Asian shares were mixed on Monday after stocks fell broadly on Friday as Wall Street closed out a holiday-shortened week on a down note. U.S. futures were lower while oil prices were little changed. Tokyo’s Nikkei 225 index lost 1% to 39,894.62. The dollar gained against the Japanese yen, trading at 157.93 yen, up from […]
COBBLE HILL, B.C. — Gil Yaron barely contains his excitement when asked to describe his non-profit venture to convince construction companies, developers and renovation contractors to recycle tonnes of building material waste on Vancouver Island. “We’re the Tinder of the construction sector,” he said, chuckling at the reference to the online dating application. “We’re the […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — A machinists strike. Another safety problem involving its troubled top-selling airliner. A plunging stock price. 2024 was already a dispiriting year for Boeing, the American aviation giant. But when one of the company’s jets crash-landed in South Korea on Sunday, killing all but two of the 181 people on board, it brought […]
Value was in vogue in 2024. Shoppers and restaurant patrons in the U.S. were choosy about where and how to spend their money as they wrestled with high housing and food prices. Well-heeled customers traded down to Walmart and Aldi. Diners opted for fast food or home cooking instead of sit-down restaurants. Department stores struggled […]
Global shares retreated Monday in thin trading as the year was drawing to a close without the euphoria that pushed many world markets to record highs in 2024. Tokyo’s benchmark Nikkei 225 index ended 1% lower, at 39,894.54. The last trading session of the year ended on a somber note with the Japan Exchange Group’s […]
As the calendar flipped one year ago, Canadian real estate watchers were optimistic a sluggish 2023 would give way to a rebound, with hopes of renewed demand as soon as the spring. But the lag in 2024 lasted longer than some expected, with the Bank of Canada waiting until June to deliver the first of […]
Why is crypto down today? Well, not today, exactly. But it has been over the last few days. Santa Clause rally be damned! Crypto markets are bracing for a seismic shift, with platforms like Polymarket and Kalshi hinting that 2025 might redefine everything. Bitcoin (BTC) Price Trading volume in 24h Last 7d price movement and […]
Who is Ryan Salame? The former FTX CEO, has had his prison sentence reduced by one year, with his release now scheduled for March 2031 according to records from the Bureau of Prisons. Salame pleaded guilty in September 2023 to conspiracy to operate an unlicensed money transmitting business and campaign finance fraud. Initially sentenced to 7.5 years […]
Balanced on the edge of a head and shoulders pattern, Bitcoin ($BTC) is seeing a brutal re-test of lower support on its march past $100k and beyond. Bitcoin Price Trading volume in 24h Last 7d price movement is boxed in, with support and resistance grinding closer after weeks of volatility. The next move isn’t just […]
Bitwise, a leading issuer of exchange-traded funds (ETFs), has filed a proposal to launch a fund aimed at companies with substantial Bitcoin reserves. Dubbed the Bitwise Bitcoin Standard Corporations ETF, the fund will focus on publicly traded firms holding at least 1,000 Bitcoin in their corporate treasuries. The move comes amid growing interest in Bitcoin […]