The past couple of months have not been kind to cryptocurrencies. The sector’s aggregate market capitalization plunged 50% from a Nov. 10 peak at $2.87 trillion to the current $1.44 trillion. Solana’s (SOL) downfall has been even more brutal, presently trading at $88 after a 66% correction since its $260 all-time-high. Pinning the underperformance exclusively
Month: January 2022
Valentine’s Day is almost here. If the pressure is on to find a meaningful gift is on, why not consider something special for the home? After all, Valentine’s Day gifts for the home last far longer than yet another box of chocolates. Whether you are looking for a gift for a husband, a wife, a
U.S. Senator Cynthia Lummis says that the recently introduced “America Competes Act of 2022” is a direct attack on the crypto industry. “I will not stand by and let the heavy hand of the government pick winners and losers,” she stressed. Congressman Tom Emmer explained that the legislation would give Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen “dictatorial-level
Here we go again. The stock market at times can do some very scary things. It’s possible that the market has entered a cycle where those scary things may happen more often than normal. In January alone, there’s been three days where the potential for a correction – or a 10% fall from the market
January municipal bond issuance declined 14.7% year-over-year led by a steep drop in taxable and refunding volumes amid extreme volatility and a rising-rate environment. Total January volume was $24.04 billion in 601 deals versus $28.18 billion in 801 issues a year earlier. New-money issuance was up 8.3% to $18.164 billion in 444 transactions from $16.776
By Asha Sistla (Reuters) – Gold prices edged up on Monday even as expectations for interest rate hikes by the U.S. Federal Reserve put non-yielding bullion on track for its worst monthly performance since September, while palladium braced for its best month in 14 years. Spot gold XAU= was up 0.3% to $1,796.76 per ounce
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Key Takeaways Analysts estimate adjusted EPS of $0.76 vs. $0.36 in Q4 FY 2020. Revenue expected to rise at a healthy pace YOY in the Enterprise, Embedded and Semi-Custom segment. Revenue companywide is expected to increase, but at a slower pace than in recent quarters. Advanced Micro Devices Inc. (AMD), like other semiconductor companies, has
CNBC’s Jim Cramer said Monday that investors should not bet against Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell and his approach to fighting inflation. “I just think that everyone has decided that inflation is going to last years, and without multiple [interest rate] increases, Jay is going to be very wrong,” Cramer said on “Squawk Box.” “I
Boris Johnson said he was “sorry”, but by the end of a raw day in the House of Commons it was the UK prime minister’s own supporters who were in despair as the “partygate” scandal again enveloped his premiership. Johnson’s Commons performance, a blustering combination of contrition and defiance, was intended to rally Tory MPs
One of Vodafone’s biggest shareholders has hailed an activist campaign aimed at improving the telecoms company’s performance as “very sensible”, as another investor said the move was “long overdue”. The comments give support to Cevian Capital, Europe’s largest activist investor with roughly $15bn in assets under management, which has built an undisclosed stake in Vodafone
While UBS’s acquisition of Wealthfront may have ended the era of purely digital independent robo advisors, many remain bullish on the potential for technology to deliver affordable financial advice to younger investors. UBS plans to use its $1.4 billion purchase to expand its presence among the mass affluent, and banks across the industry continue to
In this article TSLA WBA K CTXS SPOT BYND The Spotify app on an iPhone. Fabian Sommer | picture alliance | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Tesla — Tesla shares surged more than 9% after Credit Suisse upgraded the stock to outperform from neutral. The firm said the pullback
Sharing is Caring! by Martin Armstrong [embedded content] The massive anti-work movement sparked by the popular subreddit imploded after Jesse Watters from Fox News interviewed a moderator named Doreen. Doreen destroyed the movement without any interrogation from Watters, as they simply did not prepare for the interview. Recorded from a stereotypical basement, Doreen stated during
Bitcoin (BTC) starts a new week with a bang — but not in the right direction for bulls. A promising weekend nonetheless saw BTC/USD attract warnings over spurious “out of hours” price moves, and these ultimately proved timely as the weekly close sent the pair down over $1,000. At $37,900, even that close was not
The chief marketing officer (CMO) of a cryptocurrency payments solution company, Rotimi Ogunwede, has insisted that the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)’s decision to bar crypto entities from the banking system may be the reason why Nigerians are now more knowledgeable about cryptocurrencies. CBN Prohibition Forced Patricia to Establish Operations Outside of Nigeria An executive
A study conducted by the American Psychological Association in 2021 shows 61% of Americans cite “money” as a “very/somewhat significant” cause of stress. This was the leading cause of stress (unless you were employed, in which case “work” was the top source of stress). You can’t blame Covid alone for this. An anxiety and stress
As New York’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority stumbles toward a post-pandemic future, its finance team continues an orderly transition to meet a significant change in the short-term debt marketplace. In September 2018, the MTA issued the municipal market’s first tax-exempt transaction linked to secured overnight financing rate notes, the replacement for Libor, the London interbank offered
Gold Road Resources increased its 2022 guidance to 300-340 koz. Gold Road released its December quarterly highlights on Monday. The company is a 50% owner of the Gruyere Gold Mine in Western Australia. In 2021 the company produced 246,529 ounces at attributable AISC of A$1,558/oz. The company had a good quarter. Gruyere produced 67,813 ounces
With gold set to rally, two main reasons behind the current bullish shift in gold & silver are… by Samuel Briggs via Kinesis In this week’s Live from the Vault, Andrew Maguire reveals the two main reasons behind the current bullish shift in gold and silver and elaborates further on the fragile ETF flywheel, with
Five of the primary reasons why dividends matter for investors include the fact they substantially increase stock investing profits, provide an extra metric for fundamental analysis, reduce overall portfolio risk, offer tax advantages, and help to preserve the purchasing power of capital. Key Takeaways Companies that issue dividends can provide inherent fidelity to the financial
A senior Hong Kong official has resigned after attending a karaoke birthday bash in violation of the city’s tough “zero-Covid’ guidelines, embarrassing the government of Carrie Lam as it was seeking to brandish its credentials with Beijing. Caspar Tsui, Hong Kong’s home affairs secretary, attended the party alongside 14 other top officials including the police
The US has drawn up sanctions targeting Vladimir Putin’s inner circle and its ties to the west as Washington broadens the list of financial penalties it is ready to impose if Russia invades Ukraine. Senior administration officials told the Financial Times that a list of individuals and family members that would be hit with sanctions
Saying that crypto is a volatile asset class is akin to saying that water is wet. As I’m writing this, Bitcoin is down about 40% from its all-time high on Nov. 8, 2021. And, like all asset classes, it’s going to go up again and may even be recovering from this decline by the time
Sharing is Caring! by Michael Snyder It is becoming clear that we are in far more trouble than we are being told. In recent months, all forms of traditional energy have become significantly more expensive, and this is fueling price increases all over the planet. This new global energy crisis is directly responsible for the astounding
The Internet Computer has released a roadmap for 2022 and beyond, indicating plans to roll out integrations with Bitcoin and Ethereum by the end of the year. The Internet Computer is a public blockchain and protocol that allows developers to install smart contracts and decentralized applications (DApps) directly on the blockchain. It was incubated and
Ark Investment Management (Ark Invest) has predicted that the price of bitcoin could surpass $1 million per coin by 2030. “Our research suggests that bitcoin has the potential to transform monetary history by providing financial freedom and empowerment in a fair, global, and distributed way,” Ark’s analyst added. Bitcoin’s $1 Million Prediction by Ark Invest
In 2008, then-Chicago Tribune columnist John Kass wrote a column about corruption in Illinois, “In Combine, cash is king, corruption is bipartisan.” Commenting in the middle of the trial then underway for political fixer Tony Rezko, Kass relates a conversation with former-Senator Peter Fitzgerald, “the Republican maverick from Illinois who tried to fight political corruption
The Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board has extended remote dealer inspections as part of its Rule G-27 until the end of this year, and is seeking regulatory approval from the Securities and Exchange Commission in order to implement structural changes to its fee model. That, as well as updates to its EMMA and EMMA Labs platforms,
The argument is based on the belief that there is a fundamental justification for the ratio and that the two metals will gravitate back towards it. In the Mint Act of 1792, the gold price was fixed at $20.67 oz. and the silver price at $1.29 oz. The official fixed prices for both metals were
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