The British pound rose in European trading on Thursday against a basket of global currencies, extending its gains for the second consecutive session against the US dollar and reaching its highest level in a week, supported by the continued decline of the American currency in the foreign exchange market. Following strong UK wage data, doubts increased over the likelihood of...

The euro rose in European trading on Friday against a basket of global currencies, extending its gains for the fourth consecutive session against the US dollar and reaching its highest level in nearly two weeks. It was also on track for its biggest weekly gain in three months, supported by positive political developments in France, the eurozones second-largest economy. Newly...

The US dollar headed toward its third consecutive daily loss against the euro on Thursday, while edging slightly higher against the Japanese yen, as ongoing concerns over USChina trade tensions and dovish remarks from Federal Reserve officials weighed on market sentiment. Analysts said political headwinds have pressured the yen, though they expect the currency to find near-term support from the...

The Japanese yen rose in Asian trading on Friday against a basket of major and minor currencies, extending its gains for the fourth consecutive session against the US dollar and reaching its highest level in nearly two weeks. The currency was on track for a weekly gain following hawkish comments from Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda, which strengthened expectations...

(Reuters) - The stakes are high for the monthly U.S. jobs report in the coming week, as investors gauge whether a string of worrisome data is signaling significant concern about the economy. The benchmark S&P 500 stock index has pulled back 4% from its all-time high reached earlier this month, while falling Treasury yields and a slide in bitcoin are...

MOSCOW, Feb 28 (Reuters) - The Russian rouble weakened against the U.S. dollar and the Chinese yuan on Friday, losing support from corporate tax payments at the end of the month, as the influence of Russia-U.S. talks on the currency market began to wane. At 1125 GMT, the rouble was down 0.9% at 87.75 against the dollar in the over-the-counter...

* February jobs report due on March 7, increase of 133,000 jobs expected * Weakening US consumer, business indicators signal caution * Investors assessing fallout from Trump plans to shrink federal workforce By Lewis Krauskopf Feb 28 (Reuters) - The stakes are high for the monthly U.S. jobs report in the coming week, as investors gauge whether a string of...

(For a Reuters live blog on U.S., UK and European stock markets, click or type LIVE/ in a news window.) * Futures up: Dow 0.29%, S&P 500 0.30%, Nasdaq 0.23% Feb 28 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures inched up on Friday, steadying after sharp declines earlier this week, as investors shifted their focus to a key inflation figure that...

According to a press release, clusters economically viable for drone use will be identified, with 15,000 women SHGs in selected states receiving Central Financial Assistance covering 80% of drone costs, up to ₹8 lakh.

Over two decades, Google said that it has employed machine learning and AI to enhance products, focusing on language translations, flood forecasts, and agricultural productivity in India.

According to Google, the use of artificial intelligence (AI) by developers to build and offer enhanced user experiences emerged as one of the top innovation trends in apps and games. Several of the local developers on the list have even integrated AI into their offerings.

The initiative, conducted in collaboration with IIT Bombay and the Department of Consumer Affairs (DoCA), aims to assess the application of large language models (LLM) in enhancing the efficiency of India's consumer grievance redressal system.

Greece has repeatedly asked the British Museum to permanently return the 2,500-year-old sculptures that British diplomat Lord Elgin removed from the Parthenon temple in the early 19th century when he was ambassador to the Ottoman Empire.

India-Canada Tension: While BookMyShow's official statement did not explicitly state the reason behind the cancellation, it confirmed that 'singer Shubneet Singh's Still Rollin Tour for India stands cancelled.' It assured all ticket holders that their money would be refunded in 7-10 working days.

British politics is abuzz with musical chairs like excitement. PM Rishi Sunak, who had to remove his outspoken interior minister Suella Braverman for her article on a pro-Palestine march in UK, has brought ex-PM David Cameron — who had lost the top job over Brexit — back into the fresh equation.

Besides Clapton, Alicia Silverstone, Rob Schneider and Woody Harrelson (who later retracted) have publicly supported RFK Jr, who reportedly said COVID-19 may just be 'ethnically targeted.' The virus targets Caucasians and Black people while sparing Ashkenazi Jewish people and Chinese people, he said at a New York dinner.

John Boumphrey, Amazon's UK Country Manager, told reporters that in the UK alone the online retail giant last year sold more than 4 million used or refurbished products at a discount.

The Australia-India Economic Cooperation and Trade Agreement (AI-ECTA) entered into force on December 29, 2022. Since the agreement, it has already seen a reduction in tariff on Australian wine bottles costing over $5 per bottle. The tariff was as high as 150%. In next eight years, the tariff will decline further.

From the m-cap of BSE-listed companies crossing the $4 Tn mark to the most memorable quotes by Charlie Munger,  here's a rundown of 11 significant news stories to keep you in the know:

Shares of Aster DM Healthcare Ltd ended at ₹332.65, down by ₹4.75, or 1.41%, on the BSE. Founded in 1987 from a single clinic in Dubai, Aster DM has a strong presence across primary, secondary, tertiary, and quaternary healthcare and runs 33 hospitals, 127 clinics, 527 pharmacies, and 229 labs and patient experience centres in six Gulf countries and India.

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

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

The bitcoin mine would use solar and storage technology from Tesla and be entirely run on renewable energy

Founded in 2017 by Jaynti Kanani, Anurag Arjun, Sandeep Nailwal and Mihailo Bjelic as a secondary scaling solution for the Ethereum blockchain, Polygon is building a suite of scaling solutions.