The S&P 500 was on track to open in bear market territory, while global stocks tumbled and bond yields jumped as fears over inflation rattled investors around the world. Futures for the S&P 50...
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Bitcoin Slips Below $25,000 as Celsius and Fed Batter Confidence
Text size Bitcoin has been hurt by a loss of confidence sparked by interest-rate hikes and problems at Celsius, one of the biggest crypto lenders. Paul Yeung/Bloomberg Bitcoin, the largest cryptocurre...
U.S. stock futures sink Sunday after Wall Street’s worst week since January
U.S. stock-index futures sank Sunday after Wall Street’s worst week since January. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures YM00, -0.54% fell more than 170 points, or 0.5%, late Sunday, while S&P 500 ...
Cryptocurrency selloff extends through the weekend after Friday’s hot inflation reading
Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies tumbled on Sunday as losses for the asset class built over the weekend following U.S. data that showed persistent inflation pressures. Bitcoin BTCUSD, -1.93% dropped...
Coinbase CEO Blasts Employee Petition Against Executives
Turmoil inside crypto exchange Coinbase Global Inc. has spilled out into the public. Co-founder and Chief Executive Brian Armstrong on Friday lashed out on Twitter against an employee petition to remo...
Coinbase CEO tells workers to quit if they don’t believe in top execs, after petition for leadership changes
Coinbase Global Inc. has had a rough stretch lately, as plunging prices for cryptocurrencies have dampened trading interest and prompted the company to curtail rapid hiring plans. The company also see...
Ethereum close to its major upgrade, but why has it fallen more than bitcoin?
This article has been updated to correct the identification of Citadel Securities. Hello! Welcome back to Distributed Ledger, our weekly crypto newsletter that reaches your inbox every Thursday. I’m w...
‘I thought it was a sick joke’: They gave up other job offers to work for Coinbase, and are now unemployed
When Hao Jia received an email from Coinbase that his job offer had been rescinded, he was on his way to watch “Top Gun: Maverick,” the blockbuster movie starring Tom Cruise. Jia’s girlfriend had aske...
Apple is offering ‘buy now, pay later.’ 4 reasons to think twice before signing up
After months of speculation, Apple AAPL, -0.45% finally unveiled its buy now, pay later offering this week, wading into an industry that’s experienced explosive growth. But consumers should be wary of...
PayPal Stock Has Been Cut in Half. Why Analysts See Upside.
Text size PayPal stock could pass $150 a share by 2026, Mizuho says. Nuttapong Punna/Dreamstime.com There’s plenty of upside for PayPal ’s stock, analysts say. The payments app just needs to get its s...
‘I am a 53-year-old single man with very little savings’: I want to take out a 30-year mortgage, but pay it off in 7 years. Is that possible?
I am a 53-year-old single man with very little in savings. I paid off all my credit-card debt a couple of years ago. I have now decided to purchase a home. My rent has increased to the point where it ...
GameStop, Salesforce, Netflix, Alphabet, Nvidia, and Other Stocks to Watch This Week
Text size Uncredited U.S. stock and bond markets will be closed Monday for Memorial Day. A handful of major companies report later this week, with the economic-data highlight being jobs Friday. HP and...
GameStop, Salesforce, Netflix, Alphabet, Nvidia, and Other Stocks for Investors to Watch This Week
Text size Uncredited U.S. stock and bond markets will be closed Monday for Memorial Day. A handful of major companies report later this week, with the economic-data highlight being jobs Friday. HP and...
These money and investing tips are tools to help fix your broken portfolio
Don’t miss these top money and investing features: Your stock portfolio didn’t have to lose so much this year Strong insider buying suggests a 15% rally in the S&P 500 from here ‘I feel like I am ...
Here’s how much money you would have lost if you bought a Bored Ape Yacht Club NFT a month ago
When the crypto market was generally sluggish over the first quarter, some investors turned to nonfungible tokens, or NFTs, which outperformed most other digital assets at the time, in search of a hav...
Ethereum could ‘take over everything’, and there won’t be a multi-chain future, says EY’s blockchain leader
Hello! Welcome back to Distributed Ledger, our weekly crypto newsletter that reaches your inbox every Thursday. I’m Frances Yue, crypto reporter at MarketWatch, and I’ll walk you through the latest an...
Russian ruble surges on report some capital controls may ease up
The Russian ruble surged on Monday, following a report that the government plans to cut a key foreign exchange limit for exporters. The ruble RUBUSD, +1.83% surged 6.8% against the dollar on Monday, h...
Is the Housing Market Slowing Down? Takeaways From Real Estate Earnings.
Several housing metrics due this week are expected to show signs of a slowdown. That sentiment has also been echoed in recent comments from real estate technology companies on earnings calls. Affordab...
He has $100K in credit card debt, $60K in bitcoin. 4 money pros on what to do
What to do when you have crypto assets and debt to contend with. Getty Images/iStockphoto “I have $100K in credit card debt, but $60K in bitcoin. Should I use it to repay the debt, or hold onto bitcoi...
Bitcoin ‘not going to take over as an alternative form of money’: Ben Bernanke
Ben Bernanke, former chairman of the Federal Reserve, said that he doesn’t think bitcoin would take over “as an alternative form of money.” Bitcoin BTCUSD, +0.50% and other cryptocurrencies have bee...
Crypto Prices Move in Tandem With Traditional Markets, Punishing Investors
Cryptocurrency prices are moving in lockstep with stocks and bonds like never before, punishing those who bought bitcoin and other digital assets in part to diversify their investment holdings. The th...
Terra crashed. What does it mean for other stablecoins? Here are the potential winners and losers
It’s the third day since TerraUSD, an algorithmic stablecoin designed to trade 1 to 1 against U.S. dollars, fell off its peg for an extended period of time. TerraUSD USTUSD, +4.36%, or UST, the 11th l...
Bitcoin and Ether Prices Drop in Weekend Slump
Text size Bitcoin has lost 58% since its November 2021 peak near $69,000. Dreamstime Cryptocurrency investors are getting no rest on Saturday, as digital assets resumed their decline after a midweek r...
This portfolio manager’s strategy uses just one ETF and his own ‘crash indicator’ to beat the market by 530%
Markets are off to a stronger start on Friday, but it’s been a rough few days, with the S&P 500 facing a six-week losing streak, its longest in a decade. With a war raging in Europe, surging price...
‘The goal is never to seek the top’: The wild, hair-raising ride of a 30-something investor who battled against NFT hackers and dodged the crypto crash
Vinny Zane has a taste for life — and an appetite for risk. The 38-year-old teacher and father of a 2-year-old son on Brooklyn’s Coney Island got into crypto in 2017 with $4,000 worth of Bitcoin, and ...