Month: October 2021

A plunge may be looming for cryptocurrencies, housing and disruptive technology stocks tied to innovation. According to Rich Bernstein, an Institutional Investor Hall of Famer, the nation’s expiring easy money policies and historic supply chain backlogs are posing serious risks for some of the market’s most popular investments. “There’s a whole series of bubbles going
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[embedded content] (Kitco News) Commodity supercycle or not, copper has one of the “most bullish cases” around, said Lobo Tiggre of The Independent Speculator. No matter the general sentiment around commodities, the copper supply-side ensures price gains in the future. “I like copper a lot. It is one of the most solid bull cases. And
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Inflation worries have intensified and gold started to rally, but then Powell crashed the party, killing the bullish vibe… by Arkadiusz Sieron of Sunshine Profits Inflation worries have intensified, gold started to rally on Friday… and then Powell came, ruining the party and killing the bullish vibe. Friday (October 22, 2021) started wonderfully for the
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“Some believe what is happening is a quick balancing process and preparation before the push for new highs, while others think it’s the beginning of a broader correction that will take BTC to $45K-$50K,” FxPro analyst Alex Kuptsikevich, wrote in an email to CoinDesk. Kuptsikevich also mentioned that technical price indicators are retreating from overbought
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Online employment-oriented platform LinkedIn has reported demand for employees with experience in crypto or blockchain is on the rise across many companies. According to a Wednesday report from LinkedIn editor Devin Banerjee, data from the platform’s Economic Graph team shows job postings in the United States that included terms like “blockchain” or “crypto” grew 615%
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The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) gets a little grumpy if you contribute to a Roth individual retirement account (Roth IRA) without what it calls earned income. That usually means you need a paying job—either working for someone else or for your own business—to make Roth IRA contributions. But what if you don’t have one—a job,
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Facebook is changing its name to Meta, reflecting the company’s push to build a digital avatar-filled virtual world known as the metaverse as it battles a deepening public relations crisis and growing regulatory scrutiny. Speaking at Facebook Connect, the company’s annual virtual and augmented reality conference, on Thursday, chief executive Mark Zuckerberg said Facebook was
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It was another sweet quarter for Hershey. The US maker of Reese’s peanut butter cups continued its strong run, with sales and earnings topping Wall Street estimates for the third quarter. The company also raised its forecasts for 2021 given robust pent-up demand ahead of Halloween, after the pandemic curtailed trick-or-treating last year. The better
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The outlook for small and mid-cap technology firms is much brighter than for their mega peers, according to UBS Global Wealth Management. Ahead of quarterly results due later on Thursday from giants Apple Inc. and Amazon.com, strategists led by Mark Haefele said smaller tech companies offer investors better opportunities due to their superior growth prospects
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Sharing is Caring! by confoundedinterest17 Despite the staggering and unorthodox monetary stimulus from The Federal Reserve, US real GDP continues to fall. The Q3 real GDP report is out and real GDP QoQ fell to 2%. Not surprising given that the Atlanta Fed’s GDPNow tracker is at a dismal 0.195% and falling. The culprit? Personal consumption
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CEO at Funnel Leasing, bringing renter-centric solutions to the antiquated property management software market.  It is well documented that the pandemic accelerated digital transformation, in many instances replacing physical interactions with digital experiences. As a result, many businesses were able to reduce their staffing levels by replacing manual jobs with self-service (self-checkout being an immediately recognizable
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The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority alleged in an Oct. 26 complaint, that an underwriter and its representatives made numerous fraudulent and negligent misrepresentations and omissions of material fact in connection with two municipal bond offerings. Both bonds defaulted and customers lost in excess of $6.2 million. The disciplinary action was brought by FINRA against Cantone
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Wanna zap gold demand and force people to spend their savings by selling gold? Make food unaffordable and throw in “power shortages” & “strict virus curbs” for good fun… (by Half Dollar) One thing I can’t stand about the Bitcoin Fanboys is how they’re always lying about how “Bitcoin” is a lifesaver for all of
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Crypto adoption scores another win with the Ivy League University of Pennsylvania, but there’s a catch. The Wharton School, one of the premier business schools in the United States, will accept Bitcoin (BTC) and other forms of cryptocurrencies for tuition fees, Bloomberg reports. However, the adoption is limited to its new online blockchain and digital assets program
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Is a Late Retirement Right for You? Many American workers are behind on their retirement savings. For many, there’s almost no way they’ll have enough money to retire, barring a winning lottery ticket, a surprise inheritance, or some other unexpected windfall. Many Americans have decided they will have to work well into retirement to make
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For most of the coronavirus era, Genting Dream, a Hong Kong cruise liner that looks from a distance like it might exert its own gravitational pull, has been out of action. Now, while it can’t visit anywhere, it can at least go somewhere. The so-called “cruise to nowhere” is an improvised solution for an industry
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