Month: February 2022

Bitcoin (BTC) began a nervous weekend at around $39,000 on Feb. 26 after an overnight spike briefly saw $40,000 return. BTC/USD 1-hour candle chart (Bitstamp). Source: TradingView Stocks gains but crypto “fear” pervades Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView revealed calmer conditions for BTC/USD Saturday after overnight volatility saw highs of $40,330 on Bitstamp. With
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Gold and silver are long-term investments. These precious metals can be held in a portfolio or individual retirement account (IRA) to allow for wealth preservation. They have proven to be sound investment options that have provided stability for investors during times when the stock market underperformed. Precious metals like gold and silver are financial instruments
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Gold has long been regarded as a safe haven in times of market turmoil. Many investors have gained exposure to the precious metal by buying stocks of companies engaged in exploration and mining. Some of the major players in the gold industry include Canada-based Franco-Nevada Corp. (FNV), Newmont Corp. (NEM), and Australia-based Newcrest Mining Ltd. (NCM). Gold
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‘Anti-Communist Female Souls’ (or ‘Pangongyohan’) by Byon Yeongwon (1952) © National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Korea Around half-time at Tate Modern’s huge, sprawling frenzy of an exhibition Surrealism Beyond Borders, the old football joke comes to mind: “Real Madrid, four — Surreal Madrid, fish”. Tate scores many goals in unveiling how Surrealism enlarged
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Human beings are instinctively drawn to nature. They can be mesmerized watching the soft sway of tall grasses or a butterfly’s flight. There’s something about a linkage with nature that enlivens almost any circumstance involving people. That includes long-awaited returns to offices after pandemic-plagued years of remote work. So who could blame office building owners
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Cryptocurrency donations have poured into a nonprofit organization that provides support to Ukrainian soldiers after Russia launched a large-scale attack on Ukraine. More than $5 million in bitcoin has already been raised. Meanwhile, the group’s fundraising page on Patreon has been abruptly removed. Crypto Donations Soar After Russia Invaded Ukraine One of the largest non-governmental
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By Sarah McKinney Gibson, Next Avenue Although you wouldn’t know it from recent headlines about raucous school board meetings and banned books, teaching history isn’t always divisive. Three social entrepreneurs — all Encore.org Innovation Fellows — are teaching history by bridging generational divides. Their methods vary — a podcast, oral histories and documentary film, the stories behind treasured pieces
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Municipal triple-A yields rose three to four basis points on Friday, losing up to half the gains they made Thursday, as U.S. Treasuries saw losses throughout the day but ended flat. Equities rallied hard after the European Union imposed sanctions on Russia and the U.S. indicated it would follow suit. Municipals had a hard time
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[embedded content] Top Stories This Week: Gold Price Spikes, Then Falls; Can Silver Hit US$50 in 2022? youtu.be The gold price spiked this week as the conflict between Russia and Ukraine boiled over. After starting the five day period just below the US$1,900 per ounce level, the yellow metal leaped rapidly to about US$1,970 in
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What Is an Average Goldman Sachs Salary? Goldman Sachs (GS) has always paid its employees well. The average Goldman Sachs employee made $404,000 in 2021. However, it is important to remember that high-level executive compensation is included in these numbers, and is not an accurate depiction of the non-executive compensation. In recent years, Goldman Sachs
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ISS Expedition 64 crew member, Russian cosmonaut Sergey Ryzhikov takes part in a training session at the Yuri Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Zvyozdny Gorodok [Star City], Moscow Region. Anton Novoderezhkin | TASS | Getty Images For more than two decades, the space agencies of the United States and Russia have been partners through the
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U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Gary Gensler testifies before a Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee oversight hearing on the SEC on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., September 14, 2021. Evelyn Hockstein | Reuters The Securities and Exchange Commission proposed new rule that would tell investors more about short sales is part
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The CFP Board’s Center for Financial Planning and a coalition of financial firms and Historically Black Colleges and Universities created a new scholarships program to provide Black aspiring planners with awards of up to $5,000 per student in certification training programs and $7,000 for undergraduate students seeking the mark. A former financial advisors is sentenced
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In this article ETSY BYND FL Etsy displayed on the Nasdaq billboard in Times Square New York. Paul Zimmerman | Nasdaq | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Etsy — Shares of the e-commerce shopping platform rallied more than 13% in midday trading after reporting better-than-expected results for the fourth
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