We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Hammers are some of the most basic tools on the market, both in terms of their construction and how they’re used. Comprised typically of a metal or wood handle and a metal head, you simply grab the handle and … Read more
The past few weeks have been highly volatile for bitcoin (BTC), with price action reflecting sharp swings. In the past two weeks bitcoin traded on an open-high, lower-close candlestick pattern with double-digit percentage differences. The week beginning Feb. 24 saw bitcoin drop to a low of $78,167 and climb to a high of $96,515, a … Read more
The longest-serving legislative leader in US history, dubbed “the Velvet Hammer”, did what no one expected this month at a federal courthouse in Chicago: he took the stand to defend himself in his corruption trial. Mike Madigan, “a young 82” by his own testimony, told jurors that while people had often come to him for … Read more
The Federal Reserve might be unable to lower its benchmark lending rate until late in the autumn, market-derived data suggested Friday, as a global selloff in government bond markets suggests extended inflation pressures over the coming months. A hotter-than-expected December jobs report, which included 256,000 new hires, most of them from the private sector, is … Read more