China’s leading diplomat will travel to Russia on Monday for security talks, the latest sign of deepening ties between Beijing and Moscow amid heightened uncertainty from the coronavirus pandemic. Yang Jiechi, who leads China’s central committee for foreign affairs, will be in Russia till Wednesday for a strategic and security consultation, the Ministry of Foreign
Month: May 2021
Where will cryptocurrency prices head next? Last week was a testing time for cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin. Prices were already wobbling as the week began, after Tesla chief executive Elon Musk, a substantial advocate of the tokens and champion for the market’s online fans, reversed plans to accept bitcoin as payment for his electric vehicles.
As we approach the anniversary of George Floyd’s death, investor interest in racial justice investing initiatives is surging. It makes sense, then, that racial justice investing — a form of socially responsible investing aimed at promoting racial justice, inclusion and diversity — is a growing asset class, one that RIAs and family offices will continue
Activision Blizzard (ATVI) stock has been on quite the wild ride over the past year. With a historic economic reopening underway, one of the better-known lockdown stocks has now ground to a halt. The stock failed to break the $100 mark back in February and is currently treading water in the $90 range, even after
Lumber and plywood prices have jumped through the roof in the U.S. Building materials prices will retreat in 2022, returning to pre-pandemic levels by 2023. They reflect housing-specific issues, not general inflation. (The general inflation is coming, I have argued, but lumber is not an early sign.) Wood products prices typically fluctuate more than most
FC Dynamo Kyiv, the top team in the Ukrainian Premier League, is launching NFT tickets for the 2021 season. The legendary football club, which has the biggest fan following in Ukraine, is also going to offer supporters unique collectible items through a partnership with a blockchain company. Dynamo Kyiv Tickets to Be Listed on Binance
Forensic investigations in Rhode Island, North Carolina, Kentucky and Ohio reveal that gambling 30 percent or more on high-cost, high-risk, secretive alternative investments has exposed pensions to massively greater risks and reduced net returns. The time is ripe for legislators, regulators, and law enforcement to act to stop the looting. A recent New York Times NYT
Illinois will dip into its growing pot of tax revenues to pay off the remaining $2.175 billion of outstanding debt borrowed through the Federal Reserve’s Municipal Liquidity Facility to manage last year’s COVID-19 tax blows. The Treasury Department’s interim guidance, released May 10, barring debt repayment as an eligible use of American Rescue Plan dollars
Reuters Silver prices were steady this week to settle at Rs 71,049 per kg on stronger rupee and sell-off in industrial metals in choppy trade. However, the white metal was supported by gains in Gold, dollar weakness and ETF inflows. It ended the week with a mild loss of Rs 36 on the domestic bourse.
This is what the Great Reset is all about. The failures of Free Trade combined with the coming Great Reset will make humanity wish they… by Robert Wheeler via The Organic Prepper For several months, many of my articles covered the global shortages and coming shortages facing the worldwide economy. My articles warn of food, chip, fuel, and commodity shortages. I
Many investors wonder how financial spread betting companies make money when they don’t charge brokerage fees on bets placed. Below we look at how spread betting companies generate revenue, whether they make money from spreads (or whether they profit by trading against their clients), and what investors should look for when choosing a broker. Key
Virgin Galactic completed a successful trip to space on Saturday, in a sign of progress for the Richard Branson-founded space tourism company following a series of delays in its flight schedule. Virgin Galactic’s VSS Unity reached an altitude of 89.2 kilometres before returning two pilots to a runway in New Mexico, the company said, marking
Two doses of either the BioNTech/Pfizer or Oxford/AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccines offer good protection against symptomatic infection from the variant first identified in India, according to new UK data, indicating minimal reduction in efficacy compared to the so-called Kent variant. The BioNTech/Pfizer jab provided 88 per cent protection against the B. 1.617.2 variant found in India,
As Wealthfront forges ahead with “self-driving money” for do-it-yourself investors, Betterment wants to ride in the front seat with financial advisors. The New York robo-advisor’s latest feature, named Co-pilot, is a new dashboard that pulls an advisor’s book of business into a single location and notifies them of chances to engage with clients. At launch,
The crypto sphere has a term for negative speculative news which creates havoc in the markets. FUD – fear, uncertainty, and doubt. There was much of it around this week, which reached its apex on Wednesday, as the prices of all cryptocurrencies bled profusely, putting a temporary end to the surging bull market. The decline
In a sea of flashy amenities and larger-than-life mega-mansions, it can be challenging to stand out in Los Angeles’ speculative development scene. But one development firm is redefining the idea of luxury living in L.A. by leveraging a highly bespoke approach. Viewpoint Collection is a premier real estate developer that works with the most renowned
Toward the latter half of 2020 and during the first quarter of 2021, a mystery miner spent 200 block rewards from 2010 by transferring 10,000 bitcoin during the year. Since the whale’s last 1,000 bitcoin spend on March 23, the patterns of 20 decade-old strings of coinbase rewards are seemingly over. Meanwhile, only eight block
By Rosie Wolf Williams, Next Avenue The last year changed so many things in all our lives, including how we spend. Although the recent reduction of pandemic restrictions has some people starting to splurge, COVID-19 has been a time of frugality for many Americans, especially older ones, according to a CouponFollow survey and Next Avenue interviews with consumers.
Nicholas Falgione, 55, of Wexford, Pa., a longtime municipal banker and managing director at PNC Capital Markets, died on May 12 after a three-year battle with liver cancer. He joined PNC in 2013 as a managing director based in Pittsburgh as part of the expansion of the firm’s public finance teams in Pennsylvania and Florida.
[embedded content] (Kitco News) It’s been a chaotic week for the markets as cryptocurrencies, stocks, and even commodities saw massive selloffs. But one sector stood out, with gold approaching the $1,900 an ounce level. Here’s a look at Kitco’s top three stories: 3. Bitcoin saw its biggest one-day loss since March of last year, dropping
GDP today does not consider inflation or planned obsolescence from cheap consumer goods… Dave Collum on Palisades Gold Radio Tom welcomes Professor David Collum of Cornell University to review the markets. He explains why he prefers to write about niche topics. To subscribe to our newsletter and get notified of new shows, please visit http://palisadesradio.ca
In the mid-2010s, the global economy witnessed the U.S. dollar gain steam against other major currencies and saw oil prices freefall, along with several other macroeconomic events. Conventional wisdom suggests the health of the U.S. dollar has an inverse relationship to the price of imports and in this case, a strong U.S. dollar decreases the
In this article ALKS Hiraman | E+ | Getty Images Company: Alkermes Plc (ALKS) Business: Alkermes is a biopharmaceutical company that researches, develops, and commercializes pharmaceutical products to address unmet medical needs of patients in various therapeutic areas in the United States, Ireland, and internationally. Its marketed products include ARISTADA (aripiprazole lauroxil), an extended-release intramuscular
Former director-general of the BBC Lord Tony Hall has resigned as chair of the National Gallery, as turmoil continues to spread following a damning report into the broadcaster’s interview with Diana, Princess of Wales, 25 years ago. An inquiry published earlier this week found that BBC reporter Martin Bashir had lied to obtain a unique
The EU is moving closer towards agreeing a tax on aviation as part of a wide-ranging revamp of fossil-fuel levies to help meet ambitious emissions goals. EU finance ministers meeting in Lisbon on Saturday expressed broad support for upcoming proposals for a Europe-wide tax on kerosene jet fuel used in aircraft, officials told the Financial
With claims against a giant wealth manager related to Puerto Rican bonds tapering off as the U.S. territory inches closer to a settlement lifting it out of bankruptcy, clients won a major award from the firm in FINRA arbitration. UBS and UBS Puerto Rico must pay claimants Eugenia Fidalgo Gutierrez, Mercedes Fidalgo Gutierrez and Fidalgo
Bitcoin and its fellow cryptocurrencies have been hogging the headlines again following Wednesday’s deep plunge. Seasoned crypto investors are accustomed to such swoons, which are usually mirrored in the performance of Bitcoin-related stocks, such as miner Riot Blockchain (RIOT). And just as Bitcoin surged in the year’s first quarter, so did Riot’s revenue streams. The
Sign in restaurant window. Elizabeth W. Kearley | Moment Open | Getty Images Workers are getting higher wages, but at some point that could bite into companies’ profits. As the economy reopens, costs are climbing for everything from packaging and raw materials to shipping. In addition to these expenses, companies are also paying more to
神奈川沖浪裏 or The Great Wave off Kanagawa, by Katsushika Hokusai, 1831 From Birch Gold Group Inflation in the U.S. is on the rise, may have started heating up last year, and is now on the cusp of spiraling out of control. Gasoline prices pushing $5 per gallon are concerning bad, and will strain family budgets across the country following on
The question might seem so ridiculous that it borders on idiotic—after all, Malibu is known around the world for its epic coastal hills that slope dramatically into soft-sanded beaches lining the Pacific, as well as its Mediterranean climate and famous residents that include the likes of Will Smith, Leonardo DiCaprio and Pierce Brosnan. But if
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