Business / Stock Market

Bitcoin Hovers Near $8,000 Level as Investors Weigh Twitter Ban 27 Mar 2018 - 03:51 pm

Bitcoin swung between gains and losses around the $8,000 mark as investors digested the latest developments in a widening social-media crackdown on digital...

Kuwait to divide its stock market into three segments 15 Mar 2018 - 04:44 pm

KUWAIT: Kuwait Stock Exchange plans to divide its stock market into three market segments from April 1 in a bid to boost liquidity...

Asian markets swing as Trump trade worries offset N.Korea hopes 07 Mar 2018 - 11:34 am

Hong Kong: Asian markets and the dollar were jolted Wednesday as news that Donald Trump's top economics adviser had resigned revived trade war...

Fed rate hike bets underpin dollar after Powell testimony; yen rises 28 Feb 2018 - 09:43 am

* Dollar index trades near 3-week high set on Tuesday * Fed's Powell strikes hawkish tone in debut testimony * Yen edges higher...

2,000 Confiscated Bitcoins Create a Storage Puzzle in Finland 20 Feb 2018 - 03:24 pm

Bloomberg: Finland is trying to figure out how to handle the roughly 2,000 Bitcoins authorities in the country have confiscated. Worth almost $40...

Bitcoin Breaks Above $11,000 Threshold in Fourth Day of Gains 19 Feb 2018 - 06:28 pm

Bitcoin climbed for a fourth day, accelerating a rally that began when it bounced off a technical support level. The biggest cryptocurrency rose...

Bitcoin Chip Battle Brewing Behind Hut 8's Canadian Listing 12 Feb 2018 - 03:37 pm

For competitive Bitcoin miners, there’s only one kind of chip worth buying and its production is dominated by Bitmain Technologies Ltd., a closely...

Cryptocurrency businesses find ways around Facebook Ad ban 11 Feb 2018 - 02:17 pm

Cryptocurrency ads have found their way onto Facebook despite a ban, using a workaround popular with email spammers: changing the spelling. In one...

Greece returns to debt market with seven-year bond 08 Feb 2018 - 01:59 pm

Athens: Greece on Thursday made another tentative return to markets with a seven-year-bond, its first sale of the sort since the start of...

Bitcoin flirts with $8,500 after SEC, Goldman Sachs Weigh In 07 Feb 2018 - 04:33 pm

Bloomberg: Bitcoin is marching toward its second day of gains as traders showed relief over comments Tuesday by U.S. securities regulators, who called...

Asian markets sink after Wall St plunge, Treasury yields fan fear 05 Feb 2018 - 11:10 am

Hong Kong: Most Asian markets tumbled Monday after US stocks were pummelled at the end of last week, with traders fretting that a...

Turkish Airlines rings opening bell on Wall Street 31 Jan 2018 - 01:08 pm

NEW YORK: Turkey flagship airline rang the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange alongside Empire State Realty Trust in part to...

Tokyo stocks close lower again after Wall Street sell-off 31 Jan 2018 - 10:39 am

Tokyo: Tokyo's benchmark Nikkei index extended its losing streak for the sixth straight day on Wednesday after a sell-off on Wall Street, with...

Most Asian markets turn lower as traders take a breather 17 Jan 2018 - 09:57 am

Hong Kong: Asian stocks started the day in the red on Wednesday with Hong Kong seeing profit-taking after the previous day's record close...

Hong Kong stocks open higher 08 Jan 2018 - 09:48 am

Hong Kong: Hong Kong shares rose again on Monday morning, putting the benchmark index on course for a tenth successive gain following more...

Asian markets mostly up at start of week but Hong Kong struggles 08 Jan 2018 - 09:33 am

Hong Kong: Most Asian markets rose on Monday following yet more records on Wall Street but Hong Kong turned lower after nine days...

Hong Kong shares marginally down at break 08 Jan 2018 - 09:27 am

Hong Kong: Hong Kong stocks ended the morning session slightly lower on Monday as profit-taking after nine straight gains offset another record lead...

European equities rise at open, London nears record 04 Jan 2018 - 12:29 pm

London: Europe's major stock markets advanced in opening deals on Thursday, with London approaching an all-time peak amid a broad global rally. The...