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Bitcoin interest surged in 2022 as the industry entered the latest ‘crypto winter’: Morning Brief

Bitcoin interest surged in 2022 as the industry entered the latest ‘crypto winter’: Morning Brief

This article first appeared in the Morning Brief. Get the Morning Brief sent directly to your inbox every Monday to Friday by 6:30 a.m. ET. Subscribe Thursday, December 22, 2022 Today’s newsletter is by Jared Blikre, a reporter focused on the markets on Yahoo Finance. Follow him on Twitter @SPYJared. Read this and more market news on the go with Yahoo Finance App. Crypto winter be damned — bitcoin and ethereum investors are still laser-focused on an industry in free-fall being rocked by… Source link

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Robinhood shares surged over 30% after crypto billionaire Sam Bankman-Fried disclosed a 7.6% stake in the trading platform

Robinhood shares surged over 30% after crypto billionaire Sam Bankman-Fried disclosed a 7.6% stake in the trading platform

Crypto billionaire Sam Bankman-Fried took a 7.6% stake in Robinhood Markets.FTX Crypto billionaire Sam Bankman-Fried disclosed that he owns about 56.3. million shares in Robinhood Markets. News of his 7.6% stake in Robinhood sent shares of the trading platform up over 30% in late trade. Bankman-Fried is the founder and CEO of cryptocurrency exchange FTX. Shares in Robinhood Markets surged more than 30% in late trade after crypto billionaire Sam Bankman-Fried disclosed a 7.6% stake in the online… Source link

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Why Support.com shares surged today

Support.com (SPRT) has become the new “meme stock” retail traders are pushing to the moon. Shares of the LA based software company closed 33% higher, at $26.33 on Friday. The stock skyrocketed more than 190% earlier in the session and was the No. 1 trending ticker on Yahoo Finance.  ‘The squeeze will continue and accelerate’ The stock caught the attention of retail traders last month based on its high short interest, which currently accounts for about 60% of the float. “Shares shorted were… Source link

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Ransomware has surged — Why the attacks are ‘going crazy right now’

Ransomware cyberattacks have skyrocketed, and no part of the economy is safe. From infrastructure companies like Colonial Pipeline to meat producers like JBS to a huge attack linked to Russia just over the Fourth of July weekend, the attacks have escalated. According to George Kurtz, CEO of cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike (CRWD), the company is seeing a “massive” increase in ransomware attacks. And they’re targeting everything from private businesses to government entities. “Ransomware… Source link

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10 great stocks to own because oil prices have surged: Goldman Sachs

The latest OPEC standoff that is keeping oil prices at lofty levels opens the door for investors to potentially profit from several oil-related stocks, according to Goldman Sachs energy analyst Neil Mehta.  Mehta outlined 10 oil stocks he is bullish on in a new piece of research on Tuesday: (1) Occidental Petroleum (OCY); (2) ExxonMobil (XOM); (3) Ovintiv (OVV); (4) Diamondback Energy (FANG); (5) ConocoPhillips (COP); (6) EQT Corporation (EQT); (7) Pioneer Natural Resources (PXD); (8) Devon… Source link

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Black Friday online shopping surged over 21 percent amid the pandemic

TipRanks Goldman Sachs: These 3 Stocks Could Spike Over 40% Expectations of good news on the near horizon are buoying markets right now. Over the past month, both the S&P 500 and the NASDAQ are up 11% to new record highs.Investors are excited at the prospect of a COVID vaccine coming before the winter is out. And the electoral results, that Democrat Joe Biden will ascend to the Presidency while the Republicans will emerge strengthened in Congress, promise the avoidance of extremes typical of… Source link

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