MARKETS: YEAR-TO-DATE 05-24-21 MBrew

 May 24, 2021

MARKETS: YEAR-TO-DATE

Nasdaq 13,470.99 +4.52%

S&P 4,155.86 +10.64%

Dow 34,207.84 +11.77%

Bitcoin $33,871.06 +16.79%

10-Year 1.619% +70.0 bps

Ethereum $2,071.16 +180.72%

*Stock data as of market close, cryptocurrency data as of 7:00pm ET. Here's what these numbers mean.

Markets: While the stock market takes nights and weekends off, the crypto market is a circus that runs 24/7. Prices for cryptocurrencies continued to tumble over the weekend, with bitcoin dropping to nearly 50% below its peak. Covid-19: New daily cases in the US are at their lowest levels since June of last year. And new evidence emerged that may support the hypothesis that Covid-19 leaked from a lab: According to a US intelligence report viewed by the WSJ, three researchers from China’s Wuhan Institute of Virology became so ill they sought hospital care in November 2019.