The US dollar rose against most major currencies on Wednesday, climbing alongside gold in a broad risk-off rally, while both the euro and yen came under pressure. The US government shutdown entered its second week as Republicans and Democrats continued to prioritize potential political gains over resolving the underlying disputes. Some faint calls for renewed negotiations on healthcare-related issues have...

The New Zealand dollar fell broadly on Wednesday against a basket of major and minor currencies, extending its losses for a second consecutive session against the US dollar and hitting a six-month low amid heavy selling pressure following a dovish Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) meeting. Defying market expectations, the RBNZ cut interest rates by 50 basis points to...

The Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) announced its interest rate decision on Wednesday morning following its October 8 meeting, cutting the official cash rate by 50 basis points to a range of 2.50% the lowest level since July 2022. The move exceeded market expectations, which had projected a 25-basis-point cut, marking the eighth rate reduction since the central bank...

The Japanese yen fell in Asian trading on Wednesday against a basket of major and minor currencies, extending its losses for the fifth consecutive session against the US dollar and hitting an eight-month low. The currency remains under pressure from continued selling amid mounting concerns over Prime Minister-elect Sanae Takaichis expected economic policies. Following her victory as leader of Japans...

01:24 PM EST, 11/14/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Energy stocks were higher Friday afternoon, with the NYSE Energy Sector Index rising 1.5% and the Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLE) adding 1.6%. The Philadelphia Oil Service Sector Index was climbing 2.2%, and the Dow Jones US Utilities Index was up 0.3%. Front-month West Texas Intermediate crude oil rose 2.5% to $60.16...

NEW YORK (Reuters) -Wall Street's main indexes sank on Friday, weighed down by technology stocks, while Federal Reserve officials cast doubt on a potential interest rate cut in December. Concerns about stretched AI stock valuations have triggered declines in recent weeks, putting the Nasdaq on course for its longest losing streak since April. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell about...

12:22 PM EST, 11/14/2025 (MT Newswires) -- The Toronto Stock Exchange is up 100 points with most sectors higher. The best performers are tech and energy stocks, up 2% and 1.7%, respectively. Healthcare (-1.7%) and telecoms (-1.3%) are the worst performers. The gains comes as Bloomberg reported U.S. President Trump is now readying tariff cuts, trade deals in an affordability...

12:18 PM EST, 11/14/2025 (MT Newswires) -- US equity indexes were mixed in midday trading on Friday, with technology and energy leading the sector charts. The Nasdaq Composite rose 0.8% to 23,052, and the S&P 500 climbed 0.5% to 6,767.9. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.3% to 47,339. Materials, communication services, and consumer staples led the decliners intraday. In...

In the preceding three months, 17 analysts have released ratings for Confluent , presenting a wide array of perspectives from bullish to bearish. The following table summarizes their recent ratings, shedding light on the changing sentiments within the past 30 days and comparing them to the preceding months. Bullish Somewhat Bullish Indifferent Somewhat Bearish Bearish Total Ratings 7 5 5...

(Reuters) - The U.S. government's antitrust lawsuit against Apple ( AAPL ) draws on the watershed 1998 case that broke Microsoft's ( MSFT ) stranglehold on desktop software, but that may prove to be an imperfect blueprint for addressing smartphone competition. The market for the iPhone today looks very different from the near-monopoly enjoyed by Microsoft's ( MSFT ) Windows...

AMSTERDAM, March 22 (Reuters) - The Netherlands' prime minister will travel to China next week for a meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping on economic ties, the Dutch government said on Friday, a meeting that is likely to be strained over computer chip export policy matters. The Dutch government this year began denying licenses for ASML, the biggest supplier of...

The two companies will establish a DePIN alliance in south-east Asia.AIOZ's native token is currently trading flat after the announcement, it is up by more than 200% in 30 days.AIOZ Network will use Alibaba Cloud to improve Web 3, AI, storage and streaming services.Decentralized infrastructure network (DePIN) AIOZ Network has become the leading blockchain partner in Alibaba Cloud’s Innovation Accelerator...

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. 

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.

Activists have contended that words like "ecotourism facilities" and "any other purposes" are too vague and may pave the way for widespread exploitation and misuse.

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.

07:13 AM EDT, 06/11/2025 (MT Newswires) -- CT Real Estate Investment Trust (CRT-UN.TO) overnight Tuesday said it renewed its existing base shelf prospectus and filed and obtained a receipt for a short form base shelf prospectus, which is valid until July 10, 2027. CT REIT also announced that it has renewed its at-the-market equity program that allows it to issue...

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,...

(Reuters) -Novavax's ( NVAX ) experimental COVID-19-influenza combination and standalone influenza vaccines showed strong immune responses in some patients tested in a late-stage study, the company said on Wednesday. ...

07:15 AM EDT, 06/11/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Chewy (CHWY) reported fiscal Q1 adjusted earnings Wednesday of $0.35 per diluted share, up from $0.31 a year earlier. Analysts polled by FactSet expected $0.33. Net sales for the quarter ended May 4 were $3.12 billion, up from $2.88 billion a year earlier. Analysts surveyed by FactSet expected $3.08 billion. The company's shares...

Whales have recently been making waves in decentralized finance (DeFi), accumulating millions in tokens like Uniswap (UNI), Maker (MKR), and Bounce (AUCTION) from Binance. In just three weeks, these deep-pocketed traders have built an unrealized profit of $32.9 million, marking an 87% gain on their investments. Whale Activity Heats Up Analysis shared on March 17 by the smart money tracker...

After weeks and weeks of consecutive days deep in the red, the spot Bitcoin ETFs registered their best day since February 4 in terms of net inflows on Monday. However, the same cannot be said about the spot Ethereum ETFs, as their negative streak has extended to nine days. BTC ETFs Return? The spot BTC ETFs in the States enjoyed...

The crypto market has been bleeding for weeks, which is evident in the outflows recorded by Bitcoin and Ethereum exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and products. Last week alone, the financial vehicles tracking both assets saw outflows exceeding $1.2 billion across several countries, including the United States, Switzerland, and Canada. Withdrawals from other digital asset products brought the outflows to $1.7 billion,...

The digital asset market has recorded slight volatility in the last 24 hours, but the industry is far from being boring. Over the past 24-48 hours, it witnessed some significant developments and interesting events that might set the stage for future price swings.  Lazarus Becomes a $1 Billion BTC Whale For starters, we will shift attention to North Korea, where...