Agency Desk

Wall St Week Ahead-After steep decline, U.S. small caps tempt investors with cheap valuations

Shares of smaller U.S. companies are outpacing a rally in the broader equity market as they draw investors looking to scoop up cheaply valued...

Honduras launches ‘Bitcoin Valley’ in the tourist town of Santa Lucia

People can pay for a slushie with crypto in the streets of "Bitcoin Valley," a project in the Honduran tourist enclave of Santa Lucia...

Red Cross offers to help evacuate wounded from Ukrainian POW attack

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is seeking access to the site of a deadly attack on a facility holding Ukrainian prisoners...

Nikola seeks to quash subpoena from founder Milton for his criminal case

Nikola Corp, the electric- and hydrogen-powered truck maker, on Friday asked a U.S. judge to quash a subpoena from founder and former Chief Executive...

Blinken and Russia’s Lavrov have ‘frank’ discussion about prisoners

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Friday said he has held a telephone conversation with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and pressed the...

Soccer-Spezia and Sena end contract after season-long absence due to COVID-19

Serie A club Spezia have ended Leo Sena's contract by mutual agreement on Friday after the Brazilian midfielder missed last season due to COVID-19....

Japan’s Hayashi says ‘logic of brute force’ gaining traction in Indo-Pacific

Japan's Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi sounded the alarm about China's behavior in the Indo-Pacific during a visit to Washington on Friday, saying the "logic...

US STOCKS-Wall St extends recent rally, posts strong monthly gains

U.S. stocks added to their recent rally on Friday after upbeat forecasts from Apple and Amazon.com, and the S&P 500 and Nasdaq posted their...