April 23, 2024
Crypto

Bitcoin Price Edges Lower After ‘Halving’ Concludes

Bitcoin was modestly lower early Saturday following the so-called halving, an event that sharply cut the issuance of the world’s largest cryptocurrency. The price of Bitcoin has fallen 1.3% to $63,676 over the past 24 hours, holding above $60,000 that it traded at earlier this week amid worries over inflation and the outlook for interest

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Crypto

Bitcoin Price Struggles. It’s Had a Very Bad Week—and the Selloff May Not Be Over.

Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies were weaker Friday, struggling into the end of a bearish week for digital assets as Bitcoin plunged after notching an all-time high. While analysts and traders remained bullish on the outlook for crypto, there are still warning signs that a correction may not be over. The price of Bitcoin has fallen

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Funds

These Mutual Funds Target Seniors Worried About Outliving Their Savings

Figuring out how much you can safely spend each year is an especially fraught question for retirees worried about outliving their savings. Life span and health status are variables no one can plan for. Despite saving consistently and investing diligently over a lifetime, retiring into a market downturn or unexpectedly needing expensive medical treatment can

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Crypto

Bitcoin Drops Near 10% in Crypto Correction. How Far Prices Could Fall.

Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies fell on Friday in what looked like a short-term correction after a red-hot rally in digital assets. Prices could fall further even as traders continue to be bullish on the outlook for cryptos in the months ahead. The price of Bitcoin dropped 6% over the past 24 hours to below $68,000,

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Crypto

Coinbase Stock Has Soared. Why the Crypto Platform’s Shares Could Keep Rising.

Coinbase , one of the hottest stocks of the past year, still has room to run, according to some analysts. The trading platform’s shares continue to ride the wave of enthusiasm over financial advisors and institutions’ growing adoption of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. Coinbase Global stock has been one of the top performers of the

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Finance

New Bitcoin ETFs Are Raking in Cash But Not From Financial Advisors. Here’s Why.

The new crop of exchange-traded funds offering direct exposure to Bitcoin may have accumulated billions in new assets in the two months since they hit the market, but experts say that’s not because advisors have suddenly jumped on the crypto bandwagon. Most advisors aren’t permitted to talk to clients about the so-called spot Bitcoin funds,

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Funds

U.K. pension funds to disclose domestic investment as U.K. stock market falters

Last Updated: March 2, 2024 at 6:36 a.m. ET First Published: March 2, 2024 at 6:31 a.m. ET Chancellor Jeremy Hunt on Saturday said U.K. pensions will have to disclose how much they have invested domestically, in a move meant to boost the faltering U.K. stock market. Under the plan, defined contribution funds by 2027

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Investment

These mutual-fund and ETF investing tips can give your portfolio new momentum

Published: Feb. 29, 2024 at 3:14 p.m. ET Don’t miss these top money and investing features: INVESTING NEWS & TRENDS 10 stocks you can bet on being inflation-proof High-quality stocks can do well when prices are rising or falling. Here’s why. Read More Nvidia, AI-fueled tech stocks are heading for a ‘magnificent exuberance’ bubble The…

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Investors

Bitcoin rallies to highest level since November 2021 as investors eye record high

Published: Feb. 26, 2024 at 10:28 p.m. ET Bitcoin on Monday rallied to its highest level since November 2021, as exchange-traded funds investing directly in the cryptocurrency attract more capital into the space, while investors await the upcoming “halving” event, which has historically been bullish for bitcoin prices.  Bitcoin BTCUSD rose 9.5% over the past

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Investors

Should stock-market investors stop worrying about the Fed and just keep loving AI?

It might seem at times that investors care more about Jensen Huang than Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell. Huang is the longtime CEO of chip maker Nvidia Corp. NVDA , which stole the show last week by blowing away already lofty earnings expectations and leading stocks to new rounds of all-time highs, even as nagging

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