Tag: February

Stocks rise after February jobs report

Stocks climbed on Friday after the February jobs report showed an uptick in the unemployment rate, bolstering investor confidence that the Federal Reserve will cut rates following its June meeting. The S&P 500 (^GSPC) rose 0.2% on the heels of another record close logged Thursday, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) was flat. The […]

US futures rise after February jobs report

US stock futures were higher on Friday after the February jobs report showed an uptick in the unemployment rate and bolstered investor confidence rate cuts will be warranted by the Federal Reserve’s June meeting. S&P 500 (^GSPC) futures rose 0.2% on the heels of another record close logged Thursday, while Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) […]

Why Bitcoin Miners Marathon, Riot, and CleanSpark Soared in February

Leading cryptocurrency mining specialists saw skyrocketing stock returns in February 2024. According to data from S&P Global Market Intelligence, Riot Platforms (NASDAQ: RIOT) posted a 29.5% gain while Marathon Digital Holdings (NASDAQ: MARA) rose by 46.1%. CleanSpark (NASDAQ: CLSK) led the charge with a 107.7% jump. All three rode the coattails of Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC), […]

Slower, but strong US job growth expected in February

By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. job growth likely slowed in February after two straight months of robust gains, but the labor market probably remains too strong for the Federal Reserve to consider cutting interest rates by June as currently anticipated by financial markets. The Labor Department’s closely watched employment report on Friday is […]

Number of asylum seekers in Germany drops significantly in February

The number of new asylum applications in Germany fell significantly in February. At 19,494 first-time applications, the number was 18.9% lower than in February 2023 and 26.1% lower than in January, the Federal Office for Migration and Refugees announced in Nuremberg on Thursday. In January and February 2023, a total of 54,333 people applied for […]

Ocean temperature hit record high in February, EU scientists say

Ocean temperatures hit a record high in February, with the average global sea surface temperature at 21.06 degrees, the EU’s Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) said on Thursday. February’s average sea surface temperature surpassed the previous record of 20.98 degrees set in August 2023, in a dataset that goes back to 1979. The concerning marine […]

Livingston County home sellers asked for more money in February

LIVINGSTON COUNTY — The median home in Livingston County was listed for $489,619 in February, up 5.3% from the previous month’s $465,000, an analysis of data from Realtor.com shows. Compared to February 2023, the median home list price increased 17% from $414,800. The statistics in this article only pertain to houses listed for sale in […]