Global markets are again under pressure following an escalation in U.S.–China trade tensions, with investors fleeing to havens and tech stocks taking a beating. Gold surged over 2% on Wednesday to top $3,300 per ounce and set a new record high. The dollar weakened further, and Nasdaq futures pointed to a rough day ahead for…
The S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 both flashed the dreaded “death cross” formation on Monday. The technical sell signal occurs when an index’s 200-day moving average rises above its 50-day moving average. It can signal a reversal in a prior trend — in this case, the two-year bull market in stocks. The development comes on…
Dave Portnoy, the outspoken founder of Barstool Sports, posted a simple question on X last week that hit a nerve in the crypto world: “If the point of Bitcoin is to be independent of the U.S. Dollar and nonregulated, why does it basically trade exactly like the U.S. stock market nowadays?” Don’t Miss: That one…
The millions of people who rely on medical devices like hearing aids or insulin pumps could face higher prices due to President Donald Trump’s tariffs. Unlike pharmaceutical companies, medical device makers did not get a carveout from the levies. Some 40% of all devices are manufactured overseas, including in Mexico and Europe, which now face…
Australian shares suffered their biggest one-day fall since COVID-19, as Donald Trump described the market turmoil as “medicine”. After a wipe-out on Wall Street on Friday (US time), US stock market futures pointed to further falls when American markets reopen on Monday, setting the tone for heavy selling during Australian and Asian trade. The ASX…
“Decoupling” and “safe haven” began to be used late last week as bitcoin (BTC) held its own despite the continuing tumble in stock markets in response to President Trump’s sweeping tariffs against U.S. trading partners. Bitcoin bulls, though, may have spoken too soon. With stock trading closed for the weekend, fearful investors turned to the…
Jakub Porzycki | Nurphoto | Getty Images Bitcoin fell below the $79,000 level as investors braced for more financial market volatility after U.S. equites suffered their worst decline since 2020 on the rollout of President Donald Trump’s restrictive global tariffs. The price of bitcoin was last lower by 4% at $78,835.07, according to Coin Metrics,…
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Eric Trump says his family was “the most canceled company, probably on Earth.” That was then. With his dad, President Donald Trump, back in the White House, he sees a new money-making opportunity. “It actually is what drove us toward cryptocurrency,” the president’s middle son told CNBC, referring to the Trump family’s latest business endeavors….
59m agoMon 31 Mar 2025 at 8:24pm Market snapshot Australian dollar: Flat at 63.02 US cents ASX 200 futures: +0.9% to 7,944 points S&P 500: +0.6% to 5,611 points Nasdaq: -0.1% to 17,299 points Dow Jones: +1% to 42,001 points FTSE: -0.8% to 8,582 points EuroStoxx: -1.5% to 533 points Spot gold: +1.4% to $US3,157/ounce…