. The deal would value the team at roughly 2.5 billion euros ($2.91 billion) including debt, the report said, citing unidentified sources. The U.S. firm would get its stake...

ROME (Reuters) - Carmaker Stellantis said on Wednesday it would discontinue its hydrogen fuel cell technology programme and no longer launch a range of hydrogen-powered vehicles this year, as it sees no development of the market in the mid-term. The group said the decision was due to the limited availability of hydrogen refuelling infrastructure, high capital requirements and the need...

Ripple remains confined within a narrow price range, with minimal fluctuations in recent action. This low-volatility environment suggests an imminent breakout, which will likely define the next major trend. XRP Analysis The Daily Chart XRP is currently trading within a narrow and critical price range, bounded by the 100-day and 200-day moving averages at $2.2, and the descending wedge’s upper...

TL;DR Charles Hoskinson weighed in on the rumored multi-billion-dollar bidding war between Ripple and Coinbase for stablecoin issuer Circle. He also revealed ongoing talks to bring Ripple’s RLUSD to Cardanos ecosystem. Hoskinsons Choice In a recent video on YouTube, Cardanos founder claimed that such an acquisition would make the crypto space better. Hoskinson also argued that the Coinbase-a16z-Circle mafia has...

In a world where capitalists dominate most economies, people are constantly searching for ways to accumulate wealth. Bitcoin presents an easy path for this, according to finance guru and entrepreneur Robert Kiyosaki. The Rich Dad, Poor Dad author believes bitcoin (BTC) has made it so easy for anyone to get rich and insists more people should be buying the digital...

Bitcoin’s current rally may only be warming up, with market watchers predicting a potential surge to $162,000 by mid-June, largely driven by short-term holders approaching a critical profit threshold. According to Axel Adler Jr., Bitcoin’s Net Unrealized Profit/Loss (NUPL) for those who’ve held the cryptocurrency for a maximum of three months sits at 27%. The Short-Term Holder Catalyst In a...