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Market analyst Alessio Rastani is bullish about both the U.S. stock market and bitcoin.Alessio Rastani: You Probably Shouldn’t Buy for a BitWhen it comes to stocks, however, he’s a little more unsure and believes that the currency is entering a “risky zone.” He doesn’t believe that the monster-sized crash that arrived in March was a correction, as so many other analysts have claimed. In his eyes, the crash came on too quickly and was too large to amount to a simple correction of sorts. He...

Spain, Italy, France, and Germany all recorded over 100,000 COVID-19 cases. As hopes for the sooner recovery from the virus started fading, global stocks and market indices suffered on Wednesday. The number of coronavirus cases in the U.S. has hit a new record. On Wednesday, it surpassed 400,000, doubling in just one week. The number of deaths in the country reached 12,864. The U.S. is reporting most COVID-19 cases worldwide, followed by Spain, Italy, France, and Germany. The coronavirus...

Previously, the target range of the interest rate varied from 1% to 1.25%. Now the benchmark for both short-term lending for financial institutions and a peg to consumer rates will be targeted at 0% to 0.25%. Dow Futures lost 1,000 points.Yesterday evening, U.S. stock futures plummeted by 5%. Dow futures plunged 1,041 points or about 4.5%. S&P 500 futures closed down about 4.8%, while Nasdaq futures were down 4.5%. The drop followed the initiative of the U.S. Federal Reserve.On Sunday,...

The bears who thought that a U.S. market crash was coming have retreated as the markets recover slightly from Thursday’s onslaught. Further interventions by both the U.S. Government and the FED are also coming through.The U.S. market crash that many bears are expecting will most likely not come through. This is because markets are recovering from this week’s massive losses. Sources say that the markets made massive recoveries after yesterday’s losses. The losses reportedly went on throughout...

Tuesday’s rally did not last long. Early on Wednesday, U.S. stock futures, including Dow, fell sharply. Tech stocks have also suffered.After the coronavirus outbreak, the market has become as volatile as never before. Yesterday, it rebounded after the crash on Monday, but it was not out of the woods yet. Today, U.S. stock futures dropped sharply, suggesting more volatility when trading began Wednesday, following two roller-coaster days on Wall Street. Dow Futures slide 700 points, rolling...

Oil market prices plunged when OPEC and its allies failed to reach an agreement on production cuts. All the markets, including stocks, currencies and cryptos are falling.European equity indices were red across the board at the open on Monday as the coronavirus outbreak coupled with crashing oil prices rattled the global market. The pan-European Stoxx 600 fell 6.2%. All stocks on Italy’s FTSE MIB except pharma company Recordati failed to open at the start of the day’s trade. Italian blue-chip...

Recently, Live Bitcoin News suggested that the bitcoin price was potentially on the verge of fixing itself. At the time of writing, the world’s number one cryptocurrency by market cap is trading for just under $8,900, meaning it’s added another $400 (roughly) in the past 24 hours.Bitcoin Is Again Smashing Its CompetitionIt appears that the fears surrounding the coronavirus and some of the global problems that have haunted our present financial markets are beginning to cease. The Dow Jones has...

At the time of writing, bitcoin – the world’s number one cryptocurrency by market cap – has shot up to just under $8,700.Bitcoin – On a Path to Recovery?Yesterday, the asset was trading at a measly $8,300, the lowest it has been in some time. Thus, the currency has shot up by more than $300 in just 24 hours. Not only is this good news, but it also suggests some truth to a recent piece suggesting that bitcoin, despite all the global problems it was facing, would not fall below the $8,200 line...

On Monday, the stock market reached new highs: the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 190.85 points (or 0.68%) and achieved 28,066.47 by the end of the day, the Nasdaq Composite increased by 1.32% up to 8,632.49, while S&P 500 gained 0.8%. The biggest gains have been made by technology and health care companies. Such companies as Amazon, Apple, Netflix, Intel, Alibaba, Tesla, Disney, and more have enjoyed growth in stocks. For example, Intel rose 2%, Amazon gained 1.61%, Gilead Sciences...

California based bank and stock brokerage firm Charles Schwab said that it is finally ending its battle in the brokerage sector. They decided they are ending commissions for online trading in U.S. stocks, exchange-traded funds, and options.Just for a reminder, in the February of this year, together with Fidelity Investments, Charles Schwab completely cut its commissions it had been charging on hundreds of their exchange-traded funds. The ongoing war was all about exciting the investors since...