Share to facebook Share to twitter Share to linkedin This is the interior of the post and beam/panelized house in Carabbia-Lugano, Switzerland. The metal connectors can be seen where the beams join. The house was designed and built by HUF HAUS. Photo courtesy of Lothar Rehermann for Prefabulous World, published by Abrams Post and beam
Month: April 2019
Here’s a home improvement project nobody looks forward to: replacing a sewer line. For homeowners, the mortgage, property taxes and insurance only account for a portion of the cost of owning an abode. It’s those surprise emergency repairs that can destroy your budget. Indeed, 18% of homeowners polled by HomeServe USA said that they had
Four of the biggest U.S. banks are challenging the Puerto Rico Oversight Board’s request for information about Puerto Rico bond payments from 2013 to 2017, which may be used to help claw back money from bondholders. On Friday U.S. Bank N.A., Bank of America, and Bank of New York Mellon filed objections to the board’s
Crude can’t crank higher unless it stays above the key $60 level, says expert technician Louise Yamada. Tightening global supplies have proved bullish for the commodity this year, with U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude prices currently hovering near five-month highs. But the upward action has also been quite volatile, as economic and geopolitical factors have
Check out the companies making headlines midday Friday: Wells Fargo — The beleaguered bank’s stock dropped more than 2% after CFO John Shrewsberry warned of a net interest income fall that could range between 2% and 5%. Shrewsberry’s warning overshadowed better-than-expected earnings. J.P. Morgan Chase — Shares of J.P. Morgan Chase rose 4% after the
In the news making headlines in the cryptocurrency industry, Harvard University Endowment has made an investment in the crypto token sale of Blockstack. Blockstack Offering 95.83 million Crypto Tokens A filing made with the US Securities Exchange Commission listed designees affiliated to the Havard Management Company including Charlie Saravia, Rodolfo Gonzalez, and Zavain Dar who
Noelle Acheson is a veteran of company analysis and member of CoinDesk’s product team. The following article originally appeared in Institutional Crypto by CoinDesk, a newsletter for the institutional market, with news and views on crypto infrastructure delivered every Tuesday. Sign up here. The rally last week in cryptocurrency prices sent tremors of excitement through the mainstream press
KISS band members Peter Criss (left), Gene Simmons (top), Ace Frehley (right) and Paul Stanley (bottom). (Fin Costello/Redferns) Getty There’s no disguising this. KISS drummer Peter Criss needed an escape from his intense Rock-n-Roll fame. He found it in this enchanting Greenwich, Connecticut manor—a storybook chill estate where he could play with his dog, drums
Ollie’s Bargain Outlet is one-third of the way to opening 950 locations after opening three Tennessee stores on Wednesday, CEO Mark Butler told CNBC. The discount retailer is also eyeing new establishments in Oklahoma and Massachusetts, which would expand the chain to 25 states across the country, he said. Ollie’s store count currently stands at
WASHINGTON — A possible meeting between Democratic leaders and President Donald Trump in the coming weeks has done little to quell skepticism that an infrastructure bill could pass this year, or even in 2020. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and Trump are planning to meet in the next few weeks to
The major U.S. indexes all rallied Friday on the backs of Walt Disney, J. P. Morgan Chase, and Chevron, but CNBC’s Jim Cramer warned that “this positivity” will be hard to sustain. The Dow Jones Industrial Average moved forward nearly 270 points, the S&P 500 advanced 0.66%, and the Nasdaq Composite added 0.46% during the
Stocks are rallying around the world on two headlines that support the bull thesis: strong China economic data and J.P. Morgan CEO Jamie Dimon’s supportive comments on the U.S. economy. U.S. stock futures and European equities gained strongly around midday ET, and bond yields rose as China released data after the close of markets there
It’s now up to corporate America to reveal whether the U.S. economy simply hit a soft patch this winter, as many suspect, or is on the verge of falling into an even deeper rut. Earnings from a broad swath of industries, like financials, technology, transportation and consumer products roll out in the coming week as
According to reports, Coinbase executive Dan Romero is stepping away from his role as vice president of international business. His departure will bring the number of executives to leave the company in the last six months to three. Another Coinbase Executive Leaves Romero announced in a Medium post earlier today that he will be leaving
Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase is losing another executive. Dan Romero, who works as vice president for Coinbase’s international business, announced in a Medium post on Friday that he will be leaving the firm at the end of this month. Romero joined Coinbase in April 2014, according to his LinkedIn profile. While he didn’t provide a specific
Sometimes life will throw big expenses your way. When that happens, tapping into the equity in your home can be a smart way to get the funds you need. In particular, doing a cash-out refinance is one way you can take advantage of your home’s equity, all at a fraction of the interest rate of a
A Beijing district court ruled Wednesday that a blog operator must apologize and pay more than 200,000 yuan ($29,851) to real estate developer Soho China for reputational damage. That’s after a blog run by the operator, Zhuhai Shengun Network Technology, claimed that one of the developer’s properties brought bad luck to its tenants due to
In the week ended April 11, the weekly average yield to maturity of the Bond Buyer Municipal Bond Index, which is based on 40 long-term bond prices, was unchanged from 3.88% the previous week. The Bond Buyer’s 20-Bond GO Index of 20-year general obligation yields lowered three basis points to 3.85% from 3.88% the week
The earnings picture is about to change, likely for the better, and J.P. Morgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon may be a big help. The trading community is on edge as JP Morgan gets ready to kick off earnings season tomorrow. Analysts have been fretting that earnings have turned negative for the first quarter, now expected
Check out the companies making headlines after the bell: Shares of Boeing ticked higher in extended trading Thursday on news that the aircraft-maker completed 96 flights testing performance of the 737 Max with updated software. The company is working to fix the aircraft’s MCAS flight control software and improve pilot training, according to Boeing CEO
Bitcoin futures exchange Bakkt has a new chief product officer. Announced via Medium earlier today, the exchange has added Mike Blandina to its team. Bakkt Hires New CPO In previous years, Blandina has worked at PayPal where he served as head of payments and credit engineering. He has also been director of engineering for Google
Bithumb, South Korea’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, has posted a net loss of 205.5 billion won ($180 million) for 2018. CoinDesk Korea reported the news on Thursday, saying that the loss was mainly due to a sharp decline in the cryptocurrency market last year, though the company’s operator BTCKorea also cited infrastructure investments and labor costs
A freestanding fireplace in a New York City apartment. Photo courtesy of HearthCabinet Fireplace, Designer: Marie Aiello Design Studio, LLC Architect: TODO Design & Architecture How to have a beautiful warm fire place in your home with no flue and no vent? Still a relatively new concept, ethanol and isopropyl alcohol gel ventless fireplaces have grown
LOS ANGELES — California may be the fifth-largest economy in the world, but poverty is more prevalent among families with children in the state than in the rest of the nation. “This is a state that has great prosperity,” said Lori Turk-Bicakci, senior manager for the KidsData program at the Lucile Packard Foundation for Children’s
California (Aa3/AA-/AA-) offered $2 billion of general obligation bonds to retail investors on Wednesday ahead of the institutional pricing on Thursday. According to the retail pricing wire from Morgan Stanley, the 10-year GO refunding maturity with a 5% coupon was priced to yield 2.10%, down one basis point from the level on Tuesday’s premarketing scale.
Bankers do not necessarily have to be liked — people just have to like their numbers, CNBC’s Jim Cramer said Wednesday. “The bankers are still regarded as gangsters on Capitol hill. I just want them to put on a good show when they start reporting earnings in 48 hours,” the “Mad Money” host said. “If
Quraterly earnings for the S&P 500 are expected to decline for the first time since the second quarter of 2016, even though the index is just 2% from its historic high. First-quarter earnings for the S&P 500 are projected to decline 2.5% from last year, according to Refinitiv consensus estimates. Stocks up with earnings down?
Check out the companies making headlines after the bell: Shares of Bed Bath & Beyond initially jumped before reversing to trade 6% lower after hours Wednesday following the release of the retailer’s mixed fourth quarter earnings. Bed Bath & Beyond posted earnings per share of $1.20 on revenue of $3.31 billion. Wall Street projected earnings
The cryptocurrency top ten are in the green! Well, eight of them are at least. According to CoinMarketCap, the total cryptocurrency market cap today is $182,807,737,820. As usual, when Bitcoin price is in the green, the rest of the market tends to be too. At the time of writing, Bitcoin is showing gains of a respectable
View Bitcoin has cemented a higher low and retained its bullish market structure on the daily chart after a hotly contested close on April 9. The hourly chart shows bitcoin is trending inside an ascending triangle (typically bullish by nature) with a potential measured move to $5,885. An exaggerated bullish divergence has formed on the
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