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Jan 29
Bitcoin returns to $37K amid warnings that BTC price 'needs to go lower'

Not tackling even lower levels “seems wrong,” one analyst says, while another popular trader demands a $40,000 reclaim for Bitcoin price to flip “full bull.” 18424 Total views 93 Total shares Bitcoin (BTC) cracked $37,000 at the Jan. 28 Wall Street open as traders watched and waited for a resistance retest. BTC/USD 1-hour candle chart […]

Jan 29
U.S. inflation leaps 5.8% in 2021, PCE shows, and hits 40-year high

The numbers: A measure of U.S. inflation preferred by the Federal Reserve leaped 5.8% in 2021 after another sharp increase in December, underscoring why the central bank is moving to raise interest rates for the first time in four years. The cost of goods and services advanced 0.4% in December, based on the government’s personal […]

Jan 29
U.S. Congressman wants to scrub bill provision that crypto advocates say is a potential disaster

Representative Ted Budd stated that the provision would let the Treasury unilaterally prohibit certain financial transactions without public input. 4560 Total views 69 Total shares North Carolina Representative Ted Budd submitted an amendment to the omnibus America COMPETES Act of 2022, specifically targeting the provision that would allow the Treasury Department to impose “special measures,” […]

Jan 29
Novavax to supply 5 million doses of its protein-based COVID vaccine to Israel in advance purchase agreement

Novavax Inc. NVAX, +13.71% said Friday it will supply 5 million doses of its protein-based COVID-19 vaccine to Israel as part of an advance purchase agreement, with the Israeli Ministry of Health also taking an option to buy an additional 5 million doses. “Novavax will work with the Ministry of Health to obtain the necessary […]

Jan 29
Fitch says proposed Russia crypto ban eases risks but curbs innovation

Russia’s retail cryptocurrency operations currently stand at about $5 billion per year. 875 Total views 39 Total shares On Friday, credit rating agency Fitch published a research piece about Russia’s proposed ban on cryptocurrencies. Although the report agreed with the Central Bank of Russia’s (CBR) position that the ban would limit its financial system’s exposure […]

Jan 29
Earnings reporters Apple, Visa are the only Dow stocks rising premarket

Shares of earnings reporters Apple Inc. AAPL, +6.98% and Visa Inc. V, +10.60% are the only two of the Dow Jones Industrial Average’s DJIA, +1.65% 30 components that are gaining ground in the premarket, while those of fellow earnings reporters Caterpillar Inc. CAT, -5.19% and Chevron Corp. CVX, -3.52% were among the bigger Dow losers. […]