The euro fell in European trading on Monday against a basket of global currencies, extending its losses for the second consecutive day against the US dollar, as investors continued buying the US currency as a preferred safe-haven asset amid the escalation of the war in the Middle East. Tensions between the United States and Iran have intensified over the Strait...

The euro declined in European trading on Friday against a basket of major currencies, retreating from a one-week high versus the US dollar as part of a correction and profit-taking phase, following its strongest daily gain in two months. Despite the pullback, the single currency remains on track for a weekly gain, supported by the European Central Banks hawkish policy...

The Japanese yen fell in Asian trading on Monday against a basket of major and minor currencies, extending its losses for the second consecutive day against the US dollar and moving lower toward its lowest level in 20 months. The decline comes as investors continue buying the US dollar as a preferred safe-haven asset amid the escalation of the war...

The euro fell in European trading on Tuesday against a basket of global currencies, retreating from a two-week high against the US dollar amid corrective activity and profit-taking, as demand returned for the US currency as a preferred safe-haven asset, especially after the United States and Israel launched airstrikes on Iranian energy infrastructure. Targeting Iranian energy facilities has significantly complicated...

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(Reuters) - Contracts to buy U.S. previously owned homes jumped by the most in more than four years in September on a mix of more attractive interest rates and improving inventory of properties for sale. The National Association of Realtors (NAR) said on Wednesday its Pending Home Sales Index, based on signed contracts, rose 7.4% last month to 75.8 -...

Oct 30 (Reuters) - U.S. stock indexes were subdued at the open on Wednesday, as investors assessed mixed earnings reports and data that showed the economy maintained a solid pace of growth in the third quarter. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 16.8 points, or 0.04%, at the open to 42249.81. The S&P 500 fell 0.3 points at the open...

09:41 AM EDT, 10/30/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Energy stocks were advancing early Wednesday with the Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund ( XLE ) 0.6% higher recently. The United States Oil Fund ( USO ) was up 1.4% and the United States Natural Gas Fund ( UNG ) was 2.1% lower. Front-month US West Texas Intermediate crude oil was 1.6% higher...

Partnership gives lenders and servicers a direct path to build AI platforms from the ground up or to expand existing technology without hiring an internal development team JACKSONVILLE, Fla., July 27, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Mortgage lenders and servicers are under growing pressure to adopt AI, but most are struggling with a fundamental challenge: identifying where AI can provide the most...

Decentralized cloud network Storj Labs said it filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy,  becoming the fourth crypto company in seven days to announce a failure or wind-down as investor interest switches to AI. The filing, lodged in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of West Virginia, is intended to resolve what the company called legacy obligations from an earlier...

PENSACOLA, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Sugar Sands Publishing LLC today announced the formal constitution of the independent Cognitive Mode Operating System Standards Board (CMOS-SB) and launch of a governance framework for how AI systems interact with human emotion and cognition. THE GOVERNANCE GAP AI systems are increasingly being used in enterprise, health care, education and public infrastructure, where they can read emotional...

TaxBandits brings Form 941 and certain state withholding and unemployment insurance reporting together in one platform, simplifying quarterly payroll compliance. ROCK HILL, SC / ACCESS Newswire / July 27, 2026 / TaxBandits, an IRS-authorized e-file provider, is helping employers and tax professionals meet the July 31 deadline with filing solutions that simplify Form 941, state withholding and unemployment insurance (UI)...

The state education department made it clear that the total number of holidays proposed for 2024 was 60, the same as the preceding years, which was in accordance with the Right To Education (RTE) Act that postulates a minimum of 220 working days at schools.

Campaigning for the Telangana Assembly polls, scheduled for November 30, ended at 5 pm today (November 28). The results will be announced with four other states on December 3.

Preparations are underway for the mega rally at Esplanade on November 29, where Shah is expected to set the tone for the BJP’s electoral strategy in the state.

Modi led the show for the BJP with 42 public rallies and four big road shows between November 2 and November 27. Shah did an aggressive campaign in the four states as well, notching up 62 rallies and road shows this month.

(Reuters) - Popular investor Cathie Wood's ARK Invest bought nearly 10,000 shares of Reddit ( RDDT ) in the social media platform's strong market debut on Thursday, an email from the asset manager showed. A total of 9,982 shares of the loss-making company was added to ARK Next Generation Internet ETF ( ARKW ) and ARK Fintech Innovation ETF (...

05:04 AM EDT, 03/22/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Hutchmed ( HCM ) said late Thursday it has started the registration stage for a phase 2/3 clinical trial of investigational drug sovleplenib for adult patients with warm antibody autoimmune hemolytic anemia in China. The move follows positive data from the proof-of-concept phase 2 stage of the trial and a consultation with the...

March 22 (Reuters) - All of India's refiners are now refusing to take Russian crude carried on PJSC Sovcomflot tankers due to U.S. sanctions, Bloomberg News reported on Friday. Reuters reported earlier this week that India's Reliance Industries, operator of the world's biggest refining complex, would not buy Russian oil loaded on tankers operated by shipper Sovcomflot (SCF) after recent...

TOKYO (Reuters) -Japanese firms have agreed to raise pay by 5.25% this year, the biggest rise under comparable data since 2013, the country's largest union group Rengo confirmed on Friday. The results of the closely-watched wage negotiations are announced in several stages, in which the blue-chip firms are first to wrap up their talks in mid-March. The second announcement on...

Bankman-Fried was found guilty of seven counts of fraud and conspiracy after jurors in Manhattan deliberated for less than five hours Thursday.

Binance will pay $4.3 billion in one of the largest corporate agreements in US history. Changpeng Zhao will pay a $50 million fine under a deal that requires him to step down as CEO. Zhao pleaded guilty Tuesday to violating the Bank Secrecy Act in federal court in Seattle.

Negotiations between the Justice Department and Binance include the possibility that its founder Changpeng Zhao would face criminal charges in the US under an agreement to resolve the probe into alleged money laundering, bank fraud and sanctions violations, according to the Bloomberg.

The crypto market is experiencing one of its longest, most bitter winters in recent history. It has caused a massive...