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With California having nearly a third of America’s homeless, Gavin Newsom leans into the ‘Yes in God’s backyard’ movement
With California having nearly a third of America’s homeless, Gavin Newsom leans into the ‘Yes in God’s backyard’ movement
Jan 15, 2024
  California's New Law: Turning Parking Lots into Affordable Housing   Introduction  In an effort to combat the ongoing homeless crisis, California has enacted a new law that allows religious institutions and nonprofit colleges to convert their parking lots and other properties into low-income housing.   The Law's Provisions  The law, signed by Governor Gavin Newsom, rezones land owned by religious institutions and nonprofit colleges...
Gas cylinder explosion in Mumbai: 6 injured, 11 rescued from collapsed houses
Gas cylinder explosion in Mumbai: 6 injured, 11 rescued from collapsed houses
Nov 29, 2023
Six persons, including a 47-year-old woman, were injured in the incident. All of them were admitted to the nearby Shatabdi Hospital. They are being treated at the Out-patient Department (OPD) of the hospital and their condition is stable.
PayU’s India biz clocks $211 million in revenues; Prosus attributes growth to Lazycard shutdown
PayU’s India biz clocks $211 million in revenues; Prosus attributes growth to Lazycard shutdown
Nov 29, 2023
The growth in revenues largely came from its existing merchants and payment processing stack Wibmo, as new merchant signups continued to be paused for the Indian entity after a Reserve Bank of India (RBI) order.
Citibank wins lawsuit against fired analyst who expensed his partner’s meals to the company and then claimed he ate two of everything
Citibank wins lawsuit against fired analyst who expensed his partner’s meals to the company and then claimed he ate two of everything
Jan 15, 2024
  Former Citibank Analyst's Unfair Dismissal Claim Rejected   Employee Lied About Food Expenses  A former Citibank analyst, Szabolcs Fekete, has lost his claim of unfair dismissal after a tribunal discovered he had lied about buying food for his partner and charging it to his employer.   Fekete, who was a senior analyst, claimed he had been both wrongfully and unfairly dismissed by Citibank....
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US STOCKS-Wall St set for muted open as inflation data keeps September rate cut bets firm
US STOCKS-Wall St set for muted open as inflation data keeps September rate cut bets firm
Sep 11, 2025
(For a Reuters live blog on U.S., UK and European stock markets, click or type LIVE/ in a news window.) * August CPI at 0.4% MoM versus 0.3% estimated * Oracle extends gains after near 36% jump on Wednesday * Futures up: Dow 0.16%, S&P 500 0.18%, Nasdaq 0.24% (Updates after inflation data) By Purvi Agarwal and Shashwat Chauhan Sept...
Sector Update: Tech Stock Advance Premarket Thursday
Sector Update: Tech Stock Advance Premarket Thursday
Sep 11, 2025
09:10 AM EDT, 09/11/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Technology stocks were advancing premarket Thursday, with the Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLK) 0.5% higher and the SPDR S&P Semiconductor ETF ( XSD ) up 0.4%. VNET Group ( VNET ) shares were up more than 5% after the company said it has secured a 40MW wholesale order from an unidentified internet...
US STOCKS SNAPSHOT-US futures extend gains after economic data
US STOCKS SNAPSHOT-US futures extend gains after economic data
Sep 11, 2025
Sept 11 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures extended gains on Thursday after an in-line inflation kept the Federal Reserve on track to cut interest rates this year. A Labor Department report showed the Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 2.9% on an annual basis in August, compared with an estimated 2.9% rise, according to economists polled by Reuters. On a...
Consumer Inflation Data Eyed as US Equity Futures Waver Pre-Bell
Consumer Inflation Data Eyed as US Equity Futures Waver Pre-Bell
Sep 11, 2025
08:11 AM EDT, 09/11/2025 (MT Newswires) -- US equity futures were little changed pre-bell Thursday ahead of the consumer inflation report. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures were 0.2% higher, S&P 500 futures were up 0.2%, and Nasdaq futures were 0.3% higher. Oil prices were lower, with front-month global benchmark North Sea Brent crude down 1% at $66.85 per barrel and...
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Google agrees $36 million fine for anti-competitive deals with Australia telcos
Google agrees $36 million fine for anti-competitive deals with Australia telcos
Aug 17, 2025
SYDNEY, Aug 18 (Reuters) - Google agreed on Monday to pay a A$55 million ($35.8 million) fine in Australia after the consumer watchdog found it had hurt competition by paying the country's two largest telcos to pre-install its search application on Android phones, excluding rival search engines. The fine extends a bumpy period for the Alphabet-owned internet giant in Australia,...
Blackberry's QNX to Serve as Foundational Operating System for Eclipse Safe Open Vehicle Core Project
Blackberry's QNX to Serve as Foundational Operating System for Eclipse Safe Open Vehicle Core Project
Jun 18, 2025
09:06 AM EDT, 06/18/2025 (MT Newswires) -- QNX, a division of BlackBerry (BB.TO), said on Wednesday that its Software Development Platform 8.0 will be the foundational operating system for The Eclipse Foundation's Safe Open Vehicle Core Project. QNX will accelerate the group's efforts to turbocharge automaker Software Defined Vehicle development timelines and reduce costs in moving projects from research to...
Perseus Mining Appoints Jim Rutherford as Non-executive Director
Perseus Mining Appoints Jim Rutherford as Non-executive Director
Jun 18, 2025
09:11 AM EDT, 06/18/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Perseus Mining ( PMNXF ) on Wednesday appointed James Rutherford to its board as a non-executive, independent director with immediate effect. The company stated that Rutherford is a seasoned investment professional with over 25 years of experience in investment management and banking, specializing in the global mining and metals sector. It further added...
Sector Update: Consumer Stocks Advance Pre-Bell Wednesday
Sector Update: Consumer Stocks Advance Pre-Bell Wednesday
Jun 18, 2025
09:10 AM EDT, 06/18/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Consumer stocks were advancing pre-bell Wednesday as the Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund ( XLP ) and Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR Fund ( XLY ) were up 0.1% recently. Alibaba's ( BABA ) e-commerce service, AliExpress, was found to be in breach of its obligation under the EU's Digital Services Act...
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First US Spot XRP & DOGE ETFs Break the Market With Record Inflows 
First US Spot XRP & DOGE ETFs Break the Market With Record Inflows 
Sep 19, 2025
The REX-Osprey Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) launched with a bang, surpassing analysts expectations on its debut trading day. The REX-Osprey ETF (XRPR), a collaboration between REX Shares and Osprey Funds, went live on the Cboe BZX Exchange on September 18. Explosive First Day Volumes XRPR was a fast gainer from the word go, with the product raking in $24 million...
Ethereum Devs Announce Fusaka Release Schedule With Mainnet Launch in December 
Ethereum Devs Announce Fusaka Release Schedule With Mainnet Launch in December 
Sep 19, 2025
Ethereum developers have confirmed the rollout schedule for the Fusaka upgrade during the ACDC 165 call. It will launch on the Holesky testnet on October 1, followed by Sepolia on October 14, Hoodi on October 28, and the mainnet on December 3. Details of the Launch Christine Kim, former Vice President of Research at Galaxy Digital, shared these details on...
ETH and DOGE Whales Buy Big, XRP Steals the Show: Bits Recap September 19
ETH and DOGE Whales Buy Big, XRP Steals the Show: Bits Recap September 19
Sep 19, 2025
TL;DR Large ETH investors spent almost $4 billion to increase their holdings in the past three days. DOGE whales also went on a buying spree, albeit scooping up a more modest amount of tokens. The first spot XRP ETF in the USA had a glamorous debut. However, the assets price is in the red on a daily scale. ETH Whales...
Boom Then Bust? BTC Eyes $175K Before Catastrophic 80% Drop
Boom Then Bust? BTC Eyes $175K Before Catastrophic 80% Drop
Sep 19, 2025
TL;DR Bitcoin may climb to $175K before falling 70–80%, based on four past market cycles. $4.9T in expiring options today could bring sharp volatility across crypto and equities. Inverse head-and-shoulders pattern suggests a bounce from $112K could push BTC toward $130K. Bitcoin’s Past Cycles Show Repeated Deep Drops Bitcoin has seen major corrections after each bull market cycle. Data reviewed...
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