During the last seven days, there’s been $2.53 billion non-fungible token (NFT) sales, up 161% over the past week. Ethereum’s blockchain recorded the most NFT sales with $2.45 billion of the aggregate...
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As Russia-Ukraine Tensions Heat Up, Russian Stocks and Currency Take Big Hits
Russia’s stocks continue to sink as Russian-Western diplomatic talks ended without visible progress. NATALIA KOLESNIKOVA/AFP/Getty Image Text size Russia is a screaming buy, if you forget about the li...
Proportion of South African Crypto Holders Grows to 11.3%, 56% of Crypto Owners Hold Bitcoin – Emerging Markets Bitcoin News
The number of surveyed South Africans that own crypto grew marginally from 10.3% in October 2021, to 11.3% in December 2021. With this rate of ownership, South Africa is now ranked number 21 out of th...
CoinGape Markets: Here Are Top 5 Undervalued Cryptocurrencies to Buy in January 2022
Crypto-verse is gaining huge popularity day by day. Investors around the globe are realizing the massive growth potential this market brings, adding cryptocurrencies in their portfolios. However, whil...
Russia-Ukraine Conflict Could Disrupt the Prices of These Commodities. What to Know.
The Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline in Russia would carry natural gas to Europe if approved by legislators. Andrey Rudakov/Bloomberg Text size Tensions between Russia and Ukraine are on the rise, and trade...
Meme Coin Markets Gain Close to 5% in 24 Hours, Dogecoin’s Value Jumps, 3 Meme Tokens See Triple Digit Gains – Markets and Prices Bitcoin News
The top meme tokens by market capitalization have increased in value by 4.4% in the last 24 hours according to statistics. Dogecoin had a good week jumping more than 20% during the last seven days. Ho...
Crypto Markets Flashing Mixed Signals Amid Early 2022 Price Volatility: Analytics Firm IntoTheBlock
Crypto markets are flashing both bullish and bearish signals as digital assets display early-year volatility, according to analytics firm IntoTheBlock. In a recent newsletter, the market insights plat...
The Fed is about to see a lot of new faces. What it means for banks, the economy and markets
Sarah Bloom Raskin Andrew Harrer | Bloomberg | Getty Images In what likely will be just a few months’ time, the Federal Reserve will look a lot different: Three new governors, a new vice chairma...
Lael Brainard Says Inflation Is ‘Too High.’ She’s Open to a Rate Hike in March.
Text size Lael Brainard Jim Watson/AFP/Getty Images Cutting down inflation will be the Federal Reserve’s most important task for the foreseeable future, Fed Gov. Lael Brainard said at her confirmation...
Why a falling dollar signals ‘markets are in wonderland’ over inflation and Fed
The U.S. dollar is offering up an early 2022 head scratcher: Why does the currency keep falling even as traders aggressively pencil in as many as four interest rate increases by the Federal Reserve th...
First Cryptocurrency ATM Reportedly Installed in Uruguay – Emerging Markets Bitcoin News
The ostensible first cryptocurrency ATM machine has been installed in Uruguay, developed as a joint initiative between Urubit and Inbierto, two national crypto companies. This represents a milestone f...
Stocks To Watch: This Top Dividend Stock Pays More Than Triple The Market’s Yield
Simon Property Group (SPG), featured in today’s IBD 50 Stocks To Watch, pays more than triple the market’s dividend yield and is close to a buy point. X The Indianapolis-based company owns...
Here’s what a Russian invasion of Ukraine would mean for markets
Fears of a Russian invasion of Ukraine are on the rise, prompting analysts and traders to weigh the potential financial-market shock waves. “If Russia invades Ukraine, the trade is buy TY,” wrote Bren...
How U.S. economic sanctions work
Economic sanctions remain one of the most powerful tools the United States has in its foreign policy arsenal. And as Russian forces continue to amass along the border with Ukraine, officials in the U....
Moderna and Novavax Stocks Get Whacked by Supreme Court’s Vaccine Decision
Text size A nurse takes a Moderna Covid-19 vaccines ready to be administered at a vaccination site Apu Gomes/AFP via Getty Images Novavax stock and shares of other vaccine makers fell Friday after the...
Australian Crypto Exchange BTC Markets Partners with Ajla Tomljanovic
One of the fastest-growing crypto exchanges in Australia, BTC Markets recently announced a partnership with Ajla Tomljanovic, a prominent tennis player in the country. According to the latest female t...
Wells Fargo Stock Rises as Earnings Easily Top Estimates
Text size Wells Fargo bank David Paul Morris/Bloomberg Wells Fargo shares got a boost early Friday after the bank’s fourth-quarter earnings easily topped Wall Street’s expectations. Profits at the San...
Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: BlackRock, Wells Fargo, Sherwin-Williams
Check out the companies making headlines before the bell: BlackRock (BLK) – BlackRock earned an adjusted $10.42 per share for the fourth quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $10.16, although rev...
Wells Fargo WFC earnings Q4 2021
Wells Fargo signage on May 5th, 2021 in New York City. Bill Tompkins | Michael Ochs Archives | Getty Images Wells Fargo shares rose on Friday after the bank posted quarterly revenue that exceeded anal...
Massive Ethereum Whale Begins Accumulating Four Altcoins As Bitcoin and Crypto Markets Recover
One mega-whale just went on an altcoin shopping spree to the tune of $30.6 million. The blockchain-transaction tracker WhaleStats reveals that the Ethereum whale wallet named Light bought 399,999 OMG ...
December trade data, imports and exports
Containers sit at the Yangshan Port in Shanghai, China, Aug. 6, 2019. Aly Song | Reuters BEIJING — China’s exports grew slightly more than expected in December, while imports rose less than expe...
Biden to nominate Sarah Bloom Raskin as vice chair for supervision at Fed
Sarah Bloom Raskin, in her role as Deputy Treasury Secretary at the Treasury Department in Washington, October 2, 2014. Yuri Gripas | Reuters President Joe Biden will nominate Sarah Bloom Raskin to be...
Stock futures are flat ahead of major bank earnings
U.S. stock index were little changed during overnight trading on Thursday, ahead of earnings from the major banks on Friday. Futures contracts tied to the Dow Jones Industrial Average advanced 29 poin...
Fed’s Harker calls for ‘action on inflation,’ sees 3 or 4 rate hikes
Philadelphia Fed President Patrick Harker said Thursday he foresees three or four interest rate hikes this year as likely to fight inflation. His thinking, outlined in a live interview on CNBC’s...
Sheer Markets Taps Match-Prime as Liquidity Provider
On January 13, Match-Prime, a Liquidity Liquidity Liquidity is at the core of every broker’s offering. It is a basic characteristic of every financial asset – be it a currency, stock, bond, ...
GrowGeneration Stock Tumbles. The Hydroponics Market Is Slowing.
Text size CNW Group/GrowGeneration Corp. Shares of GrowGeneration fell sharply Thursday after the gardening products retailer lowered guidance due to a general slowdown in the hydroponics market. The ...
Ford, Snap, Virgin Galactic and more
Newly manufactured Ford Motor Co. 2021 F-150 pick-up trucks are seen waiting for missing parts in Dearborn, Michigan, March 29, 2021. Rebecca Cook | Reuters Check out the companies making headlines in...
RADEX MARKETS Announces Collaboration with Trading Central
The global FX and CFD broker, RADEX MARKETS announced a partnership with Trading Central today. Through the latest collaboration, the company aims to enrich the overall user experience. RADEX MARKETS ...
Micron and Western Digital Are Top Picks for 2022. Here’s Why.
Text size semiconductor manufacturing Dmitry Kalinovsky/Dreamstime The semiconductor sector will be a big gainer in 2022 as demand grows and supply-chain constraints ease, said analysts at Mizuho Secu...