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Study: Amid Mining Bans, China Still Commands World’s Second-Largest Share of Bitcoin Hashrate

Study: Amid Mining Bans, China Still Commands World’s Second-Largest Share of Bitcoin Hashrate

New data stemming from the latest Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance (CCAF) report on bitcoin mining indicates that China still holds the second position in terms of global hashrate. While China commands close to 22% of Bitcoin’s global hashrate, the United States currently dominates with 37.69%, according to CCAF researchers. China Is Still the World’s …

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Market Snapshot: Dow skids almost 1,200 points, books worst day since June 2020 on stagflation fears, higher costs eroding profits

Market Snapshot: Dow skids almost 1,200 points, books worst day since June 2020 on stagflation fears, higher costs eroding profits

The Dow and S&P 500 on Wednesday booked their worst daily plunges in about two years, after quarterly retailer results confirmed higher costs for fuel and wages are eating into profits, and U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen warned of global stagflation taking root. All 11 main industry groups in the S&P 500 index were lower, …

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Bond Report: 30-year Treasury yield has biggest drop in a month as U.S. stocks finish sharply lower

Bond Report: 30-year Treasury yield has biggest drop in a month as U.S. stocks finish sharply lower

Treasury yields fell across the board on Wednesday, as investors turned pessimistic on signs that inflation is taking a toll on corporate earnings and as they reassessed Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell’s hawkish remarks from late Tuesday. The 30-year rate dropped by the most in a month and Dow industrials finished 1,164.52 points lower. What …

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Earnings Results: Cisco stock plunges more than 15% after sales miss, annual forecast reduction

Earnings Results: Cisco stock plunges more than 15% after sales miss, annual forecast reduction

Cisco Systems Inc. shares plunged in the extended session Wednesday after the tech bellwether’s revenue and forecast fell well short of Wall Street expectations amid COVID lockdowns in China and the war in Ukraine. Cisco CSCO, -4.43% shares dropped more than 15% after hours, following a 4.4% decline in the regular session to close at …

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: Americans have bet $125 billion on sports in the past four years as legalization push continues

: Americans have bet $125 billion on sports in the past four years as legalization push continues

Over the weekend, Americans celebrated the four-year anniversary since the Supreme Court ruled that the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act (PASPA) doesn’t make sports gambling a federal crime, clearing the way for individual states to offer legal wagering. After the Supreme Court ruled that the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act doesn’t make sports gambling a …

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The Fed: Fed will keep raising interest rates until it is ‘confident’ inflation is moving down, Harker says

The Fed: Fed will keep raising interest rates until it is ‘confident’ inflation is moving down, Harker says

The U.S. central bank will continue to raise interest rates at a measured pace until policymakers are confident that inflation is moving down toward the 2% annual rate goal, said Philadelphia Fed President Patrick Harker on Wednesday. “High inflation is a scourge, punishing low- and moderate-income families the most,” Harker said, in a speech to …

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Study: Amid Mining Bans, China Still Commands World’s Second-Largest Share of Bitcoin Hashrate

Study: Amid Mining Bans, China Still Commands World’s Second-Largest Share of Bitcoin Hashrate

New data stemming from the latest Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance (CCAF) report on bitcoin mining indicates that China still holds the second position in terms of global hashrate. While China commands close to 22% of Bitcoin’s global hashrate, the United States currently dominates with 37.69%, according to CCAF researchers. China Is Still the World’s …

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