Asia markets were to set open on a positive note on Monday, following a positive finish in the U.S. last Friday after the release of a stronger-than-expected jobs report. Australia’s SPI futures traded at 6,024, which was a touch higher than the ASX 200’s last close at 5,994.4. Nikkei futures in Chicago traded at 22,900 […]
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Bitcoin futures faced their first test of how to handle volatility within hours of launching Sunday on the Cboe Futures Exchange. About two hours after their 6 p.m. ET launch, the new futures had climbed 10 percent, triggering a two-minute trading halt. By 10:05 p.m., the bitcoin futures had soared 20 percent, triggering a five-minute […]
Read moreDays after hitting turbulence, a sustainable comeback for tech stocks could be in the offing, according to Bespoke co-founder Paul Hickey. The Nasdaq created jitters in the market about a week ago, after it underperformed the S&P 500 index by its widest margin over a five-day period since May 2009. Investors had seen it as […]
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The crazy rise of bitcoin is certainly going to be the topic at holiday dinners this season. Forget giving out lotto ticket scratch-offs. This season you should be giving the gift of bitcoin. No — you don’t need to buy an entire bitcoin, the price of which has fluctuated rapidly over the past several days […]
Read moreUntil recently, Andrea Ramirez, 43, thought she was part Mexican. But the results from an at-home genetic test from 23andMe revealed that she is a mix of Northern European, North African and a little Native American. And not at all hispanic. Ramirez, who hails from the Bay Area and works in marketing, bought the $199 […]
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Children born into the top 1 percent of households by income are 10 times as likely to become inventors as those from below-median income families, according to a new study. Economists from Stanford, Harvard, MIT and the U.S. Treasury Department published their findings as part of a working paper with the National Bureau of Economic […]
Read moreThe United States, Japan and South Korea will hold two days of missile tracking drills starting on Monday, Japan’s Maritime Self-Defense Force said, as tensions rise in the region over North Korea’s fast-developing weapons programs. The United States and South Korea conducted large-scale military drills last week, which the North said made the outbreak of […]
Read moreThe newest way to bet on bitcoin, the cryptocurrency that has taken Wall Street by storm with its stratospheric price rise and wild daily gyrations, will arrive on Sunday when bitcoin futures start trading. The first bitcoin future trades are set to kick off at 6 p.m. EST on Cboe Global Markets Inc’s Cboe Futures […]
Read moreWith its smog-prone north desperate to slash coal consumption, China is looking to deploy nuclear power to provide reliable winter heating, raising public safety concerns — though developers say the risks are minimal. State-owned China National Nuclear Corp (CNNC) recently conducted a successful 168-hour trial run in Beijing for a small, dedicated “district heating reactor” […]
Read moreArab foreign ministers late on Saturday urged the United States to abandon its decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, saying the move would increase violence throughout the region. The announcement by President Donald Trump on Wednesday was a “dangerous violation of international law,” had no legal impact and was “void,” the Arab League said […]
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