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U.S. stocks fell sharply on Wednesday, following their European counterparts, as investors worried that the latest increase in coronavirus infections could halt the global economic recovery. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 684 points, or 2.5%. Earlier in the day,.

Bitcoin’s (BTC) upward march continues unabated as the apex cryptocurrency gained 5.13% in a 24-hour period Tuesday — taking its market capitalization to $255 billion. What Happened: At press time, Bitcoin prices hovered just below the highs not seen since.

Bitcoin (BTC) transaction fees have nearly tripled in three days, from $3.52 to $10.20 on average. According to crypto market data aggregator Glassnode, 22.25% of Bitcoin miners’ income is currently made up of fees, with the other 77.75% coming from.

The situation in the markets appears increasingly cautious. Key US indices are developing a decline and Futures for S&P500 are losing 0.5% today after the main index fell by 0.3% on Tuesday. The latest round of pressure brought the index.

Gauges for implied currency swings in the $6.6 trillion a day foreign exchange markets jumped to their highest levels in nearly seven months on Wednesday as traders anticipated more volatility before the outcome of the U.S. elections next week. Contracts.

Oil prices slid about 2 percent on Wednesday, giving up most of the previous day’s gains, as a surge in U.S. crude stocks and growing coronavirus infections in the United States and Europe fanned fears of a supply glut and.

U.S. stock futures fell early Wednesday morning following a mixed session in which traders weighed a recent uptick in coronavirus infections. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures traded 325 points lower. S&P 500 futures and Nasdaq-100 futures also traded in negative.

China’s young billionaires amassed a combined fortune of more than $223 billion this year as the country enjoyed its fastest year of wealth accumulation, even as the world battles its worst economic crisis in decades. China had 60 billionaires below.

The S&P 500 is forming a “double top” going into the U.S. election, which is a worrying sign for investors, according to veteran investor Mark Mobius. A double top is a bearish technical indicator, where an asset’s price hits two.

Bitcoin (BTC) has recently seen ample interest from a number of mainstream companies and persons, such as billionaire hedge funder Paul Tudor Jones. This could be the beginning of a new wave of Bitcoin buyers, according to Brian Estes, chief.

The US housing market continues to benefit from coronavirus through an ultra-soft monetary policy and lower spending for Americans who are mostly avoiding a drop in income. The FHFA Housing Price Index added 1.5% in August to an annual rate.

U.S. indices were down by more than 3% during Monday. Although they were able to find buyer’s demand by the end of the session, the trend of slow decline has been in place for the past two weeks. At the.