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Bitcoin BTCUSD, -0.18% is trading above $20,000 Tuesday to the highest level since Oct. 6, amid renewed hopes among investors that the Federal Reserve may slow the pace of its aggressive rate hikes by year-end. Bitcoin went up 5% Tuesday while Ether ETHUSD, -0.07% rallied 11% to around $1,500, the loftiest level since Sept. 15, […]

Universal Health Services Inc. UHS, +3.90% jumped 12% after hours after the hospital and health-facility operator reported third-quarter results that beat estimates. The company reported net income of $182.8 million, or $2.50 a share, compared with $2.60 a share, during the third quarter of 2021. Net sales rose 5.7% to $3.34 billion, compared with $3.16 […]

Despite the reports surfacing of low numbers of unique active wallets on Decentraland, the metaverse hype, investment and development go on. Source: Cointelegraph

An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.1 was felt throughout the San Francisco Bay Area on Tuesday, around 11: 42 a.m. Pacific time. The United States Geological Survey reported the 5.1 magnitude quake, as well as an aftershock that registered roughly 3.1 on the Richter scale about 5 minutes later, and said that it […]

President Joe Biden on Tuesday warned Russia that use of a tactical nuclear weapon would be “an incredibly serious mistake.” The president was speaking after getting an updated COVID booster at the White House. Biden was asked by reporters about possible use by Russia of nuclear weapons. Earlier this month, Biden warned that the risk […]

Spanish clothing retailer Inditex, parent to Zara, said Tuesday it has reached an agreement to sell its Russia business to Daher Group. The move comes after it halted operations in Russia on March 5 in protest at that country’s unprovoked invasion of neighboring Ukraine. “The terms of the transaction, subject to government approval, will enable […]