MARKETS: YEAR-TO-DATE 6-13-21

 

MARKETS: YEAR-TO-DATE

Nasdaq 14,069.42 +9.16%

S&P 4,247.44 +13.08%

Dow 34,479.60 +12.65%

Bitcoin $38,905.50 +34.15%

10-Year 1.453% +53.4 bps

Ethereum $2,519.50 +241.49%

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

Markets: Bitcoin got a boost yesterday after Elon Musk said Tesla would accept bitcoin transactions again once miners started using "reasonable" amounts of clean energy. Still, it significantly lags its crypto sibling ethereum in gains this year. World: After 12 years, Benjamin Netanyahu is no longer the prime minister of Israel. That job now belongs to Naftali Bennett, a right-wing leader and millionaire tech entrepreneur who formed a coalition with parties across the political spectrum.