Government shutdown averted with little time to spare as Joe Biden signs funding before midnightWith the clock ticking down to the midnight Saturday deadline, the Senate voted 88 to 9 to keep the lights on through mid-November with a r...
01 Oct, 2023, 10.20 AM IST
Asian markets wobble as US struggles to reach debt dealAsian equities were mostly mixed amid concerns US lawmakers remain far apart in their bid to raise the country's borrowing limit to avert a...
16 May, 2023, 08.47 AM IST
Kevin McCarthy fails for 3rd long day in GOP House speaker fightThe 435-seat lower chamber where Republicans have a slim majority over Democrats is unable to conduct any legislative business until a spea...
06 Jan, 2023, 07.05 AM IST
Gold pinned near 2.5-month low as investors await Fed meetingSpot gold was down 0.1% at $1,861.80 per ounce, as of 0222 GMT. U.S. gold futures fell 0.2% to $1,860.00. "Gold will come under pressure di...
03 May, 2022, 10.34 AM IST
Gold eases, set for worst week since late NovemberGold eased on Friday and prices were set for their biggest weekly drop since late November as hopes for progress in Russia-Ukraine peace ta...
18 Mar, 2022, 09.57 AM IST
Nicole Kidman & Melissa McCarthy-starrer 'Nine Perfect Strangers' series will come to AmazonThe series is based on the book of the same name by 'Big Little Lies' author Liane Moriarty.
19 May, 2021, 03.00 PM IST
Oil steady as supply cuts offset demand worries on stalled vaccine rolloutsA cut in Saudi Arabia's oil supply and lower U.S. oil stocks helped offset price pressures from fuel demand, which is slowing due to stalle...
29 Jan, 2021, 01.56 PM IST
Gold set for worst month in 4 years on vaccine-led stocks rallyGold is down 5.9% so far this month, its biggest monthly decline since November 2016.
30 Nov, 2020, 10.16 AM IST
Brent crude tops $40/bbl after Biden clinches U.S. presidencyBrent crude futures for January climbed 82 cents, or 2.1%, to $40.27 a barrel by 0101 GMT, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude for Dec...
09 Nov, 2020, 07.56 AM IST
Oil rises 1% on Saudi Aramco's upbeat demand view, Iraq supply cutOil rises 1% on Saudi Aramco's upbeat demand view, Iraq supply cut
10 Aug, 2020, 12.55 PM IST
Australian shares close higher on global stimulus hopesThe S&P/ASX 200 index ended 1.5 per cent higher at 5,321.4, with gains being broad based.
27 Apr, 2020, 01.43 PM IST
Crude oil futures rise, but support seen weakBrent futures for May delivery rose 52 cents, or 1.9 per cent, to $27.55 as of 0015 GMT.
24 Mar, 2020, 09.02 AM IST
Australia shares close higher on banks, energy; NZ flatThe 5,640 level is very important, it held the market for most of 2017.
23 Nov, 2018, 12.34 PM IST
Sterling and euro rise on Brexit hopes, dollar slips on profit-takingThe dollar index, a gauge of its value versus six major peers traded at 97.03 on Wed.
14 Nov, 2018, 08.21 AM IST
'Spotlight' review: A powerful film that presents factsThe film is based on Boston Globe's 2003 Pulitzer-winning investigation and exposure of the Catholic church's sex abuse scandal.
19 Feb, 2016, 08.35 AM IST
Soon, palm trees to dot AntarcticaPalm trees could grow in the Antarctic if climate change continues unabated, new research has shown - just as they did 55 million years ago.
03 Aug, 2012, 03.29 AM IST
Federal Reserve may cut rates on banks' reserves after ECB moveBernanke may be taking another look at cutting the interest rate the Fed pays on bank reserves to bring down short-term borrowing costs.
31 Jul, 2012, 04.44 AM IST