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

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro says his government will launch a cryptocurrency to fight what he calls a financial "blockade" by the Trump administration against the socialist-run country.

Asian stock markets were mostly higher Friday, after an overnight recovery of technology stocks on Wall Street.

U.S. stocks were moving broadly higher in early trading Thursday as technology companies rebounded after a steep sell-off a day earlier.

Hedge fund legend Mike Novogratz reacts to Bitcoin’s volatile 24 hours, during which it lost more than a fifth of its value after hitting an all-time high on Wednesday.

The U.S. Federal Reserve’s newly appointed chairman for supervision, Randy Quarles, cautioned business leaders and central banks against adopting new payment system technologies too quickly on Thursday.

UBS Chairman Axel Weber tells FOX Business the global financial firm is approaching bitcoin with caution.

Asian stock markets declined Thursday after U.S. tech stocks fell and China reported stronger manufacturing as investors looked ahead to a key OPEC meeting.

U.S. stock indexes were mostly higher in early trading Wednesday, giving up some of their gains following the market's best day in two months.

Nasdaq Inc plans to launch a futures contract based on bitcoin in 2018, making it the third exchange operator to plan U.S. derivatives contracts linked to the digital currency, a source with knowledge of the matter said on Wednesday.

With the Thanksgiving holiday approaching, U.S. stocks are little changed Wednesday morning after they finished at all-time highs the day before.

Shares are mixed in Asia following a broad rally on Wall Street that lifted U.S. stocks to a milestone-shattering finish.

U.S. stocks edged higher in early trading Tuesday as investors weighed the latest batch of company earnings and deal news.

Asian shares were mostly lower Tuesday following a sluggish post-Thanksgiving trading session on Wall Street.

U.S. stock indexes edged higher in early trading Monday as traders returned from the Thanksgiving holiday.

Asian stock markets tumbled Monday as investors looked ahead to a possible U.S. Senate vote on proposed tax changes and data announcements from major economies.

Bitcoin's vertiginous ascent showed no signs of abating on Monday, with the cryptocurrency soaring to another record high just a few percent away from $10,000 after gaining more than a fifth in value over the past three days alone.

Asian stock markets tumbled Monday as investors looked ahead to a possible U.S. Senate vote this week on proposed tax changes and a week of economic data announcements.

Asian stock markets were mixed Friday with investors finding little guidance after Wall Street closed for the Thanksgiving holiday and Chinese markets in focus after a big sell-off the previous day.

Stocks in Shanghai fell sharply but in rest of Asia, markets were calm Thursday after the Fed minutes largely met investor expectations that it will soon raise interest rates for a third time next month.