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Gas cylinder explosion in Mumbai: 6 injured, 11 rescued from collapsed houses
Gas cylinder explosion in Mumbai: 6 injured, 11 rescued from collapsed houses
Nov 29, 2023
Six persons, including a 47-year-old woman, were injured in the incident. All of them were admitted to the nearby Shatabdi Hospital. They are being treated at the Out-patient Department (OPD) of the hospital and their condition is stable.
PayU’s India biz clocks $211 million in revenues; Prosus attributes growth to Lazycard shutdown
PayU’s India biz clocks $211 million in revenues; Prosus attributes growth to Lazycard shutdown
Nov 29, 2023
The growth in revenues largely came from its existing merchants and payment processing stack Wibmo, as new merchant signups continued to be paused for the Indian entity after a Reserve Bank of India (RBI) order.
Citibank wins lawsuit against fired analyst who expensed his partner’s meals to the company and then claimed he ate two of everything
Citibank wins lawsuit against fired analyst who expensed his partner’s meals to the company and then claimed he ate two of everything
Jan 15, 2024
  Former Citibank Analyst's Unfair Dismissal Claim Rejected   Employee Lied About Food Expenses  A former Citibank analyst, Szabolcs Fekete, has lost his claim of unfair dismissal after a tribunal discovered he had lied about buying food for his partner and charging it to his employer.   Fekete, who was a senior analyst, claimed he had been both wrongfully and unfairly dismissed by Citibank....
With California having nearly a third of America’s homeless, Gavin Newsom leans into the ‘Yes in God’s backyard’ movement
With California having nearly a third of America’s homeless, Gavin Newsom leans into the ‘Yes in God’s backyard’ movement
Jan 15, 2024
  California's New Law: Turning Parking Lots into Affordable Housing   Introduction  In an effort to combat the ongoing homeless crisis, California has enacted a new law that allows religious institutions and nonprofit colleges to convert their parking lots and other properties into low-income housing.   The Law's Provisions  The law, signed by Governor Gavin Newsom, rezones land owned by religious institutions and nonprofit colleges...
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US STOCKS-S&P 500, Nasdaq rise with chips boost; Iran and megacap earnings in focus
US STOCKS-S&P 500, Nasdaq rise with chips boost; Iran and megacap earnings in focus
Jul 20, 2026
(Updates prices to late afternoon) * Indexes: Dow down 0.28%, S&P 500 up 0.23%, Nasdaq up 0.54% * Domino's Pizza gains after Q2 revenue beat * Alphabet rises after report that it is building new AI chips * Alphabet, Tesla and Intel ( INTC ) to report earnings later in the week By Sinéad Carew and Ragini Mathur July 20...
Sector Update: Tech Stocks Rise Late Afternoon
Sector Update: Tech Stocks Rise Late Afternoon
Jul 20, 2026
03:28 PM EDT, 07/20/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Tech stocks rose late Monday afternoon with the State Street Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK) and the State Street SPDR S&P Semiconductor ETF (XSD) each adding 0.2%. The Philadelphia Semiconductor Index gained 0.6%. In corporate news, Advanced Micro Devices ( AMD ) shares climbed 2.3% after the company expanded its partnership with...
Sector Update: Consumer Stocks Softer Late Afternoon
Sector Update: Consumer Stocks Softer Late Afternoon
Jul 20, 2026
03:20 PM EDT, 07/20/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Consumer stocks declined late Monday afternoon, with the State Street Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLP) decreasing 0.6% and the State Street Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLY) shedding 0.9%. In corporate news, a federal judge in California on Monday granted a motion brought by 12 states for a temporary restraining...
Update: US Equity Indexes Mixed, Crude Oil Climbs After Iran's Ally Threatens Saudi Energy Supplies From Red Sea Chokepoint
Update: US Equity Indexes Mixed, Crude Oil Climbs After Iran's Ally Threatens Saudi Energy Supplies From Red Sea Chokepoint
Jul 20, 2026
03:25 PM EDT, 07/20/2026 (MT Newswires) -- (Updates with index/price moves and geopolitical news from the first paragraph.) US equity indexes traded mixed as the Nasdaq Composite and the S&P 500 relinquished the bulk of intraday gains, while crude oil prices turned higher amid threats to Saudi Arabian crude oil supplies. The Nasdaq edged up 0.1% to 25,543.1 ahead of...
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Telecoms group VEON posts yearly revenue boost despite Ukraine cyberattack
Telecoms group VEON posts yearly revenue boost despite Ukraine cyberattack
Mar 19, 2025
March 20 (Reuters) - VEON reported a 14.6% jump in its annual revenue on Thursday, despite a Russian cyberattack in Ukraine and political unrest in Bangladesh affecting the telecoms group's operations. The parent of Ukraine's Kyivstar and Bangladesh's Banglalink said its revenue was $4.24 billion in 2024, with an adjusted impact of $68 million from what it called identified items...
Ottawa condemns Chinese executions of four Canadians on drug charges
Ottawa condemns Chinese executions of four Canadians on drug charges
Mar 19, 2025
OTTAWA (Reuters) -Canada said on Wednesday that China had executed four of Canadian citizens on drugs smuggling charges earlier this year, and strongly condemned Beijing's use of the death penalty. Foreign Minister Melanie Joly told reporters that all four had been dual citizens and said Ottawa would ask for leniency for other Canadians facing the same fate. There are four...
Deep Dive Into Vertex Stock: Analyst Perspectives (7 Ratings)
Deep Dive Into Vertex Stock: Analyst Perspectives (7 Ratings)
Mar 20, 2025
Providing a diverse range of perspectives from bullish to bearish, 7 analysts have published ratings on Vertex in the last three months. The table below provides a snapshot of their recent ratings, showcasing how sentiments have evolved over the past 30 days and comparing them to the preceding months. Bullish Somewhat Bullish Indifferent Somewhat Bearish Bearish Total Ratings 5 1...
EU does hasty reset of definition of defence spending
EU does hasty reset of definition of defence spending
Mar 20, 2025
* New definition needed as spending caps eased * 'Defence-relevant' items will qualify * But some countries want broader scope By Jan Strupczewski BRUSSELS, March 20 (Reuters) - When do state investments in arms factories, or the wages of tank crews and pilots not count as defence spending? Answer: When the EU rules say they don't. Until a few days...
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