07:26 AM EST, 01/14/2025 (MT Newswires) -- European Central Bank Governing Council (GC) member Olli Rehn said the ECB will likely exit restrictive monetary policy in the coming months, though the potential policies of United States President-elect Donald Trump complicate the outlook, noted Bank of Montreal (BMO) Meantime, GC member Robert Holzmann expressed some caution regarding inflation, stating We have...

SANDEFJORD, Norway, Jan 14 (Reuters) - Norway on Tuesday awarded stakes in 53 offshore oil and gas exploration licences to 20 companies in its annual licensing round, the country's energy minister said. The annual award fell from 62 licences in 2023 while the number of oil and gas firms receiving permits declined from 24 a year ago. ...

07:33 AM EST, 01/14/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Rigetti Computing ( RGTI ) , Quantum Computing ( QUBT ) and D-Wave Quantum ( QBTS ) shares fell sharply on Monday after Meta Platforms' ( META ) CEO Mark Zuckerberg expressed doubts about the near-term practicality of quantum computing technology. During an appearance on the Joe Rogan Experience podcast, Zuckerberg reportedly said...

MOSCOW (Reuters) -A Russian court fined Alphabet's Google 8 billion roubles ($77.9 million) on Tuesday for not complying with previous penalty orders, the Moscow courts press service said on Telegram. Russia has for several years ordered foreign technology platforms to remove content it deems illegal, issuing small but persistent fines when it sees failures to comply. Tuesday's fine marked a...