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CryptoWatch: Ho, Ho . . . Whoa: Bitcoin, Other Cryptocurrencies Take Wild Ride On Christmas Eve

The price of bitcoin veered as sharply as Santa’s sleigh in pre-Christmas weekend trading, plunging more than 14% at o... Read more

CryptoWatch: Bitcoin Back Above $15K, A Roughly 40% Bounce From Fridays Lowest Level

Bitcoin is back north of $15,000 in Saturday’s trading, according to price tracker CoinDesk, a some 40% bounce from it... Read more

Hedge Funds: The Hedge-fund Industry Just Did Something Not Done In More Than Two Years

While overall performance continues to lag the broader market, the news continues to improve for the beleaguered hedge-f... Read more

The Wall Street Journal: Prosecutors Examine Loan Made To Kushner Cos. Before Election

Federal prosecutors in New York are examining a $285 million loan that Deutsche Bank AG made one month before election d... Read more

CryptoWatch: Bitcoin Investors Could Have Avoided Huge Losses By Respecting Price

Support levels broke on Dec. 19, an ominous warning, says Thomas H. Kee Jr. Read more

CryptoWatch: Bitcoin, Because Of Massive Borrowing, Could Crash The Financial Markets

An exchange’s member brokerage firms promise to absorb any losses, and that’s where the danger lies. By Patrick Wats... Read more

The Moneyist: My Sisters Only Spent $2 On My Christmas Gift

‘I give them thoughtful presents,’ this woman writes, ‘but they give me hostile and trivial ones’ Read more

Bond Report: Treasury Yields Tick Higher After Mixed Economic Data

The yield curve took a break from its flattening this week after the tax bill drew fears that the GOP tax bill would sto... Read more

Metals Stocks: Gold Ends Higher After Mixed Economic Data

Gold ends higher Friday, booking back-to-back positive trading weeks and padding a year-to-date gain that’s near 10%. ... Read more

Outside The Box: A 20% To 30% Drop In Bitcoin Doesnt Matter

While this selloff will shake some investors, the longer trend is still skewed to the upside, writes Naeem Aslam. Read more

In One Chart: In One Chart, Why U.S. Stock Dividends Dont Look All That Impressive

For years, one of the factors supporting the U.S. stock market was the idea that it was “the best house in a bad neigh... Read more

Europe Markets: Spanish Stocks End Lower After Separatists Win Catalonia Election

Spanish stocks lead European markets lower on Friday, after parliamentary elections in Catalonia handed a win to the sep... Read more

Euro Dips After Catalan Separatists Secure Narrow Victory

The euro fell in overnight trading after pro-independence parties gained an absolute majority in the regional Catalan e... Read more

Mutual Funds Weekly: Slow And Steady Still Wins The Investing Race

Financial security is earned over time, with investment portfolios spread over many different types of assets. Read more