It has been 33 years since Florence Griffith-Joyner set the current world record in the women’s 100 metres. A generation later, one of the greatest fields of female sprinters ever assembled has a shot at taking it down. The women’s 100 metres is shaping up to be the race of the Tokyo Olympics, featuring two
Month: July 2021
James Mercer, 50, is the founder and frontman of indie rock group The Shins. This year is the 20th anniversary of their classic debut album Oh, Inverted World. He is also half of the duo Broken Bells with producer Danger Mouse. What was your childhood or earliest ambition? Some sort of cross between Indiana Jones
Deutsche Bank has lost a string of U.S.-based wealth management executives over the past year as CEO Christian Sewing struggles to expand in the lucrative business of managing rich people’s money while keeping a lid on expenses. At least 10 senior bankers and numerous junior employees across the world’s largest wealth management market have left,
In this article AMZN TXRH GILD PG PVH HOOD In this photo illustration an Amazon logo is displayed on a smartphone with stock market percentages in the background. SOPA Images | LightRocket | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Amazon — Amazon shares fell 6.5% after the tech giant’s second-quarter
Sharing is Caring! by confoundedinterest17 REAL mortgage rates, defined as the Freddie Mac 30-year rate LESS alternative measures of inflation, vary from -1.189% (based on today’s PCE Deflator YoY) to -13.815% (based on the largest asset in a household’s portfolio, the house, that is the Case-Shiller National home price index YoY). the Then we have the
Ether (ETH) rallied 35% over the past ten days and reclaimed the critical $2,300 support, but the crucial $2,450 local top hasn’t been tested since June 17. Part of the recent recovery can be attributed to the London hard fork, which is expected to go live on Aug. 4. Traders and investors view the EIP-1559
Chrissy Teigen and musician John Legend have sold an 8,520-square-foot home in Beverly Hills for $16.8 million. The seven-bedroom, nine-bathroom mansion has been on the market for a year. John Legend and Chrissy Teigen sell their Beverly Hills home for $16.8 million Credit: Anthony Barcelo/Douglas Elliman Listing agent Marshall Peck of Douglas Elliman, Beverly Hills,
Oliver Rossi | Stone | Getty Images The national ban on evictions will expire in two days, leaving the millions of Americans who are still behind on their rent at risk of being forced out of their homes. But some states will continue to limit the proceedings beyond July 31. In California, where as many
Gabriel Makhlouf, the governor of the Central Bank of Ireland (CBI), has published a blog post in which he shares his views on the digitalization of finance. While echoing concerns expressed by his counterparts regarding cryptocurrencies, the official has also highlighted some of their positives. Don’t Ignore the Positive Elements of Crypto Technology, Central Bank
By Jeanette Hurt, Next Avenue Pop music guitarist, producer, arranger and songwriter Neil Giraldo, 61, was working on a screenplay about local musicians and their struggles in 2016 and one of his partners in the endeavor suggested they find a spirits company to sponsor the movie trailer. Instead, Giraldo told his partner, “Why don’t we start
Triple-A benchmarks were little changed on Friday while U.S. Treasuries ended the week stronger amid mixed economic data. Muni participants await a new month with growing issuance, but perhaps not quite enough as issuers are hesitant to add more debt before final word from Washington on infrastructure. The net negative supply likely will keep interest
(Kitco News) The outlook on gold improved after the slightly dovish Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell’s comments this week. But can the precious metal sustain this momentum following a double-digit drop on Friday? Analysts told Kitco News to watch the July U.S. employment figures, scheduled to be related on Friday. The Fed’s announcement this week
Commodity prices have been suppressed by derivatives for 50 years, but debt is going to explode the financial system and force… by Chris Powell of the Gold Anti-Trust Action Committee (GATA) Dear Friend of GATA and Gold: Wall Street Silver’s standing committee of Lee Juston, Jim Lewis, and Ivan Bayouhki today interview GATA board member
Whenever news about the stock market makes the headlines, a new wave of speculation arises about the people who work behind-the-scenes when these market movements occur. Wall Street stockbrokers and traders remain elusive for most people. In fact, they may as well be wizards behind curtains with special powers to influence the economy. And for
Jeff Bezos, owner of Blue Origin, introduces a new lunar landing module called Blue Moon during an event at the Washington Convention Center, May 9, 2019 in Washington, DC. Mark Wilson | Getty Images The U.S. Government Accountability Office on Friday denied protests from companies affiliated with Jeff Bezos that NASA wrongly awarded a lucrative
A US government watchdog has rejected an appeal from Jeff Bezos’s space company, Blue Origin, over Nasa’s decision to award a lunar landing contract to Elon Musk’s SpaceX. Rejecting the protest, the Government Accountability Office said the space agency “did not violate procurement law or regulation” when it handed SpaceX the $2.89bn deal to help
Scotland’s scenic capital will be abuzz with festival goers once more next week as Edinburgh’s summer arts jamboree returns to live performances after a pandemic-forced break last year. But organisers have not abandoned the pivot to digital that kept the world-famous cultural events alive during Covid. This year’s festivals, which range from highbrow opera and
He built the biggest independent advisory firm in the nation, selling wealth management advice through fiduciary planners and making deals to oversee the most retirement plans in the country. Now Ric Edelman, who calls himself “the most highly acclaimed financial advisor” in America, wants to be the face of cryptocurrencies for Main Street and affluent
Traders on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, June 25, 2021. Source: NYSE Friday’s jobs report could be a catalyst that helps determine whether markets are volatile or will trade like it’s the quiet dog days of August. More than a quarter of the S&P 500 report earnings in the coming week. The
Sharing is Caring! By Chris Black Motto: we need to vaccinate the unvaccinated because the vaccines don’t work for the vaccinated. We are at that point in the game where the unvaccinated are going to become enemies of the people, just like in Bolshevik Russia. I have zero doubt that the Biden administration is going
Bitcoin (BTC) and most major altcoins seem to be faltering near their respective overhead resistance levels. This suggests that some investors are continuing to sell at higher levels. However, 21st Paradigm co-founder Dylan LeClair said that on-chain data shows “big transfer volumes from over-the-counter (OTC) desks over the last week.” Cointelegraph also recently highlighted a
The Federal Housing Administration (FHA) today announced an extension of its moratorium on evictions for foreclosed borrowers and their occupants through September 30, and noted the expiration of the foreclosure moratorium on July 31, 2021. The extension is part of President Biden’s announcement on July 29 that federal agencies will use their authority to extend their respective eviction moratoria
teekid | E+ | Getty Images Although the national ban on evictions that’s been in effect for almost a year will expire tomorrow, there’s still time for struggling renters to apply for federal aid. Congress has allocated more than $45 billion in rental assistance to address the crisis, and only a sliver of the money
Payments giant Paypal has outlined its plans to expand cryptocurrency services, including via a new wallet “super app,” open banking integration, U.K. expansion, and third-party wallet transfers. “We continue to be really pleased with the momentum we’re seeing on crypto and we’re obviously adding incremental functionality into that,” said Paypal’s CEO. Paypal Reveals Crypto Plans,
Two types of early retirements have become more and more prominent through the pandemic recovery. Despite the number of job openings reaching the highest level since the Bureau of Labor Statistics began tracking the measure in 2006, labor force participation among those 55 or older continues to decline. This indicates that more people over the
Florida’s ports will be getting $250 million in state and federal funds to help speed their economic recovery from the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, Gov. Ron DeSantis said Thursday. The money is coming in through the federal American Rescue Plan President Biden signed in March and its Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Fund. It is
The value of September and December’s contracts traded so far is Rs 500.97 crore and Rs 32.65 crore, respectively. Silver prices were trading steady on July 30 owing to subdued gold trend and weak economic data. The precious metal had risen 3.6 percent yesterday on the COMEX. The white metal maintained downside after a gap-down
The idea of cornering the silver market is a tall order. However, that doesn’t mean that… ***** Editor’s Note: This is Part II of a 2-part article. Click here for Part I. ***** by Claudio Grass via Claudiograss.ch Case in point: Silver “apes” One of the most astounding elements of this shift in retail investing is
Key Takeaways Exxon’s upstream segment net income came in above consensus estimates, rebounding sharply from the year-ago quarter’s pandemic-depressed lows. The upstream segment is involved in the exploration and development of oil and natural gas properties as well as the extraction and production of crude oil and natural gas. It benefits from higher oil prices.
In this article HOOD Robinhood CEO and co-founder Vlad Tenev on Thursday defended retail clients who invest in so-called meme stocks, saying the phenomenon gives embattled companies access to capital they otherwise wouldn’t have. “I think it’s a real thing. There’s customers that love these companies, they want them to thrive,” Tenev told CNBC’s Andrew
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