Business Jun 14, 2021

As El Salvador makes bitcoins tender, traders mull where that leaves the dollar

Some observers wonder whether a bigger movement is afoot: replacing a conventional currency on a national scale and then beyond.

Business Mar 24, 2021

Bitcoin’s carbon footprint conveniently downplayed during rally

The level of emissions, which have risen alongside a spike in Bitcoin’s price, have grown by more than 40 million tons in the past two years.

Business / Tech Nov 17, 2020

Bitcoin is gunning for a record and no one is talking about it

Bitcoin has more than doubled since December and many fans are once again eyeing the $20,000 level as the next barrier to breach.

World / Politics Mar 19, 2020

Trump bump flattened: President tied fortunes to stock rally that crashed

Ever since his improbable victory in November 2016, U.S. President Donald Trump has been inextricably tied to the fortunes of the stock market. At no time in modern history has the leader of the free world made rising share prices such a singular barometer ...

Business Feb 13, 2020

Robot analysts outwit humans on investment picks over long run, study shows

They beat us at chess and trivia, supplant jobs by the thousands, and are about to be let loose on highways and roads as chauffeurs and couriers. Now, fresh signs of robot supremacy are emerging on Wall Street in the form of machine stock analysts ...

Business / Financial Markets Aug 6, 2019

Amid global market turmoil, bitcoin becomes surprising sanctuary for investors

Investors the world over are finding an unusual place to hide as the trade war between the United States and China roils global markets: bitcoin. Investors piled into safer securities such as sovereign bonds Monday after China struck back in its trade dispute with the ...