Month: March 2021

Shares of Gentherm rose 8.3% on Monday after delivering better-than-expected earnings and revenues for the fourth quarter. Furthermore, the developer of innovative thermal management technologies forecasted 2021 revenues above consensus estimates. Gentherm (THRM) reported 4Q product revenues of $288.9 million, which grew 25.4% year-over-year and exceeded the Street’s estimates of $257.3 million. While automotive revenues
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For many investors, the allure of precious metals is hard to resist—most notably, gold. It is one of the most sought-after and popular investments in the world because it can offer lucrative returns in any investment portfolio. Gold is generally considered to be a safe investment and a hedge against inflation because the price of
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Yellow Dog Prod. | Image Bank | Getty Images After a wild final week of a volatile month, it’s becoming increasingly clear that something is spooking investors. That something is the potential for a surge in inflation later this year.  Investors are justifiably concerned that the combination of sustained Fed interest-rate suppression and trillions in
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Rockefeller has recruited another top-ranked Merrill Lynch team. The group includes Alpesh Patel, who was recently ranked among Forbes’ top advisors with team assets of $843 million as of Feb. 11. A spokesperson for Rockefeller declined to confirm the team’s current AUM. Other team members include advisors Matthew Birkett and Darren Siegrist; Hai Dang, team
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Payments company MoneyGram International has been sued over alleged false statements, made regarding its partnership with Ripple Labs and their XRP cryptocurrency. The class action lawsuit, filed on March 1 in California, was submitted on behalf of investors who purchased securities from MoneyGram between June 17, 2019, and February 22, 2021.  The global investor rights
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Puerto Rico’s leader of its debt oversight agency on Monday told high-yield investors that Puerto Rico’s central government was on the way to be able to sell new bonds. Puerto Rico Fiscal Agency and Financial Advisory Authority Executive Director Omar Marrero made his pitch to participants at the JPMorgan 2021 Global High Yield and Leveraged
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After a devastating setback, Workhorse Group (WKHS) will have to redefine the business plan going forward. The company was wisely building an order book beyond the large electric van contract with the USPS, but the failure to obtain any portion of the contract was unexpected. Workhorse has seen its share price fall below $20, but
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We have now officially gone far beyond the point of peak mental illness, and have reached levels of absurdity and abuse that surprises us even after years of writing about these topics. With public schools opening under limited-hybrid “in-person” learning – holy shit that is a mouthful – public school districts and so-called health professionals
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In estate planning, Canadians don’t have to contend with an estate tax the way U.S. citizens do. However, what many people don’t realize is that a “deemed disposition tax” applies when you die. In this article, we’ll provide tips on minimizing your estate’s exposure to this tax and structuring your estate plan to ensure your
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A visual representation of digital currencies. Yuriko Nakao | Getty Images New York Attorney General Letitia James sent a blistering warning to investors and industry members about the dangers of cryptocurrencies on Monday. “We’re sending a clear message to the entire industry that you either play by the rules or we will shut you down,”
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The US risks losing its superiority in semiconductors that are critical for commercial and military success because of its reliance on Taiwanese chip manufacturers, a congressionally mandated commission has concluded. After a two-year study, the National Security Commission on Artificial Intelligence said the US needed to build a “resilient domestic base” for designing and making
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As the UK looks at radical proposals such as dual-class share structures to encourage start-ups to list their companies in London, the US and Silicon Valley have already been there, and are now going much further in helping entrepreneurs, employees and their VCs to monetise stakes. Miles Kruppa in the Big Read looks at the
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KB Home, the Well-Living Lab, and Delos feature a “MindBreak” microenvironment in a new concept home … [+] showcasing pioneering health technologies in Phoenix. Image provided by KB Home To no one’s dismay, safer, healthier living through science has taken a firmer hold on Americans’ still widely-burning dream of homeownership. One homebuilder’s marketing website features
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sponsored Thanks to TON Labs, BSN will now be able to produce real-life applications that require a scalable backend and use cases in compliance with China’s regulatory framework while still using an inherently decentralized network to do so. China’s Developers Gain Access to TON Technology China’s Blockchain-based Service Network (BSN) and TON Labs announced today
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Regulators and law enforcement are looking into flagrantly illegal “side letter” agreements which … [+] pay private equity investors aware of fraud to not tell unsuspecting others. getty While mutual fund investors are assured equal treatment under the federal securities laws, private equity funds are the Wild West—industry practice is to grant certain investors secret
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Municipals were little changed Monday as U.S. Treasuries rose slightly and equities rebounded from losses last week, but the damage was done in the back half of February for munis, as rising yields pushed returns into negative territory for the month. The Bloomberg Barclays Municipal Index posted a -1.59% return in February, bringing the year-to-date
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Some states have their own moratoriums in place, so renters in those states will still have at least some protection… by Michael Snyder of The Economic Collapse Blog Ever since last summer, a federal moratorium on evictions has prevented landlords from evicting millions of tenants that are behind on their rent payments.  This moratorium has
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