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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
MONTREAL — The Canadian Coast Guard announced this morning that a change of strategy is underway to free the ship that ran aground on Christmas Eve on the St. Lawrence River in Quebec. An attempt to refloat the ship using a team of tugboats that was launched on Friday has not worked, the coast guard […]
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 […]
This Christmas brought some extra gifts to the crypto world, with many tokens, especially in AI agents and DeSci (Decentralized Science), seeing big jumps in value. One of the biggest winners was A16Z inspired ai16z crypto, which saw its market cap soar past $1 billion. This felt like a perfect holiday surprise. The AI-driven decentralized […]
Expect more equity and bond market volatility in early 2025, says Evercore ISI