China has made new progress in the high-level international race to achieve commercial nuclear fusion. China and the United States have been alternating breakthroughs in the pursuit of what is often called the holy grail of clean energy. With rising investments and political support from the worlds two largest economies, the pace of technological development has accelerated significantly. Current nuclear...

The Japanese yen fell in the European market on Tuesday against a basket of major and minor currencies, deepening its losses for the fourth consecutive day against the US dollar and hitting a two-month low. The decline came amid continued open selling pressure, particularly following Sanae Takaichis victory in the Liberal Democratic Partys leadership election. Takaichi is set to become...

The euro fell in the European market on Tuesday against a basket of global currencies, extending its losses for the second consecutive session against the US dollar and nearing a two-week low recorded in the previous session, following stunning political developments in France, the eurozones second-largest economy. French Prime Minister Sbastien Lecornu and his cabinet resigned on Monday, just hours...

Raw sugar prices rose on Monday in New York, reaching a three-week high as the market recovered from last weeks pressure following the delivery of 1.5 million tons for the settlement of October futures contracts. Alvean and Cofco were among the main recipients of the October contract deliveries. Both companies are owned by groups operating sugar mills in Brazil, the...

05:03 AM EDT, 08/07/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Crude oil prices edged higher on Thursday despite ongoing concerns about the impact of U.S. tariffs on global economic growth and oil demand. Brent crude at last look gained 0.2% to US$67.01/barrel and West Texas Intermediate crude was up 0.2% to US$64.47/b. U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs took effect earlier in the week...

06:03 AM EDT, 08/07/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing ( TSM ) shares were up more than 5% in recent Thursday premarket activity after multiple media reports said that the company will be exempt from paying a 100% tariff on shipments to the US. TSMC is exempted from the chip tariffs because it has set up plants in the...

The CNN Money Fear and Greed index showed some improvement in the overall market sentiment, while the index remained in the “Neutral” zone on Wednesday. U.S. stocks settled higher on Wednesday, with the Nasdaq Composite gaining more than 1% during the session as upbeat corporate earnings and renewed investor optimism outweighed concerns over escalating trade tensions. Apple Inc. ( AAPL...

* Taiwan and South Korea attract $25.7 billion in foreign investments over three months * Thailand sees first foreign inflows since September, despite political and economic challenges * India, Indonesia, Philippines face outflows; Vietnam attracts $326 million in July By Sameer Manekar and Gaurav Dogra Aug 6 (Reuters) - Foreign investors flocked to Asian stocks for the third straight month...

The new report from jobs website Indeed has identified India’s five most lucrative tech professions.  The study is proof that there is always a place for talent despite economic slumber.

As Mahatma Gandhi said – what’s really needed to make democracy function is not knowledge or facts but right education....

Expanding its fact-checking programme, Facebook has started allowing Instagram users to flag false content on the photo-and video-sharing platform.

The lawsuit, which combined several legal actions, stems from Facebook Inc's worst-ever security breach in September, when hackers stole login codes - or "access tokens" - that allowed them to access nearly 29 million accounts.

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.

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.

The investigation moving forward would be the most productive thing that can happen now, according to Blinken's statement.

PURCHASE, N.Y., April 21, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- MAXX Properties, a privately held, a vertically-integrated multifamily owner, operator and investment manager, announced the acquisition of The Ellery, a 250-unit, Class A multifamily community located in Plantation, a highly desirable submarket in South Florida. The transaction was sourced directly through an off-market arrangement with the seller. Originally built in 2018, the community...

09:42 AM EDT, 04/21/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Huntington Ingalls Industries ( HII ) said Tuesday it plans to produce four additional Romulus 151 unmanned surface vessels, in addition to one already under construction. The shipbuilding company said the vessels will be built by Breaux Brothers Enterprises in Louisiana, marking a move toward initial production of the platform for the US...

Fund surpasses $1.1B in assets SpaceX is largest portfolio position, with 19.3% of net assets Over 50% of portfolio tied to companies pursuing or discussing IPO, tender, or M&A activity; including 5 S-1 filings among top 20 holdings NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The Private Shares Fund (PRIVX/PIIVX), managed by Liberty Street Advisors, Inc. (Liberty Street), reported strong first quarter performance alongside...

April 21 (Reuters) - Halliburton ( HAL ) said on Tuesday that rerouting due to the closure of the Strait of Hormuz has increased logistics costs for the oilfield services firm, with the Middle East conflict also pushing up raw material prices. The company said it was expecting the impact to cut second-quarter earnings by about 7 cents to 9...

Bitcoin faced tons of volatility on Monday, especially during the night, and dumped to a new monthly low of $64,000. The altcoins fluctuations were similar, with numerous massive declines, resulting in 190,000 traders getting wrecked on a daily scale. The primary digital asset had a quiet weekend which it spent at around $66,000. Mondays start was also underwhelming but the...

A hawkish-than-expected FOMC meeting drove investors to scale back their exposure to fixed-supply assets, which in turn resulted in digital assets investment products seeing outflows of $600 million. This represented the largest outflows since March 22, 2024. Moreover, the recent price declines further exacerbated the bearish sentiment, as evidenced in the decrease in total assets under management (AuM), which fell...

BlackRocks chief investment officer for index investments, Samara Cohen, recently implied that amidst the recent success of spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds, financial investors still exercise some degree of caution when investing. The volatility and infancy of Bitcoin and related exchange-traded funds are the primary drivers behind this investment classs slow adoption. Financial Advisors Are Cautious Since their debut in January...

American investment management firm VanEck is set to launch the first spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) on Australias securities trading platform this week. According to an official announcement from the asset management company, the spot Bitcoin ETF will go live on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) on Thursday, June 20. VanEck Unveils Australian Bitcoin ETF VanEck is one of the...