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...

The Australian dollar fell against most major rivals on Thursday despite strong labor data. Australia's unemployment rate was unchanged in April at 4.1%, same as March, and matching expectations. The Australian economy added 89.0 thousand new jobs in April, easily beating estimates of a 20.9 thousand addition, while March's reading was revised to show the addition of 32.2 thousand jobs...

The Australian dollar tumbled on Tuesday against a basket of major rivals, resuming losses against the US counterpart after a short hiatus and becoming the worst performing G8 currency after the RBAs rate cut. The Reserve Bank of Australia voted to cut interest rates by 25 basis points to 3.85%, the lowest since May 2023, as inflation cooled. The Price...

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02:00 PM EDT, 05/09/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Financial stocks rose in Friday afternoon trading, with the NYSE Financial Index adding 0.2% and the Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLF) up 0.1%. The Philadelphia Housing Index was down 0.1%, while the Real Estate Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLRE) added 0.7%. Bitcoin (BTC-USD) was up 2.1% at $103,170, and the yield for...

02:05 PM EDT, 05/09/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Twin Vee PowerCats ( VEEE ) shares sank 54% after the company said late Thursday that it priced an underwritten public offering at $4 per share for expected gross proceeds of $3 million. More than 2.69 million shares traded intraday compared with a daily average of about 1.4 million. Iovance Biotherapeutics ( IOVA...

02:00 PM EDT, 05/09/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Consumer stocks were mixed Friday afternoon with the Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLP) decreasing 0.4% and the Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLY) up 0.6%. In corporate news, Lyft ( LYFT ) shares surged 26%. The company posted a surprise Q1 profit on double-digit gains in gross bookings and forecast...

02:00 PM EDT, 05/09/2025 (MT Newswires) -- (Updates prices.) Gold prices rose mid-afternoon on Friday following two days of losses as the dollar fell off the highest in a month ahead of trade talks between the United States and China. Gold for June delivery was last seen up US$40.610 to US$3,346.10 per ounce. The price of the metal has been...

Taking a creative spin on the notorious "Nigerian Prince" scam, these criminals are now impersonating a Minister from Niger in an attempt to deceive unsuspecting individuals.

At the G20 summit, Garcetti said that while there could be no communique without a strong condemnation of the Ukraine-Russia war, the differences would not hold back progress in other areas.

The long-awaited order authorises the US Treasury secretary to prohibit or restrict US investments in Chinese entities in three sectors: semiconductors and microelectronics, quantum information technologies and certain artificial intelligence systems.

The move could fuel tensions between the world's two largest economies, although US officials insisted the prohibitions were intended to address "the most acute" national security risks and not to separate the two countries' highly interdependent economies.

Accusing Kejriwal of being busy with election campaigning in poll-bound states and waking up to the situation late, Minister of State for Consumer Affairs, Food, and Public Distribution, Ashwini Kumar Choubey, said that the Centre had held a meeting with Chief Secretaries and senior officials from four North Indian states on 20th October to discuss measures to reduce air pollution, which he claims weren't adopted by the AAP-led governments.

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.

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. 

(Reuters) -Kia America is recalling over 39,500 vehicles in the U.S. as the heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) blower motor wiring harness may be inadequate causing fire risks, the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said on Tuesday. (Reporting by Kanjyik Ghosh in Barcelona; Editing by Mrigank Dhaniwala) ...

03:19 AM EDT, 09/30/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Kevin C. Sagara, Director, on September 29, 2025, sold 14,433 shares in Sempra ( SRE ) for $1,291,754. Following the Form 4 filing with the SEC, Sagara has control over a total of 3,447 common shares of the company, with 1,042 shares held directly and 2,405 controlled indirectly. SEC Filing: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1032208/000181536025000012/xslF345X05/wk-form4_1759191821.xml ...

(Reuters) -Visa said on Tuesday it will start testing a new way for businesses to fund international payments by allowing them to use stablecoins instead of pre-depositing cash in local accounts. The move signals growing acceptance of these digital tokens among major businesses, who have been emboldened by the United States passing the Genius Act, a law that set clear...

Sept 30 (Reuters) - Kia America is recalling over 39,500 vehicles in the U.S. as the heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) blower motor wiring harness may be inadequate causing fire risks, the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said on Tuesday. (Reporting by Kanjyik Ghosh in Barcelona; Editing by Mrigank Dhaniwala) ...

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

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.

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.

The crypto market is experiencing one of its longest, most bitter winters in recent history. It has caused a massive...