Month: January 2020

Puerto Rico Employees Retirement System bondholders appealed a district court ruling against them to the First Circuit Court in Boston on Wednesday. On Tuesday U.S. District Court Judge Laura Taylor Swain rejected the bondholders’ motion for her to appoint them as a trustee for ERS. Adobe Stock The First Circuit Court posted a case opening
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Bitcoin likely carved out a major price bottom in December, according to a non-price metric, which has proved to be a reliable price indicator in the past.  The leading cryptocurrency is currently trading above $7,700, having hit eight-month lows below $6,500 in mid-December. While the bounce is encouraging, the cryptocurrency remains trapped in a six-month-long
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Bloomberg | Getty Images Take a look at the companies making headlines after the bell. Shares of KB Home fell more than 1.5% in extended trading after the company reported lighter-than-expected revenue for its fourth quarter. The homebuilder posted $1.31 in earnings per share and $1.56 billion in revenue. Analysts expected $1.29 in earnings per
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Ethereum developer Virgil Griffith has been indicted by a grand jury for conspiracy to violate the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) after speaking at a cryptocurrency conference hosted by the North Korean government last April. Griffith was initially arrested on Thanksgiving at Los Angeles Internation Airport after FBI Special Agent Brandon M. Cavanaugh alleged
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A power plant with about 14% of Puerto Rico’s electrical power generating capacity will probably be down for about a year or more, the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority executive director said. José Ortiz made the prediction about the Costa Sur power plant on Wednesday. PREPA’s Costa Sur plant, pictured, may be out of service
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A cybersecurity firm has warned cryptocurrency users to expect more attacks from North Korea, as its hackers develop “enhanced capabilities” to deliver malware through popular messaging app Telegram. Moscow-based Kaspersky Labs has been analysing new attacks from the Lazarus Group, a cybercrime group with links to North Korea, to determine how its techniques have developed
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If bitcoin is digital cash and ethereum is digital law, Urbit is digital land.  The highly ambitious cloud computing project imagines nothing less than a rewiring of the internet, allowing users, not corporations, to own their online identities and data. While most blockchain projects rely on Amazon Web Services and other behemoths for essential infrastructure,
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It’s been a few weeks since the muni market has seen ‘normal’ issuance but this week has picked up right where it left off before the holidays — bond hungry investors are diving back in. Citi priced the University of Massachusetts Building Authority’s (Aa2/AA-/AA) $451.87 million of federally taxable project revenue refunding bonds and $201.815
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Hey, Las Vegas crypto lovers, see you tonight at G.O.A.T. for our first On Tap meetup in Las Vegas. Join us for an evening of brews, bitcoin and blockchain. The event will be held at G.O.A.T. Sports Bar in Las Vegas and starts at 6 p.m. on Jan. 8. We’ll close up at around 8 p.m. but
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The coworking and flexible space phenomenon is exploding, and will likely be impacted by several … [+] important trends in the months ahead. Andia/Universal Images Group via Getty Images The coworking and flexible work space trend, essentially a post-Great Recession phenomenon, continues to bloom and grow. According to Colliers International, coworking is one of the
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