Jun. 24, 2024 22:11 PM EDT
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Cab drivers and bikers tap away furiously on their mobile phones as they wait at red lights in the Iranian capital during an early June heatwave. Some pedestrians in Tehran are doing the same. They all believe they could get rich.
The object of...
May. 21, 2024 18:27 PM EDT
WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump 's presidential campaign said Tuesday it would begin accepting donations in cryptocurrency as part of an effort to build what it calls a “crypto army” leading up to Election Day.
The Trump campaign launched a fundraising page that allows “any...
May. 03, 2024 16:36 PM EDT
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes on Friday:
Apple Inc., up $10.35 to $183.38.
The iPhone maker increased its dividend and boosted its stock buyback program by $110 billion.
Amgen Inc., up $32.90 to $311.29.
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Apr. 19, 2024 20:58 PM EDT
NEW YORK (AP) — The “miners” who chisel bitcoins out of complex mathematics are taking a 50% pay cut — effectively reducing new production of the world’s largest cryptocurrency, again.
Bitcoin's latest “halving" occurred Friday night. Soon after the highly anticipated...