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Trump's inauguration will usher in a crypto-friendly administration, and with it, new state policies

Jan. 20, 2025 04:59 AM EST

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — The bitcoin-friendly administration of President-elect Donald Trump and an expanding lobbying effort in statehouses could push states to become more open to crypto and lead public pension funds and treasuries to buy into it. Proponents of the uniquely...

Stock market today: Asian shares gain and bitcoin hits a record high ahead of U.S. inauguration

Jan. 20, 2025 03:32 AM EST

BANGKOK (AP) — Asian shares advanced early Monday and bitcoin surged to a record high ahead of the inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump. U.S. markets will be closed Monday for a holiday. The price of bitcoin surged as high as $109,134 early Monday, up from...

How the stock market defied expectations again this year, by the numbers

Dec. 26, 2024 14:24 PM EST

NEW YORK (AP) — What a wonderful year 2024 has been for investors. U.S. stocks ripped higher and carried the S&P 500 to records as the economy kept growing and the Federal Reserve began cutting interest rates. The year featured many familiar winners, such as Big...

Stock market today: Nasdaq hits a record as Wall Street drifts ahead of Federal Reserve's meeting

Dec. 16, 2024 17:11 PM EST

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stock indexes drifted amid mixed trading Monday, ahead of this week’s upcoming meeting by the Federal Reserve that could set Wall Street’s direction into next year. The S&P 500 rose 0.4%, coming off its first losing week in the last four. The Nasdaq...

2024 was big for bitcoin. States could see a crypto policy blitz in 2025 in spite of the risks

Dec. 16, 2024 13:33 PM EST

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — The new year will usher in the bitcoin-friendly administration of President-elect Donald Trump and an expanding lobbying effort in statehouses that, together, could push states to become more open to crypto and for public pension funds and treasuries to buy into it. ...