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Asian shares were mostly higher in thin Good Friday trading after a bumpy ride on Wall Street, where the Dow industrials lost 1.3% as UnitedHealth shed more than a fifth of its value due to a weaker-than-expected profit report. U.S. stock and bond markets will be closed on Friday. Taiwan's Taiex gained 0.3% and regional tech companies advanced after global heavyweight Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. reported a profit for the latest quarter that matched analysts’ expectations.

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Netflix shares jumped in extended trading Thursday after the streaming giant posted first-quarter earnings that topped Wall Street expectations, boosted by higher subscription prices and ad revenues. Monitor these key support and resistance levels on the weekly chart.

The senator said an independent Fed is crucial for the US and global economic stability.

Bitcoin’s price has been stable around $85,000 in recent days, showing minimal movement despite broader market uncertainty.

Babylon Labs has seen its total value locked (TVL) drop by 32%, following the unstaking of $1.26 billion in Bitcoin from its platform.

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- VanEck got the greenlight from the SEC to launch a new ETF tracking crypto stocks. - The ETF will invest at least 80% of net assets in crypto-related companies. - The management fee will be 0.69%.

The Federal Reserve kicked off a sweeping effort to overhaul its annual stress tests of large banks on Thursday, proposing to average results over two years in setting capital requirements. The central bank also proposed giving banks three more months to adjust to the capital requirements set by the exam, as part of its overarching bid to make the process more transparent and less volatile. Under the proposal, banks receiving test results in June would have until January to adjust capital plans, as opposed to the current October deadline.

UnitedHealth Group stock had one of its worst days ever on Thursday after the healthcare giant unexpectedly cut its profit forecast for the year.