The US dollar is on track to post its strongest monthly gains in nearly a year, supported by safe-haven demand as the war in the Middle East escalates and hopes for de-escalation fade. Market movements have been driven by heightened tensions following another volatile week, especially after US President Donald Trump once again extended the deadline for targeting Iranian energy...

The US dollar hovered near a 10-month high on Monday and is on track to post its largest monthly gain since July, as mixed signals from Iran and the United States weakened hopes for a swift end to the conflict in the Middle East. US President Donald Trump said that Irans new leaders were very rational, as additional US forces...

The euro rose in European trading on Friday against a basket of global currencies, in an attempt to recover after three consecutive days of losses against the US dollar, benefiting from a slowdown in the US currency after Donald Trump announced a new delay in targeting Iranian energy facilities, which renewed hopes of reaching a ceasefire agreement in the Middle...

The Japanese yen rose in Asian trading on Friday against a basket of major and minor currencies, in an attempt to recover from a one-week low against the US dollar, benefiting from a slowdown in the US currency after Donald Trump announced a new delay in targeting Iranian energy facilities, which renewed hopes of reaching a ceasefire agreement in the...

08:35 AM EST, 01/28/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Electra Battery Materials ( ELBM ) fell 2% in U.S. pre-market on Tuesday after the company began the feasibility level engineering study to build a battery recycling refinery adjacent to its cobalt refinery north of Toronto. The study will build on the technology and expertise accumulated during a year-long black mass recycling trial,...

08:56 AM EST, 01/28/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Health care stocks were steady pre-bell Tuesday, with the iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) inactive and The Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLV) marginally lower. Apellis Pharmaceuticals ( APLS ) shares were down more than 2% even after the company said Australia's Therapeutic Goods Administration approved Syfovre for the every-other-month treatment of geographic...

08:10 AM EST, 01/28/2025 (MT Newswires) -- The broad market exchange-traded fund SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ( SPY ) was up 0.2% and the actively traded Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ) advanced 0.2% in Tuesday's premarket activity, as markets recovered after a significant decline in tech stocks, driven by concerns over competition from China's AI company DeepSeek. US stock futures...

(For a Reuters live blog on U.S., UK and European stock markets, click/ or type LIVE/ in a news window.) * Royal Caribbean rises on higher-than-expected profit forecast * Lockheed Martin ( LMT ) drops after lower 2025 profit view * Synchrony Financial ( SYF ) down after dour 2025 net revenue guidance * Futures: Dow down 0.08%, S&P 500...

BEIJING, March 24 (Reuters) - Tesla said on Monday it would release its smart driving-assistance feature in China after completing regulatory approval, following complaints that a limited-time free trial of its Full Self-Driving service had been temporarily paused. All parties are actively advancing the relevant process and we will push it to you as soon as it is ready. We...

LONDON (Reuters) - German software company SAP overtook Danish healthcare company Novo Nordisk as Europe's largest company by market cap on Monday. At 0900 GMT, SAP had a market cap of $340 billion, slightly more than Novo Nordisk, according to Reuters calculations using LSEG Workspace data. ...

OSLO (Reuters) - German startup Isar Aerospace said on Monday it has postponed the launch of a space rocket from Norway due to adverse weather conditions and will try again at a later time. The Spectrum rocket is intended to become the first orbital flight to originate from Europe, where several nations, including Sweden and Britain, have said they want...

Analysts' ratings for Coherent over the last quarter vary from bullish to bearish, as provided by 9 analysts. In the table below, you'll find a summary of their recent ratings, revealing the shifting sentiments over the past 30 days and comparing them to the previous months. Bullish Somewhat Bullish Indifferent Somewhat Bearish Bearish Total Ratings 3 2 4 0 0...

The Punjab government has extended the suspension of mobile internet and SMS services till Tuesday noon as part of a crackdown on Waris Punjab De members and its leader Khalistani sympathiser Amritpal Singh.

Sources in the Delhi government said the Ministry of Home Affairs has stopped the Kejriwal government's budget and it will not be tabled in the Assembly on Tuesday.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Japanese counterpart Fumio Kishida on Monday held wide-ranging talks to strengthen the India-Japan strategic partnership. Modi and Kishida visited the Buddha Jayanti Park and enjoyed Indian snacks including golgappas at the park.

Congress on Monday promised to provide a financial assistance of Rs 3,000 to unemployed youths of Karnataka if the party came to power in the upcoming elections.

The West last year introduced a raft of sanctions against Russia and state companies over Moscow's actions in Ukraine. Gazprom's gas exports, a key source of revenue, have not been directly sanctioned, but export volumes almost halved last year to 101 billion cubic metres.

Ron Olson told a group of investors gathered ahead of Saturday’s annual meeting that after spending a lot of time with both legendary investors, he doesn’t think a transition to Greg Abel as CEO is imminent.

Billionaire investor Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway hosted its annual shareholder meeting on Saturday. During the shareholder meeting, Buffett, 92, who is Berkshire's chairman and chief executive, and Charlie Munger, 99, a vice chairman, answered five hours of questions. Vice Chairman Greg Abel, 60, who would become CEO if Buffett were no longer in charge, and Vice Chairman Ajit Jain, 71, also took some questions. Earlier, Warren Buffett’s company said its first-quarter profits soared along with the paper value of its investment portfolio. Catch LIVE updates on Berkshire Hathaway annual shareholders meeting here:

The deal is not finalized and also requires notification to the US Congress, according to two of the people briefed on the arrangement.

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.

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