China’s online propaganda isn’t very good

Bitcoin, stocks and crude take off as the markets brace for a wave of stimulus checks

This is the web version of the Bull Sheet, Fortune’s no-BS daily newsletter on the markets. Sign up to receive it in your inbox here. Good morning. The reflation trade is alive and well, with stimulus talks in the U.S. boosting global equities. That, and a flurry of M&A activity have put investors in a risk-on […]

As COVID spreads across Europe, a weary continent goes back into lockdown

With the COVID-19 pandemic searing the continent with renewed vigor, Europe is back in lockdown. But all lockdowns are not created equal, and there is massive variation in the way different European countries are tackling the surge. Some, such as France and the U.K., are shutting nearly everything they can. Others, such as Germany, are […]

Bitcoin mining is stupid—stupidly profitable, that is

Bitcoin mining companies are profitable—for now Read More