Dogecoin started out as a joke. Now it’s a top 10 digital currency worth $40 billion. The cryptocurrency is based on the “Doge” meme, which rose to popularity in late 2013. The meme portrays a Shiba Inu dog alongside nonsensical phrases in multicolored, Comic Sans-font text. Created in 2013 by software engineers Billy Markus and Jackson […] Read more
U.S. stocks climbed to record levels on Thursday after key companies reported strong earnings and fresh economic data pointed to a rebound in consumer spending and the jobs market. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 300 points to hit an all-time high, topping 34,000 for the first time ever. The S&P 500 gained 1.1%, also […] Read more
More than two dozen states took steps Tuesday to halt inoculations with Johnson & Johnson’s coronavirus vaccine, shortly after the Food and Drug Administration recommended to pause its use after reports some women developed a rare blood clotting disorder. The states, like the FDA and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, stressed that they were acting […] Read more
China — The value of the cryptocurrency market topped $2 trillion for the first time on Monday driven by a rally in ether, the second-largest digital coin. In just over two months, the market capitalization of the cryptocurrency market has doubled, according to price tracking website CoinGecko, as retail and institutional investors pile into the space. […] Read more
Turkey’s lira fell dramatically on Monday morning after President Recep Tayyip Erdogan fired the country’s central bank chief — the third to be fired in two years — sending shockwaves through the investor community. The currency plunged more than 16% in early morning Asian trading, according to analysts, hitting 8.4 against the dollar compared to […] Read more
Nike posted mixed quarterly results on Thursday, as sales fell short, hurt by U.S. port congestion, which led to inventory delays, and stores faced temporary closures in Europe. Its shares were down around 1% in after-hours trading. Here’s how Nike did during the quarter ended Feb. 28, compared with what analysts were expecting, based on a […] Read more
The U.S. House of Representatives passed a law to kick Chinese companies off U.S. stock exchanges if they do not fully comply with the country’s auditing rules, giving President Donald Trump one more tool to threaten Beijing with before leaving office. The measure passed the House by unanimous voice vote, after passing the Senate unanimously […] Read more
Data giant S&P Global has agreed to buy IHS Markit in a deal worth $44 billion that will be 2020′s biggest merger, creating a heavyweight in the increasingly competitive market in financial information. The mega-deal, which includes $4.8 billion of debt, is a sign that deal-making activity is accelerating as breakthroughs in developing Covid-19 vaccines improve the economic outlook. […] Read more
Hotels are rolling out the red carpet for a new breed of traveler: your new puppy. Lockdowns, social distancing and new work-from-home arrangements have caused animal adoptions to soar across the United States. A new TD Ameritrade survey found that 33% of Americans — and half of millennials — have considered fostering or adopting a pet […] Read more
SoftBank shares extended their losses on Wednesday, wiping out over $12 billion in market value this week, amid jitters over the Japanese conglomerate’s latest tech investing strategy. Shares of the company fell another 3% by Wednesday’s close, leaving SoftBank with a market cap of 11.9 trillion yen ($112.1 billion). That was down sharply from the roughly […] Read more
