Shares of Bitcoin mining companies, including Marathon Digital Holdings, Inc ( MARA ). and Riot Platforms, Inc. ( RIOT ) , are falling Friday as the price of Bitcoin dips below $56,000.  The Details: Bitcoin has fallen nearly 12% over the past five days as investors watch the movement of a large amount of Bitcoin by Mt. Gox from a...

By Ankika Biswas and Lisa Pauline Mattackal (Reuters) - Wall Street's main indexes were on track to open higher on Friday as markets reopened after the July 4 holiday, with data showing that U.S. job growth slowed to a still-healthy pace in June. The Labor Department's report showed non-farm payrolls rose by 206,000 jobs in June, higher than the expected...

10:24 AM EDT, 07/05/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Cryptocurrency stocks fell in recent Friday trading as bitcoin slumped. MicroStrategy ( MSTR ) tumbled 6.7%, Coinbase (COIN) dropped 4.3%, Robinhood (HOOD) declined 2.8%, Marathon Digital ( MARA ) fell 5.7% and Riot Platforms ( RIOT ) shed 3.7%. Bitcoin touched $53,523, the lowest since February, and was headed for the biggest weekly...

(For a Reuters live blog on U.S., UK and European stock markets, click or type LIVE/ in a news window) * U.S. unemployment rate rises to 4.1% * All three major indexes set for weekly gains * Macy's up on report Arkhouse, Brigade Capital raise buyout offer * Indexes: Dow down 0.08%, S&P flat, Nasdaq up 0.23% (Updated at 9:50...