The U.S. stock market failed to defend earlier gains and slid into negative territory on Wednesday after the Federal Reserve kept interest rates unchanged but hinted that it will likely raise rates in March as expected. Main indexes have been higher most of the session even as weak health-care stocks capped the market’s upside. What … Read more

Seattle-based cryptocurrency exchange Bittrex has today made public its criteria for listing and delisting tokens. Bittrex chief executive Bill Shihara had already provided some details of the exchange’s decision-making process during a panel at CES 2018, saying the company looks at whether a token is innovative, the team that developed it and its compliance with … Read more

Microsoft is set to report quarterly earnings Wednesday after the bell, and one trader is bullish on the name in part because of the tech giant’s foray into the world of blockchain technology. The stock, which hit an all-time high Monday, looks well-positioned into earnings, said Michael Bapis, partner and managing director at the Bapis … Read more

After months of planning, political wrangling and controversy, Trump’s “Cash for Patriots” program is underway! The process actually started as a campaign promise before the 2016 election. Last February, I wrote a report about this “Cash for Patriots” program and explained how Trump’s new policies would lead to big cash payments for Americans. And I’m … Read more

Well, we haven’t seen this in awhile! The major indices were deep in the red at the open. And it only got worse. The DOW was down over 400 points in the afternoon. And the VIX (aka Fear Index) rallied to 6-month highs as profit-taking and bond dumping kept the bears in charge. This time, … Read more