The US dollar strengthened on Tuesday against both the safe-haven Japanese yen and the growth-linked Australian dollar, as investors turned more cautious toward risk and shifted their focus to upcoming economic data following the end of the US government shutdown. In early Asian trading, the yen hit its weakest level since February, while the Australian dollar held on to part...

Democratic promises to lower energy costs helped deliver a comfortable win in last Tuesdays elections, as several party candidates pledged to freeze utility rates. Democrats also captured seats on Georgias Public Service Commission for the first time in nearly two decades a sharp rebuke to regulators who had approved six electricity rate hikes over the past two years. As a...

The Japanese yen fell in Asian trading on Tuesday against a basket of major and minor currencies, extending its losses for the third consecutive session against the US dollar and hitting its lowest level in nine months, as the greenback strengthened amid optimism over the nearing end of the longest government shutdown in US history. The yen also came under...

The Japanese yen weakened in Asian trading on Monday against a basket of major and minor currencies, extending losses for a second consecutive session versus the U.S. dollar, as the greenback gained on optimism surrounding an end to the longest government shutdown in U.S. history. Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi announced that her government plans to abandon its current annual...

12:54 PM EDT, 05/16/2024 (MT Newswires) -- US equity indexes rose, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average touching the 40,000 mark for the first time around midday Thursday as a string of macroeconomic data signaled weakness in the economy. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was at 39,988.1, but still up 0.2% since market open. The S&P 500 traded up 0.2%...

May 16 (Reuters) - The Dow Jones Industrial Average breached the 40,000-point level for the first time ever on Thursday, its fastest 10,000-point climb, powered by strong quarterly results and rising bets of interest-rate cuts by the Federal Reserve. The blue-chip index surpassed its previous record high of 39,935.04, hit on Wednesday, and has recovered nearly 40% from its October...

12:03 PM EDT, 05/16/2024 (MT Newswires) -- The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 0.2% Thursday to touch 40,000 for the first time ever, according to media reports. The other two major US indexes were also up in late-morning trading as softer-than-expected consumer price index data has raised investors' hopes for the Federal Reserve to ease monetary policy. In company news,...

May 16 (Reuters) - The Dow Jones Industrial Average briefly breached the 40,000-point level for the first time on Thursday, the blue-chip index's fastest 10,000-point climb, powered by strong quarterly results and rising bets of interest-rate cuts by the Federal Reserve. The index surpassed its previous record high of 39,935.04, hit on Wednesday, and has recovered nearly 40% from its...

”If you’re watching television, the TV screen will flash the warning message and there will be audio too. If you’re listening to a song on the radio, it will be cut short and the alert will be aired. This will be done very shortly,” the official said.

On World Environment Day 2022, we take a look at the tech sector that alone is responsible for 2-3 percent of the global greenhouse gas emissions. See how technology impacts the environment and what the big companies are doing.

Huawei Technologies has teamed up with China's Shaanxi Coal Industry Co to pilot the intelligent coal mine technology in two places. Smart coal mine sensors monitor parameters like gas build-up, ventilation levels and flooding, and send an alert if any of these reach a dangerous level. Sustainability too has to be factored into the equation, going forward.

The IT city is facing the worst of floods and social media is flooded with visuals from Bengaluru as residents expressed their anger, opinions, and interesting takes online.

Earlier this year, Twitter had put "manipulated media" tag on certain tweets on an alleged Congress toolkit used to target the Centre over its COVID-19 handling. The government had asked Twitter to remove the "manipulated media" tag as the matter was before a law enforcement agency.

A Twitter user on Sunday posed a threat to assassinate Prime Minister Narendra Modi and UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath...

The BJP fielded its senior leaders across the country including state chief ministers to blunt the Opposition attack over the Pegasus spyware issue.

As per the information provided by Ministry of Consumer Affairs, a total of 11,713 and 9,002 complaints of cyber frauds were received on National Consumer Helpline during the financial years 2019-20 and 2020-21, Minister of State for of Electronics and IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar said in a written reply to the Lok Sabha.

June 13 (Reuters) - Anne Wojcicki is set to regain control of 23andMe after a $305 million bid from a nonprofit she controls topped Regeneron Pharmaceuticals' ( REGN ) offer for the DNA-testing company in a bankruptcy auction. Last month, Regeneron agreed to buy the firm for $256 million, topping a $146 million bid from Wojcicki and the non-profit TTAM...

NEW YORK (Reuters) -Private equity firms including Blackstone and Apollo Global Management have expressed interest in acquiring U.S. trucker Forward Air, people familiar with the matter said. They signed confidentiality agreements with the company, allowing them to review documents and receive other information to shape a potential bid. Platinum Equity and Clearlake Capital are also able to review material after...

(Reuters) -A slew of companies seeking to launch exchange-traded funds tracking the price of crypto token Solana amended their filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Friday. The amendments are intended to address the queries of the U.S. markets regulator, but there is no sense of urgency on the SEC's part to move forward with the launches, a...

05:17 PM EDT, 06/13/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Kathy J Warden, Director, Chair, CEO and President, on June 12, 2025, sold 11,250 shares in Northrop Grumman ( NOC ) for $5,649,525. Following the Form 4 filing with the SEC, Warden has control over a total of 201,602 common shares of the company, with 201,602 shares held directly. SEC Filing: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1133421/000162828025031375/xslF345X05/wk-form4_1749849268.xml ...

The Ethereum restaking protocol EigenLayer has published a whitepaper with new details about its soon-to-launch Eigen token, which will be airdropped to community members next month. According to the Eigen Foundations website, season 1 of the airdrop will distribute 5% of the token supply. Eligible airdrop recipients include those who staked directly with EigenLayer, and those who staked using Liquid...

Stablecoin issuing company Tether has invested $200 million into Brain-Computer-Interface (BCI) technology platform Blackrock Neurotech, becoming a majority stakeholder in the firm. According to a press statement sent to CryptoPotato, the investment in Blackrock Neurotech was spearheaded by Tether Evo, one of Tethers new divisions that focuses on creating a future where human capabilities and technology merge in unprecedented ways....

Most Read: Aussie Dollar Technical Analysis - AUD/USD, AUD/NZD, AUD/JPY Price Setups The U.S. dollar (DXY) sank at the start of the week, giving back a portion of Friday's gains, with the pullback likely attributed to a moderate drop in U.S. Treasury yields ahead of two hot-impact market events later in the week: the Federal Reserve's monetary policy announcement and...

Lido Finance the leading liquid staking protocol on Ethereum has reached a significant milestone in its development by tapping one million Ethereum validators. This essentially represents a massive scale of participation in Ethereum 2.0 staking. Such a large number of validators is expected to improve the security and resilience of the network, making it stronger against potential attacks. Additionally, it...