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Fed avoids providing timeline for start of 'tapering', FOMC minutes show
US central bankers began a discussion on when to start restricting their extraordinary policy support when they last met, the minutes of their gathering revealed.
Cryptocurrency company Circle to go public in SPAC deal
Cryptocurrency company Circle is to go public in SPAC deal through a merger with Concord Acquisition Corp.
Bank of America creates dedicated cryptocurrency research team
Bank of America has put together a dedicated team for cryptocurrency research in a further sign of the asset class's increasing acceptance on Wall Street.
US open: Stocks head south, Treasury yields slide
Wall Street stocks opened sharply lower on Thursday amid rising global Covid-19 cases and falling bond yields.
Initial US jobless claims edge higher, secondary claims move lower
Weekly US jobless claims data continued to point towards an improving jobs picture.
US pre-open: Futures firmly in the red after global Covid-19 death toll tops four million
Wall Street futures had stocks opening sharply lower ahead of the bell on Thursday as rising global Covid-19 cases and a state of emergency in Tokyo ahead of the already delayed Olympic Games shook investor confidence.
Electrocomponents Q1 revenues grow on strong performance in key markets
Industrial and electronics products distributor Electrocomponents reported strong first-quarter revenue growth on Thursday, with the firm seeing market share gains in all key geographies.