LONDON (Reuters) -A sharp drop in Mexico's currency after a landslide election result has shaken foreign exchange markets as far as Hungary and Turkey this week, leaving investors asking whether the unwinding of hugely popular carry trades will continue. A carry trade involves investors borrowing in currencies that have low interest rates, such as the Japanese yen or Swiss franc,...

MELBOURNE, June 6 (Reuters) - Newmont Corp ( NEM ) Chief Executive Tom Palmer said on Thursday the gold miner's plans to divest eight non-core assets and trim its workforce to cut debt following its $17.14-billion purchase of Newcrest were progressing well. (We are) quite excited about the level of interest in each of those assets, Palmer told reporters in...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Solar accounted for 75% of electricity generation capacity added to the U.S. power grid early this year as installations of panels rose to a quarterly record, according to a report published by Wood Mackenzie and the Solar Energy Industries Association on Thursday. The country's solar industry saw 11.8 gigawatts of new capacity in the first three...

June 6 (Reuters) - The following are the top stories in the Wall Street Journal. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy. - The Federal Trade Commission is investigating whether Microsoft ( MSFT ) structured one of its latest deals with an artificial intelligence startup to avoid a government antitrust review of the transaction....