United States forward Megan Rapinoe (15) shoots the ball in action during a WNT Summer Series friendly match between the United States and Portugal on June 10, 2021 at BBVA Stadium in Houston, TX. Robin Alam | Icon Sportswire | Getty Images Sports marketers are leaving money on the table […]
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Bitcoin drops as China intensifies crypto mining crackdown
A bitcoin mine near Kongyuxiang, Sichuan, China on August 12, 2016. Paul Ratje | The Washington Post | Getty Images Bitcoin sank Monday on reports that China has intensified its crackdown on cryptocurrency mining. The world’s largest digital currency fell 7% to a price of $32,801 Monday morning, dropping below […]
U.S. stock futures higher after the Dow’s worst week since October
Traders on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, June 18, 2021. Source: NYSE Stock futures were higher early Monday morning after the Dow posted its worst week since October. Futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 106 points. S&P 500 futures hovered marginally higher while Nasdaq-100 futures […]
China has administered more than 1 billion doses of its Covid-19 vaccines
A medical worker receives the Covid-19 vaccine at the First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University on April 7, 2021 in Guangzhou, Guangdong Province of China. Southern Visual | Visual China Group | Getty Images GUANGZHOU, China — China has administered more than a billion doses of its Covid-19 vaccines, […]
Japan’s Nikkei 225 briefly plunges 4%, leading losses across major markets in Asia
SINGAPORE — Shares in Asia-Pacific dropped in Monday trade, as Japan’s markets plummeted. Meanwhile, China kept its benchmark lending rate unchanged. Japanese stocks led losses regionally, with the Nikkei 225 falling 4% in Monday trade. It later pared some of those losses but was still trading 3.43% lower in the […]
Dow futures drop 200 points after the index’s worst week since October
Traders on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, June 18, 2021. Source: NYSE Stock futures declined early Monday morning after the Dow posted its worst week since October. Futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 207 points. S&P 500 futures and Nasdaq-100 futures both also traded in […]
Dow futures drop 180 points after the index’s worst week since October
Traders on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, June 18, 2021. Source: NYSE Stock futures declined Sunday evening after the Dow posted its worst week since October. Futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 182 points. S&P 500 futures and Nasdaq-100 futures both also traded in negative […]
American Airlines cancels hundreds of flights due to staffing crunch, maintenance issues
American Airlines planes at LaGuardia Airport Leslie Josephs | CNBC American Airlines said it canceled hundreds of flights this weekend due to staffing shortages, maintenance and other issues, challenges facing the carrier as travel demand surges toward pre-pandemic levels. About 6% of the airline’s schedule, or 180 flights, were canceled […]
China wants to build up its wine country into one that could rival France’s Bordeaux
A worker pours wine at a winery in Yinchuan, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region in 2015. GOH CHAI HIN | AFP | Getty Images BEIJING — Fresh off a surge in wine exports and a visit from President Xi Jinping last year, China wants to turn its primary wine-producing region of […]
Coinbase-backed crypto trading firm hits $1 billion valuation after fresh funding
Chesnot | Getty Images Amber Group, a cryptocurrency financial services firm, has raised $100 million as investors rush to back companies in the industry. The fresh funding round values the Hong Kong-based start-up at $1 billion. Investment bank China Renaissance led the round with participation from other high-profile investors including […]