In this article BTC.CM= A visual representation of the cryptocurrency Bitcoin on November 20, 2018 in London, England. Jordan Mansfield | Getty Images The bitcoin selloff continued Sunday following a roller-coaster week of trading as authorities in China and the U.S. move to tighten regulations on cryptocurrencies. The world’s largest cryptocurrency fell roughly 13% to
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In 2017, UBS became the first international wealth manager to establish a presence in the Qianhai free trade zone, aimed at boosting financial cooperation between Shenzhen and Hong Kong. Evelyn Cheng | CNBC BEIJING — Foreign investors and financial institutions are still keen to invest in China despite geopolitical tensions — and a lot more
In this article BTC.CM= A Bitcoin sign is seen at the entrance of a cryptocurrency exchange office on April 16, 2021 in Istanbul, Turkey. Chris McGrath | Getty Images Bitcoin’s price hovered above the $40,000 level on Friday, as a comeback for the world’s top cryptocurrency was checked by worries around regulation. The digital coin
Alex Chi, Goldman Sachs Source: Goldman Sachs A year after the pandemic began in New York City, something snapped in Alex Chi. The 48-year-old Goldman Sachs banker had been inundated with articles and video clips of horrifying seemingly random attacks on Asian Americans in his home town. Then, in late March, eight people were gunned
In this article T OTLY BA .CRBQX VFC DE An ASL Airlines Boeing 737-400 freighter landing at Milan Malpensa airport. Fabrizio Gandolfo | LightRocket | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Boeing — Boeing shares edged nearly 3% higher in midday trading after Reuters reported the aircraft manufacturer discussed increasing
People walk past the Federal Reserve building on March 19, 2021 in Washington, DC. Olivier Douliery | AFP | Getty Images The Federal Reserve is facing a big summer ahead as markets look for clues about when the ultra-easy policy measures put in place during the pandemic might finally start to unwind. Investors got their
Take a look at some of the biggest movers in the premarket: VF Corp (VFC) – The company behind apparel brands like North Face, Timberland and Vans posted a mixed quarter, beating top line estimates but reporting lower-than-expected per-share profit. VF said the majority of its supply chain is operational, although it has seen isolated
In this article @1YM21M .DJI Traders on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. Source: NYSE Stock futures were flat in overnight trading after major averages rebounded from a three-day losing streak on Thursday led by technology shares. Futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average added 6 points. S&P 500 futures were flat. Nasdaq-100
A woman wearing a face mask rides a scooter past the U.S. Federal Reserve in Washington, D.C., the United States, on Jan. 27, 2021. Lie Jie | Xinhua News Agency | Getty Images The Federal Reserve is moving forward in its efforts to develop its own digital currency, announcing Thursday that it will release a
The Trade Republic app. Trade Republic LONDON — German stock-trading app Trade Republic said Thursday it raised $900 million in a huge funding round that values the start-up at $5.3 billion. The round, a Series C, was led by American venture capital firm Sequoia, with additional backing from new investors TCV and Thrive Capital. Existing
The logo of Cisco Systems is seen at their headquarters in Issy-les-Moulineaux, near Paris, France. Philippe Wojazer | Reuters Check out the companies making headlines after the bell on Wednesday: Cisco — Shares of the data center networking hardware maker dropped more than 6% in extended trading after the company issued weaker-than-expected guidance for the next
Federal Reserve officials at their April meeting said a strong pickup in economic activity would warrant discussions about tightening monetary policy, according to minutes from the session released Wednesday. “A number of participants suggested that if the economy continued to make rapid progress toward the Committee’s goals, it might be appropriate at some point in
Take a look at some of the biggest movers in the premarket: Target (TGT) – Target earned $3.69 per share for the first quarter, well above the $2.25 a share consensus estimate, with revenue also above analysts’ projections. Comparable-store sales surged 22.9%, more than double the forecast of analysts surveyed by FactSet. Target shares jumped
U.S. stock futures were flat in overnight trading on Tuesday ahead of more retail earnings. Dow futures fell about 40 points. S&P 500 futures gained 0.15% and Nasdaq 100 futures rose 0.1%. On Tuesday, the major averages ended the day in the red after notching gains earlier in the session. The Dow Jones Industrial Average
In this article BTC.CB= Dado Ruvic | Reuters Crypto bulls have long championed bitcoin as a modern-day replacement for gold, and by one measure, the new market is already close to surpassing bullion in that respect. The total value of the cryptocurrency market now stands above $2 trillion, putting it on nearly equal footing with
Traders on the floor of the NYSE. Source: NYSE Stock futures edged up in overnight trading on Sunday as the market looked to continue to rebound from last week’s sell-off triggered by inflation jitters. Futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 40 points. S&P 500 futures and Nasdaq 100 futures were both 0.2% higher.
In this article TWNK TSLA T Hostess Twinkies Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. AT&T, Discovery — The pair of stocks were volatile on Monday after the company’s announced a $43 billion deal to merge Discovery and AT&T’s WarnerMedia unit. Discovery’s A shares popped at the open but were down
A Goldman Sachs logo is seen displayed on a smartphone screen. Omar Marques | SOPA Images | LightRocket | Getty Images Goldman Sachs has a new head for its retail banking division. The firm lured Peeyush Nahar, an Uber technology executive and 14-year veteran of Amazon, to take over the role vacated when Omer Ismail left
Atlanta Federal Reserve President Raphael Bostic told CNBC on Monday that he’s comfortable with the central bank’s ultra-loose policy even as inflation gains steam in the U.S. economy. “We are still 8 million jobs short of where we were pre-pandemic,” Bostic told CNBC’s Steve Liesman during a “Squawk Box” interview. “Until we make substantial progress
Take a look at some of the biggest movers in the premarket: AT&T (T), Discovery (DISCA) – AT&T and Discovery announced a deal to combine Discovery with AT&T’s WarnerMedia unit. The combination would be co-owned by current shareholders of both companies, and would create a new stronger streaming video challenger to the likes of Netflix