The three major U.S. equity indexes closed higher on Tuesday, following a more-or-less steady path higher after the bell. The Dow Jones industrials ended the day up 1.07%, the S&P 500 closed 1.63% higher and the Nasdaq rose 2.25%. Ten of 11 sectors closed higher, led by real estate (3.94%) and materials (2.53%). Energy (−0.05%) was the only laggard, but […]

Cash App now allows users to receive BTC payments instantly through the Lightning Network using QR codes or links, the platform’s Product Lead announced on Twitter. The move comes several months after Cash App announced it has integrated Bitcoin’s Lightning Network. “You can now receive #bitcoin instantly via the Lightning Network in @CashApp.” – Michael Rihani, Product Lead at Cash […]

The three major U.S. equity indexes closed higher on Friday, after staggering a bit in the early going. The Dow Jones industrials ended the day up 2.47%, the S&P 500 closed 2.37% higher and the Nasdaq rose 2.31%. All 11 sectors closed higher, led by materials (3.46%) and consumer cyclicals and financials (both 2.92%). Real estate (0.68%) and communications services […]

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BASHTANKA, Ukraine (Reuters) – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy called on the West to warn Russia not to blow up a huge dam that would flood a swath of southern Ukraine, as his forces prepare to push Moscow’s troops from Kherson in one of the war’s most important battles. In a television address, Zelenskiy said Russian forces had planted explosives inside […]

Liz Truss resigned as UK’s Prime Minister after serving just 44 days in office, saying she “cannot deliver the mandate” on which she was elected. The move comes just weeks after Truss introduced a record tax-cutting budget that sent the sterling to a new low against the dollar and caused havoc in the financial markets. Truss Becomes the Shortest-Serving PM […]

The US Department of Justice unsealed a 12-count indictment in Brooklyn this Wednesday. According to the DoJ press release, 2 individuals have been arrested and 5 more have been indicted due to a large-scale operation that involved money laundering, the smuggling of Venezuelan oil, and technology theft in favor of the Russian military. US Authorities Indict an Oil-Smuggling, Tech-Stealing Crime […]

Gold prices moved higher on Thursday, recovering from an over 3-week low recorded in the previous session, as the dollar eased a bit against other major currencies. The dollar index tumbled to 112.17 around late morning before recovering to 112.83, down 0.13% from the previous close. Gold futures for December ended higher by $2.60 or about 0.2% at $1,636.80 an […]