The Japanese yen rose in the Asian market on Thursday against a basket of major and secondary currencies, extending its gains for the second consecutive day against the US dollar and heading toward touching its highest level in three months, benefiting from weaker demand for the US currency as the best alternative investment amid de-escalation between the United States and...

The US dollar declined against most major currencies on Wednesday after signals from the United States indicated that an agreement with Iran is approaching, while the Japanese yen jumped to its highest level in more than two months amid expectations of new official intervention from Tokyo to support the currency. The yen rose by as much as 1.8% in a...

Central Asian countries have become a key channel for Russias sanctions-evasion trade, providing logistical and financial support for transshipment networks dedicated to securing goods for the Russian war machine, according to findings documented by a monitoring group. A report titled Russia Sanctions Evasion Research 2025-2026, issued by the Washington-based Center for Global Civil and Political Strategies, stated that Russia has...

The Australian dollar rose in the Asian market on Wednesday against a basket of global currencies, extending its gains for the second consecutive day against its US counterpart and recording its highest level in four years, amid positive sentiment dominating global markets and slowing purchases of the US currency as a safe haven, especially after Donald Trump announced significant progress...

01:27 PM EST, 12/02/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Tech stocks were higher Monday afternoon, with the Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLK) rising 1.1% and the SPDR S&P Semiconductor ETF (XSD) adding 2.6%. The Philadelphia Semiconductor index climbed 2.9%. In corporate news, Intel ( INTC ) Chief Executive Pat Gelsinger retired, and Chief Financial Officer David Zinsner and Michelle Johnston Holthaus,...

01:14 PM EST, 12/02/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Broad Market Indicators Broad-market exchange-traded fund IWM fell while IVV rose. Actively traded Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ) edged up 1.1%. The Nasdaq and the S&P 500 extended rallies to records in midday Monday trading, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average eased as traders digested new economic data in the first session of December....

01:22 PM EST, 12/02/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Financial stocks were decreasing in Monday afternoon trading, with the NYSE Financial Index down 0.7% and the Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLF) off 0.8%. The Philadelphia Housing Index was easing 0.1%, and the Real Estate Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLRE) was falling 1.5%. Bitcoin (BTC-USD) was declining 2% to $95,348, and the...

01:19 PM EST, 12/02/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Energy stocks were lower Monday afternoon, with the NYSE Energy Sector Index falling 1.1% and the Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLE) dropping 1.4%. The Philadelphia Oil Service Sector index was up 0.2%, and the Dow Jones US Utilities index was sliding 1.6%. Front-month West Texas Intermediate crude oil was fractionally higher at...

June 11: Biconomy, a Web3 infrastructure company, launched a new Delegated Authorization Network, or DAN, enabling the safe delegation of on-chain activities to AI agents, according to the team. A press release added: Biconomy DAN operates by granting AI projects approved access to user's 'Delegated Auth' keys stored on an EigenLayer AVS (Actively Validated Services), ensuring true autonomy without compromising...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. government plans on Wednesday to announce wider sanctions on the sale of semiconductor chips and other goods to Russia, with the goal of targeting third-party sellers in China, sources familiar with the plans said late on Tuesday. The moves are part of a broad push by the Biden administration to respond to Russia's efforts to...

Soybean Price Analysis Expected Scenario Soybean price provided new negative trades yesterday, approaching our first waited target at 1150.00$, with expectations for more bearish bias to achieve additional negative targets reaching 1131.40$. The previously completed double top pattern is influencing the price movement, evident in its signs on the chart. Holding below 1172.00$ represents an initial condition for the continuation...

June 11 (Reuters) - Attorneys challenging $78 million in legal fees stemming from a data breach class action settlement with T-Mobile urged a U.S. appeals court on Tuesday to throw out the windfall award, arguing it made up an oversized share of the $350 million settlement fund. This is exactly the kind of case that causes the public to scoff...

They were accused of damaging a police vehicle, shouting slogans and rioting while being taken to a stadium under detention for organising a protest at the Income Tax crossroads in the city to support the cause of sanitation workers of the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation in September 2016.

Rahul Gandhi earlier rode an autorickshaw in Telangana as he campaigned for the party ahead of the polling. He also interacted with auto drivers, gig workers, and sanitary workers in Jubilee Hills. Priyanka Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi also addressed the public today. 

Modi led the show for the BJP with 42 public rallies and four big road shows between November 2 and November 27. Shah did an aggressive campaign in the four states as well, notching up 62 rallies and road shows this month.

Preparations are underway for the mega rally at Esplanade on November 29, where Shah is expected to set the tone for the BJP’s electoral strategy in the state.

08:07 AM EDT, 10/18/2024 (MT Newswires) -- (Updates with comment from Bain Capital in the sixth paragraph.) KKR's (KKR) rival in the takeover of Fuji Soft, Bain Capital, won the support of the Japanese software developer's founder and major shareholder Hiroshi Nozawa, multiple news outlets reported Friday, citing Nozawa's letter to the company. Bain made a binding offer last week...

08:00 AM EDT, 10/18/2024 (MT Newswires) -- CI Financial ( CIXXF ) on Friday reported preliminary total assets of $518.1 billion as at Sept. 30, a 23% increase over last year. The breakdown consists of $135.4 billion asset management assets, Canadian wealth management assets of $100.1 billion, Canadian custody assets of $31.9 billion, and U.S. wealth management assets of $250.6...

08:02 AM EDT, 10/18/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Orgenesis ( ORGS ) shares tumbled 40% in recent Friday premarket activity after it said in a Thursday regulatory filing that Nasdaq decided to delist the company's shares as it was not in compliance with listing requirements and trading will be suspended on Monday. MGP Ingredients ( MGPI ) stock fell 21%, a...

08:01 AM EDT, 10/18/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Price: 51.87, Change: -0.77, Percent Change: -1.46 ...

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The crypto market was broadly trading in the red on Friday as the selling pressure continued. The world’s largest cryptocurrency has given up $34k support levels and is currently trading 3.22 percent lower at $33,207. Here are the prices of the ten largest cryptocurrencies, data sourced from CoinMarketCap (as of 8:20 IST):