The 30-share BSE index was trading 111.50 points or 0.21% higher at 53,015.55 in initial deals, while the broader NSE Nifty rose 31.30 points or 0.20% to 15,885.25 Equity benchmark Sensex advanced over 100 points in early trade on July 15, tracking gains in index majors L&T, HDFC Bank and HCL Tech amid a largely positive trend in global markets. […]

TOKYO (Reuters) – Toyota Motor Corp’s research arm said on Thursday it acquired U.S.-based Carmera, a provider of maps and data for driverless vehicles, marking the Japanese car maker’s latest investment in autonomous technology.FILE PHOTO: Toyota Motor Corp’s logo on Estima Hybrid model is pictured at its headquarters in Tokyo, Japan, February 6, 2017. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-HoonThe purchase, through newly created […]

Stocks in Asia-Pacific were mixed in Thursday morning trade. Australia jobs data for June is expected at 9:30 a.m. HK/SIN on Thursday. Chinese economic data, including the country's second quarter GDP print as well as retail sales for June, is set to be out at 10:00 a.m. HK/SIN. SINGAPORE — Shares in Asia-Pacific were mixed in Thursday morning trade as […]

FILE PHOTO: A new sign is displayed over the entrance to the AIG headquarters offices in New York’s financial district, January 9, 2013. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid(Reuters) -American International Group Inc said on Wednesday it would sell a 9.9% stake in its life and retirement business to Blackstone Group Inc in a $2.2 billion all-cash deal, sending the insurer’s shares more than […]

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Joe Biden went to Capitol Hill on Wednesday to make the case for his sweeping, two-track infrastructure initiative, a day after leading Senate Democrats agreed on a $3.5 trillion plan billed as the biggest boost in decades for U.S. families. Biden joined fellow Democrats for a closed-door lunch where he was expected to appeal for their support […]

(Corrects investment firm name in paragraph 10 to “Beehouse Partners”, not “Beehouse partners”)FILE PHOTO: Cannabis stickers on a Weed World store window are pictured the day New York State legalized recreational marijuana use amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York, U.S., March 31, 2021. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri/File Photo(Reuters) -Three top U.S. Democratic […]

(Reuters) -Wells Fargo & Co’s Chief Executive Officer Charlie Scharf said the bank was not yet planning for the end of a damaging asset cap imposed by regulators after it smashed Wall Street estimates for second-quarter earnings.FILE PHOTO: A Wells Fargo logo is seen in New York City, U.S. January 10, 2017. REUTERS/Stephanie KeithThe Federal Reserve in early 2018 ordered […]

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. investigators are studying the backgrounds of Colombian mercenaries accused of assassinating Haiti’s president last week to see if any of them had past ties to U.S. government agencies, a U.S. source familiar with the investigation said.Slideshow ( 2 images )Seventeen Colombians and two Haitian-Americans were arrested last week by Haitian authorities and accused of shooting President […]