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Uber stock jumps on deal to offer New York City taxi rides in app
New York City yellow taxi cabs Getty Images Uber has reached an agreement to list New York City taxis on its app. Two taxi-hailing apps, operated by Curb and Creative Mobile Technologies, will integrate their software with Uber, allowing users to book taxi rides in the Uber app, the companies announced Thursday. News of the …
Bitcoin (BTC) jumps after Treasury statement on crypto executive order
Selim Korkutata | Anadolu Agency | Getty Images Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies spiked after the U.S. Treasury apparently released details of an executive order from President Joe Biden that appeared to take a supportive stance toward digital assets. Bitcoin was trading at $41,584.21, nearly 9% higher as of 2:17 a.m. ET, according to data from …
Bitcoin jumps after Elon Musk says Tesla will resume accepting it once clean energy condition is met
The price of bitcoin is surging after Tesla (TSLA) CEO Elon Musk tweeted Sunday that the electric car company would start accepting the cryptocurrency again once at least half of it can be mined using clean energy. “When there’s confirmation of reasonable (~50%) clean energy usage by miners with positive future trend, Tesla will resume …
Clover Health jumps 14% in premarket trading as frenzy continues. Shares are up 150% this week
Clover Health featured at the Nasdaq Source: Nasdaq Shares of Clover Health surged again in premarket trading on Wednesday, continuing a dramatic move for a Medicare insurance stock that has become a favorite of traders on Reddit. Clover was trading at $25.19 per share in premarket trading, up 14% from its previous close. The stock …
RBNZ keeps OCR on hold at 0.25%, NZD/USD jumps
The Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) board members decided to keep the Official Cash Rate (OCR) steady at a record low of 0.25% in May, as unanimously expected. The RBNZ maintained the size of its quantitative easing (QE) programme at NZD100 billion. Funding for lending programme remains unchanged, the central bank said. Additional takeaways To maintain …
College Football Playoff Rankings: Iowa State jumps two spots to No. 7 as top six hold firm
CBS Sports graphic The third edition of this season’s College Football Playoff Rankings was released Tuesday night, and the first six teams in the top 25 were unchanged from last week. Alabama remains the top-ranked team in the nation with Notre Dame, Clemson and Ohio State filling out the top four. This as questions arise …
Air travel jumps July 4 weekend, but still down sharply from 2019 amid pandemic
Airline passengers wearing face masks arrive and depart the D Concousre at McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas on Tuesday, June 30, 2020. Bill Clark | CQ-Roll Call | Getty Images More travelers took to the skies over the July 4 weekend, but airlines are still facing paltry demand compared with last summer because of …
NYC death toll jumps by 3,700 after uncounted fatalities are added
Seven car in New York City | AP Photo The city now has more than 10,000 deaths. By ERIN DURKIN 04/14/2020 05:08 PM EDT Updated 04/14/2020 06:43 PM EDT 2020-04-14T06:43-0400 New York City’s official coronavirus death toll has soared past 10,000, after thousands of deaths that previously went uncounted were added to the city’s statistics. …