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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...

The Australian dollar rose in Asian trade on Wednesday against a basket of major rivals, expanding gains for the second straight session against the US dollar and hitting a week high, while approaching five-week highs following strong Australian wages data. The data renewed inflationary pressures on the Reserve Bank of Australias policymakers, which hurt the odds of a rate cut...

01:52 PM EDT, 10/03/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Financial stocks were decreasing in Thursday afternoon trading, with the NYSE Financial Index down 0.7% and the Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLF) off 0.6%. The Philadelphia Housing Index was shedding 0.8%, and the Real Estate Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLRE) was dropping 1%. Bitcoin (BTC-USD) eased 0.3% to $60,429, and the yield...

01:36 PM EDT, 10/03/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Energy stocks rose Thursday afternoon, with the NYSE Energy Sector Index advancing 1.2% and the Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLE) adding 1.3%. The Philadelphia Oil Service Sector index climbed 1.8%, and the Dow Jones US Utilities index shed 0.7%. After Israeli air strikes on central Beirut, front-month West Texas Intermediate crude oil...

01:33 PM EDT, 10/03/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Financial stocks were decreasing in Thursday afternoon trading, with the NYSE Financial Index down 0.8% and the Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLF) off 0.7%. The Philadelphia Housing Index was shedding 0.6%, and the Real Estate Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLRE) was dropping 1%. Bitcoin (BTC-USD) eased 0.3% to $60,429, and the yield...

01:40 PM EDT, 10/03/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Health care stocks were declining Thursday afternoon, with the NYSE Health Care Index and the Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLV) each shedding 0.9%. The iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) fell 1.3%. In corporate news, Humana's (HUM) loss of leading position in Medicare Advantage star ratings is likely to delay margin recovery and...

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.

”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.

Utimaco provides a Public Warning System (PWS) that sends alerts and warnings within seconds to every cell phone in an area affected by a catastrophic situation without the need for mobile numbers and irrespective of the congestion in the telecom network.

Erratic patterns of rainfall, heatwaves, storms, floods, and other consequences of climate change are threatening our genetically similar food crops. The way out is to introduce genetic diversity, but that's easier said than done.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s followers on Twitter were surprised to find a strange tweet from the leader on Sunday. The tweet asked for donations in cryptocurrencies. The tweet along with a few others was deleted after the hacked account was restored.Many celebrities, actors, politicians and artists have fallen victim to cyber-attacks. Here are some public figures whose accounts on social media platforms were hacked.

Political and tech disputes, women's choices and a murder most foul kept the Delhi High Court busy in 2022. The court, which issued a divided decision on criminalising marital rape and let the parties appeal to the Supreme Court, also posed some probing questions about the Centre's contentious Agnipath scheme for enlisting people in the armed services.

A hologram statue of  Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose was installed at India Gate on the freedom fighter’s 125th birth anniversary by PM Narendra Modi. The hologram will be replaced by a 28-feet granite statue of Netaji, to be sculpted by artists of NGMA, Delhi.

West Bengal recorded the highest number of recorded cases against fake news on social media in 2021, accounting for about one-fourth of the total such cases across the country, according to NCRB data.

05:34 PM EDT, 09/18/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Reviva Pharmaceuticals ( RVPH ) plans a public offering of shares and warrants, using the proceeds to fund research and development, support working capital, and cover general corporate purposes. The transaction is subject to market conditions, and there can be no assurance as to whether or when the offering may be completed, or...

05:34 PM EDT, 09/18/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Helius Medical Technologies ( HSDT ) said Thursday it closed a private placement of common stock and stapled warrants, raising more than $500 million in gross proceeds. The company said the offering, led by Pantera Capital and Summer Capital, could generate an additional $750 million if all warrants are exercised, bringing total potential...

05:32 PM EDT, 09/18/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Co-Diagnostics ( CODX ) said late Thursday it closed a registered direct offering of over 9.6 million common shares at $0.40 apiece to two institutional investors for gross proceeds of around $3.8 million. Net proceeds will be used for working capital and general corporate purposes, according to a statement. ...

05:34 PM EDT, 09/18/2025 (MT Newswires) -- M-tron Industries ( MPTI ) said late Thursday it was awarded a production contract from a US Department of Defense prime contractor to supply high-performance radio frequency components for a new multi-domain data link. Financial details weren't disclosed. The deal covers several radio frequency components designed for durability and precision in mission-critical environments,...

In a worrying trend, Bitcoin miners reserves hit a low not seen since April 2021. This coincides with lagging active addresses in the network while Bitcoin short-term holders sold off some of their holdings, dragging its value below $63,000. According to CryptoQuants latest analysis, there is a significant decline in the Bitcoin miners reserve, reaching its lowest level since April...

Bitcoins price has been on a downright spiral for the past several days, losing way more than ten grand after charting a new all-time high last week at nearly $74,000. Although many experts warned that such a correction could arrive and forecasted a healthy 20% retracement before another leg up, the community wonders how low it can go, so we...

A Federal High Court in Nigeria has ordered the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, Binance, to release comprehensive data of all local users trading on its platform to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) as the clampdown on the firm for its alleged role in the devaluation of the naira continues. According to a report from local media Peoples Gazette,...

On March 19, the US Securities and Exchange Commission delayed its decision on whether to approve spot Ethereum ETFs from Hashdex and Ark 21Shares. Both products have now been postponed until a final SEC decision is made in late May. The Ark 21Shares deadline is May 24, and Hashdex will get its application approved or disapproved on May 30. The...