Bitcoin surged the most on an intraday basis since December after breaking through key technical levels. The biggest cryptocurrency climbed as much as 16.9 percent, piercing both the $7,000 and the $8,000 levels in a matter of minutes. Bitcoin swung wildly between gains and losses in December
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Glencore Plc has declared force majeure on some aluminum contracts as a result of the U.S. sanctions against United Co. Rusal, according to people familiar with the matter. The declaration applies to about 50,000 metric tons of contracts between Glencore and aluminum consumers that specify the
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LONDON (Reuters) – European shares began to recover on Thursday and Wall Street futures pointed to a positive U.S. open, after U.S.
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“I think that is why in the short-term seeing money go to this low-cost stuff might be tough, but it sets them up better for the future,” said Bloomberg Intelligence analyst Eric Balchunas. With a good chunk of its in assets sitting in passive, BlackRock is trying to diversify into higher-fee alternative offerings
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A nerve agent was used to poison a Russian former spy and his daughter, the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons said, as its inquiry backed the U.K. on the toxin's identity. Results of the OPCW's analysis “confirm the findings of the United Kingdom relating to the identity of the toxic
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