Currencies

Trading of bitcoin futures on the Cboe has kicked-off, driving the price even higher. But, some investors are still wary of the cryptocurrency, either unsure of what it is or concerned about its volatility.

The NYC explosion had a brief impact on U.S. stock index futures.

Bitcoin futures eased back from an initial surge of almost 22 percent to trade up 13 percent on Monday, in an eagerly awaited U.S. market debut that backers hope will confer greater legitimacy on the volatile cryptocurrency and lead to its wider use.

Share prices were higher in Asia on Monday, lifted by encouraging employment data from the U.S. that took the Standard & Poor's 500 index to its third straight weekly gain on Friday despite weakness earlier in the week.

Share prices were higher in Asia on Monday, lifted by encouraging employment data from the U.S. that took the Standard & Poor's 500 index to its third straight weekly gain on Friday despite weakness earlier in the week.

One day after a major price plunge and following a volatile week, the Cboe Global Markets kicked off the highly-anticipated bitcoin futures trading on Sunday evening on the Cboe Futures Exchange (CFE).

Stocks climbed around the world on Friday following a stronger-than-expected U.S. jobs report and a breakthrough in talks for the United Kingdom to leave the European Union.

The price of bitcoin surged more than 20 percent overnight to top $17,000 before falling back to $15418.19 by late Friday.

Asian share indexes advanced Friday, guided by Wall Street gains and healthy economic data from Japan and China.

After a string of advances, Bitcoin tumbled more than 12 percent in volatile Asian trading on Friday, dropping below the $15,000 level.

U.S. stocks perked higher in Thursday morning trading, and the Standard & Poor's 500 index was on track for its first gain in five days.

A breach that may have resulted in the loss of about $70 million worth of bitcoins on Wednesday seemingly encapsulated investors’ worst fears about the lack of security of virtual currencies.

Share prices were mixed in Asia on Thursday, with Japan and Australia leading gains after U.S. indexes stabilized overnight.

Bitcoin futures trading launches this weekend, but experts worry the risks associated with bitcoin's Wild West-like nature could overshadow the debut.

U.S. stocks held steady in Wednesday morning trading, following sharp drops for markets around the world.

Asian share benchmarks skidded Wednesday, tracking Wall Street's overnight decline after another afternoon fizzle for stocks that left the Standard & Poor's 500 index with its third straight loss.

U.S. stock indexes held steady in Tuesday morning trading as some of the year's biggest winners picked themselves back up following recent stumbles.

Shares were mostly lower in Asia on Tuesday after a lackluster session on Wall Street, where technology stocks tumbled.

Stocks rallied to records Monday on expectations that lower taxes will lead to even bigger profits for companies.