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U.S. stock market led by the Dow futures turned positive despite the negative data on jobless claims that shot to historic figures of more than 3 million. The number of jobless claims even surpassed the Great Recession peak of about 695,000.During the early trading hours on Thursday, the U.S. stock futures led by the Dow Jones showed signs of recovering, despite the initial release of jobless claims that recorded the worst in recent history. As a result of the ongoing coronavirus, layoffs...

Litecoin increased by a small 7% over the last week of trading as it reached $40.The cryptocurrency has been trading within a rising wedge formation for the past 2-weeks.Against Bitcoin, Litecoin continues to create fresh lows each day during March.Key Support & Resistance LevelsLTC/USD:Support: $39, $35, $32.50.Resistance: $42, $44, $47.50.LTC/BTC:Support: 0.0058 BTC, 0.0056 BTC, 0.0055 BTC.Resistance: 0.006 BTC, 0.0062 BTC, 0.00634 BTC.LTC/USD: Litecoin Trading Within Rising WedgeThe...

Ripple Labs is donating $200,000 to two different non-profits to help them amid teh spread of the COVID-19 at the time when scammers are looking for opportunities to cause problems too.Ripple Labs has donated about $200,000 to help halt the spread of coronavirus. The blockchain startup indicated this in a recent tweet. In these challenging times, Ripple is committed to being part of the global response to the COVID-19 pandemic. We’re starting in our own backyard with $100K donations each to...

The United States Congress is working on a $2 trillion stimulus bill to mitigate financial hardships due to coronavirus, with Americans set to get up to $1,200 checks for that purpose.The U.S. Congress is currently pushing through a $2 trillion stimulus bill to mitigate the financial effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. Some Americans can expect to receive checks from the government to assist them to cope with the hard times during this coronavirus crisis.Official reports confirm that the...

The pressure’s on for Congress to pass a $2 trillion spending bill to thaw the frozen economy. While they negotiate the largest ever emergency relief bill in US history, markets are getting restless. Stock futures have been volatile as the bill makes progress and stalls, then makes progress and stalls again. Voters are getting restless too. Both sides are badgering each other to “Hurry!” while negotiating a $2 trillion transaction with other people’s money.Any time either side of the partisan...

On Thursday, March 26th, the volatility in the BTC remains high. However, today the prices for the leading cryptocurrency are declining slightly, generally trading at $6645, while yesterday’s peak was $8350.BTC price todayQE in the USA is good for the BTCBitcoin price “will be okay” – Novogratz and PompilianoOn W1, Bitcoin demonstrates a significant pullback after a drastic decline. The market is still declining, and the nearest aim of the main trend is the fractal low of $3121.90 USD. The...

Bill Gates, Microsoft сo-founder, shared his thoughts about the current state of the healthcare system and ways to fight coronavirus. He explained what measures he would implement if he were the U.S. president.Although not a one-man show, coronavirus is proving problematic to many nations, and a strict leader needed to keep people safe. One man who has been at the forefront of coronavirus pandemic outbreak in the world is none other than Microsoft co-founder and philanthropist Bill Gates. In...

Dow Jones has seen a path to recovery after the Federal Reserve announced major stimulus measures on Monday. Here’ a look at how this fiscal stimulus might help to overcome the existing economic challenges.On Monday, March 23, the White House and the Senate agreed to introduce a stimulus package to combat this economic meltdown caused due to the coronavirus pandemic. Soon after, the markets showed a renewed sense of optimism.On Tuesday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average surged over 10% moving...

Visa (V) and Mastercard (MA) stock prices have risen boosted by the hopes that the stimulus bill from the U.S. government gives. However, a long-term trend may be in the offing as COVID-19 creates a new order of things.Visa Inc (NYSE: V) and Mastercard Inc (NYSE: MA) stock prices have risen recently. Sources say that the stock prices of the payment services giants have been a beacon of hope as financial markets sway due to COVID-19.At the time of filing this report, Mastercard (MA) stock...

A significant number of Bitcoin investors transferred extensive quantities of their holdings to exchanges during the most notable price slumps in mid-March. Ultimately, most of their panic sales were at a loss, according to the Spent Output Profit Ratio (SOPR) indicator.Bitcoin Investors Rush To Sell In PanicThe popular cryptocurrency monitoring resource, TokenAnalyst, studied the flow of Bitcoin into exchanges around March 12th, when the primary digital asset lost approximately 40% of its...