Perhaps you experienced a bidet while traveling in Europe or Asia, where they’re fairly common. On first glance at your hotel’s bathroom, you might have wondered why there seemed to be a second, mini toilet in the room. (That was my befuddled reaction as a recent college graduate visiting Italy in the early 1980s.) These fixtures
Month: September 2019
A real estate agent shows a home to a prospective buyer in Miami. Getty Images They may have waited longer than previous generations, but millennials are now showing a strong desire to become homeowners, especially older millennials. That is strengthening overall demand for the limited supply of homes for sale, and consequently reigniting the fire
Now is the time to buy risk assets, a Bank of America Merrill Lynch strategist told CNBC on Tuesday. “When investors are this bearish, historically, it’s been a great time to buy risky assets like stocks and commodities,” BofAML global investment strategist Jared Woodard said on “Closing Bell. “ Woodard stressed he was looking at
Fitch Ratings revised the outlook on $2 billion in senior bonds issued by the San Joaquin Hills Transportation Corridor Agency to positive, saying that if stronger performance persists in the next one to two years positive rating action is likely. Fitch affirmed a BBB rating on the toll roads $2 billion in senior bonds and
Liquid, a Japan-based cryptocurrency exchange that ran a sale of Telegram’s yet-to-be-minted crypto tokens in July, has disclosed the wallet address where the funds will rest until the tokens are released. The wallet, revealed by the exchange in an Aug. 30 announcement, contains $4,123,116.76 worth of the USDC stablecoin, according to Etherscan. The token sale
A trader gestures while working on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York. Scott Eells | Bloomberg | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines midday Thursday: Boeing, Caterpillar, Deere — Shares of the trade bellwethers rose after the Chinese Ministry of Commerce hinted that China will not escalate
Stablecoins are not immune to uncertainties. Those are the sentiments shared by the European Central Bank (ECB). According to the regulator, stablecoin stability could be hampered by the uncertainties stemming from the lack of regulations. Uncertainties The fact that regulatory pressures do affect fiat currencies is one of the tailwinds that could take a toll on
Hong Kong protests have expanded from opposing a controversial extradition bill to calls for greater government accountability. Getty Even though Macau casino review fell for a second straight month in August, ongoing anti-government protests in Hong Kong have had little direct impact on Macau tourism and gaming to date. But resulting disruptions and the larger issues
Employees work on the production line of solar panel at Risen Energy Co., Ltd on February 21, 2019 in Ningbo, Zhejiang Province of China. Zhejiang Daily | Visual China Group | Getty Images President Trump rattled Wall Street when he demanded U.S. firms move production out of China. But many have already taken steps to
Shutterstock The benchmark 10-year Treasury note recently flirted with the 3% yield level, but has fallen back again to around 2.8%, thanks to the Italy crisis. As usually happens when trouble stirs anywhere important in the world, investors flocked to the safety of the 10-year, which boosts its price – and pushes down its yield
Illinois bonds rallied after a judge ruled against litigation that sought to void repayment of $14.3 billion in state general obligation bonds. Yields fell after the judge’s order came out late Thursday, narrowing spreads to levels at or near where they were before the lawsuit’s July 1 filing. An appeal by the plaintiffs could still
Check out the companies making headlines before the bell: Campbell Soup – Campbell Soup reported adjusted quarterly profit of 49 cents per share, 8 cents above estimates, with organic sales up 2%. Revenue did come in below Wall Street forecasts, but Campbell said it has built a solid foundation on which to improve its results
Ever since Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies became far more mainstream following the remarkable rally in 2017, there has been a lot of talk about large institutions getting into this space. For instance, banking giant JP Morgan came up with its own digital coin last year. However, in 2019, a bigger piece of news came to
Share to facebook Share to twitter Share to linkedin The flooring in this Kirkland, WA house helps limit the mechanical heating/cooling required. This house was also built with SIPs which also minimize mechanical heating and cooling. Photo courtesy of Aaron Britton for Prefabulos + Almost Off the Grid, published by Abrams A very modern and
Source: SmartAsset Retiring early can take some careful financial planning, especially in a era when many Americans have to keep working not only past 65 but well into their 70s just to make ends meet. Where you decide to settle down to ease into your golden years is a huge factor in just how far
JJFarquitectos | iStock Editorial | Getty Images The world of competitive video games is coming out of “stealth mode” in the United States, analysts at Needham say, and the firm believes investors should pay attention to how its growing popularity will drive future profits. Known commonly as esports, the category is essentially defined as people
Savannah’s funds shrunk a bit with the approval of several pricey items on the regular city council agenda Thursday. Aldermen approved about $49 million in expenditures, plus $55 million in bonds. RCraig09 [CC BY-SA 3.0] Aldermen voted to allow the Downtown Savannah Authority to issue $10 million in general obligation bonds for the fund the
Trader Peter Tuchman works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, (NYSE) as the Dow Jones Industrial Average crosses 24,000, in New York, U.S., November 30, 2017. Brendan McDermid | Reuters Check out the companies making headlines midday Friday: Campbell Soup — Shares of Campbell Soup soared more than 8% on Friday after
The crypto space has evolved at a breakneck pace over the past few years, and much of it is due to the fact that cryptocurrencies became a much more popular investment as well as a trading vehicle all over the world. While trading was always a big thing, the introduction of margin trading changed the
Venus Williams’ firm V Starr Interiors is designing Serena’s modern South Florida home. (Julian Finney/Getty Images) Getty It’s Labor Day weekend. That means NFL football, U.S. Open Tennis and barbecues take center stage. But design? Design doesn’t typically make headlines this time of year—unless it’s related to football or tennis. And so it does. In
Pedestrians walk past commercial real estate in Manhattan. Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images International investors became net sellers of commercial real estate this year for the first time since 2012. There was no one country accounting for the change, instead a small pullback in purchases that changed the investment equation. Investors made direct
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