Power surge crashes Pakistan grid, plunging millions into darkness

Complete grid failures are rare, and operators of modern grids count local shocks from integration of renewable energy as their primary challenge. But the blackout in Pakistan on Monday was its second near-complete grid failure and the third in south Asia in three months.

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Activist Elliott to nominate directors at Salesforce: Report

Elliott, which invests more than $55 billion, is currently interviewing a number of people including technology industry executives and executives in other industries, the people said.

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FDA advisers back the same COVID vaccine for initial shots, boosters

The agency is trying to simplify its COVID-19 vaccine policy as it considers whether to recommend Americans get an annual booster shot for the virus. But several members of the expert advisory group asked for more robust data on benefits of annual shots for younger, healthier people.

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Blasts near Ukraine nuclear plant, says UN watchdog; Russia calls it provocation

A Russian official dismissed the comments by Rafael Grossi, head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), saying they suggested Moscow could not uphold nuclear safety.

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Ukraine faces deadly Russian missile onslaught after securing tanks from allies

Air raid alarms sounded across Ukraine on Thursday as people headed to work. In the capital Kyiv, crowds took cover for a time in underground metro stations.

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Wall Street closes green as GDP data eases recession worries

While all three major U.S. stock indexes advanced, megacap momentum stocks, buoyed by Tesla Inc#39;s (TSLA.O) earnings beat and upbeat sales forecast, helped put the Nasdaq in the lead.

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Russia unleashes missiles, drones at Ukraine after Kyiv secures tanks, 11 dead

The Kremlin said it saw the promised delivery of Western tanks as evidence of growing "direct involvement" of the United States and Europe in the 11-month-old war, something both deny.

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Oil up 1% as positive US economic data, China reopening boosts demand optimism

Brent futures rose $1.18, or 1.4%, to $87.30 a barrel by 11:42 a.m. EST (1642 GMT), while U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude rose $1.12, or 1.4%, to $81.27.

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Trade setup for Friday: Top 15 things to know before the opening bell

Based on the OI percentage, 172 stocks saw long unwinding on Wednesday due to sharp selling pressure in the market, including Marico, Power Grid Corporation of India, HCL Technologies, ITC and Gujarat Gas.

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In Pics | Porsche Vision 357 marks 75 years of automakers, a tribute to the first car 356

Porsche has released the Vision 357 to celebrate the automaker’s 75 years. In 1948, Ferry Porsche realized his dream of a sports car and with his team, he produced the Porsche 356 ‘No. 1’ Roadster.

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