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Feb 04
Bitcoin price bounces after Amazon stock gains 15% in US tech comeback

Relief for embattled U.S. tech stocks injects fresh energy in Bitcoin and altcoins, with Ether reaching two-week highs. 6551 Total views 105 Total shares Bitcoin (BTC) recovered much of its recent losses on Feb. 4, but concerns remained that a retest of $30,000 was incoming. BTC/USD 1-hour candle chart (Bitstamp). Source: TradingView $38,600 remains focal […]

Feb 04
Gold futures end higher for the session, up over 1% for the week

Gold futures finished higher on Friday, tallying a gain of more than 1% for the week. Prices had briefly fallen below the key $1,800 mark during the session, after data showed a bigger-than-expected monthly rise in U.S. jobs. The “surprisingly strong nonfarm payroll report sent expectations soaring that the [Federal Reserve’s] near-term tightening will be […]

Feb 04
New gold-based stablecoin by trading giant Mitsui reportedly on the way

Mitsui is reportedly planning to launch its gold-pegged stablecoin ahead of DCJPY, another major Japanese stablecoin project. 1944 Total views 31 Total shares Japanese trading house Mitsui is reportedly planning to issue a cryptocurrency pegged to gold, local news agency Nikkei Asia reported Friday. Called ZipangCoin (ZPG), Mitsui’s new digital currency will reportedly be issued […]

Feb 04
Panic-buying signs emerge in Friday trade in the NYSE after standout jobs report for January even as stocks trade mixed

U.S. stock benchmarks were trading mixed Friday morning but market internals suggest that investors on New York Stock Exchange-listed are in a buying mood. The Arms Index Arms Index, a volume-weighted breadth measure, fell to 0.466, while many on Wall Street see declines below 0.500 as suggesting panic buying. The Arms Index is calculated by […]

Feb 04
These tokens saw the biggest trading volume pumps last week. How could traders benefit?

An uptick in trading volume is one of the key components of a digital asset’s healthy market outlook. It indicates both robust liquidity and a surge in fellow traders’ enthusiasm for the token. The relationship between the asset’s price and trading volume is a nuanced one: Volume spikes often trail strong rallies as more and […]

Feb 04
Knight-Swift boosts dividend by 20%

Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings Inc. KNX, -0.62% said Friday it raised its quarterly dividend by 20%, to 12 cents a share from 10 cents. The freight transportation company’s new dividend will be payable March 28 to shareholders of record on March 4. Based on Thursday’s stock closing price of $56.74, the new annual dividend rate implies […]