• Mar 13, 2025

Cryptoverse: Bitcoin's bear market hits newcomers hardest

A stampede of new investors hoovered up bitcoin at lofty prices as crypto fever ran high after Donald Trump swept to victory in the November U.S. presidential election. Now, barely six weeks after Trump was inaugurated, bitcoin has sunk into a bear market, drained by a sell-off in global stocks. A wave of investors that entered the market chasing bitcoin's rally past $100,000, especially those using borrowed money, are feeling the pinch from its decline.

  • Mar 13, 2025

Canada's CIBC says capital markets head Culham to replace Dodig as CEO

TORONTO (Reuters) -CIBC announced on Thursday that its CEO Victor Dodig would retire in October and be replaced by Harry Culham, the head of the Canadian bank's capital markets division. Culham will serve as chief operating officer as of April 1 and take over as CEO on November 1, Canada's fifth-largest lender said. As part of CIBC's executive shakeup in September, Culham took on additional responsibility to oversee the bank's global asset management business and enterprise strategy, along with CIBC's Caribbean business.

  • Mar 13, 2025

JPMorgan Strategists Say US Stocks Overplay Recession Risk

(Bloomberg) -- US equities are pricing in a recession risk much bigger than credit markets, leaving room for a positive surprise, according to JPMorgan Chase & Co. strategists.Most Read from BloombergTrump DEI Purge Hits Affordable Housing GroupsElectric Construction Equipment Promises a Quiet RevolutionNYC Congestion Pricing Toll Gains Support Among City ResidentsOpen Philanthropy Launches $120 Million Fund To Support YIMBY ReformsProspect Medical’s Pennsylvania Hospitals at Risk of ClosureStoc

  • Mar 13, 2025

Trade War Erodes Oil Demand as OPEC+ Boosts Supply, IEA Says

(Bloomberg) -- Global oil demand is under pressure from the escalating trade war at the same time that OPEC+ is reviving output, threatening to deepen a supply surplus, the International Energy Agency said.Most Read from BloombergTrump DEI Purge Hits Affordable Housing GroupsElectric Construction Equipment Promises a Quiet RevolutionNYC Congestion Pricing Toll Gains Support Among City ResidentsOpen Philanthropy Launches $120 Million Fund To Support YIMBY ReformsProspect Medical’s Pennsylvania Ho

  • Mar 13, 2025

1 Number That Shows Why Bitcoin Will Go Higher Over the Long Term

With Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) currently priced at about $82,000, down from its high of more than $109,000 in January, investors are doubtlessly looking for some good news that might help them to believe that their holdings will be worth more in the future than they're worth right now. Here's the one number you need to know to appreciate why Bitcoin's future as an investment looks even brighter than its impressive run to date. It's obvious that the more people who buy Bitcoin in a given day, the more its price will go up as buyers compete for the limited supply.

  • Mar 13, 2025

Stagflation Trade Emerges as Rare Winner in US Stock Market Rout

(Bloomberg) -- There have been few winning strategies to seek refuge in as the stock rout sparked by President Donald Trump’s start-stop tariff war drags on for a third week. One, though, is soaring right now: a pair trade that bets on stocks that thrive in an economy sinking into stagflation.Most Read from BloombergTrump DEI Purge Hits Affordable Housing GroupsElectric Construction Equipment Promises a Quiet RevolutionNYC Congestion Pricing Toll Gains Support Among City ResidentsOpen Philanthro