The Japanese yen declined in Asian trading on Tuesday against a basket of major and minor currencies, extending its losses for a second consecutive session against the US dollar and approaching a five-week low. The currency is also nearing the key 160 threshold, a level widely viewed as a trigger point for Japanese authorities to intervene in support of the...

The euro weakened in European trading on Wednesday against a basket of global currencies, resuming its losses against the US dollar and moving further away from two-week highs. The single currency remains under pressure due to risk aversion as investors assess developments in negotiations between Washington and Tehran, following confirmation from both sides that diplomatic contacts continue and discussions over...

The Japanese yen weakened in Asian trading on Monday against a basket of major and minor currencies, moving into negative territory against the US dollar and approaching its lowest level in four weeks, as caution and uncertainty dominate global markets ahead of further developments in peace negotiations between the United States and Iran. Investors are also awaiting the Bank of...

The euro slipped slightly in European trading on Tuesday against a basket of global currencies, extending its losses for a second consecutive session against the US dollar and moving further away from a two-week high. The decline comes amid profit-taking and corrective selling, as well as risk aversion driven by investor caution ahead of further developments in the ongoing peace...

09:17 AM EDT, 10/15/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Financial stocks were edging higher premarket Wednesday, with the Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLF) advancing by 0.7%. The Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3X Shares ( FAS ) was up 1.8% and its bearish counterpart Direxion Daily Financial Bear 3X Shares ( FAZ ) was 1.8% lower. Bank of America ( BAC )...

08:59 AM EDT, 10/15/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Health care stocks were mixed premarket Wednesday, with the Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLV) down 0.1% and the iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) 0.7% higher. Abbott Laboratories ( ABT ) shares were down nearly 4% after the company reported Q3 net sales that missed analysts' estimates and cut the top end of...

09:21 AM EDT, 10/15/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Energy stocks were advancing pre-bell Wednesday, with the Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund ( XLE ) 0.9% higher. The United States Oil Fund ( USO ) was up 1.2% and the United States Natural Gas Fund ( UNG ) was 1% lower. Front-month US West Texas Intermediate crude oil was 0.9% higher at...

08:57 AM EDT, 10/15/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Technology stocks were rising pre-bell Wednesday, with The Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLK) up 1.4% and the SPDR S&P Semiconductor ETF (XSD) 2.2% higher. ASML Holding ( ASML ) stock was up more than 4% after the company reported higher fiscal Q3 earnings and net sales. ...

TOKYO (Reuters) - The intrusion of a Chinese spy plane into Japanese airspace is a wake-up call for Tokyo about the aggressive nature of China's leadership, U.S. lawmaker John Moolenaar, who chairs the House Select Committee on China said on Wednesday. The incident on Monday involving a Y-9 reconnaissance aircraft flying near the southern Kyushu island was the first time...

WASHINGTON, Aug 28 (Reuters) - Republican Senator Rick Scott on Wednesday asked Intel ( INTC ) CEO Pat Gelsinger for more details on the company's plans to cut more than 15,000 jobs despite being set to receive nearly $20 billion in U.S. grants and loans to boost chip production. In a letter seen by Reuters, Scott questioned if the Commerce...

Whales with a lot of money to spend have taken a noticeably bearish stance on AT&T ( T ). Looking at options history for AT&T ( T ) we detected 8 trades. If we consider the specifics of each trade, it is accurate to state that 25% of the investors opened trades with bullish expectations and 75% with bearish. From...

* Judge's order comes after key legal deadline expires * Telecoms regulator says it is proceeding with compliance * Saga stems from dispute over regulating online speech * X, formerly Twitter, still accessible as of Friday evening (Recasts with regulator statement, adds Musk comment in paragraph 4, details on Google and Apple ( AAPL ) in paragraphs 12-13, Starlink request...

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.

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.

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. 

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.

* Tuapse hit again by Ukrainian drones * Fire at the port, one killed - Russian officials * Attack came just hours after previous fire was extinguished (Adds quote, details; paragraphs 1-6) MOSCOW, April 20 (Reuters) - A major Ukrainian drone attack on Russia's Black Sea port of Tuapse sparked a fire and killed at least one person, Russian officials...

ALMATY, Kazakhstan, April 20, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Kaspi.kz today announced that Tencent, Kaspi.kz Co-Founder and CEO Mikheil Lomtadze, key members of the senior management team, and long-term institutional investors have completed the purchase of 6.0 million American Depositary Shares (ADSs) from Baring Fintech Venture Funds (the “Funds”). Mikheil Lomtadze, CEO and Co-Founder of Kaspi.kz, commented: “Tencent pioneered the super...

JAKARTA, April 20 (Reuters) - Indonesia is in talks with Japan's Toyota Motor Asia on a potential joint investment in bioethanol production in the Southeast Asian country, a government official and executives from Toyota ( TM ) told reporters on Monday. Here are some details: -- A renewable energy subsidiary of Indonesia's state energy firm Pertamina is discussing potential joint...

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El Salvador and Iceland are hotspots to watch out for as world wakes up to power of cutting-edge geothermal.

The crypto industry has been focussing hard on making the business more environment friendly.

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

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