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Stocks joined bonds lower as higher oil prices stoked worries about inflationary pressures, which were further bolstered by data showing jump in US business activity at the fastest pace since 2021. Gargi Chaudhuri, Global Chief Investment Strategist at BlackRock, discusses the markets and how investors can be more selective amid a higher rate cycle.

Bitcoin broke above $80,000 on Friday, lifting shares of crypto-linked stocks. The largest cryptocurrency recently traded at $80,587 Friday morning, up more than 5% from its 4 p.m. ET level on Thursday. The move higher came despite the failure of a major crypto legislation and the Federal Reserve’s first interest-rate hike in three years earlier in the week.

Investing.com -- BlackRock Inc.'s Jeff Rosenberg said Friday that the strong August jobs report puts focus on next week's consumer price index data as Federal Reserve policymakers weigh a potential interest rate increase.

Fed Chair Kevin Warsh will deliver his first Jackson Hole address on Friday, Aug. 28. Crypto Rover believes dovish comments could propel Bitcoin above $80,000, ...

Investing.com -- Shares of Circle Internet Group jumped 7% in premarket trading on Wednesday after the stablecoin issuer reported second-quarter earnings in line with estimates and disclosed it had received the first federal bank charter awarded to a stablecoin company.

In crypto news today (July 28), Bitcoin has dropped nearly -3% overnight, losing $65,000 and looking likely to retest $60,000 ahead of today’s FOMC meeting. Liquidations have picked up as a result, with over $600M in positions blown up since yesterday, and unsurprisingly, more than $530M of that figure has ...

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Stocks looked set to rise again on Wednesday, building on gains from the previous session that were powered by a solid start to the second-quarter earnings season and cooler-than-expected inflation data. Nasdaq 100 futures added 0.4%. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures rose 81 points, or 0.2%.

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