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Share prices were higher in Asia on Monday, lifted by encouraging employment data from the U.S. that took the Standard & Poor's 500 index to its third straight weekly gain on Friday despite weakness earlier in the week.

Share prices were higher in Asia on Monday, lifted by encouraging employment data from the U.S. that took the Standard & Poor's 500 index to its third straight weekly gain on Friday despite weakness earlier in the week.

One day after a major price plunge and following a volatile week, the Cboe Global Markets kicked off the highly-anticipated bitcoin futures trading on Sunday evening on the Cboe Futures Exchange (CFE).

Stocks climbed around the world on Friday following a stronger-than-expected U.S. jobs report and a breakthrough in talks for the United Kingdom to leave the European Union.

The price of bitcoin surged more than 20 percent overnight to top $17,000 before falling back to $15418.19 by late Friday.

Asian share indexes advanced Friday, guided by Wall Street gains and healthy economic data from Japan and China.

After a string of advances, Bitcoin tumbled more than 12 percent in volatile Asian trading on Friday, dropping below the $15,000 level.

U.S. stocks perked higher in Thursday morning trading, and the Standard & Poor's 500 index was on track for its first gain in five days.

A breach that may have resulted in the loss of about $70 million worth of bitcoins on Wednesday seemingly encapsulated investors’ worst fears about the lack of security of virtual currencies.

Share prices were mixed in Asia on Thursday, with Japan and Australia leading gains after U.S. indexes stabilized overnight.

Bitcoin futures trading launches this weekend, but experts worry the risks associated with bitcoin's Wild West-like nature could overshadow the debut.

U.S. stocks held steady in Wednesday morning trading, following sharp drops for markets around the world.

Asian share benchmarks skidded Wednesday, tracking Wall Street's overnight decline after another afternoon fizzle for stocks that left the Standard & Poor's 500 index with its third straight loss.

U.S. stock indexes held steady in Tuesday morning trading as some of the year's biggest winners picked themselves back up following recent stumbles.

Shares were mostly lower in Asia on Tuesday after a lackluster session on Wall Street, where technology stocks tumbled.

Stocks rallied to records Monday on expectations that lower taxes will lead to even bigger profits for companies.

Cboe Global Markets Inc. will launch trading in its bitcoin futures contract on Dec. 10, just over a week ahead of rival CME Group Inc.

Asian stock markets were mixed on Monday, with U.S. politics in focus.

Bitcoin powered to a record high just below $11,800 on Sunday, continuing its surge from below $1,000 at the start of the year.