Frances Yue

1 week ago | marketwatch.com | Frances Yue |Joy Wiltermuth |Jeffry Bartash |Greg Robb

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2 weeks ago | marketwatch.com | Frances Yue

In One ChartIn the worst-case scenario, oil prices may surge to $120 per barrel, analysts sayLast Updated: June 13, 2025 at 3:16 p.m. ETFirst Published: June 13, 2025 at 3:01 p.m. ETIsrael took aim at Iran’s nuclear facilities and military command. Photo: Agence France-Presse/Getty ImagesHow Israel’s strike on Iran could affect the global markets largely depends on the scale, nature and duration of Iran’s response.

2 weeks ago | marketwatch.com | Frances Yue

Published: June 13, 2025 at 10:05 a.m. ETEther has outperformed bitcoin and solana over the past week. Photo: stefani reynolds/Agence France-Presse/Getty ImagesLong-suffering ether holders are feeling more upbeat about prospects for a resurgence thanks to rapidly growing interest in stablecoins, a class of crypto whose value is pegged directly to the dollar or other assets.

2 weeks ago | marketwatch.com | Frances Yue

Market ExtraPublished: June 12, 2025 at 10:38 a.m. ETU.S. stocks, bitcoin and gold on Thursday were all racing toward all-time highs — an unusual development, as investors attempt to navigate a new and uncertain era in global financial markets. Their convergence on the path to record highs has occurred only once since 2014, when the S&P 500 , bitcoin and gold each closed at their respective peak levels on March 7, 2024, according to the Dow Jones Market Data.

3 weeks ago | marketwatch.com | Frances Yue

The TellPublished: June 7, 2025 at 12:03 p.m. ETCircle’s USDC is the world’s second-biggest stablecoin, following USDT. Photo: Getty Images/iStockphotoCircle Internet Group Inc.’s debut as a public company this week was successful, in part because investors expect a friendlier regulatory backdrop to boost the growth of stablecoins — cryptocurrencies whose values are pegged to another asset, such as a fiat currency like the U.S. dollar or a commodity like gold.