Kraken winding down some US operations
| Part of  Network | |
 |
US Markets Stock futures were flat overnight after falling on Thursday. - Lyft lost more than 30% overnight following the release of lower-than-expected earnings after the closing bell.
- Expedia and Paypal were also down after missing their expectations.
- The current 10 Year U.S. Treasury yield is set at 3.67300%
| Dow Jones | 33,699.88 | -0.73% | | S&P 500 | 4,081.50 | -0.88% | | Nasdaq | 11,789.58 | -1.02% | | Russell 2000 | 1,915.34 | -1.40% | *Stock Market data as of the last closing bell. Data received directly from the reference indexes through ICE Data Services. Do you not understand any of these figures? Check out our explainer.
| |
Canadian Markets Recreational marijuana company Canopy Growth plans to restructure its Canadian operations to reduce costs. - The company will cut approximately 35% of its workforce, or 800 employees, and reduce its cannabis cultivation and production businesses.
- It will cut the number of products it sells in Canada by 50% to focus on high-margin products, including flower, pre-rolls, soft gels, and oils.
- This week Canopy said it made $101M in revenue in its fiscal third quarter, a 28% drop from a year earlier.
- Canopy said it is awaiting shareholder approval to open a U.S. subsidiary.
*Canadian stock prices are as of the last close. Data received directly from the references indexes through ICE Data Services
| |
European Markets European Markets were up on Thursday with almost all sectors rising on the day. - The Stoxx 600 gained 0.6% on the day, led by a 1.7% rise in industrial stocks.
- Credit Suisse shares were down 15% after the bank reported a loss.
- Standard Chartered rose 11% following rumors that the British bank could be taken over by First Abu Dhabi Bank.
| Euro STOXX 50 | 4,250.14 | 0.97% | | UK (FTSE 100) | 7,911.15 | 0.33% | | Germany (DAX) | 15,523.42 | 0.72% | | France (CAC 40) | 7,188.36 | 0.96% | *European stock prices are as of 7 am ET. Data received directly from the reference indexes through ICE Data Services.
| |
Asian Markets Stocks in Asia are mixed on Friday as investors react to local economic data. - Consumer prices in China are up 2.1% year over year, slightly below the 2.2% expected by economists.
- Australia's central bank said it plans to continue to raise interest rates as inflation remains high.
- The Hang Seng, Shanghai Composite, and Shenzhen Component are all down on the day.
| S&P Asia 50 | 4,940.72 | -0.59% | | Japan (Nikkei 225) | 27,644.29 | 0.22% | | South Korea (KOSPI) | 2,461.99 | 2.79% | | China (Hang Seng) | 21,237.25 | -1.79% | | India (SENSEX) | 60,588.06 | -0.36% | *Asian stock prices are as of 7 am ET. Data received directly from the reference indexes through ICE Data Services.
| |
Commodities Oil prices fell on Thursday and early on Friday morning. - Brent crude was down 0.7% and US West Texas Intermediate was down 0.5% on Thursday.
- Stronger demand for oil in China continues to provide upward pressure on prices but not enough to lift prices up.
- The destructive earthquake that hit Turkey and Syria sent oil prices up this week amid fears that the devastation would disrupt oil supplies.
- Concerns about more interest rate hikes also put upward pressure on prices in recent days.
- Both Brent and U.S. West Texas Intermediate have gained approximately 5% this week.
- U.S. stock crude piles reached their highest level since June 2021, at 445.1 million barrels.
| Oil (NYSEARCA:OIL) | 29.55 | -0.81% | | Gold (NYSEARCA:GLD) | 173.03 | -0.79% | | Silver (NYSEARCA:SLV) | 20.18 | -1.46% | | Corn (NYSEARCA:CORN) | 26.34 | -1.01% | | Lumber (NASDAQ:WOOD) | 76.45 | -0.20% | *Commodity prices are as of 7 am ET. Data from MarketWatch. To understand why investors track the prices of these commodities, click here.
| |
Currency Exchange Rates The U.S. Dollar was flat on Thursday and Friday morning as investors balanced concerns about an economic slowdown with fears of more interest rate hikes. - The U.S. Dollar Index is on track to finish the week up slightly.
- Fed President Thomas Barkin said that monetary policy in the U.S. is "unequivocally" slowing down the country's growth.
- The Japanese Yen was down as the country's government prepares to announce the nominees for the next Governor of the Bank of Japan.
| UK(GBP) | £0.83 | -0.34% | | Europe (EURO) | €0.93 | 0.07% | | Canada (Canadian Dollar) | $1.35 | 0.57% | | Japan (Yen) | ¥131.73 | 0.52% | *Exchange rates as of 7 am ET. Data from Morningstar Financial Research. To understand why we track these currencies and the differences between them, click here.
| |
Cryptocurrency Bitcoin prices were down after Kraken announced plans to end its staking-as-a-service platform in the U.S. and pay $30M to settle a suit with the SEC. - Aave has deployed its stablecoin GHO on the Ethereum Testnet.
- Bitcoin Punks' NFT collection sold for $214,000.
- LocalBitcoins said it will shut down its peer-to-peer exchange due to the "very cold crypto-winter."
| Bitcoin | $21,783.60 | -6.29% | | Ethereum | $1,537.47 | -6.90% | | Litecoin | $92.28 | -6.99% | | Bitcoin Cash | $127.11 | -6.48% | *Exchange rates as of 7 am ET. Data from Morningstar Financial Research. To understand why we track these currencies and the differences between them, click here.
| |
 |  | Liam Gill is a founder, lawyer and investor.
He previously founded Fumarii Technologies, which became a top 20 ranked cloud computing service (Yahoo Finance! 2019) valued at over $30M. He holds an LLB Laws (UK), MSc Management and Master of Laws and currently practices law in Vancouver, Canada.
|   | | Editor | Eduardo Garcia is a writer and editor based in New York. He is the author of "Things You Can Do," an illustrated book about climate action. Bylines in The New York Times, The Guardian, Slate, Scientific American, and others. In one of his previous lives, Eduardo worked as a Reuters correspondent in Latin America for nearly a decade. | |
| 767 Bryant St. #203, San Francisco, CA 94107
Copyright © 2023 Inside.com | |
| |
