Things are heating up in the energy market. The Trump administration announced Monday that it would end exemptions to its sanctions on Iran, a move meant to significantly curb Iran’s oil output. Crude prices surged after the announcement, with the U.S. benchmark, West Texas Intermediate crude, gaining nearly 3 percent. Here’s what experts say higher
Month: April 2019
Check out the companies making headlines after the bell: Shares of Whirlpool soared as much as 9% in extended trading Monday following the release of the home appliance company’s mixed first-quarter earnings. Whirlpool posted earnings per share of $3.11 on revenue of $4.76 billion. Wall Street estimated earnings per share of $2.86 on revenue of
It’s no secret Ripple has been looking for more mainstream adoption. And, based on XRPL Labs’ recent announcement, it appears XRP is on its way to achieving just that. News surfaced this week that XRPL Labs, a Ripple-backed startup, has rolled out a new payments app called XRPayments. Here’s why the app is important. XRPayments
Japanese cryptocurrency exchange Zaif, which was hacked for about $60 million last year, is under new management. The exchange announced on its corporate website on Friday that, as of Monday, April 22, the firm will have signed over its business to publicly listed Japanese investment firm Fisco and full operations will be reinstated Tuesday. The
I recently interviewed Ryan Simonetti co-founder and CEO of Convene. What I loved about the Convene model is that it displays the core element to transformation – taking one industry model and transplanting it into a related but different industry … in this case incorporating hotel concierge services into commercial real estate. Convene has quickly
Sales of existing homes were weaker than expected in March. But behind the headline numbers, an even more disconcerting dynamic is playing out. Both the high end and the low end of the market are struggling due to completely different factors. Sales of the lowest priced homes—those below $100,000—were down 13% in March compared with
Nuveen is digging in to fight a lawsuit by Preston Hollow Capital LLC that accuses the investment powerhouse of using strong-arm tactics to control high-yield market share by pressuring banks to shun the private capital competitor. In the latest salvos in the case launched by Dallas-based Preston Hollow on Feb. 28, Chicago-based Nuveen doesn’t deny
Exchange-traded funds are getting a revamp at Goldman Sachs. The big bank has doubled down on a concept called smart beta, which blends passive and active investing strategies to build portfolios based on non-traditional metrics. At Goldman, the strategy is branded as ActiveBeta and revolves around four factors: value, quality, momentum and low volatility. “We
First quarter growth perked up late in the quarter, to well above 2% after looking to be 1% or less when the economy was being hit by winter storms and the government shutdown. Economists surveyed by CNBC/Moody’s Analytics Rapid Update raised their growth estimates by 0.3 percentage points to a median 2.4% Thursday, following a
Unocoin, a leading crypto exchange in India, is struggling to stay afloat. Why? Because India has promulgated a law banning cryptocurrency-related trading in the country. So why is Unocoin sticking around? There are 14 employees left at Unocoin, after the exchange shaved off 86% of its workforce. The exchange is trying to recover its huge losses
Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase brought in almost $520 million in global revenue in 2018, according to an estimate from Reuters. The news source based the figure on the exchange’s U.K. revenue, which grew 20 percent last year to 153 million euros ($173 million), according to a filing with the U.K.’s corporate registry. The British side of
The idea of living mortgage-free can be particularly enticing for individuals nearing retirement. At this time, it’s also common for empty-nesters to consider selling the large family home in favor of a smaller property or condo that’s easier to maintain. Homeowners who have lived in a house for a long time and now have a
Next week’s calendar should benefit from timing and availability of paper coming on the heels of both the income tax deadline and the holiday-shortened week. Munis will be very much on the minds of lots of people who paid larger bills due to the state and local tax changes, which may increase demand for next
Health care suffered a health scare this week. The XLV health care sector ETF tumbled more than 4% since Monday, its worst week of the year and sending the group negative for 2019. Craig Johnson, chief market technician at Piper Jaffray, says the prognosis does not look good. “No question that the health care sector
Check out the companies making headlines midday Thursday: Zoom Video Communications — Shares of the videoconferencing software company Zoom surged 80% on Thursday, its first day of trading. The stock traded as high as $66, compared with its initial price of $36. The bump gave Zoom a market cap of $16.7 billion. Pinterest — Pinterest
Rakuten has begun accepting applications for accounts for its anticipated cryptocurrency exchange called “Rakuten Wallet.” The company announced that pre-registration is available for customers with Rakuten Bank, but further details as to whether the service will be available for everyone has not yet been revealed. The company previously stated that the crypto exchange will commence
The owner of the New York Stock Exchange, Intercontinental Exchange (ICE), is reportedly eyeing a New York license for its long-delayed crypto exchange Bakkt. With Bakkt’s launch having been held up for eight months, apparently over persuading the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) to approve it to custody bitcoin for its planned physically-delivered futures contracts, ICE apparently sees
Strong home price appreciation last year led many to wonder if housing was unsustainably strong. I thought not and in November 2018 wrote Housing Forecast: Not A Bubble In 2019. This update shows that housing will continue to soften, though not quite so much as previously expected. The most important factor determining housing construction and
The weekly average yield to maturity of The Bond Buyer Municipal Bond Index, which is based on 40 long-term bond prices, rose to 3.89% from 3.88% the week before. The Bond Buyer’s 20-Bond GO Index of 20-year general obligation yields inched up one basis point to 3.86% from 3.85% the week before. It is at
It’s a good time to be a graduate. Those armed with a newly minted diploma will enter a job market with unemployment near the lowest level in 50 years and job prospects up significantly from just last year. Employers plan to hire nearly 11% more graduates from the class of 2019 than they did from
Earnings season shifts into a higher gear in the week ahead, as investors also watch for fresh economic data that could show that the economy is pulling out of a temporary rut. Amazon, Boeing, Microsoft and ExxonMobil are among more than 140 S&P 500 companies reporting quarterly results. According to Refinitiv, 74% of the companies
According to media site Globes, the team behind blockchain smartphone Finney has laid off a quarter of its workforce. Sirin Labs has let go of 15 team members after overestimating sales of its innovative device. The company said it had received 160,000 Finney pre-orders in late 2018, so what’s happened? Sirin Labs Loses Workforce The company
Cryptocurrency exchange Coinnest, once South Korea’s third largest, is closing down. The exchange posted a notice on its website saying that as of Tuesday it is no longer operating, adding that users will need to withdraw any funds held on its platform by April 30. The fees for withdrawals and the minimum threshold have been lowered
“The Brady Bunch” house is as iconic as its TV stars. Its staircase will be a key feature of HGTV’s ‘A Very Brady Renovation.’ (ABC Photo Archives/ABC via Getty Images) Getty If you think ABC milked The Brady Bunch franchise, HGTV is squeezing every last residual drop from that cash cow. Get ready for the
Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti said the city’s efforts to grow its economy have created the fiscal strength that allowed him to propose a balanced $10.6 billion budget for fiscal 2020. The mayor emphasized funding for infrastructure and homeless programs in his budget unveil as well as discussing the city’s economic strengths. “Today Los Angeles
Signet Jewelers Ltd.: “I think Signet’s really gotta find its calling. It needs to find out its calling, ’cause it sure wasn’t calling in that last quarter. We gotta wait.” Funko Inc.: “The reason why they’re all over the place [is] ’cause they have some of the absolute best toys … I’m not just saying
Check out the companies making headlines after the bell: Shares of Intuitive Surgical plummeted more than 6 percent in extended trading Thursday following the release of the company’s disappointing first-quarter earnings. Intuitive Surgical posted earnings per share of $2.61, missing Refinitiv estimates of $2.70. Revenue was in line with estimates at $974 million. Pinterest shares
On April 17th, word went around that Coinbase crypto services will be expanding to 11 new countries. And the information is true. According to the crypto exchange, Coinbase will expand its crypto-to-crypto conversions and trading services to Colombia and Mexico, among other countries. Here’s what we know. Coinbase Expanding Crypto Services Based in San Francisco,
Shirin Emami is the executive deputy superintendent for banking at the New York State Department of Financial Services. Bittrex purportedly aims to get the facts straight about the denial of its license applications by the New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS) in recent statements to the media (including CoinDesk). But, the cryptocurrency exchange
Smart security products have become increasingly popular in recent years. Among them are smart locks, which allow you to secure your doors remotely and give you a way to get back into your home through your smartphone when you’ve forgotten your keys. To help you wade through the many options available now, we’ve rounded up some of
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