April 19, 2024 8:16 PM

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Asian and European Stocks Drop Across Major Markets

All key Asian stocks ended lower today. South Korea's Kospi lost 1.6 percent, Singapore's Straits Times index down by 0.3 percent, Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index plunged one percent, Japan's Nikkei-225 also lost 2.7 percent and China's Shanghai Composite index declined 0.2 percent.    All major Europea...

April 19, 2024 7:09 PM

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U.S. Stocks Close Mixed; S&P 500 Slightly Lower, Nasdaq Down, Dow Slightly Up

U.S. stocks closed near the unchanged mark on Thursday, as investors sifted through the latest corporate earnings, while economic data and comments from Federal Reserve officials suggested the central bank was unlikely to cut interest rates in the near future.   The S&P 500 lost 0.22 percen...

April 19, 2024 6:16 PM

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Rajnath Singh Stresses BJP’s Anti-Corruption Record and Development Focus

Defence Minister and BJP senior leader Rajnath Singh today said, BJP Government remained free from corruption during the past decade and is committed for the nation building. Speaking at an election rally in Secunderabad in Telangana, Mr. Rajnath Singh criticised Congress for becoming corrupt whenev...

April 19, 2024 5:40 PM

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Oil Prices Stabilize After Initial Surge on Reports of Mideast Tensions

Oil steadied on Friday after prices spiked earlier on reports that Israel had attacked Iran, as market fears of a major escalation to hostilities in the Mideast appeared to ease and a build-up of global oil stocks weighed.   The benchmark contracts surged more than $3 before dipping back down. ...

April 19, 2024 5:37 PM

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Akhilesh Yadav Vows MSP Legal Guarantee for Farmers in Rally Speech

Samajwadi Party leader Akhilesh Yadav today alleged that NDA government has not kept farmers' welfare in mind. Addressing a rally at NOIDA today, Mr Yadav said if the coalition between INDI Alliance and his party comes to power, they will ensure that farmers get legal guarantee for MSP. He claimed t...