The dollar recorded a slight gain on Friday after falling in the previous session, as a surge in US jobless claims and a modest rise in inflation kept investors focused on upcoming Federal Reserve decisions regarding interest rate cuts next week and beyond. The dollar index rose 0.1% to 97.66, after ending a two-day winning streak on Thursday, though it...

The euro fell in European trading on Monday against a basket of global currencies, heading toward its first loss in three sessions versus the US dollar, pressured by concerns over Frances financial stability following a credit downgrade for the eurozones second-largest economy. After last weeks hawkish European Central Bank meeting, the chances of further rate cuts in Europe by year-end...

The Japanese yen rose in Asian trading on Monday at the start of the week against a basket of major and minor currencies, moving into positive territory versus the US dollar amid strong safe-haven demand fueled by concerns over global financial stability. The Bank of Japan meets later this week to discuss the appropriate monetary policy for the worlds fourth-largest...

The world faces an escalating energy dilemma known as the energy trilemma. Its three sides are: sustainability (clean energy), accessibility (energy security), and affordability (equity). Achieving a balance among these three objectives is extremely difficult even under the best circumstances, but it becomes far more complex on the global level given the huge diversity in energy systems, constraints, and contexts...

05:04 AM EST, 02/05/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Crude oil prices fell early Wednesday after the U.S. recorded another increase in crude inventories, exacerbating concerns about a new trade war between the China and the U.S. Brent crude lost 0.9% to US$75.55/barrel and West Texas Intermediate crude fell 0.8% to US$72.09/b at last look. WTI at one point fell to its...

With U.S. stock futures trading lower this morning on Wednesday, some of the stocks that may grab investor focus today are as follows: Wall Street expects The Walt Disney Co. ( DIS ) to report quarterly earnings at $1.45 per share on revenue of $24.62 billion before the opening bell, according to data from Benzinga Pro. Disney ( DIS )...

Feb 5 (Reuters) - Below are company-related news and stories from France and Benelux which could have an impact on the region's markets or individual stocks. BOUYGUES: Amazon ( AMZN ) said Bouygues Group & AWS signed a strategic partnership to accelerate digital transformation across Bouygues Group's operations. CREDIT AGRICOLE France's second-biggest listed bank said it had recorded a 27%...

SHANGHAI/HONG KONG (Reuters) -China's stocks and currency came under pressure as markets returning from a week-long break were greeted by a fresh trade dispute with the United States and ructions in the global artificial intelligence sector. Tariffs so far have been less than what the Trump administration had initially indicated and relief was evident in Hong Kong, where Chinese stocks...

Ten years in development, new superconducting, optically connected architecture overcomes the limits of GPUs and transformers—unlocking multimodal intelligence operating a million times faster than current approaches BOULDER, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Great Sky is a company pioneering a fundamentally new computing architecture for AI. Today, the company announced the public debut of its technology, fundraising, and several major commercial milestones. Its...

SAN JOSE, Calif., March 13, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Nutanix, Inc. ( NTNX ) , a leader in hybrid multicloud computing, will host its Investor Day 2026 on Tuesday, April 7, 2026, at McCormick Place Convention Center in Chicago in conjunction with the Company’s annual .NEXT user conference. Members of Nutanix’s leadership team will discuss the Company’s strategy and provide...

HERMOSILLO, MEXICO / ACCESS Newswire / March 13, 2026 / Tocvan Ventures Corp. ( TCVNF ) (the Company or Tocvan) (CSE:TOC)(WKN: TV3/ A2PE64) is pleased to announce a strategic partnership with VRIFY Technology Inc. (VRIFY), a global leader in artificial intelligence software for mineral exploration. The collaboration will see Tocvan ( TCVNF ) integrate VRIFY Predict, specifically DORA, an AI...

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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.

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. 

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.

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.

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison vowed on Friday to press ahead with laws to force Facebook Inc to pay news outlets for content, saying he had received support from world leaders after the social media giant blacked out all media.

Facebook spokesman Andy Stone said the company looks ”forward to discussing the challenges online platforms face, what we’re doing about them and reiterate our belief that companies shouldn’t be making all of these decisions on our own.”

The channels taken down include the state network, MRTV, (Myanma Radio and Television) as well as the military-owned Myawaddy Media, MWD Variety and MWD Myanmar, YouTube said.

Under the new proposed terms, SoftBank would purchase around half the shares it had originally agreed to buy, the source said, requesting anonymity as the matter is private.

Binance will pay $4.3 billion in one of the largest corporate agreements in US history. Changpeng Zhao will pay a $50 million fine under a deal that requires him to step down as CEO. Zhao pleaded guilty Tuesday to violating the Bank Secrecy Act in federal court in Seattle.

A spot crypto ETF would track the market price of the underlying crypto asset, giving investors exposure to the token without having to buy the currency. The SEC has previously denied all spot bitcoin ETF applications citing potential for fraud, but that could soon change after it lost a legal battle in August.

Negotiations between the Justice Department and Binance include the possibility that its founder Changpeng Zhao would face criminal charges in the US under an agreement to resolve the probe into alleged money laundering, bank fraud and sanctions violations, according to the Bloomberg.

Bankman-Fried was found guilty of seven counts of fraud and conspiracy after jurors in Manhattan deliberated for less than five hours Thursday.