A Kia Motors Corp. sports utility vehicle (SUV) delivers the “2021” New Year’s Eve numerals during a coast-to-coast tour in the Times Square neighborhood of New York, U.S., on Monday, Dec. 21, 2020. Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images So many questions swirl after the turn of the calendar […]
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Here are the issues at play in the Georgia Senate runoffs
Georgia voters mark their ballots during the first day of early voting in the US Senate runoffs at the Gwinnett County Fairgrounds, December 14, 2020, in Atlanta, Georgia. Tami Chappell | AFP | Getty Images In the final push before the crucial Georgia U.S. Senate runoffs on Tuesday, Republicans and […]
Google workers form union amid ongoing feuds with execs
Google employees hold signs during a walkout to protest how the tech giant handled sexual misconduct in Mountain View, California, U.S., on Thursday, Nov. 1, 2018. Michael Short | Bloomberg | Getty Images More that 200 Google employees on Monday announced that they’ve come together to form the Alphabet Workers […]
Bitcoin falls over 10% as record-breaking rally loses steam
An illustration of bitcoin on Euro banknotes. Nicolas Economou | NurPhoto via Getty Images Bitcoin is pulling back from its record highs. The cryptocurrency briefly dipped below $30,000 Monday, just two days after breaching that level for the first time. The price of bitcoin rallied to a fresh all-time high […]
Investors handicapping the new market year see similarities to 2010’s recovery and 1999’s risk binge
A Kia Motors Corp. sports utility vehicle (SUV) delivers the “2021” New Year’s Eve numerals during a coast-to-coast tour in the Times Square neighborhood of New York, U.S., on Monday, Dec. 21, 2020. Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images So many questions swirl as the calendar turns — including […]
Stock futures climb as Wall Street looks for a positive start to the new year
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. NYSE U.S. stock futures were higher Monday morning ahead of the first trading session of 2021 following a volatile year. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures implied an opening gain of 175 points. S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 futures also […]
Smaller cryptocurrencies are surging after bitcoin’s wild rally took it past $34,000
Getty Images While you’ve been watching bitcoin’s blistering rally, other cryptocurrencies are having a moment. Ether, the digital token of the Ethereum blockchain, climbed past the $1,000 mark Monday to hit its highest level since Feb. 2, 2018. Ether was last trading at $1,038, up 30% in the last 24 […]
Stock futures higher as Wall Street looks for a positive start to the new year
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. NYSE U.S. stock futures were higher Monday morning ahead of the first trading session of 2021 following a volatile year. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures were up 99 points. S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 futures also both traded in […]
UK rolls out Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine as it battles against Covid surge
82-year-old Brian Pinker receives the Oxford University/AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine from nurse Sam Foster at the Churchill Hospital in Oxford, southwest England on January 4, 2021. – STEVE PARSONS | AFP | Getty Images LONDON — The U.K. has started rolling out the coronavirus vaccine developed by AstraZeneca and the University […]
Bitcoin is breaking records because bigger investors are buying it now, says PwC
SINGAPORE — Bitcoin’s record-smashing rally seen in recent weeks was partly driven by the entry of more big, institutional investors into the market, according to PwC’s global crypto leader Henri Arslanian. The digital currency surged over $30,000 for the first time on Saturday and had advanced more than 300% in […]