US employers added far more jobs than expected in January, delivering a rare upside surprise after months of subdued hiring and easing fears that the labor market was sliding into a prolonged slowdown. Payrolls rose by 130,000 last month, significantly above economists’ expectations, while the unemployment rate edged down to 4.3%, according to government data
Bitcoin, Ether, and XRP are all in the red as the broader cryptocurrency market shed billions in market cap over the last 24 hours. The bearish performance has spread to other leading cryptocurrencies, with Stellar (XLM) down by nearly 2%. XLM is trading below $0.1600 at the time of writing on Wednesday, extending its correction
Gold prices rose more than 1% on Wednesday as a weaker dollar and falling bond yields boosted sentiment. Gold prices climbed back over $5,100 per ounce, while silver rose more than 4% as investors digested key employment data from the US. Meanwhile, oil prices also jumped more than 2%, with Brent hitting $70 per barrel
US equities moved higher on Wednesday after a stronger-than-expected January jobs report eased concerns about slowing economic momentum and reinforced confidence in the resilience of the labour market. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 207 points, or about 0.4%. The S&P 500 gained 0.6%, while the Nasdaq Composite advanced 0.8%, as investors responded positively to
Reddit stock (NYSE: RDDT) is once again drawing attention on Wall Street. After spending much of last year under a cloud of doubt over growth and monetisation, the social platform is seeing sentiment turn. This time, the shift is being driven less by hype and more by something investors care deeply about: clear signs that
Goldman Sachs is deepening its push into generative AI by building autonomous agents with artificial intelligence startup Anthropic to automate some of the bank’s most process-heavy work, reported CNBC. The project focuses on back-office and compliance functions that sit at the heart of daily operations, as large banks look for ways to cut friction, speed
UNI, the native coin of the Uniswap blockchain, is down 10% in the last 24 hours, mirroring the performance of Bitcoin. At press time, UNI is trading at $3.3 after dropping to the $2.8 low earlier today. The bearish performance comes despite Bitwise filing a spot Uniswap ETF application with the SEC. Bitwise files for
US stock index futures steadied on Friday after a bruising selloff in technology shares earlier in the week, offering tentative signs that the worst of the tech-led rout may be easing. Still, investor unease around artificial-intelligence spending remained firmly in focus, with Amazon sliding sharply in premarket trading after unveiling another major jump in capital
Boeing stock price has pulled back in the past few weeks, moving from the year-to-date high of $254 to the current $236. Still, the company has some potential catalysts that may drive it higher in the coming weeks or months. India and potential Boeing orders There are signs that Boeing’s business is expecting more orders
EU regulators on Friday accused TikTok of breaching the bloc’s online content rules, putting the video-sharing app at risk of having to redesign its service in Europe or face a fine linked to its global revenue. The charges were laid out in preliminary findings by the European Commission after a year-long investigation under the Digital