Euro rose in European trade on Wednesday on track for the third profit in a row against the US dollar, hitting a week high after data showed Spanish inflation rose past estimates in October, renewing the pressure on the European Central Bank. The odds of a 0.25% ECB interest rate cut in December dipped, with investors now waiting for official...

The Japanese yen skidded in Asian trade on Monday to three-month lows against the US dollar, after the election loss by the current Japanese parliamentary governing coalition, which could impede future interest rate hikes by the Bank of Japan. The yen is also pressured by a surge in US 10-year treasury yields, amid speculation about a cautious stance by the...

The euro rose in European trade on Thursday against a basket of major rivals after a wave of losses across three sessions, with the euro eventually settling above 3-⅕ month lows against the US dollar. It comes ahead of major data on the eurozone sectors later today, which would shed important light on the health of the European economy in...

The yen fell in European trade on Wednesday against a basket of major rivals, sharpening the losses for the third straight session against the US dollar and hitting three-month lows amid concerns about a wider US-Japan gap in government treasury yields. Recent bearish remarks from Japanese officials hurt the odds of a third BOJ interest rate hike this year, while...

* FTSE 100 gains 0.2%, FTSE 250 ends flat * Asking prices for UK homes drop, but July sales hit 5-year high * Dr Martens ( DOCMF ) gains after Peel Hunt upgrades stock * Babcock jumps after RBC initiates coverage with 'outperform' (Updates with closing levels) Aug 18 (Reuters) - Britain's FTSE 100 closed higher on Monday, propelled by...

01:10 PM EDT, 08/18/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Broad Market Indicators Broad-market exchange-traded fund IWM rose and IVV declined. Actively traded Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ) fell 0.3%. US equity indexes were lower in midday trading on Monday as geopolitical risk unnerved investors ahead of President Donald Trump's meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to discuss the likely tough conditions from Moscow...

01:02 PM EDT, 08/18/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Health care stocks rose Monday afternoon, with the NYSE Health Care Index increasing 0.4% and the Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLV) up 0.3%. The iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) advanced 0.2%. In corporate news, Novo Nordisk's ( NVO ) US-listed shares jumped about 5% after it said the US Food and Drug...

Most US stock indexes stabilized at the beginning of Mondays trading amid anticipation of a speech by Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell as well as the earnings results of some companies. Powell will deliver a speech reviewing the US central banks monetary policy at the Jackson Hole symposium, which includes a number of global central bank officials. Investors are also...

Elon Musk pulling out of the $44 billion deal with micro-blogging site Twitter marks a dramatic turn in a half-year saga that began with Tesla CEO building up an equity stake, lining up an elaborate financing plan and then striking a deal in April. But Musk may not be able to walk away simply

Musk’s lawyers, in papers filed with the Delaware Chancery Court, said Twitter’s “unjustifiable request” to rush the merger case to trial in two months should be rejected.

Shanghai-based manufacturer SMIC is shipping Bitcoin-mining semiconductors built using 7-nanometer technology, industry watcher TechInsights wrote in a blog post on Tuesday. That’s well ahead of SMIC’s established 14nm technology, a measure of fabrication complexity in which narrower transistor widths help produce faster and more efficient chips.

The CAPSTONE, a tiny CubeSat about the size of a microwave oven, will become the first spacecraft to fly a specific unique lunar orbit and serve as a pathfinder for other future missions to the moon with a crew. It will be launched Monday, June 27, from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1 on New Zealand’s Mahia Peninsula. Here’s where you can watch it live.

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.

The Madhya Pradesh Assembly election exit poll results will be streamed live on all News18 network channels, including CNBCTV18, after 6.30PM on Thursday, November 30.

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.

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.

(Reuters) -Luggage maker Samsonite International ( SMSOF ) on Friday said it plans to pursue a dual listing in addition to its listing on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange to increase the liquidity of its shares and reach investors in more markets. Samsonite ( SMSOF ) did not provide details of the exchanges it is considering for the second listing,...

BOGOTA, March 21 (Reuters) - Colombia's Ecopetrol said on Thursday its Reficar oil refinery was awarded 19.9% of the common capital in U.S. infrastructure firm McDermott in preferential shares by a judge in Amsterdam. The Reficar refinery is located in the Colombian city of Cartagena, and has been the subject of a prolonged international dispute dating back to the facility's...

March 21 (Reuters) - Meta Platforms's ( META ) Instagram was down for thousands of users on Thursday, according to outage tracking website Downdetector.com. ...

BOGOTA, March 21 (Reuters) - The Reficar oil refinery belonging to Colombia's Ecopetrol was awarded 19.9% of the common capital in infrastructure firm McDermott in preferential shares by a judge in Amsterdam, Ecopetrol said in a statement on Thursday. The refinery is located in the Colombian city of Cartagena. ...

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

The Discovery Fund aims to identify and empower entrepreneurs and early-stage startups to leverage the potential of cryptocurrencies to address real-world problems.

The crypto industry has been focussing hard on making the business more environment friendly.

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