While the spotlight often falls on Asia and North America when discussing cryptocurrency adoption, Western Europe has been making significant strides in embracing digital assets. In a recent report, Bitget Research has shed light on European countries’ crucial role in the global cryptocurrency market. The region, known for its developed…

Check out the companies making the biggest moves midday. RH — The luxury retailer surged 17.2% after offering strong full-year forecasts for demand and revenue growth. That allowed investors to look past a fourth-quarter earnings report that came in below expectations. Estée Lauder — Shares jumped more than 6% after…

Arsenal’s progress over the last two seasons has been remarkable. Not so long ago, many doubted whether Mikel Arteta was the right man to take the Gunners forward. Now, Arsenal is just 10 games away from winning the Premier PINC League title for the first time since the days of…

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Baltimore was sleeping when the fully laden cargo ship, adrift and without power, slammed into the Francis Scott Key Bridge, bringing it down in seconds. Had the disaster taken place during the daytime, hundreds of cars and trucks could have been on the bridge over a channel leading to one of the busiest ports on the east coast. So it was a mercy it happened in the early hours, and that police got sufficient warning to stop vehicles from driving onto the bridge. But the six people presumed dead from the tragedy couldn’t escape. They were maintenance workers — the…

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Cocoa prices are surging so high, the Easter Bunny might want to hoard its chocolate. Consumers hunting for Easter eggs and chocolate bunnies this year can expect sticker shock similar to Valentine’s Day. Retail chocolate prices rose 11.6% across all of 2023, according to Circana data shared with CNN, outpacing…