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• Bitcoin, Ethereum, Ripple, EOS, Litecoin, Bitcoin Cash, Binance Coin, Stellar, Tron, Bitcoin SV: Price Analysis, March 4

  04-03-2019 23:50 via cointelegraph.com
  After a week of small range-bound action, the range expanded and prices moved southwards
  
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• Hundreds of Vulnerable Docker Hosts Exploited by Cryptocurrency Miners - Security Boulevard

  04-03-2019 23:39
  Hundreds of Vulnerable Docker Hosts Exploited by Cryptocurrency Miners  Security BoulevardDocker is a technology that allows you to perform operating system level virtualization. An incredible number of companies and production hosts are running ...
  
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• Democrats Take Trump’s Bait, Set the Stage for Costly Impeachment Fight

  04-03-2019 23:31
  The Democrat-led U.S. House Judiciary Committee has initiated a rather broad investigation into President Donald Trump that will explore themes of obstructing justice, corruption, and abuse of power. Trump told reporters Monday he won’t get in the way of the Democrats’ new investigation: “I cooperate all the time with everybody. You know, the beautiful thing, no collusion. It’s all a hoax.” Democrats Lay the Groundwork to Impeach President Trump Rep. Jerry Nadler (D
  
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• Survey: Ripple Ranked One of Top Employers in San Francisco Bay Area

  04-03-2019 23:10 via cointelegraph.com
  Ripple has apparently been ranked as one of the best companies to work at in the San Francisco Bay Area, according to a survey by Good Place to Work
  
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• Deadly Opioid Crisis Is The US Government’s Fault, Not Big Pharma’s

  04-03-2019 23:05
  Suing Purdue Pharma for the opioid abuse epidemic is like suing McDonald’s for your obesity or diabetes. Reuters had the exclusive story about the opioid crisis Monday: “OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma LP is exploring filing for bankruptcy to address potentially significant liabilities from roughly 2,000 lawsuits alleging the drug manufacturer contributed to the deadly opioid crisis sweeping the United States, people familiar with the matter said on Monday.” The complainants in t
  
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• Bahrain Economic Board Sends Friendly Invites to Indian Cryptocurrency Businesses to Open Up Shop - Bitcoin Exchange Guide

  04-03-2019 23:05
  Bahrain Economic Board Sends Friendly Invites to Indian Cryptocurrency Businesses to Open Up Shop  Bitcoin Exchange GuideIn an attempt to boost Bahrain as a financial tech hub, the Middle Eastern country is seeking participation from Indian firms to become a part of the growing ...
  
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• Bitcoin (BTC) Transaction Volume Nears All-Time-Highs Despite Gloomy Market Conditions

  04-03-2019 23:00 via newsbtc.com
  Following an extended period of sideways trading, the cryptocurrency markets dropped today as Bitcoin failed to hold above its recently established support level at $3,800. BTC’s drop below this level has led many cryptocurrencies to plunge 5% or more, signaling that greater volatility is likely to come as the week continues on.
  Despite the current state of the markets, analysts are quick to point out that the number of transactions per block for Bitcoin are nearing their previously establ
  
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• Jack Dorsey: ‘Beautiful’ Whitepaper Hooked Me on Bitcoin

  04-03-2019 22:58
  Billionaire Jack Dorsey, the CEO of Twitter, says he became fascinated with bitcoin after reading its hauntingly “beautiful” whitepaper. Dorsey also reaffirmed his belief that bitcoin and blockchain are ushering in a new technological revolution. Dorsey, who’s also the CEO of mobile payments company Square, made the revelations on Marty Bent’s podcast Tales from the Crypt. Bent tweeted a photo of himself interviewing Dorsey at Square’s office. Naturally, the Twitter
  
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• Bitcoin price could be headed back down to lows

  04-03-2019 22:52
  As bitcoin continues to bounce around the $3000-$4000 price range, one might wonder where the coin is going in terms of trend. Crypto YouTuber DataDash thinks bitcoin might revisit lows.
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  After sustaining a price gouge of more than 80% since all-time highs, crypto’s largest asset has bounced around the $3,000 range for quite some time. Bitcoin hit its most recent low around $3,100 on December 15, 2018. Since then, the asset has traded relatively sideways, between rough
  
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• Ethereum Fork Could Help Restore Parity's Frozen Cryptocurrency - Fortune

  04-03-2019 22:50
  Ethereum Fork Could Help Restore Parity's Frozen Cryptocurrency  FortuneThe Ethereum fork and Constantinople upgrade paves the way for Parity to recover millions of dollars in funds frozen by a hacker in 2017.
  
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• PwC: Bitcoin Ransomware Hackers Laundered Money via WEX Exchange

  04-03-2019 22:40 via cointelegraph.com
  In a recent analysis, PwC states that Iranian ransomware hackers used WEX crypto exchange to launder ransomed bitcoins
  
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• Dow Drops 200 Points: Is Stock Market Immune to Trade War Progress?

  04-03-2019 22:19
  There has been practically one story which has been driving headlines over the last few weeks, at least so far as the US stock market is concerned. A razor-sharp focus on incremental progress between the United States and China on trade has been a bullish fundamental for the Dow Jones and its sister indices. As the Dow has now all but erased its sizeable dip in 2018, it seems a natural assumption that the market has effectively priced out the dangers of further tariffs. As is usually the case, t
  
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• EY releases cryptocurrency accounting and tax tool - Accounting Today

  04-03-2019 22:15
  EY releases cryptocurrency accounting and tax tool  Accounting TodayBig Four firm EY has debuted its Crypto-Asset Accounting and Tax tool, a technology solution designed to facilitate accounting and tax calculations for ...
  
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• Bitcoin Coders Send International Lightning Payment Over Ham Radio

  04-03-2019 22:15
  In what appears to be a first-of-its-kind transaction, developers have successfully sent a bitcoin lightning payment over radio waves.
  
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• OnMiners Major Game Change in Cryptocurrency Mining - PR.com

  04-03-2019 22:07
  OnMiners Major Game Change in Cryptocurrency Mining  PR.comOnMiners S.A (www.OnMiners.com) is pleased to announce the official launch of their powerful endothermic cryptocurrency mining rigs with features to take the ...
  
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• Blockchain Spending in 2019 to Grow to $2.9 Billion, 88.7% Growth Since 2018

  04-03-2019 22:00 via newsbtc.com
  The amount spent on blockchain technology by businesses seeking to utilise the trust-enhancing features of distributed ledgers is expected to grow to $2.9 million in 2019. This would represent a growth of 88.7% over the $1.5 billion spent on the technology during 2018.
  The reported figures come from the International Data Corporation (IDC) who recently updated its “Worldwide Semiannual Blockchain Spending Guide.” According to a representative for the IDC, the tech has moved out of th
  
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• Central Bank of the Bahamas Selects Blockchain Startup NZIA for Digital Currency Project

  04-03-2019 21:54 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The Central Bank of the Bahamas has selected NZIA Limited as the technology solutions provider for its Project Sand Dollar, a project aimed at developing a blockchain-based central bank digital currency. NZIA will be responsible of designing and implementing the digital fiat currency system for the Bahamas, the central bank said on March 1, 2019. […]
  The post Central Bank of the Bahamas Selects Blockchain Startup NZIA for Digital Currency Project appeared first on Coinjournal.
  
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• TradingView Adds Support for Huobi’s HB10 Crypto Index

  04-03-2019 21:50 via cointelegraph.com
  Financial analysis platform TradingView now lists crypto exchange Huobi’s HB10 index
  
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• New LGO Markets Cryptocurrency Exchange Launches For Institutional Investors And Self Custody - Bitcoin Exchange Guide

  04-03-2019 21:38
  New LGO Markets Cryptocurrency Exchange Launches For Institutional Investors And Self Custody  Bitcoin Exchange GuideInstitutional trading has been gaining even more ground in the crypto world and a new platform has been launched to further explore the ways by which ...
  
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• OxyContin Maker Purdue Pharma ‘Engineered’ the Opioid Crisis. Now it’s Getting What it Deserves.

  04-03-2019 21:29
  Purdue Pharma, the maker of OxyContin, is reportedly on the verge of filing for bankruptcy as a way to help settle the thousands of lawsuits it faces in response to the opioid epidemic that has caused thousands of deaths and left many areas of the United States ravaged. OxyContin Creator Reportedly on Verge of Bankruptcy The lawsuits claim that Purdue Pharma, and the secretive Sackler family who owns it, used misleading and possibly illegal tactics to have OxyContin approved by the federal gover
  
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• Israeli-Led Blockchain App Company to Make Extensive Layoffs While Restructuring

  04-03-2019 21:27 via cointelegraph.com
  First Digital Assets blockchain startup will make significant cutbacks on staff following the ongoing bear market
  
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• Travala.com's Cryptocurrency Gateway Provides Travel to 82000 Destinations - Bitcoin News

  04-03-2019 21:25
  Travala.com's Cryptocurrency Gateway Provides Travel to 82000 Destinations  Bitcoin NewsThe cryptocurrency community can now book rooms with over 550000 properties worldwide by utilizing the accommodation and hotel booking *service* Travala.
  
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• Circle Closes Acquisition of Crowdfunding Platform SeedInvest

  04-03-2019 21:19
  Founded in 2012, SeedInvest facilitates the equity-crowdfunding service through its platform.
  
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• New Zealand Bitcoin Exchange Cryptopia Fails to Reopen after $16 Million Breach

  04-03-2019 21:06
  New Zealand’s hacked cryptocurrency exchange Cryptopia has announced that the scheduled resumption of trading has been postponed. In a tweeted update, the crypto exchange blamed slight delays for the postponement. The Cryptopia site will now re-open as read-only on March 5. Update: We were aiming to get the site live today however, we have had a slight delay and are aiming to have the site live tomorrow. We will keep you updated as this progresses. — Cryptopia Exchange (@Cryptopia_NZ
  
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• Weekly MACD Histogram Most Bullish It’s Been Since Bitcoin Price Was Over $13K

  04-03-2019 21:00 via newsbtc.com
  The moving average convergence divergence (MACD) is a lagging indicator many analysts use to track longer-term trend changes in assets across a variety of markets. In Bitcoin, the histogram of this key indicator had been bearish throughout most of 2018 and into 2019, and only recently just rose into bullish territory during last week’s rally where Bitcoin price topped out at $4,200.
  Although the rally has run out of steam and since retraced, bullish momentum may not be gone completely, as
  
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• Crypto ‘Prime Broker’ Tagomi Raises $12 Million in Round Led by Paradigm

  04-03-2019 21:00
  Tagomi, a startup billing itself as crypto's answer to Wall Street prime brokerages, has raised another $12 million.
  
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• Max Keiser on Bitcoin Cynic Warren Buffett: ‘He’s a Complete Failure’

  04-03-2019 20:11
  Appearing for an interview with BlockTV, Max Keiser explained why he thinks Warren Buffett has been throwing shade at the crypto community. Keiser did not hold back: I think he feels insecure. Without the bailouts of 2008, without the access to free money from central banks, without stock buybacks – that were up until recently illegal – Warren Buffett’s performance would be close to zero. Warren Buffett has trashed Bitcoin in particular and the budding crypto-economic sector in
  
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• Circle Completes SeedInvest Purchase, Paving the Way for Tokenized Equities

  04-03-2019 20:10
  Cryptocurrency exchange startup Circle has closed its acquisition of equity crowdfunding platform SeedInvest.
  
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• Why the Dow Jones Sell-Off Will Be Erased by a Swift Recovery

  04-03-2019 20:00
  The Dow Jones Industrial Average cratered on Monday, shedding more than 350 points by midday after the index snapped a streak of nine consecutive weekly gains. However, fundamental factors still indicate that the index could be primed for a massive rally. SSE Composite Breaks Through Important Technical Barrier Also on Monday, the Chinese stock market achieved a 9-month high after the SSE Composite surged by 3.2 percent on the day. Analysts foresee the strength of the Chinese market being reflec
  
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• Opportunity for Litecoin (LTC), Kroger Bans Visa Citing High Fees

  04-03-2019 20:00 via newsbtc.com
  Litecoin (LTC) trading above $35, bullish
  Can Kroger accept cheap LTC after banning Visa credit cards due to high fees
  Participation levels low days after prices rocketed from $20.If by any chance Kroger accepts Litecoin after banning credit card fees due to high fees, Litecoin (LTC) will surge. The coin is up to fifth and 4.6 percent from last week’s close as bulls cement their position shaking off sellers.Litecoin Price Analysis
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  From inception, Litecoin founders were very s
  
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• Ridesharing App Lyft Partners With Blockchain Startup to Tokenize Healthcare Transport

  04-03-2019 19:42 via cointelegraph.com
  Ridesharing app Lyft is partnering with Estonian blockchain startup Solve.Care to tokenize healthcare-related transport arrangements
  
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• EOS Crashes 12%, Becomes Biggest Loser in Monday’s Crypto Bloodbath

  04-03-2019 19:33
  Monday’s crypto bloodbath has weighed disproportionately heavily on EOS, as the fourth-largest cryptocurrency recorded a 12.4% drop against the US dollar – its worst one-day performance since February 24. EOS Price Headlines Crypto Market Decline As of the time of writing, the EOS-to-dollar exchange rate (EOS/USD) was trading at $3.290 on the Yahoo Finance index, up 3.94% from the intraday low. Meanwhile, the daily fluctuation pushed EOS’ market capitalization down to $2.95 bil
  
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• CFTC Appeal Not Appealing; Cryptocurrency Fraud Indicted - The National Law Review

  04-03-2019 19:13
  CFTC Appeal Not Appealing; Cryptocurrency Fraud Indicted  The National Law ReviewCommodity Futures Trading Commission CFTC Accepts Fed Court Ruling in Market Manipulation Case, Cryptocurrency Fraudster Indicted for Fraud; Previously ...
  
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• Time for Ripple (XRP) Bulls, Support Found at 30 Cents—Again!

  04-03-2019 19:00 via newsbtc.com
  Ripple (XRP) consolidates but bulls in control
  CoinBase support very bullish—price and regulatory wise
  Transaction levels dip as prices dropUntil after Ripple (XRP) prices rally above 34 cents, we shall maintain a neutral but bullish outlook. Confidence is because of recent CoinBase addition, increasing adoption levels and a possible recovery of Bitcoin.
  Ripple Price Analysis
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  Crypto is all about relevancy and of the many, XRP is a standout. The coin is the third most liquid,
  
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• Tesla Will Outlast Elon Musk, Says Analyst; It’s ‘Much Bigger’ Than Its Billionaire CEO

  04-03-2019 18:59
  Billionaire Elon Musk is not the end-all, be-all for Tesla because the electric-car company is “much bigger” than its famous CEO. That’s what Philippe Houchois, an equity research analyst for the auto sector at Jefferies, believes. “Tesla at this stage is much bigger than Musk,” Houchois told CNBC March 4. “Of course, Musk gets a lot of attention. But Tesla has been able to be profitable at a level of pricing and product that nobody expected to generate cash.&
  
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• Crypto Payments Firm Circle Closes Acquisition of Crowdfunding Platform SeedInvest

  04-03-2019 18:44 via cointelegraph.com
  Crowdfunding platform and registered operator of a broker-dealer, SeedInvest, has been acquired by Goldman Sachs-backed crypto startup Circle
  
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• Not Feeling the Bern? US Voters Turned Off By Socialists, Want President Under Age 40 in Blow to Bernie Sanders

  04-03-2019 18:25
  A new NBC/WSJ poll has revealed what Americans don’t want as president – a socialist or a septuagenarian over 75. Unfortunately for Democrats, their two front-runners each possess at least one of those two qualities. Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders, 77, is an avowed socialist, according to Bloomberg. Though former vice president Joe Biden is yet to declare his candidacy, he is 76. Specifically, the poll found that only 37 percent of the respondents found a presidential candidate over
  
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• Cryptocurrency exchange WEX/BTC-e tied to Bitcoin ransomware hackers - The Next Web

  04-03-2019 18:20
  Cryptocurrency exchange WEX/BTC-e tied to Bitcoin ransomware hackers  The Next WebPricewaterhouseCoopers has made a connection between the SamSam ransomware hackers and infamous cryptocurrency exchange WEX (formerly BTC-e).
  
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• Cryptocurrency exchange WEX/BTC-e tied to Bitcoin ransomware hackers, report - The Next Web

  04-03-2019 18:20
  Cryptocurrency exchange WEX/BTC-e tied to Bitcoin ransomware hackers, report  The Next WebPricewaterhouseCoopers has made a connection between the SamSam ransomware hackers and infamous cryptocurrency exchange WEX (formerly BTC-e).
  
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• Mt. Fox: Fake Exchange Creator Aims to Prevent a Real Crypto Disaster

  04-03-2019 18:14
  Fantasy fans may remember Arwen, the character from the “Lord of the Rings” who guides the main characters through a series of dangerous situations. The Arwen protocol intends to do the same, only for cryptocurrency trading. Essentially, Arwen uses native capabilities of existing blockchains to create escrow funds so that users and crypto exchanges are protected from attacks. Today, they’re announcing a demonstration called Mt. Fox. Mt. Fox: The Fake Crypto Exchange That Wants
  
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• Tron Teams Up with Tether to Launch TRC20 Version of USDT

  04-03-2019 18:13
  Questions about Tether and Bitfinex have dogged the cryptocurrency world since last year.
  
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• China’s Huawei Fights Back, Plans to Sue ‘Hypocritical’ US Government

  04-03-2019 18:03
  Leading Chinese electronics and cell-phone manufacturer Huawei is reportedly preparing to sue the government of the United States of America over the latest development in an ongoing trade war between the US and China. The US recently banned national federal agencies from using Huawei phones or products, alleging that the products are “backdoored” by the Chinese state, allowing the government to covertly monitor any communications on the devices. The US government also alleges that H
  
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• Tether to Launch New Version of USDT Stablecoin on Tron Blockchain

  04-03-2019 18:01
  Tether is gearing up to launch its controversial stablecoin as a native token on the Tron blockchain.
  
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• Tron and Tether Partner to Issue USDT on the Tron Network by Q2 2019

  04-03-2019 18:00 via cointelegraph.com
  Blockchain protocol Tron and USDT stablecoin issuer Tether have announced a partnership to introduce USDT to the Tron network by the second quarter of 2019
  
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• Is Bitcoin (BTC) Sliding in Response to QuadrigaCX Disappointment?

  04-03-2019 18:00 via newsbtc.com
  Bitcoin prices down 2.2 percent
  Five of the six QuadrigaCX cold wallets are empty
  Transactional volumes drop, demand could see participation pick up to above 37kEven with Bitcoin (BTC) liquidation, bulls have the upper hand as long as prices are trending above Feb 18 low. In that case, risk-off traders may search for entries in lower time frames and take advantage of positive fundamentals.Bitcoin Price Analysis
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• Bitcoin Betting Game Hxro to Add Thousands of Waitlisted Users

  04-03-2019 18:00
  In beta since January, bitcoin betting game Hxro is adding thousands of waitlisted users today.
  
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• Crypto Markets See Major Losses, While Stocks Rise as US-China Talks Expected to End

  04-03-2019 17:52 via cointelegraph.com
  The crypto markets have suffered some major losses, with Bitcoin failing to hold $3,800 support and all top 20 coins by market cap in red at press time
  
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• Monero: Wallet Bug Potentially Enables Exchange Hacks, Team Prepares Patch Release

  04-03-2019 17:34 via cointelegraph.com
  A Monero wallet software bug that could enable fake deposits to exchanges has been recently brought to the public’s attention
  
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• Crypto Union forms partnership with Zaddex cryptocurrency exchange - CryptoNinjas

  04-03-2019 17:31
  Crypto Union forms partnership with Zaddex cryptocurrency exchange  CryptoNinjasCrypto Union, a tri-product platform designed to bring real-world financial services to holders of digital assets, has announced a partnership with the.
  
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• Dow Plunges Below 26,000 after Donald Trump Bashes Fed

  04-03-2019 17:29
  The Dow and broader U.S. stock market declined sharply Monday afternoon, as investors digested President Donald Trump’s latest criticism of the ‘gentleman who loves quantitative tightening,’ a direct reference to Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell. Dow Plunges; S&P 500 and Nasdaq Follow All of Wall Street’s major indexes erased gains to trade firmly in the red by midday. As of 12:42 p.m. ET, Dow Jones Industrial Average plunged 322 points, or 1.2%, to 25,703.70.Th
  
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