Elon Musk’s Tesla Inc. said that it has acquired $ 1.5 billion in bitcoins in January and that it could accept the world’s No. 1 digital asset for payment in the future. Tesla TSLA, +1.77% revealed the purchase in a regulatory filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Monday, …
Read More »Futures Movers: Brent oil’s 12% skid on Wednesday puts it on pace for lowest levels since around 1999
Oil futures were headed sharply lower early Wednesday as the energy complex faced persistent pressure centered on a dearth of places to put excess oil and a glut of the commodity being pumped by major producers. June Brent crude BRNM20, -11.74%, the international benchmark, was trading down $ 3.09, or …
Read More »Coronavirus update: Global case count 526,044 with 23,709 deaths, and jobless benefit seekers soar to historic levels
The number of global cases of the coronavirus that causes COVID-19 climbed above half a million on Thursday, and U.S. jobless claims soared to a historic level after workers were laid off or furloughed as non-essential services were ordered to close. The number of Americans who applied for unemployment benefits …
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