[embedded content] This year, the global economy has contracted at a pace previously unseen. However, the crisis this year was only the trigger for what would otherwise have been an inevitable collapse in our economy. Doug Casey, founder of Casey Research, and Rick Rule, president of Sprott U.S., discussed with Kitco News the underlying fundamental
Month: August 2020
If you are a Republican who supports President Donald Trump, then House Speaker Nancy Pelosi believes that you are a “domestic enemy of the state”… by Ethan Huff of Natural News (Natural News) If you are a Republican who supports President Donald Trump, then House Speaker Nancy Pelosi believes that you are a “domestic enemy
If you are looking for an out and out success story in 2020, look no further than fintech player Square (SQ). Since bottoming out on March 20, the stock has risen by a very impressive 303%. Along the way, the company’s outsized performance has confounded analysts’ expectations, causing model revisions while the stock has showed
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell speaks at his news conference following the two-day meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting on interest rate policy in Washington, January 29, 2020. Yuri Gripas | Reuters Even before Covid-19 crushed the economy, the Fed was worried about low inflation and was working on ways to let
Small-Scale Long-Term Care Facilities: An Overview The market of long-term care facilities is changing to include more alternatives to the traditional, large institutional setting that many of us picture. Some providers are taking a different approach to the environment of long-term care using the “small home” model. Instead of multi-story buildings filled with long, bleak
EU trade commissioner Phil Hogan has resigned from his post following a furore over apparent violations of Covid-19 guidelines in his native Ireland. Mr Hogan, who occupies one of Brussels’s most powerful positions at a key moment for trade talks with both the US and China, plans to tender his resignation tonight. The European Commission
Mike Pence, the US vice-president, will take aim at Joe Biden, the Democratic presidential nominee, on the third night of the Republican National Convention, which will take place against the backdrop of escalating unrest in Wisconsin following two fatal shootings. Mr Pence is expected to defend the President Donald Trump’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic
LPL Financial is warning advisory clients that they could be paying higher expenses on their mutual funds, even if there’s no transaction charge. This and other disclosures follow similar ones by wealth managers in response to the SEC’s Regulation Best Interest, which bulked up regulatory requirements. Making sense of new details about fees can be
On Thursday, U.S. Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell is expected to deliver an important speech that will highlight a new strategy of targeting “average inflation.” This means that the Fed might allow inflation to overshoot the 2% target temporarily if it has spent a long time below that level. If the Fed adopts this new
New York had the second highest unemployment rate, combined with a high mortgage delinquency rate, … [+] in July. getty New York’s economy is suffering the most due to the coronavirus pandemic, according to an analysis by personal finance publication Bankrate. To measure the fallout, and also to determine which real estate markets could be
Colorado Rockies fans unfurl a Colorado State flag. Andy Cross | Denver Post | Getty Images Last week we learned that data analytics software company Palantir plans to relocate from Palo Alto to Colorado after officially listing Denver as its headquarters on the company website. The news shocked few who have long followed CEO Alex Karp’s
Dex Platforms Trade Over $2.4 Billion in 7 Days, Defi Swaps up 68% Since Last Week Years ago the cryptocurrency community did not have access to a plethora of decentralized exchanges (dex). In 2020 with the rise of Ethereum, dex platforms have grown exponentially with trading applications like Uniswap, 0x, Kyber, and more. Dex trading
By Andrea King Collier, Next Avenue Contributor getty Today was a big day in our house. My husband is a 63-year-old, African American sixth-grade teacher headed back to the classroom in Michigan for in-person instruction. But, since it’s happening during the pandemic, I’m fearful. Many other older teachers and school staffers across America who have
Municipal bond buyers were treated to an influx of new issues on Wednesday, led by big deals from New York and California issuers. The Investment Company Institute reported municipal bond funds and exchange-traded funds saw combined inflows of almost $3 billion in the latest reporting week. Munis continued to weaken with yields on the AAA
I recently wrote that, in real terms, gold and silver have yet to reach new highs. I’ve also written that in the most real terms, gold and silver stocks are still cheap. In adjusting for inflation in this analysis, I used official Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) inflation numbers. Can’t say I was cherry-picking the
It’s nearly impossible to have a rational discussion anymore, and this all constitutes a complete breakdown in the social fabric… by Simon Black of Sovereign Man When the captain came on the announcement system yesterday morning to introduce himself to passengers, the first thing he said was, “Ladies and gentlemen, a lot of us have
Amazon is facing an antitrust case in India, filed by a group of more than 2,000 online sellers, alleging the US e-commerce giant favours some retailers whose online discounts drive independent vendors out of business, according to a legal filing seen by Reuters. The All India Online Vendors Association, members of which sell goods on
Take a look at some of the biggest movers in the premarket: Dick’s Sporting Goods (DKS) – The sporting goods retailer earned $3.21 per share for the second quarter, well above the consensus estimate of $1.30 a share. Revenue was also well above forecasts, with comparable-store sales up 20.7% compared to a 9.9% FactSet consensus
by howmuch Tesla has repeatedly defied its naysayers throughout its history. Lots of people are still betting against the company, and its infamous CEO Elon Musk has had to prove his worth over and over again en route to captaining the most valuable carmaker in the world. But how did Tesla get here? Use this visualization Tesla’s share
S&P 500 short interest as % of market cap at 15-year low Energy lone sector with above average short interest Short sellers targeting fixed income ETFs on yield curve prediction The median S&P 500 stock short interest as percentage of market capitalization at the start of August was 1.8%, according to Goldman Sachs. Against the
HSBC Global Asset Management and climate change advisory and investment firm Pollination Group are teaming up to launch a series of billion-dollar funds that will target “natural capital.” The new venture, which is the largest of its kind, will be called HSBC Pollination Climate Asset Management. The funds will target institutional investors including pension funds
Vanguard Group has said it will leave Hong Kong and plans to relocate staff from the territory to Shanghai, becoming the latest US firm to focus on the opening up of mainland China’s vast fund industry. The Pennsylvania-based company, which had $6.3tn in assets under management at the end of July, expects to make some
Provident Financial, the UK’s largest subprime lender, has said it is “cautiously optimistic” despite making a loss in the first six months of the year, because business has started improving more quickly than expected. Shares in Provident rose 17 per cent on Wednesday morning after the company predicted customer numbers would rise. Its loans are
A former Merrill Lynch team that managed $400 million in client assets is going independent with the help of tru Independence, an open architecture RIA platform, according to the firm. The group, led by Blaine Werner, is known as 44 Wealth Management, representing the 44 years it has been servicing clients. Werner built his 43-year
Cryptocurrency derivatives exchange Bybit has added support for the Japanese yen and South Korean won in a bid to expand its roots in Asian markets. In an announcement on Aug. 26, Bybit said the addition of these two new fiat currency payment options takes the total number of supported fiat currencies to 43. Bybit made
Nursing homes, which have seen rampant Covid spread, could potentially benefit from far-UVC … [+] technology. getty When Covid reached the U.S. in force earlier this year, very little was known about the novel (as in new) coronavirus that caused it, other than its aggressive transmission rate and potential lethality. Researchers know much more now,
Homebuyers appear to have an insatiable appetite for new and existing homes, applying for mortgages at an incredible pace. Mortgage applications to purchase a home rose just 0.4% last week from the previous week but were a remarkable 33% higher than a year ago, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association. August is the new April,
Dex Platforms Trade Over $2.4 Billion in 7 Days, Defi Swaps up 68% Since Last Week Years ago the cryptocurrency community did not have access to a plethora of decentralized exchanges (dex). In 2020 with the rise of Ethereum, dex platforms have grown exponentially with trading applications like Uniswap, 0x, Kyber, and more. Dex trading
getty On August 24th, the SBA issued the first guidance received since August 11th in new Interim Final Rules that provide limitations in just three areas for no particular reason, including with respect to the amount of expenses a borrower can count towards forgiveness of their Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan. In a surprise to
New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy pitched a revised $32.4 billion budget Tuesday, that hinges on billions of borrowing and newly enacted taxes to confront a coronavirus-induced revenue gap less severe than initially feared. Murphy’s nine-month fiscal 2021 budget plan proposes $4 billion of bonding through June 2021 to help New Jersey offset revenue losses caused
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