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Bitcoin Price Surges on Biden’s Crypto Executive Order
Bitcoin Price Surges on Biden’s Crypto Executive Order

WASHINGTON—The price of bitcoin rose on Wednesday as cryptocurrency advocates cheered President Biden’s executive order directing agencies across the federal government to consider new regulations for digital currencies. The order, titled “Ensuring Responsible Development of Digital Assets,” outlined the risks cryptocurrencies pose to the economy, national security and climate, while also noting their possible benefits. […]

Shell, BP to Withdraw From Russian Oil, Gas
Shell, BP to Withdraw From Russian Oil, Gas

European oil giants Shell SHEL 3.18% PLC and BP BP 5.21% PLC said they were stepping back further from doing business with Russia, with Shell saying it will immediately halt all spot purchase of crude from the country and will phase out its other trading and business dealings. A spokesman for BP said it won’t […]

Stocks Fall Sharply After Oil Hits $130 a Barrel
Stocks Fall Sharply After Oil Hits $130 a Barrel

The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped more than 700 points, putting the blue-chip gauge on track to enter a correction, as surging oil prices deepened concerns about economic growth. The Dow industrials were recently down 2.1%, or about 713 points, following four consecutive weeks of losses. At that level they would close in a correction, […]

Stocks Open Lower After Oil Hits $130 a Barrel
Stocks Open Lower After Oil Hits $130 a Barrel

US stocks and global equity indexes dropped as the threat of a potential ban on Russian oil imports spurred a surge in energy prices that investors worry could smother economic growth, especially in Europe. The Dow Jones Industrial Average and S&P 500 declined between 0.2% and 0.4% in early Monday trading. The Nasdaq Composite Index […]

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