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Oil prices firmed on Friday, and were on track for a third consecutive weekly rise, buoyed by successful COVID-19 vaccine trials, while renewed lockdowns in several countries to limit the spread of the virus capped gains. Prospects for effective COVID-19.

Stock markets start trading on Friday at some distance from the highs of the week, as California announced curfews to try to stop the spread of the coronavirus. Even more disturbing was the news that US Treasury Secretary Mnuchin has.

Ether (ETH) returned to $500 for the first time in more than two years on Nov. 20 as altcoins slowly staged a comeback from poor performance. Data from Cointelegraph Markets, Coin360 and TradingView showed ETH/USD briefly hitting the psychologically significant.

European stocks edged higher on Friday as gains in commodity and retail shares offset worries about U.S. politics and an impasse over fresh stimulus measures to support a pandemic-stricken global economy. The pan-European STOXX 600 index rose 0.4% and was.

World stocks edged higher Friday as hopes of economic recovery ahead helped offset the blow dealt by news that the U.S. Treasury was ending emergency loan programmes. But gains were modest as flare-ups in virus cases around the world continued.

We’ve come a long way from the arcades of the 80s. Today, the way more than 700 million people play video games is on a dedicated console, with the console industry on track to generate $45 billion in revenue this.

Stocks futures fell in overnight trading on Thursday as rising new coronavirus cases cast doubt on a swift economic recovery. Also weighing on sentiment was a disagreement between the Treasury Department and the Federal Reserve over the continuation of funding.

Bitcoin (BTC) has seen a tremendous run, particularly since September, with BTC price surging from $10,500 to $18,400 — a rally of 75% in less than three months. What’s more, since March, BTC/USD has gained almost 400%, making it the.

The pace of workers filing for unemployment claims picked up last week and was a bit higher than Wall Street had been expecting. Jobless claims totaled 742,000 for the week, the Labor Department reported Thursday, ahead of the 710,000 estimate.

The Australian dollar is under some pressure on Thursday, retreating in the wake of reduced demand for risk in global markets. However, labour market data there was one of the few bright spots this morning. According to the latest report,.

Bitcoin (BTC-USD) is back in a big way in 2020. The cryptocurrency has rallied almost 150% so far this year, including a gain of 70% over the last few weeks. Bitcoin is now at its highest level against the dollar.

World stocks eased for the third day in a row and oil fell on Thursday, tracking weakness in Asia and on Wall Street as widening COVID-19 restrictions weighed on market sentiment. Positive news about potential vaccines had helped push the.