The Canadian dollar edged lower against its US counterpart on Monday after data showed that speculative bearish bets against the currency had risen to their highest level this year. The Canadian dollar, known as the loonie, fell 0.1% to C$1.4210 per US dollar, or 70.37 US cents, after trading in a range between C$1.4176 and C$1.4217. The currency touched a...

The euro remained under pressure against a basket of major currencies during European trading on Wednesday, extending losses for a second consecutive session against the US dollar as the greenback continued to benefit from rising US Treasury yields ahead of a closely watched speech by Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh. Investors are also awaiting key eurozone inflation data later today,...

The Japanese yen weakened against a basket of major and minor currencies during Asian trading on Tuesday, extending its losses for a second consecutive session against the US dollar and falling to its lowest level since 1986. The move has fueled speculation that Japanese authorities may intervene in the foreign exchange market to defend the currency against excessive volatility. Finance...

Although the United States and Iran have stepped back from the brink of a full-scale war, the ceasefire that followed nearly four months of fighting continues to face pressure amid renewed tensions surrounding the Strait of Hormuz. One consequence of the crisis, however, has already become clear: the shift toward clean energy is accelerating, and there are few signs that...

06:31 AM EDT, 07/08/2024 (MT Newswires) -- HIVE Digital Technologies ( HIVE ) , green energy-powered blockchain infrastructure company, was at last look up 1.8% in U.S. premarket trading after reporting that it mined 119 bitcoins in June. The company has increased its HODL position to 2,496 BTC, a 2% increase from the previous month. HIVE maintained an average bitcoin...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - With doubts growing about whether President Joe Biden will remain a candidate for re-election in 2024, some investors are preparing to game out potential economic scenarios and trades if a stronger Democratic candidate emerges. Bond yields rose following Biden's stumbling performance against Republican rival Donald Trump in the first presidential TV debate last month. Growing speculation...

July 8 (Reuters) - Japanese investors sold foreign bonds in June, as U.S. Treasury bond yields dropped on hopes that the Federal Reserve would cut rates soon amid cooling price pressures. Domestic investors offloaded a net 3.93 trillion yen ($24.42 billion) worth of foreign bonds last month, their largest monthly net selling since June 2022, as per Japan's Ministry of...

(For a Reuters live blog on U.S., UK and European stock markets, click or type LIVE/ in a news window.) * Futures: Dow up 0.02%, S&P 500 down 0.04%, Nasdaq down 0.03% July 8 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures were little changed on Monday, as investors prepared for a busy week that will see the release of a key...

* Operating profit 7 bln crowns vs 6.1 bln LSEG estimate * Net sales 56.1 bln crowns vs 59.3 bln estimate * India growth slowdown temporary, will bounce back, CFO says * Says tariffs dampened profit margin growth (Adds quotes from CFO interview in paragraphs 5 and 9, margin in paragraph 6, tariffs in paragraphs 7-8) By Anna Ringstrom and...

July 15 (Reuters) - Oracle will invest a combined $3 billion in AI and cloud infrastructure in Germany and the Netherlands over the next five years, the company said in separate statements on Tuesday. Oracle will invest $2 billion in Germany and $1 billion in the Netherlands. ...

BEIJING/HONG KONG (Reuters) -Chinese firms are scrambling to buy Nvidia's H20 artificial intelligence chips, two sources told Reuters, as the company said it planned to resume sales to the mainland days after its CEO met U.S. President Donald Trump. Nvidia's AI chips have been a key focus of U.S. export controls designed to keep the most advanced chips out of...

(Reuters) -Oracle will invest a combined $3 billion in AI and cloud infrastructure in Germany and the Netherlands over the next five years, the company said in separate statements on Tuesday. Oracle will invest $2 billion in Germany and $1 billion in the Netherlands. ...

The new bill exempts registered AYUSH practitioners and people accessing codified traditional knowledge, from sharing benefits with local communities or giving prior intimation to state biodiversity boards before accessing biological resources.

Activists have contended that words like "ecotourism facilities" and "any other purposes" are too vague and may pave the way for widespread exploitation and misuse.

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.

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.

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. ...

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...

(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,...

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

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

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.

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