Sharing is Caring! by howmuch How big is the market for insurance in the U.S.? And which companies dominate the industry? Our newest visualization provides an intuitive way to think about insurance company rankings based on direct premiums. MetLife wrote the most direct premiums in any single insurance sector, topping $103.3M in its life/annuity insurance
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This story is SO Dallas. And this home is so valuable now given the high cost of lumber. Most people design a home, specify materials, then purchase them. This may well be one of the only homes in town where the materials directed the design and the entire house. In 2006 Don Daeske, a Dallas-based
A real estate agent and a potential home buyer in Coral Gables, Fla. Getty Images Mortgage rates fell slightly last week, but not enough to light a fire under mortgage demand. Total mortgage application volume decreased 3.1% for the week, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association’s seasonally adjusted index. The average contract interest rate for
Financial authorities in Hong Kong have announced a second phase of trials for mainland China’s digital currency. As part of the upcoming tests, the city will link the Chinese digital yuan to its domestic payments system to evaluate the CBDC’s usability in cross-border scenarios. Hong Kong Residents to Load E-CNY Wallets via Mobile Phones China
The global pandemic has changed the way lawyers interact with clients. Meetings are now routinely held virtually and many people have adapted to the convenience of meeting from home. While virtual meetings will become part of the new normal, there is often no substitute for in person interactions. Many people prefer in-person meetings, and for
The Treasury is generously allowing all state and local jurisdictions to use an assumed 4.1% rate of growth in calculating their revenue shortfalls to qualify for federal aid under the American Rescue Plan. That’s good news for jurisdictions that don’t normally achieve that growth rate. But for faster growing communities there’s a problem with the
Silver was seen hovering near the lower boundary of its weekly trading range. Neutral oscillators on the daily charts warrant some caution for bearish traders. Sustained weakness below the $27.00 mark is needed to confirm a breakdown. Silver remained on the defensive through the first half of the trading action on Wednesday and was last
Over a century ago, a unique chemical process helped take the world from the brink… This is a sponsored article from Oilprice.com Over a century ago, a unique chemical process helped take the world from the brink of a food crisis that would’ve led many to starve. It was called “the biggest global problem solved
Software firm MicroStrategy has raised $1.6 billion in a junk bond offering — four times the initially sought amount. Earlier this week, the company announced it would issue $400 million worth of junk bonds in a private offering, with a view to using the proceeds to purchase Bitcoin (BTC). Junk bonds are debt offerings by companies without
Over the last century, Kraft Heinz Co. (KHC) has grown into a foods company behemoth with more than 200 household brands under its umbrella after decades of acquisitions. About 40 Kraft Heinz brands are more than 100 years old, including Heinz’s ketchup and Kraft’s processed cheese products. Five Kraft Heinz products bring in between $500 million
In this article AMC A sign hangs in front of an AMC theater on January 27, 2021 in Chicago, Illinois. Shares of AMC Entertainment more than quadrupled today as investors continue their buying spree on heavily shorted stocks. Scott Olson | Getty Images Insider selling activity at AMC Entertainment ramped up like never before during
The price of goods leaving China’s factories has risen at its fastest pace since the financial crisis, piling pressure on policymakers as they grapple with the effects of a global commodity price rally. China’s producer price index added 9 per cent in May, data from the National Bureau of Statistics showed on Wednesday, its biggest
Australia has called on G7 nations to support reform of the World Trade Organization, arguing it was the best way to blunt Beijing’s campaign of economic coercion against Canberra and counter Chinese competition in the Indo Pacific region. Scott Morrison also supported President Joe Biden’s intelligence review into the origins of Covid-19 and warned that democracies had
Edelman Financial Engines co-founder Ric Edelman is stepping down from his role as chairman at the end of 2021. He will serve as a strategic advisor and remain on the board of directors, according to a statement by the company. Amid the change, Edelman continues to be the firm’s largest shareholder. Edelman launched Edelman Financial
Real estate investment trust National Health Investors (NHI) has expanded its association with Navion Senior Solutions by making a slew of investments totaling about $13.2 million. These investments include the acquisition of a 48 unit assisted living and memory care community for $6.6 million, funding for expanding an existing community, and a corporate loan. National
Traders working at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), today, Wednesday, April 21, 2021. Source: NYSE Even with headwinds from the Fed and inflation, a booming economy and strong earnings should send the market to a series of new highs this summer. The S&P 500 was lower Monday as the market meanders ahead of next
Jonathan Keyser is the founder of Keyser, the largest occupier services commercial real estate brokerage firm in Arizona. The franchise industry is expected to add more than 800,000 U.S. jobs by the end of 2021, totaling 8.3 million jobs nationwide. According to data shared to webinar attendees by the International Franchise Association (IFA), this will be
Mike Novogratz declared institutional investors are waiting for the next narrative shift in a recent interview at the Bitcoin 2021 conference in Miami. The CEO of Galaxy Digital thinks the market is now in a consolidation phase after the price crash last month. Novogratz also commented on what the rise of defi could mean for
There seems to be a notion floating around that elders in Europe and parts of Asia have access to services we do not have here, that we in the United States have overlooked our older citizens’ welfare and happiness where other developed countries have systems and services we do not. Is that the case? Maybe.
The Wayne County Airport Authority heads into the market Wednesday for a new-money sale riding the tailwinds of a more stable fiscal picture thanks to federal support and rebounding passenger levels. The authority on Wednesday will borrow $163 million of senior lien airport revenue bonds to finance projects already approved by airlines at the Detroit
Last year a little-known gold miner in Quebec struck it big… With early investors netting 7,000% returns. The miner, Amex Exploration, hit the jackpot at its Perron Gold project…but we think that’s nothing compared to what could unfold right next door. See, it looks like another savvy small-cap was already on the prowl nearby when
The US could be closer to war than most citizens realize. In a war-spiced inflation cycle, it’s important for citizens to own precious metals, and spice that ownership with… June 8, 2021 1. The “I” word is… inflation. If a serious inflation cycle is beginning, a lot is going to change for the fiat-oriented citizens of the United States, and
In his recent appearance on the Lex Fridman podcast, Ethereum co-creator, Vitalik Buterin, revealed he profited more than $4 million from a $25,000 investment that he made into Dogecoin during 2016. But true to form, he gave it all away to charity. Dogecoin was created in December 2013 and sought to capitalize on the popularity
Short Sales vs. Foreclosures: An Overview Becoming a homeowner is a dream for many people. It requires a lot of saving and a lot of discipline and it never hurts to have a great credit score. But sometimes, there are factors that can turn a person’s dream into a nightmare. You may lose your job
In this article BRK.A Warren Buffett at Berkshire Hathaway’s annual meeting in Los Angeles, California. May 1, 2021. Gerard Miller | CNBC Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway made a $500 million investment in the parent company of Nubank, a privately held digital bank based in Brazil, the South American company announced on Tuesday. Nubank, which was
US tax authorities have launched an investigation into a leak of private records of billionaires including Warren Buffett, Jeff Bezos, Mike Bloomberg and Elon Musk that showed many of them have paid little tax even as their wealth ballooned. ProPublica published details of what it called “a vast trove of Internal Revenue Service data” covering
Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson is right to argue that companies should pay heed to what campaigners are saying (“CEOs should heed difficult activists”, Opinion, June 4). However, unless chief executives and their boards are clear about their own values, and the values of the companies they run, they will fall down a rabbit hole into a world
Lindsay DesLauriers was on a roll early last year. Her family had recently bought back the Bolton Valley Resort in Vermont, which her father had originally developed in the 60s. The business was on a “really positive growth trajectory,” she said. Then the pandemic hit. Vermont’s shutdown in March 2020 came at a terrible moment
Getting a Covid-19 vaccine to market has proven to be an arduous task for Novavax (NVAX). As one of the smaller players to come to the fore during the pandemic, the vaccine specialist has seen others get their respective vaccines across the finish line, while it has run into logistical issues and has encountered delays
In this article CLOV SFIX WEN A person skateboards past Biogen Inc. headquarters in Cambridge, Massachusetts, on Monday, June 7, 2021. Adam Glanzman | Bloomberg | Getty Images Stitch Fix — Shares of Stitch Fix jumped 12% after the online styling service reported better-than-expected fiscal third-quarter results. The company posted a loss of 18 cents
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