The Australian dollar rose in Asian trade on Wednesday against a basket of major rivals, expanding gains for the second straight session against the US dollar and hitting a week high, while approaching five-week highs following strong Australian wages data. The data renewed inflationary pressures on the Reserve Bank of Australias policymakers, which hurt the odds of a rate cut...

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The Australian dollar rose in Asian trade on Wednesday against the US dollar after a short hiatus yesterday, with the pair heading towards four-month high and about to mark the second monthly profit in a row. Earlier Sydney data showed inflationary pressures remained persistent on monetary policymakers, casting doubts on the odds of an Australian interest rate cut in May....

The Australian dollar fell against most major rivals on Wednesday following labor data. Australian wages rose 0.9% in the first quarter of the year, above estimates of 0.8%. On trading, the AUD/USD pair rose 0.7% as of 20:56 GMT to 0.6428. Loonie The Canadian dollar fell 0.3% against the greenback as of 20:56 GMT to $0.7155. The US Dollar The...

08:52 AM EDT, 06/13/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Health care stocks were edging higher pre-bell Thursday with the Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLV) up 0.6% and the Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLV) recently advancing by 0.6%. BioRestorative Therapies ( BRTX ) rallied past 36% after saying it is in substantive licensing talks for its off-the-shelf metabolic intellectual...

09:06 AM EDT, 06/13/2024 (MT Newswires) -- US equity futures were mixed ahead of Thursday's opening bell after Federal Reserve officials kept the benchmark lending rate unchanged. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures slipped 0.2%, S&P 500 futures gained 0.2%, and Nasdaq futures were up 0.7%. On Wednesday, the central bank's Federal Open Market Committee held interest rates steady at 5.25%...

08:57 AM EDT, 06/13/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Financial stocks were leaning lower premarket Thursday as the Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLF) was recently down 0.1%. The Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3X Shares (FAS) was up 0.2% and its bearish counterpart Direxion Daily Financial Bear 3X Shares (FAZ) was 0.1% higher. Ares Management ( ARES ) fell by nearly 3%...

09:01 AM EDT, 06/13/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Energy stocks were declining pre-bell Thursday with the Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLE) down 0.3% recently. The United States Oil Fund (USO) was 0.2% lower and the United States Natural Gas Fund (UNG) was down 2.6%. Front-month US West Texas Intermediate crude oil was down 0.4% at $78.17 per barrel at the...

As organizations modernize enterprise applications and shift from on-premises systems to cloud and hybrid environments, traditional support models are struggling to keep pace. Info-Tech Research Group's newly published blueprint, Right-Size Your Enterprise Application Support Team, explains why effective right-sizing depends on workload data, role clarity, sourcing decisions, and skill realignment rather than headcount changes alone. The resource provides a three-phase...

10:55 AM EDT, 05/29/2026 (MT Newswires) -- CFRA, an independent research provider, has provided MT Newswires with the following research alert. Analysts at CFRA have summarized their opinion as follows: We increase our target price to $148, from $126, on a forward P/E multiple of 14.2x our 2026 EPS projection of $10.45, below CHKP's three-year average. We lower our 2026...

IRVINE, Calif., May 29, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Litigator One announced plans for its public launch in Summer 2026 as development continues on its AI-powered platform designed to help pre-law students, law students, and recent graduates navigate the path from law school admissions through early legal career planning. The public launch is planned ahead of the next law school application...

Limited-time offer applies to Patriot's full product line: accounting, payroll, time and attendance, and HR software. CANTON, OH / ACCESS Newswire / May 29, 2026 / Patriot Software is celebrating America's 250th Anniversary with a limited-time promotion for new customers: 30 days free + 50% off for 6 months. Our country turns 250 this year, and it was built by...

Rajasthan Election Exit Poll Results 2023: The exit poll results will be announced on Thursday, November 30, at 6.30 pm after voting in Telangana gets over. Rajasthan is known for its anti-incumbency, with the state swinging between the BJP and Congress in the past elections.

The cases were lodged against Union Minister of State Rajeev Chandrasekhar over his controversial social media posts following the blasts at a convention centre in Kochi during a prayer meeting of Christian religious group Jehovah's Witnesses.

A senior leader who attended the meeting said Venugopal asked state leaders to support state Congress chief Ashok Chavan and warned that party president Rahul Gandhi will not tolerate any indiscipline.

As part of the Yatra, more than 2,500 mobile performing vans and over 200 mobile theatre vans will be pressed into service to cover the 2.55 lakh gram panchayats and clusters in all cities and towns of the country.

BERLIN (Reuters) - BMW's former finance chief Nicolas Peter has been tapped to lead the German auto group's supervisory board, succeeding Norbert Reithofer, the Handelsblatt newspaper reported on Wednesday, citing company sources. Peter is to replace Reithofer at the annual general meeting in May, with the supervisory board expected to recommend the change at a meeting next week, according to...

Dec 4 (Reuters) - Seven & i Holdings Co Ltd ( SVNDF ): * SEVEN & I FOUNDING FAMILY CONSIDERS LISTING NORTH AMERICA CONVENIENCE STORE BUSINESS AFTER MANAGEMENT BUYOUT - BLOOMBERG NEWS * SEVEN & I FOUNDER'S FAMILY CONSIDERS USING FUNDS RAISED FROM THE NORTH AMERICA IPO TO FINANCE MANAGEMENT BUYOUT - BLOOMBERG NEWS * SEVEN & I FOUNDER'S FAMILY...

The CNN Money Fear and Greed index remained in the “Greed” zone on Tuesday. U.S. stocks settled mixed on Tuesday, with the S&P 500 hitting another record close during the session. Shares of Apple Inc. ( AAPL ) surged to a new 52-week high on Tuesday. Shares of Zscaler Inc. ( ZS ) fell around 4.7% on Tuesday following first-quarter...

(Reuters) - Australian mining giant Rio Tinto on Wednesday forecast a boost in its consolidated mined copper production for fiscal 2025, driven primarily by an anticipated 50% surge in output from its Oyu Tolgoi operation in Mongolia next year. The world's largest producer of iron ore said it expects copper production in fiscal 2025 to come in between 780,000 tonnes...

Tron founder Justin Sun quietly intervened to stabilize TrueUSD (TUSD) stablecoin after its reserves faced a significant liquidity crisis despite publicly distancing himself, according to recent Hong Kong court filings. Techteryx, which acquired TrueUSD in December 2020, entrusted First Digital Trust (FDT), a fiduciary based in Hong Kong, with managing TUSDs reserves. However, court documents reveal that instead of adhering...

TL;DR Ripple (XRP) rebounded from the sub-$2 levels. One analyst believes its performance in the short term will depend heavily on Bitcoins fluctuations. Others forecasted a move to $2.50 $3, fueled by favorable legal outcomes, institutional interest, and potential momentum above the $2.13 breakout zone. The Next Potential Moves The cryptocurrency market witnessed another correction in the past several hours...

Ye Zhang, co-founder of Layer 2 smart contract platform Scroll, has sharply criticized proposals to impose fees on Ethereum Layer 2 solutions. In a series of tweets on X, the exec called tarriffing Layer 2s one of the most toxic ideas for the blockchains future. Ye Zhang Opposes L2 Fees Zhang argued that such a move would trade long-term scalability...

Crypto markets have tanked around 4% over the past few hours, with total capitalization falling to a three-week low of $2.74 trillion. Around $150 billion left spot markets while almost 170,000 traders were liquidated, with total liquidations exceeding $500 million, according to CoinGlass. Bitcoin prices tanked more than 6% from an intraday high of $87,790 to bottom out at $82,277...