LONDON / GUANGZHOU, China – Bitcoin and other digital currencies fell on Friday as a capital gains tax hike proposed by US President Joe Biden sparked a sell-off. At midday EST, Bitcoin fell 7.3% to $ 49,730, according to Coin Metrics data. It’s the first time since early March that Bitcoin has traded below $…

Heads of state and government of countries like Brazil, Canada and Japan pledged on Thursday to curb domestic greenhouse gas emissions and tackle climate change during President Joe Biden’s climate summit. The pledges come shortly after Biden’s pledge to cut U.S. emissions by at least 50% by 2030, more than doubling the country’s previous commitment…

US stocks fell after a strong day of gains on Thursday as the market stuck in a trading range after a major rally earlier in the year. The S&P 500 fell 0.3%, weighed down by energy and materials. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 150 points while the Nasdaq Composite was down 0.2%. Southwest Airlines…

Tim Cook, Apple CEO, speaks at the 2019 Dreamforce Conference in San Francisco on November 19, 2019. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Some app makers who rely on Apple and Google’s mobile distribution are scared of how much power the tech giants have over their businesses. “We’re all scared,” said Jared Sine,…

Russian President Vladimir Putin will attend the expanded ministries of interior in Moscow on February 26, 2020. Mikhail Svetlov | Getty Images Russian President Vladimir Putin warned against provoking his country in his annual state of the nation speech on Wednesday and promised swift retaliation against anyone who crossed “red lines”. Moscow will react “harshly”,…

Former NAACP president and CEO Cornell Brooks said policing will change radically after a jury found former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin guilty of all three charges of murdering the unarmed black George Floyd. “The blue wall is crumbling. In other words, we have police chiefs, we have the police base in this country and…

US stock futures rose slightly early on Tuesday morning as investors prepared for the next corporate earnings. Dow futures rose 63 points. S&P 500 futures and Nasdaq 100 futures both traded in slightly positive territory. The main averages fell on Monday, reflecting the general weakness in the tech sector. The Dow Jones Industrial Average lost…

SVP and Director at IBM Research Arvind Krishna speak on stage during the 2016 Wired Business Conference on June 16, 2016 in New York City. Brian Oh | Getty Images IBM shares rose 4% in expanded trading on Monday after the enterprise technology and services maker reported first-quarter earnings that were better than analysts expected.…

SINGAPORE – Asia Pacific stocks rose for the most part on Monday, although India’s markets lagged as the country continues to see a surge in Covid-19 infections. Mainland stocks rallied in key markets in the region, with the Shanghai Composite rising 1.49% on the day to 3,477.55 while the Shenzhen Component rose 2.894% to 14,117.80.…

Hurricanes Eta and Iota struck Central America last November, causing heavy rain, flash floods, landslides and crop damage in Honduras, El Salvador, Guatemala and Nicaragua. According to the United Nations, an estimated 7.3 million people in the region were affected by the twin hurricanes in December. The effects of the hurricanes are one of the…