The S&P 500 (^GSPC 0.57%) has rocketed 25% in 2024, putting the broad-based index on pace for one of its strongest annual performances of the 21st century. Factors contributing to that upside include enthusiasm about artificial intelligence, strong corporate earnings, and encouraging economic data.
The Federal Reserve's recent pivot to...
On the lookout for emerging markets investing opportunities? Most emerging markets indexes, of course, contain significant exposure to the biggest “emerging” market, China. While that has historically presented some solid opportunities for U.S. investors, potentially rising tensions threatens further investment. At the same time, while a significant economy with...
The price of bitcoin retreated further from the psychological $100,000 milestone, as investors booked profits from the cryptocurrency’s gains following the presidential election.
The largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization was recently lower by more than 4%, at $90,999.30, according to Coin Metrics. Earlier, it fell as low as $90,702.27. The CoinDesk 20, an index...
NEW YORK, Nov 26 (Reuters) - Investors in the world's largest cryptocurrency are anticipating a significant downward move after bitcoin failed to hit an all-time peak of $100,000, according to a crypto trading platform citing recent options activity.
Bitcoin hit a record high of $99,830 on Nov. 22, but it...
Bitcoin BTC$94,278 fell over 3% on Nov. 25 as traders called for calm over new BTC price weakness.
BTC/USD 1-hour chart. Source: TradingView
Flash Bitcoin volatility punishes late longs
Data from Cointelegraph...
BEIJING — President-elect Donald Trump plans to raise tariffs by an additional 10% on all Chinese goods coming into the U.S., according to a post Monday on his social media platform Truth Social.
The post immediately followed...
US stocks rose on Monday as small caps rallied near new highs and the Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) rose more than 400 points amid a broad sense of optimism over President-elect Donald Trump's choice of Scott Bessent for Treasury secretary.
Rumble, a video platform aimed at conservatives, said Monday evening that it will begin allocating a portion of its excess cash reserves to bitcoin and making purchases of up to $20 million in the cryptocurrency.
Shares rose more than...
The market exuberance that erupted after the Nov. 5 election is still going strong, even if some of the biggest stocks seemed to lose a step or two.
Nvidia (NVDA) reported great earnings on Wednesday, but the shares actually fell on the week — a whopping 0.02%.
Yet, with a market...
Since reaching a bear market bottom a little over two years ago, the bulls have been running the show on Wall Street. This year, the ageless Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI), benchmark S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC), and growth stock-dependent Nasdaq Composite (NASDAQINDEX: ^IXIC) have reached multiple all-time highs.
The wind in Wall Street's sails has been...
