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Bitcoin climbs past ,000 as rally continues ahead of halving event

Bitcoin climbs past $59,000 as rally continues ahead of halving event

Barbara Terrio

Published: Feb. 28, 2024 at 4:53 a.m. ET The price of bitcoin surged past $59,000 on Wednesday, touching levels not ...

Three stocks of AI ‘enablers’ to consider as Nvidia sets up another surprise

Three stocks of AI ‘enablers’ to consider as Nvidia sets up another surprise

Barbara Terrio

All eyes are on Nvidia Corp. this week — the company will announce its latest quarterly results after the close ...

Mark Zuckerberg could pay millions in taxes to the IRS on Meta dividends

Mark Zuckerberg could pay millions in taxes to the IRS on Meta dividends

Barbara Terrio

Mark Zuckerberg delighted Meta shareholders and Wall Street this week with news of the social media giant’s first-ever dividend. The ...

S&P 500 futures bounce after two-day sell-off as Apple, Amazon earnings loom

S&P 500 futures bounce after two-day sell-off as Apple, Amazon earnings loom

Barbara Terrio

U.S. stock index futures rose early Thursday ahead of earnings from three of the Magnificent 7: Apple, Amazon.com and Meta ...

Stock-market investors face another ugly election. Does history offer comfort?

Stock-market investors face another ugly election. Does history offer comfort?

Barbara Terrio

Here’s some good news for investors fretting over what promises to be a highly contentious 2024 U.S. presidential election: History ...

After Bitcoin ETFs, watch for the next most popular crypto to go the same route

After Bitcoin ETFs, watch for the next most popular crypto to go the same route

Barbara Terrio

After long-awaited spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds made their debut this week, investors are now weighing the prospects of eventual approval ...

Why investors should be wary of New Year ‘head fakes’ for this hot asset class

Why investors should be wary of New Year ‘head fakes’ for this hot asset class

Barbara Terrio

The first trading day of the New Year looks set to challenge the Santa Rally theory, with Dow futures down ...

Fed could be the Grinch who ‘stole’ cash earning 5%. What a Powell pivot means for investors.

Fed could be the Grinch who ‘stole’ cash earning 5%. What a Powell pivot means for investors.

Barbara Terrio

Yields on 3-month BX:TMUBMUSD03M and 6-month BX:TMUBMUSD06M Treasury bills have been seeing yields north of 5% since March when Silicon ...

Chaotic ‘triple witching’ set for Friday, as .3 trillion in options expire

Chaotic ‘triple witching’ set for Friday, as $5.3 trillion in options expire

Barbara Terrio

Options contracts tied to more than $5 trillion worth of stocks, exchange-traded funds and indexes are set to expire on ...

There’s a new dynamic heading into payrolls report, Goldman trading expert says

There’s a new dynamic heading into payrolls report, Goldman trading expert says

Barbara Terrio

It was the day before payrolls, when all through the house, not an asset was stirring, not even a mouse. ...

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