The dollar fell to its lowest level in one month, while the euro, the yen, and the Australian and New Zealand dollars rose strongly during Asian trading on Wednesday, after Donald Trump announced his approval of a two-week ceasefire with Iran. The Japanese yen rose by 0.7% against the dollar to reach 158.50 yen per dollar. The euro also climbed...

The dollar maintained its proximity to its recent highs on Tuesday, while traders await a deadline imposed by the United States on Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz to shipping traffic, or face attacks on its infrastructure. The war in the Middle East and the closure of the vital maritime corridor in the Gulf led to a sharp rise...

The Japanese yen rose broadly in the Asian market on Wednesday against a basket of major and minor currencies, extending its gains for the second consecutive day against the US dollar and recording its highest level in a week, driven by improved sentiment in global markets after the United States and Iran agreed on a two-week ceasefire, which includes the...

The main indices in Wall Street rose to their highest levels in about a month on Wednesday after the United States and Iran agreed to a two-week ceasefire, which led to a decline in crude oil prices with expectations for the resumption of energy supplies through the Strait of Hormuz. The announcement came hours before the deadline set by American...

TOKYO (Reuters) -Global stocks edged lower on Thursday while investors took cover in safe havens such as gold and the U.S. dollar gained as financial markets were on edge over the possible entry of the United States into the week-old Israel-Iran air war. President Donald Trump kept the world guessing about whether the United States will join Israel's bombardment of...

June 19 (Reuters) - Euro zone yields were slightly higher on Thursday after the U.S. Federal Reserve held rates steady the day before, with investors still nervously watching developments in the Middle East. The U.S. central bank kept interest rates unchanged as widely expected on Wednesday, with Chair Jerome Powell saying he expected to see more tariff-driven price hikes in...

(Adds closing levels) By Rocky Swift TOKYO, June 19 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei share average retreated from a four-month high on Thursday, as escalating tensions between the United States and Iran dampened demand for higher-yielding assets. The Nikkei 225 Index closed 1% lower, snapping a three-day winning streak that had pushed the gauge to the highest since February 20. The...

* No constraint in pursuing our goals, CEO says * Capital increase is an option to fund investment, vice chairman says * Nippon Steel ( NISTF ) shares rise 2%, outperforming Nikkei 225 (Adds CEO quotes and details in paragraphs 5, 7, 9, 11-13, analyst's comments in paragraphs 14-15) By Yuka Obayashi TOKYO, June 19 (Reuters) - The U.S. government's...

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Technology company Sony Group Corp ( SONY ) has added electric vehicles to the list of items to carry its growth into the future and its latest model is nearing a launch with new details shared at the 2025 CES Conference. What Happened: There are many competitors in the electric vehicle sector, but only one can also lay claim to...

SEOUL, Jan 8 (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics ( SSNLF ) estimated on Wednesday a 131% jump in fourth-quarter operating profit from a year earlier but missed analyst estimates by a large margin as it lagged behind rival SK Hynix ( HXSCF ) in supplying high-end chips to Nvidia ( NVDA ). The world's largest memory chip, smartphone and TV maker...

Jan 7 (Reuters) - Bankrupt satellite communications company Ligado on Tuesday sued its contract partner Inmarsat over a 2007 spectrum leasing agreement, seeking to recoup up to $1.7 billion in payments under the agreement. Ligado, which filed for Chapter 11 protection late Sunday, said the UK-based satellite telecommunications company violated the 2007 agreement meant to coordinate the two companies' use...

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.

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. 

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 new bill exempts registered AYUSH practitioners and people accessing codified traditional knowledge, from sharing benefits with local communities or giving prior intimation to state biodiversity boards before accessing biological resources.

July 18 (Reuters) - Yandex NV ( YNDX ) , the Dutch company now fully separate from Russian technology giant Yandex ( YNDX ) after a deal to split assets was finalised this week, on Thursday proposed a buyback for up to 50% of its dormant shares on Nasdaq. YNV, which is renaming to Nebius Group, asked in an AGM...

06:11 AM EDT, 07/18/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing ( TSM ) reported Q2 earnings Thursday of 9.56 New Taiwan dollars ($0.29) per share, up from NT$7.01 a year earlier. Analysts polled by Capital IQ expected NT$9.05. Net sales for the quarter ended June 30 were NT$673.51 billion, compared with NT$480.84 billion a year earlier. Analysts polled by Capital...

July 18 (Reuters) - Westwater Resources Inc ( WWR ): * WESTWATER RESOURCES ANNOUNCES OFF-TAKE SALES AGREEMENT WITH STELLANTIS FOR SALE OF GRAPHITE FROM ITS KELLYTON PLANT Source text for Eikon: Further company coverage: ([email protected]) ...

MILWAUKEE (Reuters) - Five days after narrowly escaping assassination, Donald Trump will accept his presidential nomination on Thursday before an adoring crowd of supporters, the final act in his transformation of the Republican Party into the party of Trump.     His brush with death has fueled the growing quasi-religious fervor among the party faithful, elevating him from political leader to...

The bitcoin mine would use solar and storage technology from Tesla and be entirely run on renewable energy

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

The Discovery Fund aims to identify and empower entrepreneurs and early-stage startups to leverage the potential of cryptocurrencies to address real-world problems.

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.