The euro rose in European trading on Thursday against a basket of global currencies, moving into positive territory against the US dollar and heading toward its third gain in the last four sessions, ahead of the European Central Bank's policy decisions later today. The ECB is widely expected to announce its first interest rate increase since July 2023. The US...

The US dollar edged lower on Thursday as fresh US strikes in the Middle East continued to weigh on investor sentiment, while a jump in US inflation to its highest level in three years in May kept markets focused on the future path of Federal Reserve monetary policy. Currency markets remained relatively subdued this week as investors balanced the fragility...

US producer prices increased more than expected in May, posting their largest annual gain in three and a half years as energy costs climbed due to the conflict in the Middle East. The Labor Department's Bureau of Labor Statistics said on Thursday that the Producer Price Index for final demand rose 1.1% in May, matching a downwardly revised increase of...

The Canadian dollar rose modestly against its US counterpart on Wednesday after the Bank of Canada maintained a wait-and-see approach on interest rates, while investors continued to assess the future of the North American free trade agreement amid ongoing uncertainty. The Canadian dollar, commonly known as the loonie, gained about 0.2% to C$1.3925 per US dollar after trading in a...

03:42 PM EDT, 03/21/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Health care stocks rose late Thursday afternoon with the NYSE Health Care Index adding 0.2% and the Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLV) rising 0.3%. The iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) climbed 0.9%. In corporate news, Eledon Pharmaceuticals ( ELDN ) shares surged 12% after it said its tegoprubart monoclonal antibody was used...

TOKYO, March 22 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei share average hit a record high on Friday, underpinned by the strength on Wall Street overnight and as a weaker yen prompted investors to buy automakers. The Nikkei rose to as high as 41,087.75 earlier in the session, crossing the 41,000 level for the first time. The index ended 0.07% higher at 40,844.53...

03:19 PM EDT, 03/21/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Financial stocks advanced late Thursday afternoon, with the NYSE Financial Index and the Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLF) each rising 0.9%. The Philadelphia Housing Index climbed 1.8%, and the Real Estate Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLRE) was adding 0.4% Bitcoin (BTC-USD) dropped 4% to $65,176, and the yield for 10-year US Treasuries...

With U.S. stock futures trading higher this morning on Friday, some of the stocks that may grab investor focus today are as follows: FedEx Corporation ( FDX ) reported better-than-expected earnings for its third quarter and authorized a new $5 billion share repurchase program. FedEx ( FDX ) shares jumped 12.9% to $299.07 in the after-hours trading session. Worthington Steel,...

The (Bitcoin) price settled downside in its last intraday trading, affected by the stability of the psychological resistance level at $110,000, which formed an obstacle against the extension of the bullish wave. This comes with the emergence of the negative signals on the (RSI) after reaching overbought levels, as a signal for the price neediness for a temporary correction before...

The (crude oil) price rose in its last intraday trading, affected by the stability of the key support at $60.00, providing positive momentum that assisted it to rise, attempting to offload its clear oversold conditions on the (RSI), especially with the emergence of the positive signals. This comes amid the continuation of the negative pressure from its trading below the...

TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan has proposed purchasing billions of dollars worth of U.S. semiconductor products during ongoing tariff negotiations with the United States, the Asahi newspaper reported, citing an unidentified source. The Japanese government plans to subsidize domestic companies that buy the U.S. chips from companies such as Nvidia ( NVDA ), with potential imports reaching up to 1 trillion yen...

Key takeaways Exchange-traded funds, or ETFs, are funds that hold many different assets and trade on an exchange like a stock. ETFs allow investors to hold a diversified portfolio for the cost of a single share. They often come with low costs and tax advantages that make them popular with investors. Exchange-traded funds, or ETFs, are an increasingly popular way...

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.

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.

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.

Sept 12 (Reuters) - Nasdaq said on Friday it had terminated an employee for social media posts related to conservative influencer Charlie Kirk's shooting, citing clear violation of its policy. (Reporting by Ateev Bhandari in Bengaluru; Editing by Anil D'Silva) ...

(Reuters) -Gemini Space Station shares jumped 32.2% in their Nasdaq debut on Friday, giving the cryptocurrency exchange a valuation of $4.4 billion and capping a bright week for digital asset companies in a resurgent U.S. IPO market. ...

By Ateev Bhandari Sept 12 (Reuters) - Ticket reseller StubHub, which delayed its U.S. listing in April amid market volatility, has drawn over 20 times as many orders for its planned initial public offering as there are available shares, a source familiar with the matter said on Friday. The outsized demand for the IPO, which is set to price shares...

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) -An investigation into Mexico's e-commerce market found that sellers on Amazon and MercadoLibre faced barriers to competition, the nation's anti-trust watchdog Cofece said on Friday. However, the Cofece commission was unable to reach a consensus to order corrective measures against the firms, it added in a statement. According to Cofece, Amazon and MercadoLibre do not provide sufficient...

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

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.