Check out the companies making the biggest moves midday: Quanex Building Products — The building products maker jumped 9% after the company posted better-than-expected earnings for its fiscal fourth quarter. Quanex earnings and adjusted 83 cents per share on revenue of $789.8 million. Analysts polled by FactSet expected a profit of 52 cents per share…
The US Transportation Department has warned New York that it could lose $73 million in federal highway funds after an audit found thousands of immigrant commercial driver’s licences (CDLs) were allegedly issued without proper verification, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said on Friday, AP report.Duffy said federal investigators reviewed 200 non-domiciled commercial licences and found more…
DOT$1.9694 suffered a technical breakdown during Friday’s session as the token plunged from a high of $2.09 to $1.97, erasing its previous rally momentum. The decline occurred on heavy volume that reached 284% above normal levels, according to CoinDesk Research’s technical analysis model. The model showed that the token broke support at $2.05 as selling…
Leading bourse NSE has published its official trading holiday calendar for 2026, offering traders and investors an early roadmap for days when equity and derivatives markets will remain shut. The circular, as reported ET, issued under exchange bye-laws and F&O regulations, lists 15 full trading holidays—one more than in 2025—and also details festivals falling on…
BENGALURU: The Satcom Industry Association-India (SIA-India) has called for a threefold increase in the national space budget, creation of specialised manufacturing incentives and long-term funding frameworks for connectivity, navigation and earth observation as part of its recommendations submitted to the finance ministry, Department of Space (DoS) and the Indian National Space Promotion and Authorisation Centre…
Rupee depreciation: Experts are of the view that this weakness may persist in the near term. (AI image) The rupee has been in a downward spiral versus the US dollar – hitting new historical lows and even crossing the 90 mark. The depreciation has been steep, and even more on a real effective basis. In…
NEW DELHI: The Union cabinet on Friday approved a bill which seeks to open the highly restricted nuclear power sector to private companies and also crucial for the country’s goal of achieving 100 gigawatt nuclear power capacity by 2047.The approval of the Sustainable Harnessing and Advancement of Nuclear Energy for Transforming India (SHANTI) Bill, paves…
Artificial intelligence-focused stocks are coming under pressure on Friday, dragging tech-related equities and bitcoin BTC$90,238.80 lower during the early U.S. session. Chipmaker Broadcom (AVGO), the ninth largest asset by market cap, tumbled 10% despite strong earnings as its outlook disappointed investors’ lofty expectations. The Nasdaq index was down over 1% in the first hour of…
The Union Cabinet on Friday approved a bill to raise the foreign direct investment (FDI) cap in the insurance sector to 100 per cent, a major change aimed at deepening insurance penetration and accelerating sectoral growth, PTI reported citing sources.The proposed legislation — the Insurance Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2025 — is among 13 bills listed…
Russia’s diamond miner ALROSA CEO-Chairman Pavel Maryinchev said diamond companies will need time to adjust to the US tariff hike but the long-term impact is unlikely to be severe, adding that India’s cutting and polishing sector should be able to “adapt and minimise the effect”.“According to GJEPC data, the amount of diamonds purchased by Indian…
