EghtesadOnline: The next fiscal budget (March 2019-29) has allocated 5.4 trillion rials ($41.5million) for the Vice Presidential Office for Science and Technology, up 11% compared to the funds made available in the outgoing year.

EghtesadOnline: U.S. stocks rose modestly on Tuesday, as gains in the tech sector helped buoy the Nasdaq to a record intraday high and solid housing market data provided more evidence the economy may be picking up momentum.