Bitcoin rises this week to $51,000, highest since May
Bitcoin and ether climbed to their highest levels since the middle of May.
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‘Property market on steroids’: Asia-Pacific’s real estate boom sees buyers bidding up prices
Singapore has hinted that unvaccinated travelers may be subject to longer quarantine periods and additional testing. franckreporter | E+ | Getty Images SINGAPORE — Housing prices have shot up across …
WHO says it is monitoring a new Covid variant called ‘mu’
World Health Organization (WHO) Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus speaks during a bilateral meeting with Swiss Interior and Health Minister Alain Berset on the sidelines of the opening of the …
There are mounting risks that make September a potentially hazardous time for stocks
VIDEO 6:34 06:34 August wraps as one of the best months of the year for investors — Five experts on what’s next? Trading Nation After seven months of gains, stocks …
U.S. ends 20-year war in Afghanistan with final evacuation flights out of Kabul
A handout photo of a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft at Hamid Karzai International Airport, Kabul. Handout | Getty Images News WASHINGTON — America’s longest war is over. The United States …
U.S. drone strikes an ISIS-K vehicle packed with explosives in Kabul
U.S. Marines provide assistance at an Evacuation Control Checkpoint (ECC) during an evacuation at Hamid Karzai International Airport, Afghanistan, August 22, 2021. US Marines | Reuters WASHINGTON – The United States …
Oil firms slash U.S. Gulf of Mexico output by 91% ahead of powerful Hurricane Ida
Ida is forecast to reach a Category 4 hurricane before making landfall west of New Orleans.
Powell sees taper by the end of the year, but says there’s ‘much ground to cover’ before rate hikes
VIDEO 5:54 05:54 Powell: Different, more stringent test for rate hikes Squawk on the Street Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell indicated Friday that the central bank is likely to begin …
Biden vows to complete Afghanistan evacuation, hunt down ISIS leaders after Kabul attack
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden on Thursday vowed to complete the evacuation of Americans and their allies from Afghanistan after a deadly terror attack near Kabul’s airport took the lives …
U.S. races to evacuate thousands from Afghanistan with 6 days left until withdrawal deadline
Members of the UK Armed Forces continue to take part in the evacuation of entitled personnel from Kabul airport, in Kabul, Afghanistan August 19-22, 2021, in this handout picture obtained …