#Bitcoin rival Ethereum tops ,000 for the first time

#Bitcoin rival Ethereum tops $4,000 for the first time

“#Bitcoin rival Ethereum tops $4,000 for the first time” The crypto craze continues.  Bitcoin rival ether, the second-largest cryptocurrency in the world, soared past $4,000 per coin for the first time on Monday. Ether, which is the native cryptocurrency of the Ethereum blockchain, saw its price climb more than 5 percent Monday, according to Coinbase…

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#Facebook lifts S&P 500 to record intra-day high

#Facebook lifts S&P 500 to record intra-day high

“#Facebook lifts S&P 500 to record intra-day high” The S&P 500 hit an intra-day record high on Thursday, fueled by gains in Facebook following its strong earnings report, while investors awaited upcoming results from Amazon. Facebook jumped over 6 percent to an all-time high after beating market expectations for quarterly revenue and profit late on…

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#Bitcoin, cryptocurrencies rebound after brutal week of losses

#Bitcoin, cryptocurrencies rebound after brutal week of losses

“#Bitcoin, cryptocurrencies rebound after brutal week of losses” Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies rose Monday morning, recovering some losses after a brutal week that saw the digital currency market lose hundreds of billions of dollars.  Bitcoin was up more than 8 percent Monday at $53,720, according to Coinbase data. That restores Bitcoin’s market cap to about…

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#Bitcoin drops below K as Biden eyes capital gains tax hike

#Bitcoin drops below $50K as Biden eyes capital gains tax hike

“#Bitcoin drops below $50K as Biden eyes capital gains tax hike” Bitcoin investors are nursing their losses amid reports that President Biden is planning to raise capital gains taxes on the richest Americans. The volatile cryptocurrency’s price plunged nearly 10 percent on Friday to just above the $49,000 mark, hitting its lowest level since early…

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#S&P 500 crosses 4,000 for the first time ever

#S&P 500 crosses 4,000 for the first time ever

“#S&P 500 crosses 4,000 for the first time ever” The S&P 500 breached the 4,000 mark for the first time Thursday, powered by gains in technology shares and optimism about a pickup in global economic activity. A mammoth vaccination drive and a massive fiscal stimulus are expected to drive a recovery in the labor market, prompting investors…

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#Shares of Discovery, ViacomCBS fall on Wells Fargo downgrade

#Shares of Discovery, ViacomCBS fall on Wells Fargo downgrade

“#Shares of Discovery, ViacomCBS fall on Wells Fargo downgrade” Shares of Discovery and ViacomCBS tumbled on separate downgrades from Wells Fargo on Friday, as analysts expressed concerned that the media companies’ recent gains may be overblown. In early-day trading, ViacomCBS saw its stock sink more than 12 percent, to $57.76, as shares of Discovery plunged…

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