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Representations of virtual currency Bitcoin are placed on US Dollar banknotes in this illustration taken May 26, 2020. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo

Dollar heavy as clues sought on pace of US recovery; bitcoin near record high

Bitcoin traded below $49,000 after pushing to a record $49,714.66 over the weekend, following endorsements last week by Tesla and BNY Mellon

A man wearing a protective face mask walks past a screen displaying a graph showing recent Nikkei share average outside a brokerage, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Tokyo, Japan November 2, 2020. REUTERS/Issei Kato

Asian shares hit all-time highs, oil rises on Middle East tensions

FILE PHOTO: Investors sit in front of a board showing stock information at a brokerage house on the first day of trade in China since the Lunar New Year, in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, China February 3, 2020. China Daily via REUTERS

Asia stocks pause at peaks, sustained by stimulus promise

Representations of virtual currency Bitcoin are seen in this picture illustration Photo: REUTERS

Musk's bitcoin bet fuels gains in companies already invested

Wall Street Week Ahead: GameStop frenzy reveals potential for broader market stress

FILE PHOTO: GameStop logo is seen in this illustration taken February 2, 2021. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration

Wall Street Week Ahead: GameStop frenzy reveals potential for broader market stress

FILE PHOTO: A GameStop store is pictured amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York, U.S., January 27, 2021. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri

To the brink and back on GameStop - Wall Street vs Reddit

A man wearing a face mask is seen inside the Shanghai Stock Exchange building, as the country is hit by a novel coronavirus outbreak, at the Pudong financial district in Shanghai, China February 28, 2020.

Asian shares set for mixed opening, eyes on Fed, stimulus

A police officer wearing a protective face mask, following an outbreak of the coronavirus, stands with his bike in front of a screen showing the Nikkei index outside a brokerage in Tokyo, Japan February 26, 2020/ Reuters

Asian stocks weaken on stimulus worries, dollar holds firm

A man wearing a protective face mask walks past a screen displaying a graph showing recent Nikkei share average outside a brokerage, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Tokyo, Japan November 2, 2020. REUTERS/Issei Kato

Asian stocks at record highs as Biden inauguration lifts stimulus hopes

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'Act big' now to save economy, worry about debt later, Yellen says in Treasury testimony

The Wall Street sign is pictured at the New York Stock exchange (NYSE) in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York, US, March 9, 2020/ Reuters

Outlook darkens for Wall Street as Biden's regulators take shape

A photo proof from the Toronto Star archives of John Kenneth Galbraith on Dec. 29, 1972. Photo: Foreign Policy/Getty Images

America abandoned its economic prophet. The world embraced him