As we all look ahead to Consensus 2020 and Blockchain Week NYC, we wanted to share the following updates with you regarding the recent spread of the COVID-19 virus. As of today, CoinDesk is moving forward as planned with Consensus 2020 and Blockchain Week NYC, but we will be monitoring the situation on a daily
Month: March 2020
Hours before the U.S. Federal Reserve, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) also cut interest rates in hopes of curbing market reaction to the ongoing coronavirus outbreak. In a meeting held on March 3, the RBA announced it would be cutting the cash rate by 25 basis points (bps) to 0.50 percent, its lowest on
Check out the companies making headlines before the bell Wednesday: Amazon (AMZN) — An employee in Amazon’s “Brazil” office in downtown Seattle tested positive for the coronavirus. ″We’re supporting the affected employee who is in quarantine,” Amazon told CNBC. General Electric (GE) — The industrial giant said it expects the coronavirus outbreak to shave off between $300
For everyday Americans, there’s some good news to the coronavirus fears that are driving investors to safe-haven investments likeTreasurys. The yield on the benchmark 10-year Treasury note, which moves inversely to price, sank more than 11 basis points to an all-time low of 0.906% on Tuesday in the wake of an emergency rate cut by the
CNBC’s Jim Cramer said the Federal Reserve‘s emergency interest rate cut on Tuesday morning makes him more concerned about the economic risks from the coronavirus. “It’s great that the Federal Reserve recognizes that there’s going to be weakness, but it makes me feel, wow, the weakness must be much more than I thought,” Cramer said
MoneyGram (NASDAQ:MGI) has received over US$11 million in the last six months from Ripple in what was described as “Ripple market development fees.” A partnership between the money remittance company and the crypto services firm was first announced back in June when Ripple agreed to provide MoneyGram with US$50 million in order to support its
On March 3, Bitcoin (BTC) price gained the most on speculation that the US Federal Reserve, as well as other central banks, will be supporting markets even as concerns of the coronavirus outbreak continue to grow. Bitcoin Jumps Over 4% After Last Week’s Plunge Bitcoin gained 4% to take its price to $8,895, having suffered
The benefits of index funds include diversification and low cost. But the trade-off investors endure is that these funds lurch downward with the market — as they did last week. Despite Monday’s strong U.S. market rebound, some investors may not have the patience (or the stomach) to sit on their hands until the market gets
The Gary/Chicago International Airport Authority’s BBB rating on 2014 airport development zone revenue bonds is on watch evolving due to a Fitch Ratings tax-supported rating criteria change. The rating agency placed the credit on the watch this week based on the criteria change that caps the rating distance between a revenue secured rating and the
Binance has launched a direct channel integration with a Turkish bank, providing clients with a gateway enabling seamless transfers between fiat currencies and digital assets. Binance said Monday that its new integration with Istanbul-based Akbank, its first-ever direct link with a bank, will allow users to seamlessly deposit Turkish lira into their exchange accounts and
Bitcoin prices slid Tuesday after the U.S. Federal Reserve announced an emergency cut in interest rates to counteract risks to the economy from the spreading coronavirus. The largest cryptocurrency by market value was down 2.2 percent to $8,722 as of 15:28 UTC (10:28 a.m. ET). Prices had surged 4.6 percent on Monday, rising alongside U.S.
Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, U.S., March 2, 2020. Brendan McDermid | Reuters The crazy market volatility has put unprecedented stress on the U.S. and global trading system. Friday saw the largest dollar volume trading for U.S. equities in history: $984 billion changed hands, according
Workers walk outside the Tesla Inc. Gigafactory in Shanghai, China, on Friday, Nov. 1, 2019. Qilai Shen | Bloomberg | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Tesla — Shares of Telsa rose nearly 3% after JMP Securities upgraded the stock to market outperform from market perform and established a price target
In a rare move, the Federal Reserve announced an emergency rate cut of 50 basis points in response to the growing threat from the coronavirus outbreak. It’s the first time the Fed has cut rates by half a percentage point since late 2008. “The fundamentals of the U.S. economy remain strong,” Fed Chairman Jerome Powell said
Jeremy Siegel David Orrell | CNBC Wharton School finance professor Jeremy Siegel said Monday the U.S. could suffer a near-term recession because of the negative economic impact from the fast-spreading coronavirus. “We could really have a short, quick recession,” Siegel said on CNBC’s “Squawk Box.” “There’s a lot of uncertainties.” The confirmed cases of coronavirus infections in
There is a possibility of traders experiencing a sell-off in XRP after Ripple unlocked another 1 billion XRP, worth around $230 million from its escrow wallet. Ripple Draws Criticism for Unlocking of 1 Billion XRP Ripple’s move has become a common trend that occurs at the beginning of each month, and it has drawn growing
Los Angeles’ fifth regional investors conference March 9-10 is expected to highlight what the city is doing to foster environmental-social-governance projects, preparations for the 2028 Olympics and programs targeting homelessness. More than 200 people have registered for the event at the Los Angeles Convention Center with a mixer the first night at the newly renovated
The U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Asset Control has added 20 new bitcoin addresses associated with two individuals to its list of sanctioned individuals. According to an update to OFAC’s “Specially Designated Nationals” (SDN) list, Jiadong Li and Yinyin Tian are accused of being linked to the Lazarus Group, a cybercrime group possibly affiliated
Apple CEO Tim Cook visits an Apple store in Shanghai, China. Aly Song | Reuters Check out the companies making headlines midday: Apple — Apple rallied 4.8% to become the second-best performer in the Dow Jones Industrial Average, after Oppenheimer upgraded the tech giant to an outperform rating. Oppenheimer called Apple a “recurring revenue machine”
Getty Images As a general rule, the higher your credit score, the better off you are. However, a missed payment or default can quickly drag your score down, sometimes significantly. As many consumers know, your credit score plays a big role in daily life. It can determine the interest rate you’ll pay for credit cards,
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. Jeenah Moon | Reuters It’s too soon to rush back into stocks after the market suffered its worst week since the financial crisis amid coronavirus concerns, strategists at major U.S. banks warned. The Dow Jones Industrial Average, S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite all fell
Over the past year or so, the fintech firm Ripple has come under fire from the XRP community for selling large amounts of the cryptocurrency token. The company holds the highest number of XRP tokens, meaning significant sales at regular intervals have affected the price of the cryptocurrency considerably. In a new development, it has
A public housing authority concerned that it might have lost its eligibility to use tax-exempt private activity bonds as part of a project’s financing package has received a letter from the Internal Revenue Service allowing it to proceed. Although the recent IRS private letter ruling only involved a minor ministerial issue about filing deadlines, it
A lawsuit claiming Ripple violated securities laws will be allowed to move forward – though with a caveat favorable to the San Francisco-based payments firm. In a ruling Wednesday, U.S. District Judge Phyllis Hamilton, of the Northern District of California, allowed a putative class-action lawsuit by retail XRP buyers to proceed. Hamilton said the suit
Researchers at the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) are grappling with the future of payments – so much so that their newest quarterly report, released Sunday, is entirely dedicated to what that potential revolution holds. In its 138-page look at what lies beyond the financial horizon, the Swiss-based institution reckoned with coming trends that may
Shoppers walk through the Easton Town Center Mall in Columbus, Ohio. Luke Sharrett | Bloomberg | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines after the bell. Beyond Meat — The meat substitute maker’s stock plunged 8% in extended trading after the company reported a fiscal fourth-quarter net loss of $0.5 million, or 1 cent
A woman with a facial mask passes the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on February 3, 2020 at Wall Street in New York City. Johannes Eisele | AFP | Getty Images It’s no secret that coronavirus fears have infected the market and prompted concerns about a potential global economic downturn. Yet even amid scary headlines
In light of the tumultuous move in global stocks this week, I found it comforting, in that it-could-be-worse sense, to think about some excessively priced assets I’ve watched up close, as well as from a distance. One day within the dot.com bubble stands out very clearly. In December 1999, I sat in my mother-in-law’s room
Ripple will have to defend itself in a long-running class-action lawsuit over claims it violated securities laws in selling unregistered securities. In the lawsuit, XRP buyers allege that they lost a substantial amount of money on relying on fraudulent promotional statements issued by Ripple that encouraged them to sell their XRP Tokens. Court Ruling The
The Securities and Exchange Commission has filed fraud charges against the investor-owned utility that partnered with South Carolina-owned Santee Cooper in the nuclear reactor project the two attempted to build but never completed. The six-count, 87-page lawsuit names Dominion Energy South Carolina Inc., formerly South Carolina Electric and Gas Co. SCE&G was owned by SCANA
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