The Jersey arm of Binance has listed the cryptocurrency exchange’s own British pound-backed stablecoin. Binance announced Friday that Binance GBP (BGBP) is being offered on the fiat-to-crypto platform due to trader demand for more stablecoin options. “There has been an overwhelming demand in the market and Binance community for more stablecoin diversification, including a GBP-pegged stablecoin, and listing
Month: July 2019
young family couple choosing new home online, search real estate to buy or rent, house for sale on screen of computer Getty Online mortgages are becoming increasingly popular. While these loans are a good fit for some, they’re not right for everyone. To that end, I’ve laid out five things that you should know about
Photographer | Collection | Getty Images Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has called for new powers designed to impose rent controls in the U.K.’s capital city. In a report released Friday, Khan said there needed to be a “fundamental overhaul” of the private rented sector in London. The mayor wants caps to be placed on
Tesla Model 3 is being displayed for the press members ahead of 97th Brussels Motor Show at Brussels Expo Center in Brussels, Belgium on January 19, 2019. Dursun Aydemir | Anadolu Agency | Getty Images Tesla got a boost on Friday from one of its biggest Wall Street skeptics, who now sees Elon Musk’s electric
Real estate remains one of the most popular assets for U.S. investors. But most have a hard time buying because of the upfront dollars involved. ETFs can be the next best thing for small-time investors looking for real-estate exposure: Sure, those investors can always buy Real Estate Investment Trusts, or REITs, that allow anyone with
The municipal bond market saw several large deals hit the screens on Thursday led by a Centennial State issuer. Primary marketJPMorgan Securities priced the Colorado Health Facilities Authority’s (Aa2/AA/AA) $484 million of Series 2019A and Series 2019B hospital revenue bonds for the AdventHealth Obligated Group. Goldman Sachs priced the Port of Seattle, Washington’s (A1/A+/AA-) $460
A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. Brendan McDermid | Reuters After a record 2018, buybacks so far in 2019 are strong but just below 2018’s record, according to a new report from J.P. Morgan. As buybacks hit records last year (about $800 billion) a predictable political backlash developed. Corporations
A Microsoft store in New York. Scott Mlyn | CNBC Check out the companies making headlines after the bell: Microsoft ticked up 1% in after-hours trading after the company’s fourth-quarter earnings beat estimates. The technology company reported adjusted earnings per share of $1.37 on revenues of $33.72 billion. Analysts had expected earnings per share of
Bitcoin may have had a superb year up until June, but the month of July, and especially the past week, has proven to be troublesome as the price of the cryptocurrency continued to crash down. The issues with relation to Facebook’s Libra and United States President Donald Trump’s comments about cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin caused a
Bitcoin surged $1,000 in just 30 minutes during U.S. trading hours Thursday, a move that found the leading cryptocurrency rising from $9,335 to a high of $10,400, based on Bitstamp data. Prices had dropped to a low of $9,280 at 14:00 UTC, having repeatedly failed to beat the psychological resistance of $10,000 in the Asian session
Brownstones in Manhattan’s West Village. Getty When you think of a star-studded neighborhood, the quiet, low-rise neighborhood of the West Village is not what may come to mind. The quaint neighborhood on the Hudson River in lower Manhattan, however, is chock-full of A-listers who enjoy both anonymity and luxury in its maze of streets. Though
A bipartisan bill that cleared the House last week would let first-time homebuyers pay a bit less at closing if they go through homeownership counseling. Called the Housing Financial Literacy Act, the measure would apply to first-time homebuyers who take out a mortgage backed by the Federal Housing Administration. Borrowers who go through the counseling
Dara Khosrowshahi, chief executive officer of Uber Technologies speaks on a webcast during the company’s initial public offering on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, May 10, 2019. Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images Morgan Stanley gave clients a bunch of earnings stock picks where the firm’s view differs from the rest
One of the biggest stories of the year has been the roaring comeback made by Bitcoin after it went through a disappointing year in 2018. Throughout the first half of the year, the cryptocurrency made hefty gains. However, the month of July has been a bit of a bumpy ride for Bitcoin as a range
A recent critique of sustainable investing on MarketWatch by Alicia Munnell offers a highly skewed analysis with conclusions that simply aren’t justified by the facts. I am the chief executive of US SIF: The Forum for Sustainable and Responsible Investment, a membership organization with the objective of advancing sustainable investing. Sustainable investing does not exist
Municipal bond buyers saw some big note and bond deals hit the market on Wednesday, led by issuers in Georgia and Colorado. “The muni market continues to grind lower and ratios are trending back down to yearly lows,” one southern trader said. “I am not sure how much lower we can go.” He added that
ASML Holding Semiconductor company logo seen displayed on smart phone. ASML is a Dutch company and currently the largest supplier in the world of photolithography systems for the semiconductor industry. ( SOPA Images | LightRocket | Getty Images Could the news get any worse for semiconductors? First the global slowdown clobbered them at the end
Fans gather at the Netflix booth at a trade show. Mike Blake | Reuters Check out the companies making headlines after the bell: Netflix fell more than 12% in after-hours trading following the release of its second-quarter earnings. The streaming giant reported global net adds of 2.7 million — much lower than earlier stated guidance
Bitcoin price has suffered its second-largest drop in a 24-hour period in 2019. Currently, the price is approximately $9,632 USD per coin, but across the day, its movement has been constant. The world’s largest cryptocurrency by market value closed yesterday at $9,412.81 on Bitstamp; down 13.25% from its opening price of $10,848. This is the second-largest single-day
Amidst a decline in the price of bitcoin, the world’s most valuable cryptocurrency could find support at $7,500 – that is if it follows past patterns on the charts. Bitcoin has faced selling pressure over the last few days, despite an impending golden crossover on the three-day chart – a bullish crossover of the 50-
Share to facebook Share to twitter Share to linkedin This metal shingle roof is the color of a wood shake roof that has weathered. The roof is by Isaiah Industries. Photo courtesy of Isaiah Industries Metal is an ideal material for roofing because of its durability, as well as it’s recyclability, resistance to mildew and
A real estate agent with an ‘Open House’ sign in the front yard of a home for sale. Ty Wright | Bloomberg | Getty Images Challenging conditions in the U.S. housing market, along with tighter currency controls by the Chinese government, caused a stunning drop in foreign demand for American homes. The dollar volume of
A fireball erupted from the base of SpaceX’s so-called “Starhopper” prototype rocket after a test at the company’s facility in Texas. @LabPadre A fireball erupted from the base of SpaceX’s prototype rocket on Tuesday evening, minutes after a key test at the company’s facility in Boca Chica, Texas. The blaze erupted from what appeared to
2019 has been an excellent year for Bitcoin (BTC) after the poor year in 2018 had instigated many to write off the cryptocurrency, and by extension, the crypto space altogether. The cryptocurrency went on a highly impressive run this year and almost replicated the sort of rally that it had enjoyed back in 2017. However,
Enough time has elapsed since investment legend John Neff passed away to step back and take a sober look at the performance of the mutual fund he ran for more than three decades. That’s not because Neff’s record was anything short of impressive. But a dispassionate analysis of how much money an investor could have
The Securities and Exchange Commission Tuesday announced that it has settled charges against two California firms and an individual accused of acting as unregistered municipal advisors or benefiting from those actions. The SEC settled with Dale Scott & Company, Inc., a registered municipal advisor based in San Francisco, and also with Wayne Oetken and consulting
A man enters the Wall Street subway station near the New York Stock Exchange. Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines after the bell: United Airlines ticked up in after-hours trading after the company’s second-quarter earnings surpassed Wall Street’s expectations and showed profit up more than 50% from a year
The cryptocurrency space may have been having a great time this year so far as Bitcoin started on one of its strongest bull runs since 2017 and other crypto tokens gained as well. However, it needs to be kept in mind that there are a lot of things that can disrupt the crypto space and
View Bitcoin could fall to the July 2 low of $9,614 and may break lower in the short-term, as the widely tracked MACD (moving average convergence divergence) histogram on the three-day chart has turned bearish for the first time since December. Buyer exhaustion above $12,000, as seen on the weekly chart, also supports the case
Ridgway, Colorado, Cowboys on Cattle Drive Gather Angus Hereford cross cows and calves of Double Shoe Cattle Company, Centennial Ranch, San Juan Mountains. (Photo by: Visions of America/Universal Images Group via Getty Images) Universal Images Group via Getty Images A Wall Street Journal editorial of July 10th lays out what the House Democrats’ most recent
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