Imagine bringing back vast quantities of platinum, gold, and rare metals enough to fund every Americans wildest dreams, or perhaps collapse the global economy overnight. This is the high-stakes gamble NASA and a wave of innovative US startups are taking as they chase the untapped riches of asteroids. As NASAs Psyche probe speeds toward its 2029 rendezvous with the metallic...

The Swiss franc rose in European trading on Thursday against a basket of global currencies, resuming gains against the U.S. dollar as the greenbacks rally paused ahead of key U.S. economic data releases. The francs advance, however, remains limited, with investors refraining from building large positions ahead of the Swiss National Banks (SNB) policy decision, where rates are widely expected...

The US dollar has not advanced this week on the back of war drums or geopolitical tensions. Instead, it continues to edge higher for more ordinary but equally persistent reasons: there simply hasnt been enough fuel for the bears to justify short positions at the weeks opening levels. Traders hoping for a flow of weak US data to support dollar...

The Japanese yen rose in Asian trading on Thursday against a basket of major and minor currencies, attempting to recover from a three-week low against the U.S. dollar. The move came on the back of bargain buying from lower levels, supported by a pause in the dollars rally ahead of key U.S. data releases. Expectations for a Bank of Japan...

01:27 PM EST, 03/08/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Tech stocks were in the red Friday afternoon, with the Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLK) decreasing 1.2% and the SPDR S&P Semiconductor ETF (XSD) dropping 2.1%. The Philadelphia Semiconductor index fell 3.4%. In corporate news, Marvell Technology ( MRVL ) shares plunged past 10% after the company's fiscal Q1 earnings forecast trailed...

01:28 PM EST, 03/08/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Health care stocks were mixed Friday afternoon, with the NYSE Health Care Index decreasing 0.2% and the Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLV) up 0.1%. The iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) rose 0.2%. In corporate news, Eli Lilly ( LLY ) shares dropped 3% after it said Friday that its Alzheimer's disease drug...

01:23 PM EST, 03/08/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Energy stocks were mixed Friday afternoon, with the NYSE Energy Sector Index decreasing 0.4% and the Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLE) up 0.2%. The Philadelphia Oil Service Sector index was posting a 0.7% decline and the Dow Jones US Utilities index was up 0.2%. Front-month West Texas Intermediate crude oil was declining...

01:29 PM EST, 03/08/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Financial stocks were advancing in Friday afternoon trading, with the NYSE Financial Index and the Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLF) each rising about 0.3% The Philadelphia Housing Index was falling 0.6% and the Real Estate Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLRE) gained 1.2%. Bitcoin (BTC-USD) was increasing 2.8% to $68,833, and the yield...

According to a press release, clusters economically viable for drone use will be identified, with 15,000 women SHGs in selected states receiving Central Financial Assistance covering 80% of drone costs, up to ₹8 lakh.

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, this policy revision reflects the Karnataka government's commitment to staying ahead of all and fostering growth in this critical sector.

Over two decades, Google said that it has employed machine learning and AI to enhance products, focusing on language translations, flood forecasts, and agricultural productivity in India.

The initiative, conducted in collaboration with IIT Bombay and the Department of Consumer Affairs (DoCA), aims to assess the application of large language models (LLM) in enhancing the efficiency of India's consumer grievance redressal system.

The Karnataka Assembly election results threw up an unexpected suspense on Tuesday, as a simple majority tantalisingly eluded BJP and...

The cases were lodged against Union Minister of State Rajeev Chandrasekhar over his controversial social media posts following the blasts at a convention centre in Kochi during a prayer meeting of Christian religious group Jehovah's Witnesses.

A senior leader who attended the meeting said Venugopal asked state leaders to support state Congress chief Ashok Chavan and warned that party president Rahul Gandhi will not tolerate any indiscipline.

Rajasthan Election Exit Poll Results 2023: The exit poll results will be announced on Thursday, November 30, at 6.30 pm after voting in Telangana gets over. Rajasthan is known for its anti-incumbency, with the state swinging between the BJP and Congress in the past elections.

June 1 (Reuters) - The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported by 0930 GMT on Monday: ** Drax ( DRXGF ) has agreed to buy Bluefield Solar Income Fund in a deal valuing the renewable energy-focused investment company at about £561 million ($755.3 million), the British power group said. ** BP said it agreed to sell 5% of...

05:42 AM EDT, 06/01/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Nvidia ( NVDA ) could face stricter limits on advanced AI chip shipments to overseas units of Chinese companies after the US clarified that export licensing rules apply to Chinese entities worldwide, Reuters reported Monday. The move aims to close a loophole that may have allowed overseas subsidiaries of Chinese firms to access...

05:41 AM EDT, 06/01/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Li Auto ( LI ) delivered 33,350 vehicles in May, the company said Monday. Cumulative deliveries as of May 31 reached 1.7 million vehicles, Li Auto ( LI ) said. The company said that within two weeks of the Li L9 Livis launch in May, it received over 10,000 orders. ...

05:37 AM EDT, 06/01/2026 (MT Newswires) -- The United Auto Workers has called a strike at a Michigan factory owned by Dauch ( DCH ) , a supplier of axles and driveline components for General Motors ( GM ) pickup trucks. The union said that about 1,000 unionized workers at the Michigan plant were set to walk off the job...

The crypto industry has been focussing hard on making the business more environment friendly.

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

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

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.