Shares of banks and other financial institutions ticked up ahead of earnings.
Bitcoin prices were flat after the Securities and Exchange Commission approved sales of an exchange-traded fund holding the cryptocurrency, following a 10-year campaign by bitcoin advocates to launch such a vehicle.
Wall Street investment firm Blackstone promoted two senior executives, Ken Caplan and Lionel Assant, to the newly created roles of co-chief investment officers as the firm adjusts to life as a trillion-dollar asset manager.
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