Finance

White House watching Silvergate in crypto fallout

White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said in her Monday briefing the Biden Administration has its eyes on Silvergate after the California crypto bank delayed its annual report and announced the shuttering of its exchange network last week.

Manufacturing contracts for third straight month

The Institute for Supply Management (ISM) said that its Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) reached of 47.7 last month after reaching 47.4 in January, notching the third straight month of contraction.

Intel slashes dividend

The Intel Corp.’s board of directors announced the reduction of its quarterly dividend to $0.125 per share of the company’s common stock due to macroeconomic uncertainty.

Bitcoin hits six-month high

Bitcoin, a digital asset and cryptocurrency, has risen to a six-month high as investors gravitate back to more riskier assets.