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Bitcoin is up almost 50% this year thanks to new ETFs. But as demand for the new funds wane, prices have languished.
Bitcoin is up almost 50% this year thanks to new ETFs. But as demand for the new funds wane, prices have languished.
China has been pushing for businesses to leave the door open for customers to use cash, with foreigner visitors saying they're struggling to spend.
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Analysts see Nvidia's earnings per share soaring 474% to $5.22, with revenue up 241% to $24.5 billion.
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Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies were falling Monday, with the crypto sector’s momentum still highly dependent on flows into exchange-traded funds. The largest cryptocurrency hit a record high near $74,000 in mid-March amid a surge of interest from new spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) but its price has dropped since then.
The Nasdaq hit a fresh record Monday as leading bourses mostly rose, while gold also scored a new all-time high as the shock death of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi helped bolster the haven investment."Gold and copper have hit record highs, (and) silver jumped to an 11-year high... after the death of Iran's president in a helicopter crash," noted Neil Wilson, chief market analyst at Finalto trading group.
Gold prices rose to an all-time high on Monday as a cocktail of factors from U.S. rate cut expectations, China's stimulus measures to geopolitical tensions lifted demand, with the momentum also carrying silver to a more than 11-year peak. Spot gold rose 0.9% to $2,435.96 per ounce as of 2:26 p.m. ET (1826 GMT) after hitting a record high of $2,449.89 earlier in the session. Data last week showed that U.S. consumer prices increased less than expected in April, suggesting that inflation resumed its downward trend, boosting expectations for a September interest rate cut.
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(Reuters) -Oil prices dropped by more than $1 on Tuesday, extending losses on the potential for lingering U.S. inflation to keep interest rates higher for longer, depressing consumer and industrial demand. Brent crude futures fell by $1.54, or 1.8%, to $82.17 a barrel by 1210 GMT. The more active July contract lost $1.55, or 1.9%, to $77.75.
BABA, ASGN and BGS have been added to the Zacks Rank #5 (Strong Sell) List on May 20, 2024.
Traders are pricing in a big move for Nvidia’s shares after the chipmaker reports earnings on Wednesday, though expectations for volatility are more muted than in the past, U.S. options markets show. Nvidia's options are primed for an 8.7% swing in either direction by Friday, according to data from options analytics firm Trade Alert. While massive by most measures, that implied move would fall far short of the 16.4% jump Nvidia’s shares notched after the company’s most recent quarterly earnings report.
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The Nasdaq closed at a record high on Monday while the S&P 500 gained slightly as technology stocks advanced ahead of Nvidia's highly anticipated earnings and investors gauged the timing of an interest rate cut by the Federal Reserve. The S&P 500 technology index led gains among the 11 major S&P sectors, rising 1.32%, helped by chipmakers such as Nvidia, which advanced 2.49% ahead of its quarterly results on Wednesday. Investors will look for evidence in Nvidia's earnings that the AI chip leader can maintain its explosive growth and stay ahead of rivals.
U.S. inflation data through the first months of 2024 has been "disappointing," Fed vice chair for supervision Michael Barr said on Monday, leaving the central bank short of the evidence it needs to ease monetary policy. "We will need to allow our restrictive policy some further time to continue its work," Barr said, reinforcing the Fed's overarching message that rate cuts, highly anticipated by markets, are on hold until it is clear inflation will return to the Fed's 2% target.
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