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Broken representations of the bitcoin virtual currency, placed on a monitor that displays binary digits, are seen in this illustration picture, December 8, 2017.

First-ever bitcoin futures trading is now underway

Technology

Bitcoin futures trading began on the Chicago Board Options Exchange on Sunday.

Obama promises action to fight oil market speculators; other questions effectiveness

Global Politics

Flooding destroys crops, prices hit record high

Business, Economics and Jobs

Fallout From JPMorgan Chase $2 Billion Loss

New Leads on Missing MF Global Funds

Top of the Hour: Volatile Week Continues on Wall Street, Morning Headlines

Another bi-polar day on Wall Street Thursday, making it four straight days of at least 400 point swings in the Dow. Futures point to a weaker opening on Wall Street this morning and a report due out is expected to show consumer confidence fell to its lowest level in over two years. It may be […]

Top of the Hour: Market Looks to Another Comback, Morning Headlines

After the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped more than 500 points yesterday and gold topped a new record price, the mornings futures point to another bounce back as the volatile market trend continues. Standard and Poor’s strategist Alec Young said the news stories driving yesterday’s wild ride came from Europe where concerns about France led […]

The World

International investor Jim Rogers reacts to tumultuous markets

Business, Economics and Jobs

Jim Rogers, an international investor who is chairman of Rogers Holdings and Beeland Interests, Inc., and author of “A Gift to My Children: A Father’s Lessons for Life and Investing,” reacts to the tumult in the international markets.

The World

Jobs report slightly better than expected

Business, Economics and Jobs

The European debt crisis conflated with fears the U.S. may be entering another recession has lead to a violent investor sell off around the world. Asian markets all closed down around 4 percent, and U.S. futures have been volatile this morning.

Japan, Middle East Crises Push Up Oil, Gas Prices

Business, Economics and Jobs

With the developing situation in Libya, and demonstrations being staged in other oil producing nations in the region , oil prices are particularly volatile. Louise Story explains what analysts are calling “the uncertainty premium.”