Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on April 25, 2022 in New York City. Spencer Platt | Getty Images Investors will be looking for a reprieve after the worst month for stocks in more than two years, but the calendar might not be too friendly from here. Rising interest
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When times are tough — as in the pandemic — enterprising human nature goes into overdrive. People seek out alternative ways to make money. That could be one of the reasons why cryptocurrencies skyrocketed in popularity in the last few years, driven in part by large numbers of people sitting at home wondering how to
In order to seriously address climate change there will need to be major changes in the US transportation sector because it represents 29% of our total US greenhouse gas emissions. Electric cars and SUVs are widely promoted as a solution; however, that change is only climate-friendly if the grid used to charge them is dramatically
Lifestylevisuals | E+ | Getty Images Adjustable-rate mortgages are making a comeback. With interest rates surging, more buyers are turning to ARMs, which offer lower initial rates than fixed-rate loans. However, after a certain period, the rate on the ARM adjusts to reflect current market conditions. “You have double the number of borrowers out there
Global investment bank Goldman Sachs has reportedly offered its first-ever loan backed by cryptocurrency. The cash loan was collateralized by bitcoin owned by the borrower. A spokesperson for Goldman Sachs explained that the deal is interesting to the investment bank due to its structure and 24-hour risk management. Goldman Sachs and Bitcoin-Backed Loans Global investment
By Lazetta Rainey Braxton, Next Avenue Inflation, the increasing costs of everyday expenses, has slowly crept its way into our lives like undesired weight gain; at some point, you’re guaranteed to feel the pinch at almost every turn. With rising prices, Gen Xers face spending more money now to maintain our current lifestyle while feeling
Municipals were mixed Friday, outperforming larger losses in U.S. Treasury ahead of the Federal Open Market Committee meeting next week where the Fed is expected to implement another rate hike. Equities sold off led by tech stocks. Triple-A benchmarks were cut up to two basis points, depending on the scale, while UST yields rose seven
Editor’s Note: With so much market volatility, stay on top of daily news! Get caught up in minutes with our speedy summary of today’s must-read news and expert opinions. Sign up here! (Kitco News) - It hasn’t been a good week for gold as prices dropped below $1,900 an ounce, falling roughly 5% after it was
Tactical currency commoditisation? by Samuel Briggs via Kinesis In this week’s Live from the Vault, Andrew Maguire sits down with famed economist, Alasdair Macleod, to discuss China and Russia’s tactical currency commoditisation as the dollar continues to devaluate. The precious metals expert questions the Fed’s official narrative on inflation and shares his thoughts on the
A bear market is usually an indication of a sluggish economy and a decrease in the value of overall securities. During this time, consumers tend to be pessimistic in their outlook about financial assets and the economy as a whole. In a bear market, investors always tend to look into where their investments can be
A street scene in Mayfair, one of London’s most affluent areas © Evening Standard/eyevine Which city is being described here? A disproportionate share of the most interesting restaurants, markets, street fashion, architect-designed homes, coffee, independent theatres, bookshops, artists, festivals, conversations, village-feel neighbourhoods, legal and grey-economy nightlife, arthouse cinemas and small businesses exist in districts that
Billionaire investor Len Blavatnik is set to inject more capital into sports streaming platform DAZN, redoubling his commitment to the lossmaking group less than three months after wiping its debt, according to two people with knowledge of the matter. DAZN could raise around $140mn from Blavatnik’s Access Industries, the people said, although one cautioned that
A JPMorgan Chase financial advisor filed a federal workplace complaint accusing the bank of harboring a culture of “unchecked greed, avarice and misogyny” and undermining her by excluding her from client meetings and taking away her resources. Gwen Campbell, who brought $1.1 billion in assets when she moved to JPMorgan in 2020, was subjected to
In this article VRSN AMZN MHK ABBV CL TSLA A contractor working for Amazon.com cleans a delivery truck in Richmond, California, U.S., on Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2020. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Amazon — Shares of the e-commerce company slumped 13% after issuing
The U.S. dollar index (DXY) turned down from its 20-year high on April 29 but that has not changed the bearish price action seen in Bitcoin (BTC) and U.S. equity markets. Equities remain under pressure and this week Amazon stock saw its biggest intraday drop since 2014 after uncertainty over the U.S. Federal Reserve’s tightening measures placed investor
The residential schools established across North American to assimilate and Christianize the children of the native tribes are well-known for the terrible suffering they caused: earlier this month, Pope Francis issued a formal apology on behalf of the Roman Catholic Church to survivors and families impacted by Canadian residential schools. These schools did not only
Former President Donald Trump looks on before speaking during a tour to an unfinished section of the border wall on June 30, 2021 in Pharr, Texas. Brandon Bell | Getty Images A New York judge Friday denied a request by lawyers for former President Donald Trump to lift a contempt of court finding despite the
Elon Musk is the first inductee into the Ukrainian NFT Museum MetaHistory’s Hall of Fame, but he will not be the last. Some other famous inductees include: Mila Kunis, Elton John, Jared Leto, Jim Carrey, and Benedict Cumberbatch. The Hall – MetaHistory’s Hall of Fame Since the start of the war in Ukraine many businesspeople,
When establishing a Plan B or backup residency, most people look for the easiest option… but “easiest” isn’t a one-size-fits-all concept. You also want to consider how difficult the residency, once obtained, is to maintain. As well, there are different kinds of residency programs—those intended specifically for retirees, for example, and those you qualify for
S&P Global Ratings revised the outlook on the Reedy Creek Improvement District to developing from stable due to the uncertainty as to what will happen next in the economic/political saga playing out in Florida. “The outlook revision to developing reflects our view that there is at least a one-in-three chance that the credit profile securing
Editor’s Note: With so much market volatility, stay on top of daily news! Get caught up in minutes with our speedy summary of today’s must-read news and expert opinions. Sign up here! (Kitco News) – Agnico Eagle (TSX: AEM) announced yesterday that its payable gold production in Q1 2022 was 661 koz, up 28% compared
Let the crazies talk. Everyone needs to see it for themselves… by Simon Black of Sovereign Man In 1962, a movie theater in Ohio screened a French film called Les Amants, which contained a risque sex scene. And, simply for showing the movie, the theater’s manager was arrested and convicted of violating Ohio’s obscenity laws. The
It’s a sad fact of life that men and women who have served their country in the military are often targeted by predatory lenders and unscrupulous salespeople who put them into bad investments, saddle them with needless debt, and destroy their credit—if not their financial lives. If you’re leaving the military, doing some financial planning—either
In this article HOOD Retail brokerage firm Robinhood reported a wider-than-expected loss and shrinking revenue for the first quarter, showing signs that the small-dollar trading boom that captivated Wall Street a year ago may have run out of steam. Shares of the company were down 9.8% in premarket trading on Friday, poised to open near
The writer is an energy analyst and author of ‘The Prize’ and ‘The New Map: Energy, Climate and the Clash of Nations’ Among Vladimir Putin’s many miscalculations was his expectation, before the invasion of Ukraine, that Europe’s dependence on Russian energy was so great that its response would be muted, limited to little more than
It is highly unusual for a prominent Chinese businessman to criticise Beijing’s policies. And it is all the more surprising that the indictment of the Communist party’s “draconian” zero-Covid rules that have “semi-paralysed” large parts of the Chinese economy came from Weijian Shan. Shan, the 68-year-old head of private equity group PAG, is usually a
Do-it-yourself investors who began working with wealth managers in the pandemic era are experiencing more account problems and lower levels of customer satisfaction, according to a new J.D. Power study. The annual J.D. Power U.S. Self-Directed Investor Satisfaction Study released this week suggests that the “honeymoon may be coming to an end” for tens of
In this article AAPL AMZN HOOD Vlad Tenev, CEO and co-founder Robinhood Markets, Inc., is displayed on a screen during his company’s IPO at the Nasdaq Market site in Times Square in New York City, U.S., July 29, 2021. Brendan McDermid | Reuters Check out the companies making headlines in premarket trading Friday. Apple —
Sharing is Caring! Is it too extreme to say an annualized GDP growth number of minus 1.4% this quarter puts us in recession in THIS quarter, and is it too extreme to call that a “crash?” It is not in the least extreme, and I’ll tell you why, even though the standard definition of a
Bitcoin (BTC) stayed rangebound on April 29 as a welcome retracement saw the United States dollar come down from 20-year highs. BTC/USD 1-hour candle chart (Bitstamp). Source: TradingView Trader eyes $40,600 as “crucial” breaker Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed BTC/USD hugging support near $39,300 after failing to hold $40,000. The pair had
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