Litecoin prices today were ticking slightly up after positive comments came from the White House about blockchain technology.
Digital currencies are getting more mainstream, and the White House said it recognizes the usefulness of the technology behind crypto.
Here's everything else that happened today...
Cryptocurrency prices slumped today on news from the European Central Bank and EEA.
Bitcoin and Ethereum both declined, with Ethereum plunging a whopping 14.8%.
Here are the biggest cryptocurrency news stories today...
The Dow Jones news today will focus on Washington, as Republicans struggle to repeal Obamacare and a new meeting between President Trump and Vladimir Putin was revealed.
Dow Jones futures are up eight points after an early round of earnings reports from American Express Company (NYSE: AXP), Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS), and T-Mobile US Inc. (NYSE: TMUS).
In Dow Jones news today, the index is up roughly 16 points before the opening bell.
Big stories to watch include the second round of Brexit talks and a big earnings report from Netflix after the close.
Here's everything you need to know about the stock market today...
The Dow Jones news today features President Trump's plans to bring new sanctions against North Korea and new revelations surface that Donald Trump Jr. met with a Russian lawyer last June.
Dow Jones futures are down 13 points this morning and SNAP drops below its IPO price.
by David Zeiler
The price of Bitcoin started the week at an all-time high, but a flurry of bad news dragged it down quickly – and took all of the other cryptocurrencies with it.
The momentum of last week's rally was blunted by negative reports from two major Wall Street banks, Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley. But the main blow was struck by a maker of Bitcoin-mining hardware, Bitmain, which threatened to create a separate version of Bitcoin. And yet, despite it all, the Bitcoin price was rebounding by Friday.
This week teaches a key lesson about investing in Bitcoin...
In Dow Jones news today, stock prices climbed as investors prepare for an interest rate hike.
After the FOMC meeting tomorrow, the Fed will decide whether it will hike rates again.
In Dow Jones news today, stock prices dropped after it was revealed former FBI director James Comey plans to testify against President Donald Trump.
Gold prices shot up as a hedge against volatility in the markets, and the VIX climbed as well.
In Dow Jones news today, markets fell in response to a round of weak Q1 earnings reports.
One of the most notable earnings losers was Snap Inc., whose stock plunged more than 23%.
Here's everything you need to know about the stock market today...
by Alex McGuire
The Snapchat quarterly report was much more disastrous than analysts expected.
While the report caused the stock to crash more than 23%, we weren't too surprised.
That's because new stocks like SNAP are the easiest way for Wall Street to rip you off...
