Chart points to bitcoin ‘peaking out’ in early 2021, trader says
VIDEO 5:04 05:04 Bitcoin surges as prices hit longest monthly streak in over a year Trading Nation Bitcoin could be headed for a breather in the new year. The red-hot …
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UK expected to approve Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid vaccine this week
A laboratory technician supervises filling and packaging tests for the large-scale production and supply of the University of Oxfords COVID-19 vaccine candidate, AZD1222, conducted on a high-performance aseptic vial filling …
Zoom’s Eric Yuan became one of the world’s richest people in 2020 as Covid sent people rushing to meet on video
Nearly one year after the World Health Organization discovered the coronavirus, many people are still staying home from offices, schools, movie theaters, stadiums, churches and restaurants. A lot of the …
Stocks ready to close out powerful 2020 as risks loom in January
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. NYSE At the close of trading next Thursday, the bull market will be ready to run into 2021 but …
Covid resurgence in some parts of Asia could threaten the region’s economic recovery
Snow falls as people wearing face masks walk through the Asakusa district on March 29, 2020 in Tokyo, Japan. Tomohiro Ohsumi | Getty Images SINGAPORE — As 2020 draws to …
Sterling nears 2020 peak as investors anticipate a Brexit breakthrough
LONDON — The British pound jumped close to levels not seen for 31 months Thursday as investors bet the U.K. and the European Union would strike a long-awaited Brexit trade …
‘All we can do is carry on’ — Brits describe life under lockdown as new Covid strain shatters holiday plans
People walk past the closed entrance of the Eurostar terminal at Brussels South railway station after Britain’s European neighbors began closing their doors to travelers from the United Kingdom amid …
New Covid strain leaves UK isolated, with 1,500 trucks stranded at border
French and British officials are working to lift a ban on freight movement imposed by France amid continent-wide fear over a new coronavirus strain identified in the U.K. France activated …
‘Out of control’ Covid strain makes UK a global pariah as countries impose travel bans
VIDEO 2:42 02:42 U.K. imposes fresh restrictions to quell new Covid strain Squawk Box LONDON — A highly contagious new variant of the coronavirus is causing countries in Europe and …
The U.K. has identified a new Covid-19 strain that spreads more quickly. Here’s what they know
England’s top medical officer on Saturday announced that the U.K. has identified a new variant of the coronavirus that “can spread more quickly” than prior strains of the virus, leading …