China plans to hand out $1.5 million in a digital currency test during the Lunar New Year

Men wearing face masks walk past a Gap store at a shopping area, as the country…

Dow looks set for Monday jump following Wall Street’s best week since November

U.S. stock index futures rose in early morning trading Monday, as the major averages looked to…

Stock futures higher following best week since November

U.S. stock index futures rose in overnight trading on Sunday, as the major averages looked to…

Watch out, Alibaba. Chinese video apps are quickly becoming e-commerce players too

Popular video apps are becoming marketing channels that generate billions in merchant sales by connecting viewers…

Reddit rebellion is a sign of ‘irrational exuberance,’ but market bull Ed Yardeni suggests it’s different this time

Yardeni Research’s Ed Yardeni finds market enthusiasm resembles the dot-com bubble, but says it’s too early…

Harry Stebbings is leaving Stride, the VC firm he founded with Fred Destin

Harry Stebbings, the podcaster-turned-VC, is stepping down as a partner of Stride.VC, the London-based venture capital…

Biden says $15 minimum wage won’t survive Covid relief talks, promises to push for pay hike later

President Joe Biden speaks delivers a foreign policy address during a visit to the State Department…

Third Stimulus Check Update

Here’s the latest about a third stimulus check. Sarah Tew/CNET Congress pushed President Joe Biden’s $1.9…

Biden says $15 minimum wage won’t survive Covid relief talks, promises to push for pay hike later

President Joe Biden speaks delivers a foreign policy address during a visit to the State Department…

Calculating Your $1400 Stimulus Check

Here’s how to calculate how much money your household get with a $1,400 stimulus check maximum.…

How to Buy Doge Coin

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What are these rich people doing pumping crappy assets?

Welcome back to The TechCrunch Exchange, a weekly startups-and-markets newsletter. It’s broadly based on the daily…

Biden says $15 minimum wage won’t survive Covid relief talks, promises to push for pay hike later

President Joe Biden speaks delivers a foreign policy address during a visit to the State Department…

They went bust in the Great Recession. Now, in their 80s, the pandemic took their jobs

Dan and Grace Porte, like thousands of other seniors, lost their jobs during the pandemic. Older…

More bubbles, less shorting. What the GameStop craziness could mean for the future of investing

Tiffany Hagler-Geard | Bloomberg | Getty Images The stock market is known for being unpredictable and…

Extra Crunch roundup: 500 Startups’ demo day, smart SaaS pricing and much more

Demo days at startup accelerators are a pretty big deal around here. These events aren’t just…

Consumer watchdog sees surge in Robinhood complaints, some clients claim they can’t leave the app

A U.S. consumer watchdog saw a surge in complaints regarding Robinhood last week, with some clients…

A look at how proptech startup Knotel went from a $1.6B valuation to filing for bankruptcy

This week, flexible workspace operator (and one-time unicorn) Knotel announced it had filed for bankruptcy and…

S&P 500 rises to another record Friday, rallies 4.7% in best week since November

U.S. stocks climbed on Friday, wrapping up a strong week on Wall Street as investors hoped…

Consumer watchdog sees surge in Robinhood complaints, some clients claim they can’t leave the app

The logo of trading app Robinhood is displayed on a smartphone. Olivier Douliery | AFP via…