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The price of Ether (ETH), the native token of the Ethereum blockchain and the world’s second most valuable cryptocurrency by market capitalization, continues its bounce from Monday’s lows and was last trading in the $2,230s, up over 4.5% in the past 24 hours, according to CoinMarketCap.

Investing.com — U.S. stocks traded marginally higher Tuesday, struggling to continue the recent rally as Federal Reserve policymakers attempted to rein in investors’ hopes for potential future interest rate cuts.

As 2023 draws to a close, investors are shifting their focus to the upcoming fiscal year.

Inflation has given millions of people new access to certain investments earmarked for the wealthy — and consumer advocates argue that's not a good thing.

The Nova Scotia Securities Commission, along with Halifax Regional Police and the RCMP, have issued a warning to be vigilant when investing in cryptocurrency “as residents continue to lose substantial amounts of money to crypto-related scams.”

Natural Resources Canada is working on the first update to its plant hardiness zones map since 2014, hoping to have the map – which gardeners rely on when determining what plants will thrive in their region – available sometime in 2024.

Portland resident Damian Bunting provides insight on the citys crisis on The Bottom Line.

Sen Elizabeth Warren has opposed the growing cryptocurrency lobbying efforts in Washington calling on all stakeholders to support regulations to clamp down on terrorist financing amid other concerns. 

Mint explains what the new virus is, its symptoms and efficacy of the vaccine: The new variant, experts have warned, appears to be more immune evasive and has been identified by WHO scientists as a ‘variant of interest’. JN.1 was first detected in the US in September 2023. By the end of October, it made up less than 0.1% of SARS-CoV-2 viruses, as per US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Fear sells.

Investing.com — U.S. futures edged higher Tuesday, struggling to maintain the recent rally as Fed officials attempt to rein in elevated levels of optimism of interest rate cuts next year.

A vehicle used to track longer-dated U.S. government bonds surged into a bull market, as investors seek to end three years of pain on the Federal Reserve’s willingness to consider interest-rate cuts.

US state and local retirement funds are pumping billions into private credit, joining the stampede into a booming sector of finance in the pursuit of higher returns. 

The major US-based crypto exchange Coinbase has announced the availability of USD transfers for its retail customers in Singapore, according to an announcement.

The Appellate Court of Montenegro has accepted an appeal by Do Kwon’s attorneys – revoking the High Court’s decision to extradite the Terraform Labs’ founder to either South Korea or the USA.

security situation in the Red Sea was deteriorating and ballistic missile and drone attacks were an increased threat, as it agreed for a Royal Navy Destroyer to join a U.S.-led operation to safeguard commerce in the region. The United States said earlier on Tuesday it was setting up a task force of ships to protect shipping in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden, key trading routes, to protect shipping from the rising number of attacks launched by Houthis in Yemen. The Houthis have stepped up attacks in response to Israel's assault on the Gaza Strip, forcing oil major BP and freight firms including Maersk to avoid the area. Britain's Ministry of Defence (MoD)said on Tuesday that HMS Diamond, which shot down a suspected drone in the Red Sea on Saturday, would join the U.S.-led international taskforce, as it warned of the rising threat levels. «These illegal attacks are an unacceptable threat to the global economy, undermining regional security and are threatening to drive up fuel prices,» Britain's defence minister Grant Shapps said in the statement. «This is an international problem that requires an international solution.» Britain said that alongside HMS Diamond the task force currently includes three U.S. destroyers, and a French warship is in the region.

Marvel Studios has severed ties with actor Jonathan Majors following his conviction on Monday for assaulting and harassing his former girlfriend, a source familiar with the situation revealed. Majors, anticipated to lead the next phase of Marvel Cinematic Universe as the supervillain Kang the Conquerer, had portrayed the character in two prior Marvel projects. His role in «Avengers: The Kang Dynasty,» scheduled for 2026, was also confirmed.

By Phil Stewart

Bank of Canada governor Tiff Macklem said he expects to start cutting interest rates next year but needs to see several months of sustained downward momentum in core inflation first.

With all this talk of Goldilocks lately, you might think the economy is out of the woods.

A spate of recent articles in the United States have been speculating about how America will change if Donald Trump is re-elected in 2024. But there will be adverse changes in store for Canada, too.