According to realtors, the median home price in California surpassed the $700,000 mark, going up 6.1 percent from July and 14.5 percent from August 2019. Real estate prices rose dramatically in August, a report published by the California Association of Realtors (CAR) said. The median price for an existing, single-family […]
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President Trump participates Sunday in a Latinos for Trump Coalition roundtable at Treasure Island Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas. Andrew Harnik/AP hide caption toggle caption Andrew Harnik/AP President Trump participates Sunday in a Latinos for Trump Coalition roundtable at Treasure Island Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas. Andrew Harnik/AP […]
President Donald Trump has signed a new executive order on prescription drugs, which he said will force the makers of pharmaceuticals to give US consumers the same lower prices that they charge in Canada and other countries. “The days of global freeriding at America’s expense are over,” Trump tweeted on […]
International benchmark Brent and West Texas Intermediate (WTI) extended losses on Friday after a surprise rise in US crude inventories triggered concerns over a supply glut in the global oil market already rattled by Covid-19. Brent futures were down around 0.3 percent, trading at $39.94 a barrel, while US crude […]
GENOA (Sputnik) – Internationally famous Italian “pasta al pomodoro” and wine may become much less affordable for consumers in the United Kingdom if UK and EU politicians do not reach a trade agreement and Brexit happens without a deal, chambers of commerce said on Tuesday. He said this during the webinar […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107955/26/1079552690_0:85:1400:873_1200x675_80_0_0_0811c487d09a4a8663315d00f9e10c9e.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/business/202007251079980004-completion-of-nord-stream-2-to-cut-europe-gas-prices-by-25-consulting-company-says/ WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – European prices for natural gas would drop by about one quarter if the Nord Stream 2 pipeline connecting Russia to Germany were completed, the consulting firm Wood Mackenzie said in a report on Friday. “If Nord Stream 2 remains unfinished, […]
President Trump speaks on Friday during an event to sign executive orders on lowering drug prices. Alex Brandon/AP hide caption toggle caption Alex Brandon/AP President Trump speaks on Friday during an event to sign executive orders on lowering drug prices. Alex Brandon/AP The Trump Administration has announced four executive orders […]
Even as bitcoin prices languish below $10,000, North American cryptocurrency mining companies are tapping into a flurry of fresh financing from investors to pay for new equipment upgrades, bolstering the blockchain network’s resilience and reducing its reliance on Chinese operators. More than $1 billion of new bitcoin-mining computers will be […]
Last month saw a drop in oil prices which came against the backdrop of fears pertaining to an increase in crude and fuel inventories in the US. Oil prices plummeted on Monday amid an ongoing spike in coronavirus cases in many countries across the world. The benchmark Brent crude LCOc1 […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107956/05/1079560550_0:0:3072:1728_1200x675_80_0_0_72beddc34d60c7c8eb5e2d2bb6392479.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/us/202007141079883445-us-consumer-prices-up-06-in-june-despite-new-covid-19-wave/ WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – US consumer prices rose 0.6 percent in June, continuing the broader theme of recovery in the world’s largest economy, even as a new wave of COVID-19 infections reintroduce curbs on some businesses that just emerged from lockdowns. The Consumer Price […]
After having gone below zero this year due to the coronavirus pandemic and to disagreements between global oil producers, the price of crude has all the chances of rebounding significantly from these historic lows. That’s according to the estimates of analysts, who told The Wall Street Journal that investment in oil […]
New Delhi (Sputnik): Ever since the global crude oil prices crashed in March, when the Oil Producing and Exporting Countries Plus (OPEC+) failed to agree on production cuts in the wake of the COVID-19 spread, India’s principal opposition party Congress has been demanding that the Modi government cut retail prices. […]
‘Unacceptable threat’ and ‘provocation’: European nations fume after US pulls out of talks on global digital tax …from Russia Today, Moscow [ Editor’s Note: The US pulled out of the digital tax talks with Europe when they were at the 11th hour. Gosh, might it have something to do with […]
Coinbase is looking at opening its doors to a range of new digital assets and the speculation is having an effect on their value. It would appear investors are valuing Coinbase’ Digital Asset Framework when looking at potential listings for the exchange as most assets are up between 8-25% with […]
Lendon Partain, a well technician, has never seen so many pump jacks idled across Andrews County. “Right now it’s scary,” he said. John Burnett/NPR hide caption toggle caption John Burnett/NPR Lendon Partain, a well technician, has never seen so many pump jacks idled across Andrews County. “Right now it’s scary,” […]
The clock is ticking down to the expected halving event on Monday and bitcoin is capturing the interest of investors who may not normally follow the cryptocurrency markets. At press time, bitcoin (BTC) was trading up less than 1 percent over 24 hours at $9,966 and above its 10-day and […]
Open contracts on bitcoin options rose to record highs on Thursday as the cryptocurrency’s price rose into five figures. Data from major exchanges – Deribit, LedgerX, Bakkt, OKEx, and CME – shows that open interest on options rose above $1 billion, surpassing the previous all-time high of $70 million registered […]
Bitcoin looks to have decoupled from traditional markets as investors refocus on the network’s imminent mining reward halving. While the top cryptocurrency by market value has gained nearly 5.9% so far this month, gold, a haven asset, has declined by 1%. Meanwhile, as of Wednesday, the S&P 500, Wall Street’s […]
With a key metric declining to record lows, bitcoin’s options market may be underpricing cryptocurrency’s future volatility. Analysts say the data is being distorted by “Black Thursday’s” 40% drop. The spread between bitcoin’s three-month implied volatility (IV) and historical or realized volatility (RV) fell to -47% on Wednesday, the lowest […]
Bitcoin is quickly gathering upward momentum alongside a surge in open positions on futures listed on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME). The top cryptocurrency by market value jumped to a high of $9,220 at 10:20 UTC on Wednesday, having settled (UTC) above $9,000 on Tuesday to register its first above-$9,000 […]