Bitcoin price falls under $80,000. Here’s why

Justin Tallis | Afp | Getty Images Bitcoin extended losses on Monday as the world’s biggest cryptocurrency fell below $80,000 for the first time since April 2025. Bitcoin was trading at $77,494.65 at 05:43 a.m. ET on Monday, according to CoinMetrics. Bitcoin fell as low as $74,876 but later pared some of the losses. The…

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UK, China rush to forge business deals

China’s President Xi Jinping (R) and Britain’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer shake hands before their meeting at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on January 29, 2026. Carl Court | Afp | Getty Images Chinese businesses have pledged hundreds of millions of pounds’ worth of investment in the U.K. and struck new partnerships…

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Texas Republican on Minnesota immigration operations: 'Excessive use of forces cases need to stop'

Rep. Michael McCaul (R-Texas) said Sunday that there should not be “excessive use of force” in federal immigration operations in Minnesota amid controversy over the Trump administration’s immigration agenda. “The mission, I think, is to get violent criminals out of the country. Most people support that. It’s the president — the president won the number…

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