Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) leader General Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo said on Wednesday he met Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni, marking his first known foreign visit since the war between RSF and Sudanese army broke out in April.
(RTTNews) - The Canadian benchmark S&P/TSX Composite Index raced past the 21,000 mark to a fresh 52-week high Wednesday, riding on gains in several sectors.
The WisdomTree Artificial Intelligence and Innovation Fund ETF is seeing unusually high volume in afternoon trading Wednesday, with over 778,000 shares traded versus three month average volume of about 206,000. Shares of WTAI were up about 0.1% on the day.
Former European Commission President Jacques Delors, a founding father of the European Union's historic single currency project, has died at the age of 98.
Turkey's monthly minimum wage will be 17,002 Turkish lira ($578.31) in 2024, Labour Minister Vedat Isikhan said on Wednesday, marking a 49% increase from the level determined in July and a 100% hike from January.
Finward Bancorp, the holding company for Peoples Bank, today announced that on December 22, 2023 the Board of Directors of Finward declared a dividend of $0.12 per share on Finward's common stock payable on February 5, 2024 to shareholders of record at the close of business on
In trading on Wednesday, the Gold Miners ETF is outperforming other ETFs, up about 1.3% on the day. Components of that ETF showing particular strength include shares of Gogold Resources, up about 6% and shares of Drdgold Limited, up about 4.2% on the day.
In trading on Wednesday, rubber & plastics shares were relative laggards, down on the day by about 0.8%. Helping drag down the group were shares of Tupperware Brands, down about 4.9% and shares of Latham Group down about 3.3% on the day.
Most emerging Asian currencies and equities gained on Wednesday, taking cues from a weakening U.S. dollar and a Wall Street rally, as investors remained optimistic that the U.S. Federal Reserve could begin cutting rates as early as next March.
Gold prices steadied on Wednesday as trading was muted in the last week of the year, but bullion was headed for its best year in three on expectations the Federal Reserve will cut rates in the first quarter of 2024.
Indian shares advanced on Wednesday, tracking gains in Asia and an overnight rally in U.S. stocks, over optimism the Federal Reserve could begin cutting interest rates early next year.
Malaysian palm oil futures climbed for a second session on Wednesday, underpinned by strength in rival edible oils, although low trading volumes weighed on the market.
The Indian rupee weakened on Wednesday, pressured by dollar demand from large foreign banks, even as most of the local unit's Asian peers ticked higher.
Chicago wheat slid on Wednesday after climbing to a more than two-week high in the previous session, although losses were curbed by renewed concerns over Black Sea supplies following Ukraine's attack on a large Russian naval ship.
Oil prices were little changed on Wednesday as investors monitored Red Sea developments, with some major shippers resuming passage through the area despite continued attacks and broader Middle East tensions.
Hong Kong stocks rebounded as the market reopened on Wednesday, led by a rally in gaming firms after regulators vowed to make improvements to proposed rules that had sent stocks in gaming companies plunging.
Toyota Motor's global production jumped 11% in November to a record level, bouncing back from last year's supply chain disruptions and benefiting from robust demand both in Japan and overseas.
Prices of most base metals rose on Wednesday after data showed manufacturing activity in top consumer China improved last month, while a weak U.S. dollar also lent support to the market.
Australia's Woodside Energy on Wednesday said a floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) unit for its Sangomar project is heading to Senegal, with first production expected in mid-2024.
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