The Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME), one of the world’s biggest derivatives marketplaces, continues expanding its cryptocurrency derivatives offerings by adding a new Ether (ETH)-based product. CME announced Tuesday that it is planning to launch a micro Ether futures contract, sized at 0.1 ETH, enabling a new type of Ether exposure to institutional and individual traders. The
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Arbitrage pricing theory (APT) is an alternative to the capital asset pricing model (CAPM) for explaining returns of assets or portfolios. It was developed by economist Stephen Ross in the 1970s. Over the years, arbitrage pricing theory has grown in popularity for its relatively simpler assumptions. However, arbitrage pricing theory is a lot more difficult to apply in practice because
British prime minister Boris Johnson during an Action on Forests and Land Use event on Tuesday after the leaders declaration on deforestation © Getty Images The first day of COP26 in Glasgow brought a late flurry of country and forestry pledges, and the second day promises further declarations on a variety of topics, including a
The author is professor of finance at the University of Chicago’s Booth School of Business Will COP26 deliver? As Queen Elizabeth put it: “They talk, but they don’t do.” The least that should come out of the deliberations is stronger individual country commitments to reduce emissions. Ideally, we would also agree to a global plan
Mutual fund managers are seeking to counter a wave of client defections by betting big on alternative assets. In less than a week, two of the largest U.S. asset managers have announced acquisitions to expand into the booming businesses of private equity and credit. Franklin Resources on Monday said it will buy Lexington Partners, a
Take a look at some of the biggest movers in the premarket: Pfizer (PFE) – Pfizer jumped 4% in the premarket after the drugmaker reported better-than-expected profit and revenue for the third quarter. Pfizer earned $1.34 per share, 25 cents a share above estimates. The company also issued an improved full-year forecast on strong demand
Sharing is Caring! by visualcapitalist Every day, millions of people in the U.S. take prescribed drugs to help them live their lives. As our understanding of medicine has evolved, we’ve been able to develop drugs to aid with some of the most common medical conditions—from pain and blood pressure drugs to asthma medication, thyroid treatments, and
Joseph is CEO of TenantCloud and Rentler, property management solutions that help landlords maximize revenue from rental properties. If you own property somewhere like Denver, you might feel as if you’re sitting on a gold mine. The current market is absolutely booming. There’s seemingly no limit to how fast and how much a house will sell —
Paraguay is one of the destinations being considered by various companies for setting up their bitcoin mining operations. Last week, Chinese company Future Fintech announced formal plans to build a bitcoin mining facility in the country, explaining they were determining the best location for the upcoming farm. In June, local media declared that there were
Financial advice often boils down to what steps a person can take to achieve a specific goal. If you want to pay off your student loan debt faster, for example, then advice will detail what specific steps you must take to reduce your discretionary spending and increase your loan payments. Based on that increase, then
Municipals were little changed and lightly traded Monday as the market readies for the new month and lighter supply this week while all eyes remain on Wednesday’s FOMC meeting. Triple-A benchmarks were little changed on Monday while ratios hovered near recent levels. Municipal-to-UST ratios saw the 5-year at 53%, the 10-year at 76% and the
One-month risk reversal (RR), a measure of the spread between call and put prices, of silver (XAG/USD) jumped the most in six months during October, with the statistical count of +1.175 per the latest data from Reuters. A call option gives the holder the right but not obligation to buy the underlying asset at a
Those riding the golden horse are about to experience a lot of speed, range and strength… by Matthew Piepenburg via Gold Switzerland Like a powerful horse tied to a post, gold is chomping at the bit to make a surge. Farsighted metal investors are patiently anticipating the macro equivalent of a starting pistol to announce gold’s
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In her opening statement, Amanda McGovern, counsel for Wright, claimed that Wright’s autism made him difficult to communicate with, overly literal and combative. Rather than pushing back against the veracity of the plaintiff’s timeline, McGovern instead attempted to convince the jury that Wright and Ira Kleiman simply have a different understanding of the word “partner.”
The Avalanche Foundation has unveiled “Blizzard” — a fund offering more than $200 million in incentives to developers who build on the Avalanche (AVAX) network. The fund will provide liquidity to those early-stage projects that innovate decentralized finance (DeFi) applications, nonfungible tokens (NFTs), and other products on Avalanche. Avalanche is a Proof-of-Stake network that launched
Wages have been a hot topic recently in the United States. Many businesses are advertising $15-per-hour starting pay. But it doesn’t match what Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) is offering. Amazon is boosting its pay for some employees to stay ahead of other businesses. In 2018, the online giant raised its starting wage to $15 per hour. Now
In this article TSLA CNBC’s Jim Cramer expressed wonderment Monday at the continued strength in Tesla‘s stock — up about 50% in the past month and roughly 200% in the past 12 months. “Tesla is actually a phenomenon we have to talk about,” Cramer said on “Squawk on the Street,” before the opening bell on
Rivian, the electric automotive company backed by Amazon, is targeting a valuation as high as $53bn when it makes its debut on the Nasdaq, potentially as soon as next week. At the top end of its range of $57-$62 a share, Rivian would begin trading at a value higher than the likes of carmakers Kia
One thing to start: Voters in the US state of Virginia are set to decide today whether former Carlyle co-chief executive Glenn Youngkin should serve as the state’s next governor. More on the race here. Glenn Youngkin, Virginia Republican gubernatorial candidate © Getty Images Ties to Jeffrey Epstein come back to haunt Jes Staley Barclays
JPMorgan Chase’s Daniel Pinto is moving to New York City as he prepares to assume the role of sole president and CEO at the biggest U.S. bank. Pinto, who has been based in London for more than 20 years, will officially move to the Big Apple by March or April, according to a company spokesperson.
In this article CLX NXPI CAR CHGG SPG James Tahaney loads textbooks on to a pallet in preparation for shipping at the Chegg warehouse in Shepherdsville, Kentucky, April 29, 2010. John Sommers II | Bloomberg | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines after the bell: Chegg — Shares of Chegg sunk more than
Sharing is Caring! by Martin Armstrong QUESTION: Hello! Wondering if the “Panic Cycles” surrounding the 2022 and 2024 elections are going to take place due to the hackable computerized voting machines in use all across the country? What’s to stop the evildoers from stealing these elections just as 2020 was stolen? I was a precinct captain
Dave Marcinkowski is a Founder/Partner in Madera Residential and Quext, focused on creating smarter, healthier apartment communities. Companies often claim that employees are their most valuable asset, but if so, then data must certainly run a close second. Given all the talk about data being the new oil, it is surprising that data hasn’t found its
Global investment bank Goldman Sachs is reportedly predicting that the price of ether could rise to $8,000 by year-end. The bank’s analysts explained that cryptocurrencies have traded in line with inflation breakevens since 2019. Ether Could Reach $8K by Year-End, According to Goldman Sachs Goldman Sachs has reportedly explained in a research note circulated by
Changing Winds of Tax Legislation Congress was considering tax changes that would have triggered capital gains tax on death, when gifts were made, and every so many years for assets in trusts. Congress was considering reducing the exemption, severely restricting the use of grantor trusts which had been the foundation of estate planning for decades,
The Puerto Rico Oversight Board said the current bond adjustment deal would collapse unless the bankruptcy judge said a recently passed law, which bars pension “cuts,” actually allows for the board’s planned pension changes. Puerto Rico Oversight Board Attorney Martin Bienenstock raised these concerns in a pretrial conference and hearing leading up to the Plan
Fortescue Future Industries (FFI) will become the largest supplier of green hydrogen to the United Kingdom after signing a multi-billion-pound deal with construction giant J C Bamford Excavators (JCB) and Ryze Hydrogen (Ryze). Fortescue Future Industries announced the deal today. The company plans to produce zero-emission green hydrogen from 100 per cent renewable sources. Under
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The Recording Academy and OneOf, a green NFT marketplace backed by legendary record producer Quincy Jones, announced an exclusive partnership centered around the next three years of Grammy Awards in an unsigned statement on the Grammy.com website. Details on specific NFT collections will be released in January, but will celebrate both the awards themselves and